Verulam Cover Project: March 2013

Saturday, March 30, 2013

"Just out of Reach"

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I just listened to Live at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London, and I was getting a bit bored of just sitting there, so I was trying to figure out some stuff. I thought I'd figured out the rest of the chords for "Just out of Reach," but then I listened to the original version, and I think they're different.

The recorded version is just Am C D E over and over again, but the Bloomsbury version is Am C D E twice and then Am G F#m F or something like that.

Why is it different!?

Thursday, March 28, 2013

"I Remember When I Loved Her"

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I've known the opening to "I Remember When I Loved Her" for a while. (And I when I say "I've known," I mean I've had it written down but not memorised.)

But to-night, I figured out an easier way to play it, and the chords for the rest of the song. I'll have to listen to it closely a few (dozen) times before I can work out the precise finger-picking, but the chords are a good place to start for now. I almost can't believe I didn't have this figured out earlier; there are only five chords.

Saturday, March 23, 2013

"Can't Nobody Love You"

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"Can't Nobody Love You" (work in progress)

Friday, March 15, 2013

"It's Alright with Me" / "Don't Cry for Me"

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I think I just learned the bass part for "It's Alright with Me." It's pretty fun, but also slightly exhausting. I hadn't noticed this until I really started paying attention to it, but contained within it is the really common bass line from the 1950s.

I also learned the bass part for "Don't Cry for Me," which is really easy. Except for one part, all of the bass notes are the root of whatever chord they're played beneath.