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Post by Marshall on Mar 2, 2024 0:52:04 GMT -5
My wife saw a post by our neighbor on fb, (they are barn people too) about her favorite breakup song in the world. My daughter (also a barn person) responded that it was one of her favorites. Sue, never heard of it before. She asked me. I never heard of it before. But I googled it. And now I'm a fan.
Love Zach Byran's voice. Chords are simple and doable, though it's slightly too high for me to comfortably do. I really don't like to screech when singing. If I can't get it in my wheelhouse, I won't do it. But this one in G original, is quite good for me in F (Capo 2 E). So I think I'm going to work it up.
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Mar 2, 2024 5:21:49 GMT -5
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Post by millring on Mar 2, 2024 5:21:49 GMT -5
If James Lee Burke wrote songs.
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Mar 2, 2024 8:57:17 GMT -5
Post by Marshall on Mar 2, 2024 8:57:17 GMT -5
His lyrics are somewhat obtuse and his cadence is awkward in spots. It'll take some finagling to fit my sensitivities. His voice reminds me of Ray La Montaigne back from the 90s. His tone sells the song. He's a young guy. Nice to see some youngsters still doing guitar centric ballads. My reportwa could use some younger material. Something some younger people might actually know.
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Post by billhammond on Mar 2, 2024 9:34:14 GMT -5
But this one in G original, is quite good for me in F (Capo 2 E). Wouldn't that be F-sharp?
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Post by Cornflake on Mar 2, 2024 9:52:22 GMT -5
Okay, I'll bite. What's a barn person?
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Mar 2, 2024 10:12:03 GMT -5
Post by John B on Mar 2, 2024 10:12:03 GMT -5
Maybe a country music fan?
Mr. Bryan is selling out the stadiums right now. Very popular guy.
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Mar 2, 2024 10:29:34 GMT -5
Post by howard lee on Mar 2, 2024 10:29:34 GMT -5
If James Lee Burke wrote songs.
He does. And he plays guitar.
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Mar 2, 2024 11:49:01 GMT -5
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Post by Dub on Mar 2, 2024 11:49:01 GMT -5
Okay, I'll bite. What's a barn person? I have that same question. Is it someone who likes barns? Someone who converts a barn to a home. Someone who sleeps upside-down hanging from a barn rafter? Someone who eats hay and poops on the floor? “Enquiring minds want to know.”
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Mar 2, 2024 11:51:30 GMT -5
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Post by Dub on Mar 2, 2024 11:51:30 GMT -5
When I saw this thread title I figured it was about guitar amps.
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Mar 2, 2024 15:30:28 GMT -5
Post by Marshall on Mar 2, 2024 15:30:28 GMT -5
But this one in G original, is quite good for me in F (Capo 2 E). Wouldn't that be F-sharp? Capo 1
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Post by Marshall on Mar 2, 2024 15:33:16 GMT -5
Okay, I'll bite. What's a barn person? A horse person. They hang out in the barn a lot. My wife rides. My daughter rides. My granddaughter rides. Our next door neighbor (40s woman from Denmark) now rides at the same barn as well as her daughter. It's a cult.
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Post by Dub on Mar 2, 2024 17:08:44 GMT -5
Okay, I'll bite. What's a barn person? A horse person. They hang out in the barn a lot. My wife rides. My daughter rides. My granddaughter rides. Our next door neighbor (40s woman from Denmark) now rides at the same barn as well as her daughter. It's a cult. You’re saying they are not stable people?
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Mar 2, 2024 17:21:59 GMT -5
Post by millring on Mar 2, 2024 17:21:59 GMT -5
If James Lee Burke wrote songs. He does. And he plays guitar.
I thought I knew that so I googled it up before I posted this morning and all I found was soundcloud recordings of what must have been reading excerpts. And the reason I drew the comparison in the first place was the use of language -- for instance the use of "jaw" in the first verse, used in a way I've only ever heard Burke use it.
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Post by drlj on Mar 3, 2024 9:01:28 GMT -5
I don’t like the song. If I don’t like it, why would anyone else? 😜
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Post by howard lee on Mar 3, 2024 10:26:02 GMT -5
He does. And he plays guitar.
I thought I knew that so I googled it up before I posted this morning and all I found was soundcloud recordings of what must have been reading excerpts. And the reason I drew the comparison in the first place was the use of language -- for instance the use of "jaw" in the first verse, used in a way I've only ever heard Burke use it.
I wrote to him a number of years ago for my friend Darrell, who was big fan. Burke sent an email for Darrell, and since Darrell was a country guitarist and singer, Burke expounded on how much he loved playing guitar and that E was his favorite key, although in this photo he is obviously playing what Darrell called a "hook G." This was how I found out.
