Musicianship query

[KeptByTheWord]

Originally Posted by Ronnie G

Whenever I am asked to "play a special," I nearly always go for the old stuff. Sine my core style is blues-based, I'll take a Son House approach every time.

Recently I even used one of my self-built cigar-box guitars with a slide. I was amazed at how many people told me how much they missed the old stuff.

I like a healthy mix of old and new... but I really am drawn mostly to the choruses and hymns.

Originally Posted by Ronnie G

Here is a snip of the Blind man track. It's just an exploratory track. The song is written, and being arranged now. It has lyrics more complete than this.

This was recorded like this to give a friend of mine in Brazil an idea of what I was aiming for:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/04v7eqvwqelzuy2/mud.mp3?dl=0

This was great... I love the tune, and the lyrics too!

[Ronnie G]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

I like a healthy mix of old and new... but I really am drawn mostly to the choruses and hymns.



This was great... I love the tune, and the lyrics too!

Thank you so much. I am waiting on a new computer, so I can resume home recording. I’d prefer to do this project without a studio bill, where I can negotiate that.

As the sings come together, I’ll perhaps chart the progress here.

[Amanah]

Originally Posted by Ronnie G

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As the sings come together, I’ll perhaps chart the progress here.

Please do!

[Ronnie G]

That song above will of course have more to it--and there's a bridge section that's being worked on still. There's a percussive element, slide guitar and most likely a blues harmonica that will manage to make it in to the recording(if what I hear in my head is in any way accurate or sane)

Continuing lyrics thus far:

I hear the voices right beside me
on the road to who-knows where
Talking bout the evil hand that took my sight
"It's the sin of generations--or a curse upon his head--
and that's what keeps him begging in the night."

(But) all I needed was a voice of compassion
and a loving hand that drove away the flies
(and) a Savior coming 'round--taking the dust of the ground
Saying "Mr. Blindman, here's some mud in your eyes."

[Ronnie G]

Originally Posted by Amanah

Please do!

I sincerely appreciate the interest. It helps.

[MawMaw]

Originally Posted by Ronnie G

As the sings come together, I’ll perhaps chart the progress here.

Look forward to hearing!

[brotherjason]

I've been trying to learn how to play guitar for over 30 years! I beat on the guitar and bellar during song service. I was lead screamer for a couple garage bands in the early 90's but my voice has been dropped down to baritone on a good day, bass on others. I open my mouth and Claude Ely comes out when I'm singing!
My wife is self taught on the piano. She can read a little music but mostly she plays by ear.
She has written quite a few songs over the years, mostly in the southern gospel style.

[Ronnie G]

Originally Posted by brotherjason

I've been trying to learn how to play guitar for over 30 years! I beat on the guitar and bellar during song service. I was lead screamer for a couple garage bands in the early 90's but my voice has been dropped down to baritone on a good day, bass on others. I open my mouth and Claude Ely comes out when I'm singing!
My wife is self taught on the piano. She can read a little music but mostly she plays by ear.
She has written quite a few songs over the years, mostly in the southern gospel style.

I read--but very weakly--which is the bane of most guitarists.

I read charts for studio work, but really, my studio work also simply includes familiarity with the song after a few takes, and then I just run with it.

I have fortunate enough to despise Chick Corea jazz forms, so I don't need to know it all.

Voices take a beating. Mine as well. I'm thinking of taking Ken Tamplin's voice course to preserve what I have (which is fair). A bunch of my friends are students of his. They just don't announce it