Only a short clip but I’ve been working on my singing and playing, any feedback, does my singing sound bad as this song is very high for me
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Hi Alex, anybody that gets up and plays and sings I say is good because it takes some doing, I think you answered your own question it is too high have you ever thought about changing the key or using a capo, or is it even possible to sing in a different key try them all that’s what it’s about finding different sounds but well done my friend cheers Hec
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Nice job with that. The strumming and guitar was great. Repeating what was said, but anyone who sings and plays without breaking rythem is doing great in my book and you did it great. Besides dont worry about the singing, its Cris Cornell. Some breath and diaphragmatic practice and control will help. Get those deep breaths in anywhere you can. Like DeltaTyne mentioned changing key could benefit an slightly out of range song. This is something I need to work on as well. Richard had a fantastic club session with some of this covered. I would check that out perhaps.
Honestly Cris Cornell was one of the greatest front men in the last 35 years IMHO. His suicide is still raw with me.
Great job illiciting strong emotions and I really believe thats what its all about.
Thank you for the upload.
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Hey, so I went looking and I dont know if you have ever seen any of Ryan Lendts videos. He does a ton of 90s and early 2K alt rock stuff. He too is a gigantic fan of Cornells. He does have about 4 videos talking specifically about ‘Like A Stone’ and how to play it in different ways depending on your journey both on guitar and vocals, this one may help you. He specifically talks about how it is a difficult song for anyone to sing in the written key. Hope it helps of gives insight in what can be done.
I have not looked at any of his Cornells music in a while, my wife has troubles with them. I tried ‘Seasons’ a little while back but the tuning is very different.
Good Luck post up progress
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Thanks that’s a great help. Ok the chords are more awkward with his version but it enables me to bring the high note down to an Eb4 which is a lot easier. Without changing it the lowest I can get it by tuning down is an F4.
Thanks for all the feedback, testament to Justin’s course I think that there’s such an active and helpful community
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Very cool, I am glad you tried it. It gives you a few choices.