Singing tripping billies

bryanwie · Unread post by **bryanwie** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:07 am

Can anyone sing the verse of tripping billies while playing the full guitar part? They are so off from each other that I just cant seem to get it...

mbgreen · Unread post by **mbgreen** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 2:09 am

Its actually pretty easy once youve played the verse so many times you could do it in your sleep. It all comes with time/practice. But its definitely a lot harder than most songs.

MaveDatthews · Unread post by **MaveDatthews** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 9:17 pm

youll get it dont worry. The question is... how good does it sound when you finally do get it?

Ranting Thespian · Unread post by **Ranting Thespian** » Mon Dec 22, 2003 10:58 pm

never had a problem here, atualy.

StringSong · Unread post by **StringSong** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:03 am

I think that song took me maybe an afternoon to learn, singing and chords included. Granted, that is one of the hardest Dave songs to master singing and playing, at least for most.

dmfollower · Unread post by **dmfollower** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:19 am

I find that most/alot of dave's lyrics fit perfectly with the guitar, especially Tripping Billies. Granted it was very tough for me to learn, once i learned how to sing it and i learned how to play it was simple. Its alot like Sattelite and WareHouse, once your hand learns it and your mind and mouth learn it then your bound to put the two together.
The guitar does go along with the words if you just play the verse in your head and just sing it: "We were above, you were standing underneath us, we were not yet.... lovers." -ba...ba.
(sorry i'm rabling...i am stoned :twisted:

but anyways, you could almost break it down into sections with the verse and the lyrics.
Well, thats all i'm gonna say for now. Give it a try and goodluck!
Just wait till the day you get it down...woo hoo!

Coldchillin · Unread post by **Coldchillin** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:45 am

Play along with the CD and whatnot...It'll help because when you can't sing at the right time, Dave will do it for you!

borocks · Unread post by **borocks** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:45 pm

I will do a video of that soon. Check the boards

w0odman · Unread post by **w0odman** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:11 pm

I can sing it, but that key doesn't agree with my vocal chords. So I choose not to sing it

At least in front of people.

thejoe · Unread post by **thejoe** » Tue Dec 23, 2003 9:03 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:never had a problem here, atualy.

same here, and keep working on it woodman :wink:

bryanwie · Unread post by **bryanwie** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:13 am

Well, i can sing it, just sometimes I lose my pace, both guitar and voice. I actually learned it as my first dave song, lol, wasnt amazingly hard. I'll just keep practicing. 8)

Jay · Unread post by **Jay** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 3:27 am

the lyrics definitely fit with the guitar, i think the hard part about this song is realizing that they do. one day it will click and you'll be like "wow, these words fit perfectly."

it's one of those songs that happens all at once when you get it.

dmfollower · Unread post by **dmfollower** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 5:46 am

Heard/Echo.

(cook talk)

Coldchillin · Unread post by **Coldchillin** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:15 pm

Jay wrote:the lyrics definitely fit with the guitar, i think the hard part about this song is realizing that they do. one day it will click and you'll be like "wow, these words fit perfectly."

it's one of those songs that happens all at once when you get it.

I definitely can relate to that ^^^^^

dcanes · Unread post by **dcanes** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:29 pm

What helped me eventually was... first try just humming while you play... transition to singing the lyrics. This helps for the Stone too, or any song where the rhythm isn't straight forward, for that matter.

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