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12-11-2018, 04:52 PM
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Quick cover of “Blackbird”
I know this track may seem a little cliche to some, but it has always been one of my favorite songs to play and a fantastic way to check intonation/tuning on any given guitar! It’s also fifty years old as of last month — I think it has aged pretty well
 I’ve sung/played this song for my kiddos as a lullaby, and recently I’ve been playing it for them with a capo on the second fret and singing a little lower and softer. Today I wondered what it might sound like with another vocal or two, so I decided to give it a go. Here it is — just a quick take with another track and a half of vocal/guitar: 
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#2
12-11-2018, 05:24 PM
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Very nice!
I don't find it cliched at all. Our annual family gathering (The Chicken Stew) is always underscored by homemade music from fireside performances to full-blown jams. I played my version of "Blackbird" for my elder cousin who is a consummate guitarist and performer for over 40 years and it intrigued him to the point of exclaiming that he needed to learn it. I never get tired of playing it! Now if I could only sing it... 
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12-11-2018, 06:08 PM
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I really enjoy your performance.
Thanks for posting. Mike
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12-11-2018, 06:13 PM
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Great job there, Austin! I liked it
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12-11-2018, 06:22 PM
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I wish I had family members who played — my daughter picked it up this year, but she’s a first-grader so it may require some patience on my end Quote:
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12-11-2018, 06:43 PM
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Austin!
That was very cool! Well done! And did I hear a little harmony in there, maybe from a female voice? Really nice job on one of my favorites! Cool! - Glenn
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#7
12-11-2018, 08:03 PM
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There are three vocals in there — all mine: the melody that I recorded with guitar on the main track, a harmony on all but the first verse plus some gentle double tracking of the guitar, and then the third track has a little bit of secondary harmony in the chorus that’s a little higher in range. Sometime I would love to record with a female vocalist/player!
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12-13-2018, 07:02 AM
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12-13-2018, 10:11 AM
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Very nicely done! Neat and clean, good vocals too.
I would have thought you used a Play Acoustic or something similar for your harmony lines. You are very good at singing over yourself. Good job.
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12-13-2018, 02:21 PM
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I had to look up the Play Acoustic — seems like something that would be awesome for a solo artist to use in layering loops and such in a live setting. Pretty cool. Quote:
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