@DarrellW Thanks for sharing your solo, it sounded great. Yeah I definitely need to work on muting the unwanted strings in general. I haven’t tried any different types of guitars at this stage, and am kind of intimidated of Electric to be honest because I may as well be playing left handed whenever I try to use a pick. But maybe later one day at some stage I’ll give it a crack.
@Lbro thanks for the feedback. Yeah, I think I’m relying too much on the timing of the actual beat in my ears here rather than my strumming/picking/changes at certain places. I might try it with a basic backing track in the background next time to help me feel a bit looser.
@batwoman thanks Maggie. I was probably a bit too eager to get straight into this song once I had the guitar back in my hands… but I had to give it a go since the last time that I was regularly practicing guitar I just gave up on this one after the first verse section. And yes I hope to keep going with this fun hobby this time around.
@mari63 thanks Mari, yep we all have to start off somewhere I suppose. I’d probably have to check out some other type of guitar with a cutaway if I want to attempt the full solo… (or just nose dive into an electric and hope that I don’t drown within the first few seconds )
@funkyfingers thanks Rhys. yeah, breaking up this long song into sections helps it be a bit less intimidating. And as Darrell pointed out above, all parts of this song can be done on electric from start to finish and it’s more suitable for this tune → so you are already a step ahead in that aspect. (I just checked the AVoYP song that you did on your Electric… awesome song choice mate and nicely done )
@davidP thanks David. Joining this site a couple of weeks ago has renewed my interest in getting back into it and learning again. So I will try to keep at it this time indeed.
You don’t have to use a pick, I don’t quite often, neither does Mark Knopfler, Lindsay Buckingham and quite a few others. I sometimes use a pick where fast legato runs the need fast alternate picking (up/down) but that’s about it really. What might suit you better is a hybrid, like this: Review of the ESP LTD TL-6N Nylon classical guitar. Where to buy it?
It’s a really great option, I really would like one myself!
@jkahn@SgtColon Thanks guys. I might try some shorter songs for now, but will swing back to this one later on after I hopefully brush up on a few things.
Hi all,
Since there seemed to be a few Doors fans here (based on some comments on one of my previous videos), I thought I would try to do another song of theirs acoustically - Light My Fire.
I used the basic strum pattern from my old audio recording of this song, but experimented with adding some random finger stuff in this video so that the whole song hopefully doesn’t sound too repetitive.
I used the fingers for verses 1,2,3 while sticking to a strum for the chorus, the non-singing break and for the 4th verse where Morrison increases his vocals a little bit.
The finger stuff kind of sounded ok to my ear when I was testing things out today, but I could well be wrong - so yeah please let me know if it sounds out of place for this tune.
Below are the links for the video and the old audio recording. There’s only strumming in the audio version because I wasn’t familiar with anything related to finger-picking/arppegios at that earlier stage.
Oh and in case nobody noticed, I finally tilted the phone camera to a higher angle so that people can now see the weird and creepy face expressions that I do when I’m playing and when I inevitably hit some dud notes.
But I promise I’m not some shady creepish guy, despite the looks that I give during the intro
Feedback and general comments are welcome as always. Thanks
Nicely played, Sandro, I enjoyed and was able to sing along for a verse and chorus. The switch between strumming and picking worked and the groove was there.
I don’t usually talk beyond the performance, about the song, but for a change I have a thought and happy to delete if you ask me to.
I think it may be fair to say that LMF may well be The Doors most well-known, perhaps if ‘successful’ song. If folk agree with that, for me it is another case where I think there are so many better songs that are not well known. In the case of The Doors, where would one start … perhaps LA Woman, or When The Music’s Over’, The End, Break On Through, Soul Kitchen, People Are Strange …
Other examples are Springsteen’s Born In The USA, and to lesser extent Dancing in the Dark … many, many better songs IMHO from the preceding albums. And Deep Purple with Smoke on the Water, compared to Highway Star on the same album, the Rolling Stones and Satisfaction.
OK, let me get out the rabbit hole …
Most enjoyable Sandro, look forward to your next …
Good job. Nicely stripped own to the essence of the song - certainly had me singing along.
Nice variation between strumming and finger style.
David - with you 100%. I listen to the Doors regularly and LMF isn’t one that gets much rotation. The End is simply awesome, but I also prefer things like Crystal Ship, Roadhouse Blues, Spanish Caravan, etc.
That was a nice listen. I enjoyed the acoustic version and you were definitely in a groove I was able to bounce to. Thanks for sharing. Great song, and great playing!
Hi Sandro,
That was nice to listen to ,and that funny faces was not too bad, that can be much, much crazier … The switch between strum and fingerstyle was good, that gave a good variety and made it really even better, good choice.
Greetings
Nicely played, Sandro. I really liked your rendition. If you would like to listen to another artist’s cover of this song I would suggest checking out Jose Feliciano’s cover.
JK/Rogier - I guess I’ll keep my face in my videos from now on then
Robert - Wow! The soloing and other extra elements that he throws in during the non singing break and throughout the song in general is just insane. I loved it.
David - feel free to talk about any non-performance related subjects on my posts anytime… if it encourages a friendly discussion among the group then I am all for it
Hi Sandro. I really liked your cover of this song. Sooner or later I will post “people are strange”. I am working on that song from the Doors. The chords are pretty easy. Em-Am -B7 and G for the most part.
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… The switch between strum and fingerstyle was good, that gave a good variety and made it really even better, good choice.