*MASSIVE* Crush questions

[Dancing Ants]

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Intro
Just strums a Bm chord lightly
E:----
B:-3--
G:-4--
D:-4--
A:-2--
E:----


Verse
Chord with X under it is one you end on when transitioning to "It's Crazy..."
E:-----------------------------
B:--3----3----3----2------------
G:--x----0----2----2----4----5-- <---4on last5&5
D:--4----4----------------------
A:--2----2----x----x----x----x--
E:------------0----0----1----3-- <---1


Transition into Verse
E:----------
B:----------
G:-5-----5-- <---4
D:-5-----x--
A:-3-----2-- <---1
E:----------


Transition into "Lovely Lady..."
E:---------
B:---------
G:-5----4-- <---4on4
D:-5----2-- <---1on2
A:-3----2-- <---1on2
E:------0--


"Lovely Lady..."
E:------------
B:------------
G:------------
D:-7-------9--
A:-5-------7--
E:-3-------5--


"It's Crazy I'm thinking..."
E:--------------------------
B:--------------------------
G:-12-----12-----12-----12-- <---4
D:-10-----12-----10-----9--- <---2on10(3on12, 1on9 & 2nd 10)
A:-8------10-----10-----10-- <---1on8 & 1st,2nd 10(2on 3rd 10)
E:--------------------------

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Standard tuned crush....how many times do I strum this thing? I can't get the rythmn of it down............argh!

[Corona5k1635]

Crush rhythm is very important for the song. the song doesnt have much to it. so you need to like..*make* it sound sweet by playing perfect rhythm. you need to listen to storytellers. audio. off kazaa or something. listen again and again. till you realize how it goes. its not good to be told the strum. hear it. and know it and you will learn to mimic it and begin to feel it. that is how you can figure it out and all other songs eventually. its all feel.
in short ..listen to the song ..alot, and very specifically

hope that helps a bit

dave

[billywestom]

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Maybe this will help, maybe it won't.  As far as the strumming for each chord, it is basically like this: DD  D  UDUD  D  DU.  This is hard to explain, for sure, but it is a very simple strumming pattern, which you probably know, but just don't realize it in this song.  Cut and paste this to Notepad or Word (Courier New font to see it correctly).  No, I didn't just do this, I have had it for a while (I have somewhat of a life  :wink: )...

"Crush"…  (Each chord corresponds with the lyrics directly below it. If a chord is over the middle of a word, you change chords in the middle of the word)

Verse
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---3----------3----------3-----------2---------------------------------------------------------
G:---x----------0----------2-----------2----------4---------5---------5-------------4------------
D:---4----------4----------x-----------x----------x---------x---------5-------------x------------
A:---2----------2----------x-----------x----------x---------x---------3-------------2------------
D:-------------------------2-----------2----------3---------5------------------------------------

     Crazy      how it     feels     tonight      crazy     how you   make it all alright love
     Crush me   with the   things you do        and I do    for you   anything      too oh
 

That should help you with the verse as far as where to change chords.  When you end the verse ("feels so right…") you change the last chord, barring the low three strings (as it is on the site.) 

Bridge

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------5-------------4------------
D:---7----------------------------------9-------------------5-------------x------------
A:---5----------------------------------7-------------------3-------------2------------
D:---5----------------------------------7----------------------------------------------

     Lovely   lady,  I am  at your      feet..  oh God I    want you so   badly..
     And I wonder this, could tomorrow  be.. so wondrous as you there     sleeping?

Back into verse…
     
Then from verse part to chorus goes…

E:------------------------------------------------------------
B:---3-----------------3----------3-----------2---------------
G:---x-----------------0----------2-----------2---------------
D:---4-----------------4----------x-----------x---------------
A:---2-----------------2----------x-----------x---------------
D:--------------------------------2-----------2---------------

   ..we drink some     wine till    we get    drunk yeah…

Chorus  (parenthesis are the fingers for each chord..)

