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hogan wrote:D chord for 3 beats^This^
c#m for 2 beats
A for 5 beats
Em for 2
C for 2
A for 2
then back to
D for 2 beats
c#m for 1 beat
A for 1 beat
Em > A
G /D /A /
"going back home.../turning around .../ better by me... etc
strumminsix wrote:\hogan wrote:D chord for 3 beats^This^
c#m for 2 beats
A for 5 beats
Em for 2
C for 2
A for 2
then back to
D for 2 beats
c#m for 1 beat
A for 1 beat
Em > A
G /D /A /
"going back home.../turning around .../ better by me... etc
One thing, for the Bobby and Phil players... "C for 2, A for 2" the back beat of the second beat on the A has a B. It's simple and passing and can easily be missed.
jeffm725 wrote:I can't tell from your post if you're breaking my balls or if I'm just reading too much into it. Your first line seems a bit like you're calling me out for being lazy or unlearned. You're right the 3rd time through is, what a I call a "hard" or deliberate C to A.strumminsix wrote:\hogan wrote:D chord for 3 beats^This^
c#m for 2 beats
A for 5 beats
Em for 2
C for 2
A for 2
then back to
D for 2 beats
c#m for 1 beat
A for 1 beat
Em > A
G /D /A /
"going back home.../turning around .../ better by me... etc
One thing, for the Bobby and Phil players... "C for 2, A for 2" the back beat of the second beat on the A has a B. It's simple and passing and can easily be missed.
this is a nitpicky thing, but another thing I look for when playing this with someone is to see just how much time they put into really learning the song is seeing how they do the aformentioned "C for 2, A for 2".... because that only applies to the first two verses. The 3rd verse pacing of the C to A change is different. On the 3rd Verse the switch to the A off the C is more of an accented "hit" rather than "C for 2, A for 2".
The devil is in the details.........
) .....I gotta learn how to work this internet message board doohickey a little better in regards to translating intent 
Willum wrote:I've got the beats down, but I'm having trouble syncing up the vocals with it, specifically the "Keeps on Pouring in" partWillum it IS tough. There is no secret to getting it down other than practice,practice,practice. I would recommend playing it and singing it while listening to your favorite version and just doing it over and over until it becomes second nature. It is tough because the vocal meter and chord meter are independant of each other. Another technique would be break them down separately. Play the chord figure alone until it is ingrained into your muscle memory and you are not thinking about the rhythm at all. Then do the same with the vocal part. After both are automatic, put them together.
hogan wrote:For those of us with a more conventional musical education (not that it's better or anything, there are just conventions), it's called an anticipation. In Nashville, they call it a push. It means that the chord change comes on the 8th note previous to the downbeat (or any beat, really).
I can't tell from your post if you're breaking my balls or if I'm just reading too much into it. Your first line seems a bit like you're calling me out for being lazy or unlearned. You're right the 3rd time through is, what a I call a "hard" or deliberate C to A.
