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Zeppelin_Maniac
February 5th, 2007, 05:28 PM
From last night's practice

Thanks for showing me how to play this, Dave!

If It Makes You Happy (http://www.cothranonline.com/videos/Feb07/If%20It%20Makes%20You%20Happy.wmv)
Blewbyou
February 5th, 2007, 07:30 PM
Zep,
Nice work on the song but I noticed your singing voice is a little on the quiet side, belt it out man.:D Seriously good work keep posting them I really need to get going on some.
Whiskey
February 5th, 2007, 07:32 PM
I thought his singing was great! He sounds exactly like Sheryl Crow and doesn't even move his lips!

Been picking up magic tricks from JStickley again?
Blewbyou
February 5th, 2007, 08:12 PM
Well now that you mention it he did kind of sound like Sheryl Crow Although she's a tad better looking. Just foolin with ya man you're way better looking than she is. Hehehe
Zeppelin_Maniac
February 5th, 2007, 08:24 PM
Be careful what you wish for Blew. Let me think about it... I have one --from yesterday in fact -- but I'm debating if I want to post it. (It's the kind of thing that will end me up on YouTube with some tile like "Worst vocals, ever!").
Whiskey
February 5th, 2007, 08:27 PM
If I posted my singing, you would say "I can't hear him sing... someone seems to be killing a cat in the background..."
Blewbyou
February 5th, 2007, 08:40 PM
Killing a cat, Luxury,
When I sing it sound like a bag of crows being beaten with a bat!!!;)
Whiskey
February 5th, 2007, 08:45 PM
Dammit Blew ... I'm gonna wake my wife up if you make me laugh like that again!
david taub
February 17th, 2007, 02:39 AM
GREAT JOB - Awesome! Keep up the great work and rock on brother!
David Taub
hammer-on
February 20th, 2007, 06:50 AM
Cool mad, the video lesson work then!!!!
vaxwell
March 26th, 2007, 03:36 AM
Really nice. Very very smooth playing. Great chord transitions and perfect strumming. :)

Great singing, too. You sound exactly like Sheryl Crow. ;)
Quadcam79
March 26th, 2007, 04:06 AM
Sounds good Zep. I think you and I are right about at the same spot, i was just learning this song last week. I notice we both have the slightly unwilling pinky, when doing the 3 finger G to C I have trouble getting back on the fretboard at the same time as my other two fingers, it's always about 1/2 second behind
Bounty
March 26th, 2007, 04:21 AM
as always sounds good. Nice mood lighting too. lol
Zeppelin_Maniac
March 26th, 2007, 07:00 AM
Sounds good Zep. I think you and I are right about at the same spot, i was just learning this song last week. I notice we both have the slightly unwilling pinky, when doing the 3 finger G to C I have trouble getting back on the fretboard at the same time as my other two fingers, it's always about 1/2 second behind

LOL! I don't think I've ever landed a G chord with all 3 fingers at once. You can see my funny G chord in every video I do. I do the same thing with C chords from time-to-time too. But both come from different perspectives... on my G's I'm almost always looking at the neck and in so doing I'm more focused on landing my middle & ring finger on the 5 & 6 string, then my pinky just kinda settles in on the 1. Other times I don't even bother strumming all 6 strings so you see my pinky "act" like it's doing something but I'm probably just playing the low 3 strings.

The C chord was very hard for me to learn. I've practiced it soooo much that I usually play it without looking now. When I don't think about it, I play it perfectly. When I do (cuz I associate it with a G chord [same middle/ring finger shape]) I almost always play it just like I do my G's except my index finger acts like my pinky.

Overall though, I've grown to like how I play both chords cuz I think they add some delicious flavor to whatever song I'm playing. But they still look funny! :)