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Mar 3, 2024 21:08:09 GMT -5
Post by Marshall on Mar 3, 2024 21:08:09 GMT -5
I don’t like the song. If I don’t like it, why would anyone else? 😜 There's no accounting for taste, . . , or lack thereof. We're a more diverse music appreciation group than would seem expected, seeing as what brings us here. Maybe if you drank more beer in honky-tonks and the likes, you might think differently. . . . , Probably not. I've long known my tastes don't agree with a high percentage of folks here. That's OK. I've had a hard time so far disecting this song. His loose cadence is part of what works, but is VERY difficult to ferret out. I've watched a couple live videos. And the people who play with him all seem to sit back and have a hard time with the cadence of his intro. Too free form. So far I've used Audacity to drop the song a whole step. And now I've slowed the tempo to a fraction of the original pace, so I can mark out accurately the beats and the syncopation. That's been helpful . Still gonna be a tough one. I think I'd like to play it at a gig in 2 weeks. Don't know if I'll have my arrangement down pat by then.
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Mar 3, 2024 21:40:03 GMT -5
Post by drlj on Mar 3, 2024 21:40:03 GMT -5
I don’t like the song. If I don’t like it, why would anyone else? 😜 There's no accounting for taste, . . , or lack thereof. We're a more diverse music appreciation group than would seem expected, seeing as what brings us here. Maybe if you drank more beer in honky-tonks and the likes, you might think differently. . . . , Probably not. I've long known my tastes don't agree with a high percentage of folks here. That's OK. I've had a hard time so far disecting this song. His loose cadence is part of what works, but is VERY difficult to ferret out. I've watched a couple live videos. And the people who play with him all seem to sit back and have a hard time with the cadence of his intro. Too free form. So far I've used Audacity to drop the song a whole step. And now I've slowed the tempo to a fraction of the original pace, so I can mark out accurately the beats and the syncopation. That's been helpful . Still gonna be a tough one. I think I'd like to play it at a gig in 2 weeks. Don't know if I'll have my arrangement down pat by then. I sat down & gave it another listen. I like it a lot more than I thought I did. The guitar work is interesting. Tomorrow I am going to fool around with that. Once again, damn it, it appears I could have been wrong!! The video in San Francisco where the audience sings the song with him is interesting. He is starting it with an Em7–D/F# I will figure the rest out tomorrow but it sounds like all cowboy chords. It’s his rhythm that’s the key to it all.
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Post by Marshall on Mar 3, 2024 23:43:20 GMT -5
His version alternates between Em7 & G on the verses. The chorus is C G D Em7. But I'm lowering it a whole step so that makes it (in capo 1) alternating tween shapes of C#m7 & E for verses, and A E B C#m7 in the choruses. I like the sounds of open string versions of the E chords. A2= 002200, B=224400, C#m7= 446600.
Don't hurt yourself.
The funky intro chords alternate between Em7 & G. But he stops the rhythm and plays a little figure between each change that is out of the rhythm scheme. Then he finally starts signing about 2 measures into an Em7 section and switches to the the G on the "baby" of "telling you baby". After that he's pretty regular. 6/8 time I expect. (or 3/4. I'm never really sure). No way will I try to replicate his funky intro section. That I will simplify.
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Post by John B on Mar 9, 2024 9:04:54 GMT -5
Hey Marshall, here's a gift article about Zach Bryan's new stadium tour, and the phenomenon that is Zach Bryan. Others might enjoy it too. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/arts/music/zach-bryan-quittin-time-tour-review.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU0.gvZA.rD8OPgFE_8av&smid=url-share Onstage in Chicago, Zach Bryan Howled, and the Crowd Found Its Voice The singer and songwriter has become one of pop’s least expected new stars. On opening night of his arena tour, he showcased the bond with his fans that brought him there.The first two songs Zach Bryan played at the United Center on Tuesday night were from the more muscular end of his catalog. They landed hard and quick — Bryan was singing with a rugged howl, guitars were churning, the fiddle poked through the top like a squeal. This was opening night of The Quittin Time Tour, and the first of three sold-out shows here, and he was wasting no time pumping the audience into a frenzy. Then he needed them to breathe — maybe he needed to breathe — and so next came “God Speed,” one of the most delicate and precise entries in Bryan’s catalog. It’s a song about surrender and, most importantly, hope, that rests entirely on his strummed acoustic guitar and determined, dusty voice. Bryan pulled his vocals back to let the words sink in, but somehow the crowd got louder and more committed, turning the song into a hymn. In a room of over 20,000 people, everyone was singing, yet somehow it was eerily quiet — the loudest hush imaginable. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/06/arts/music/zach-bryan-quittin-time-tour-review.html?unlocked_article_code=1.bU0.gvZA.rD8OPgFE_8av&smid=url-share
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