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So 20 years.......sorry, 30 years ago I started playing in covers bands and consequently discovered how clever Beatles songs were.
This week had to learn Rebel Yell and realised how well put together that songs is.
Anyone else had the experience of learning a cover and being pleasantly surprised by the way it's constructed?
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They have an undeserved reputation for simplicity ... Yeah you try it!
Miles away from the cowboy chord version people tend to play.
Don't Dream It's Over- the rhythm is impossible for me.
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Oh, Embarrassment by Madness which has about 20 chords and several different sections and we could never get the timing right. Whilst in my head it was just a hummable ditty.
Although, TBH, anything with more than 3 chords I find pretty impressive.
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Sometimes the chordally simple songs are harder than expected, mainly because the groove/feel is deceptive. To a certain extent that applies to Status Quo (mentioned previously). Also, anything by AC/DC. I once tried to recreate Back In Black on my computer using programmed drums and it was a bit rigid to say the least. Edit: I just found it (was that really 6 years ago?). Link below (for a laugh ) - I'm too old to care about what people think these days.
https://app.box.com/shared/f50k9eaqxr
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=3chords+vai&client=ms-android-h3g-gb&prmd=ivmn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiIrLCQ3IfLAhUBERQKHYKtDdIQ_AUIBygB&biw=360&bih=511#tbm=isch&q=3+chords+vai+amazing+meme&imgrc=zHJHhIG1fmN1IM:
So, in the first place I didn't think much of it, but I learnt it because it will go down well live. As I've studied it and learnt it I've come to appreciate it. I still don't really like it but it's a good piece of work. And many songs are like that for me. This is just an example.
a lot of Neil Young's stuff.
Generally, I can't learn by tab, I just can't get on with it, so I learn by ear. At least that way, I concentrate on the feel, rather than perhaps the technical accuracies. HOwever, that method is full of holes, cos often to get something right, unless your ear is a perfect transcriber, you need to know what's being played.