Singing...While simultaneously playing!?!?

wAvy · Unread post by **wAvy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:23 pm

I Just can not get the hang of singing and playing a song on the guitar, it's like patting my head and rubbing my stomach. I can, however, sing when the lyrics are in key and in melody with the song. As in I pronounce a word in the same key as the the chord, which I know is terrible in most cases. Does anyone have any hints or suggestions, or will it just come to me one day?

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:32 pm

HumbleMonkey · Unread post by **HumbleMonkey** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:38 pm

practice practice practice. thats all there is to it. like jayme said you have to know the songs backward and forward, at least that really helps. learn to play the song, then slowly try to play it and sing together. but like i said, not much else you can do but practice it, keep playing and singing and eventually it should come to you. good luck man :thumbsup:

btw, how long have you been playing for?

wAvy · Unread post by **wAvy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:45 pm

Yeah I figured it gets bought up alot, I probably should have searched first, but thanks anyway. ALSO...

Could someone post a video or redirect me to a good Ants Marching while we're here? If not that's ok, I just need some help with the incessant sliding from 4-5 and 5-7 then back to D in .001 seconds.

Hopefully, a voice isn't the only determining factor on whether or not one can sing...that would suck.

I've been playing for 2.5 years now, but I should note that I have been playing everyday for at least 4 hours in those years and scouring the internet for information and guitar knowledge.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:54 pm

wAvy wrote:Yeah I figured it gets bought up alot, I probably should have searched first, but thanks anyway. ALSO...

Could someone post a video or redirect me to a good Ants Marching while we're here? If not that's ok, I just need some help with the incessant sliding from 4-5 and 5-7 then back to D in .001 seconds.

Hopefully, a voice isn't the only determining factor on whether or not one can sing...that would suck.

I've been playing for 2.5 years now, but I should note that I have been playing everyday for at least 4 hours in those years and scouring the internet for information and guitar knowledge.

Ive got a video of me playing it somewhere, Ill get it up tomorrow.

wAvy · Unread post by **wAvy** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:59 pm

jsgksu wrote:
wAvy wrote:Yeah I figured it gets bought up alot, I probably should have searched first, but thanks anyway. ALSO...

Could someone post a video or redirect me to a good Ants Marching while we're here? If not that's ok, I just need some help with the incessant sliding from 4-5 and 5-7 then back to D in .001 seconds.

Hopefully, a voice isn't the only determining factor on whether or not one can sing...that would suck.

I've been playing for 2.5 years now, but I should note that I have been playing everyday for at least 4 hours in those years and scouring the internet for information and guitar knowledge.
Ive got a video of me playing it somewhere, Ill get it up tomorrow.

Thank you very much, also if you want to lock/delete this thread go for it, I got the links and I know it can be annoying to have multiple, similar topics flying around.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:02 pm

wAvy wrote:
jsgksu wrote:
wAvy wrote:Yeah I figured it gets bought up alot, I probably should have searched first, but thanks anyway. ALSO...

Could someone post a video or redirect me to a good Ants Marching while we're here? If not that's ok, I just need some help with the incessant sliding from 4-5 and 5-7 then back to D in .001 seconds.

Hopefully, a voice isn't the only determining factor on whether or not one can sing...that would suck.

I've been playing for 2.5 years now, but I should note that I have been playing everyday for at least 4 hours in those years and scouring the internet for information and guitar knowledge.
Ive got a video of me playing it somewhere, Ill get it up tomorrow.
Thank you very much, also if you want to lock/delete this thread go for it, I got the links and I know it can be annoying to have multiple, similar topics flying around.

Haha, Im not a mod, but this thread doesnt need locked anyway. Ill post the vid in here tomorrow if I can get it to upload. If you dont hear from me by tomorrow afternoon odds are I forgot, so go ahead and pm me tomorrow night remind me if you dont see the link.

castellar · Unread post by **castellar** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:13 pm

Hey I've been wanting to ask the same question. I figured someone would probably say something stupid or ignorant so i didnt ask. It gets old only being able to sing wild thing while playing. So thanks for posting. And i would also like to see the ants marching video. Its so much easier to be able to see it in person and not on paper.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:17 pm

castellar wrote:Hey I've been wanting to ask the same question. I figured someone would probably say something stupid or ignorant so i didnt ask. It gets old only being able to sing wild thing while playing. So thanks for posting. And i would also like to see the ants marching video. Its so much easier to be able to see it in person and not on paper.

We fuck around with each other a lot becuase weve all been on here for a long time and are "friends" But we dont want new members to ever think they cant ask for help in something they might need. If you ever have any questions dont be afraid to ask, someone will more than likely always help.

jsgksu · Unread post by **jsgksu** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:27 pm

Ok, Ive been trying to upload this vid to yousendit for a while and Im having no luck at all, as always. It drives me insane, but it always times out on me. I could probably send it over aol, and could deffinatley let you dl it off me on soulseek. Ive been playing primarily Dave for years and can play a lot of his songs. Ill try my best to get this vid to you guys and if it helps feel free to ask for more.

sunglassesatnight · Unread post by **sunglassesatnight** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 12:47 am

The way I learned to do it is to read aloud while you play. Try it. It's harder than just singing and it helped me a lot.

The Scarlet Pimpernel · Unread post by **The Scarlet Pimpernel** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:26 am

aint nothin but practice can help that man.

czech · Unread post by **czech** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:36 am

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jaroben · Unread post by **jaroben** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:43 am

Some people can sing and play naturally, with little or no practice. It just takes me and you longer to do what some can do naturally, that is all.

i like tictacs · Unread post by **i like tictacs** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:37 am

castellar wrote:Hey I've been wanting to ask the same question. I figured someone would probably say something stupid or ignorant so i didnt ask.

that's usually how it is :lol:

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