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
G:---12-(4)--------------12-(4)-----------12-(4)-----------12-(4)--
D:---10-(2)--------------12-(3)-----------10-(1)------------9-(1)--
A:----8-(1)--------------10-(1)-----------10-(1)-----------10-(2)--
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------

      It's crazy I'm     thinkin'  just   knowing that the world is 
     Round and           here I'm         dancing          on the
    Ground, am I         right side       up or            upside  
    Down , is this       real  (this is how he sings the first chorus on Storytellers, not the album)…

E:--------------------------
B:--------------------------
G:--5----------4------------
D:--5----------2------------ 
A:--3----------2------------
D:-------------2------------
    Or...      am I dreaming?   (Into "Lovely lady…" or the jam…)

[firedancer86]

hehe...I like the "tim's Crush solo" sig


check it out if you wanna hear my half attempt at the one from Storytellers and some of my own improv... it might help you with the rythm...well maybe...


http://www.cadenzaspell.com/crush.mp3

[littlefriend]

Maybe this will help, maybe it won't. As far as the strumming for each chord, it is basically like this: DD D UDUD D. This is hard to explain, for sure, but it is a very simple strumming pattern, which you probably know, but just don't realize it in this song. Cut and paste this to Notepad or Word (Courier New font to see it correctly). No, I didn't just do this, I have had it for a while (I have somewhat of a life )...

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"Crush"…  (Each chord corresponds with the lyrics directly below it. If a chord is over the middle of a word, you change chords in the middle of the word)

Verse
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---3----------3----------3-----------2---------------------------------------------------------
G:---x----------0----------2-----------2----------4---------5---------5-------------4------------
D:---4----------4----------x-----------x----------x---------x---------5-------------x------------
A:---2----------2----------x-----------x----------x---------x---------3-------------2------------
D:-------------------------2-----------2----------3---------5------------------------------------

     Crazy      how it     feels     tonight      crazy     how you   make it all alright love
     Crush me   with the   things you do        and I do    for you   anything      too oh
 

That should help you with the verse as far as where to change chords.  When you end the verse ("feels so right…") you change the last chord, barring the low three strings (as it is on the site.) 

Bridge

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:----------------------------------------------------------5-------------4------------
D:---7----------------------------------9-------------------5-------------x------------
A:---5----------------------------------7-------------------3-------------2------------
D:---5----------------------------------7----------------------------------------------

     Lovely   lady,  I am  at your      feet..  oh God I    want you so   badly..
     And I wonder this, could tomorrow  be.. so wondrous as you there     sleeping?

Back into verse…
     
Then from verse part to chorus goes…

E:------------------------------------------------------------
B:---3-----------------3----------3-----------2---------------
G:---x-----------------0----------2-----------2---------------
D:---4-----------------4----------x-----------x---------------
A:---2-----------------2----------x-----------x---------------
D:--------------------------------2-----------2---------------

   ..we drink some     wine till    we get    drunk yeah…

Chorus  (parenthesis are the fingers for each chord..)

E:-----------------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
G:---12-(4)--------------12-(4)-----------12-(4)-----------12-(4)--
D:---10-(2)--------------12-(3)-----------10-(1)------------9-(1)--
A:----8-(1)--------------10-(1)-----------10-(1)-----------10-(2)--
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------

      It's crazy I'm     thinkin'  just   knowing that the world is 
     Round and           here I'm         dancing          on the
    Ground, am I         right side       up or            upside  
    Down , is this       real  (this is how he sings the first chorus on Storytellers, not the album)…

E:--------------------------
B:--------------------------
G:--5----------4------------
D:--5----------2------------ 
A:--3----------2------------
D:-------------2------------
    Or...      am I dreaming?   (Into "Lovely lady…" or the jam…)

Dude, this is sweet! Thanks! Do you think you could do that with Grey Street. I can NOT play and sing the verse together at all cause the timing's so goofy. Or I'm a retard. One way or the other.

[billywestom]

Hey, I don't think I would have the time to do this for another song right now. But, I will give it to you that Grey Street can be a tough song to sing and play. I think the key is to get some mutes in between the chords, so you keep a constant strumming pattern going. I'm not really sure if Dave just hits the chords once at a time, or mutes in between them (I am pretty sure he does), but if you can do that, it will be easier. And, as with learning ANY song, learn to play the guitar part as perfectly as you can, while playing along with the song, and then slowly add the vocals, so you can eventually sing without even trying to play. Simple, right?

[Roastbeef]

Grey Street timing was tough for me too. I practiced singing to the CD in the car while running through the fingerings (on my air guitar ). I started by just getting the rhythm timing by tapping my leg while singing. That helped a lot.