Members volvo1800 Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 I don't really play other peoples songs, when I do I usually change the chord progression and key, to sing it my way. How much time out of your guitar playing is spent for someone elses song? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJD Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Lots I can make up a few little riffs, though... nothing really memorable, but pretty fun. I have this old classical that's standing in for both of my guitars right now, and this afternoon I was up there bangin' out random chords like anything. Fun as. It made a nice break from practicing so hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Orange Jackson Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 I spend very little time playing other peoples music, maybe 5%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulskirocks Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Almost never... I learn popular riffs I like sometimes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nuke_diver Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 All the timeI'm not creative enough to constantly make up my own things. Besides I like other peoples songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EJD Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 All the time I'm not creative enough to constantly make up my own things. Besides I like other peoples songs +1I wish I could create one truly memorable riff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 All the time I'm not creative enough to constantly make up my own things. Besides I like other peoples songs Same here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Man I am totally geared the exact opposite direction, the only thing I play of other peoples music is like dick dale and a few ventures riff, I don't think I have ever learned an entire song from another artist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snowaie Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 how much I want. it's amazing sometimes playing your favorite songs. it depends what mood I'm in. I usually make songs at night or if it's a nice evening bike down to the dock and write stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members =JL= Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 I get hired by songwriters to play in their bands, so most of the time I guess. Sometimes it's funny to listen to their snobbery about cover bands, but it's still a cover song to me even if I'm standing on the stage next to the person who wrote it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Guitzilla Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Once in awhile, I will learn a riff here and there of someone else's. Mainly it is a riff that I really like and I want to dissect it. Most of the time, it is my own material, or scales and other technique building skills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members volvo1800 Posted March 15, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Iv noticed that bands with controlling writers have never enjoyed me, theyl ask me to play a riff, and I always put my own take on it for my style of playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 I play in a cover band...so....lots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 3leggeddog Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Only when practicing covers for gigs I guess. I usually just play my own stuff on my own time, but that can lead to some laziness too. Figuring out someone else's song or two now and then can be a valuable exercise in new techniques, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hotrod Lincoln Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 like 98% of my playing time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Patuney Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 As a working musician in a cover band, all we play is popular music. Still, all the songs sound a little different since we all feel free to put our own spin on them: think Hang on Sloopy as reggie, Norwegian, shed, or anything else that pops into our heads. We can truly boast we never play songs the same way twice- only way to keep a cover band fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr_GoodBomb Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 None. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmonster Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 The classic rock catologue is my bible right now. Although I have written a couple songs that I consider passable, they pale in comparison to the greats. I learn and forget, but try to get a few concepts down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V-Type Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Im in a cover band so lots of my playing is certainly learning or tightening up my take of someone elses works.We have 6 originals that I have written the guitar parts for but pretty much I spend most my time on the 70-80 covers my band plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 None. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members notjonahbutnoah Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 I've never played in a full on cover band but I've also never played in a band that refuses covers altogether, id say about 20%. Sittin around jammin its prolly more like 35%. Its fun to learn and play a song you love and pull it off perfectly. Do you guys fund that if you really like a song, and you can't immidiately tell how to play it, that once you learn it, you like it slightly less? I do that all the time. One of those songs that you'll listen to a few times in a row, then you learn it and it loses that flame. De-mystifies it for me ya know, maybe I should take a cue and quit learning the songs I like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ejbpesca Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 1/2 mine 1/2 trying to copy others in my own style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lp_junkie Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Depends on the circumstance, if I am in a cover band 100% of the time, but if it's my original band probably 10%. If I am at home just goofing around I'll play some of my favorite songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 All the time I'm not creative enough to constantly make up my own things. Besides I like other peoples songs Same for me. I'm a cover player. That's my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members foppy Posted March 15, 2010 Members Share Posted March 15, 2010 Is noodling over a blues I IV V progression playing your own music or someone else's? How about Travis-picking your own choice of notes over a standard country-rockabilly progression? Are jazz players who improvise through standards in a fake book playing their own music or not? A lot of what I do has strong traditional ties, but I have new ideas all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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