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In the video, Katie says she releases her ring finger from the G string to fret the A string with her middle finger. That might help. I can attest to the fact that it is possible to play without releasing the ring finger (I have been practicing because the next chord has the ring finger in the same position), but it is really difficult for the reasons you mentioned.
Actually, I still think we are talking about the same thing.
The singing part will be in the same key as the uke part, but it will be easier for you to pick up the individual notes. Once you work out the notes, the specific sharps and flats should give you enough information to work out the key. There will be various websites that will help you do that. (e.g. if there are no sharps or flats it’s probably C major/A minor).
Cool song!
I use an app called Vocal Pitch Recorder to find out exactly what notes are being sung. Then I input those notes in one of the many “key finder” apps to see what keys they fit. I hope that helps. The Vocal Pitch Recorder was vital for transposing the harmony for Because.
@hotmilktea – We seem to be struggling with exactly the same bits. I’m glad Andrew said form 1 because I found that is exactly what has helped me.
I have a question about partial barres. I’ve always struggled to bend my finger to get the partial barre for the Bb shape. It’s something that I’m able to do a bit better than I used to, but I still struggle, and I find it much easier just to barre all the strings with the index finger (never really had a problem with full barres). Anyway, is this terrible? It’s not something that’s had a huge impact on my playing, so I haven’t let it worry me too much, but should I be more worried about it?
I’m really struggling with the bridge too. It’s not that it’s a difficult note to hit, but it’s really hard to find after singing the verse. Because of that, we actually decided to just do the harmony for the verses and I’ll just sing the bridge on my own. I think it will work stylistically, but we are still a long way off.
I’ve been going back and working on Moon and a few other things lately. I’ve found I can only keep about 5 songs in my head at a time to any decent standard. I’m trying to extend that, though.
Hi Sheila,
Whenever I’ve had issues like that, logging out and logging back in has fixed them. Have you tried that?
Robin
Well, @planetfink just beat me to it, but here is my version of When I’m 64, obviously I was already learning this for Anne and didn’t just learn it in a few hours.
In spite of this one being recommended for a “seasoned beginner,” I found it really challenging. I think it was a stylistic thing. I’m used to playing much more laid back pieces, so this was much more upbeat than I’m used to, even if it wasn’t any faster. Anyway, I think I managed to get the upbeat feel, even though I squeaked a few notes. (Now to finish learning Because, which is much more in my wheelhouse stylistically.)
P.S. The towel on my lap was because this shirt has ultra rattly buttons.
Oops. Forgot to say I AM A PREMIUM MEMBER again.
It took me a while, but here is my cover of When I’m 64 for you. I hope you are managing okay in what must be a really tough time.
