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Covering Jack Johnson

StickmanJamStickmanJam Posts: 425
edited June 2010 in Musicians and Gearheads
Not sure how many Jack Johnson fans there are in here, but I'm absolutely loving his new album, "To The Sea" and did a little cover of "Turn Your Love."

Keep in mind I'm not really a singer, haha, but I sure try and have fun doing it at least. Hope you guys like it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WovLl-k-kME
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  • ManOfTheHour75ManOfTheHour75 Posts: 339
    I'm a big Jack fan and I absolutely love his new album as well. Just checked out your cover and I thought you did a great job. I'm just learning how to play the guitar and i'm jealous of your skills. Barre chords are hard. :(
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  • StickmanJamStickmanJam Posts: 425
    ManOfTheHour75 wrote:
    I'm a big Jack fan and I absolutely love his new album as well. Just checked out your cover and I thought you did a great job. I'm just learning how to play the guitar and i'm jealous of your skills. Barre chords are hard. :(

    Hey thanks a lot! And yeah, when I first started plying barre chords used to make me want to throw the guitar across the room. It's honestly just about repetition and practice, your hands adjust and strengthen quickly. I bought on of those guitar grip thingys, and that helped strengthen my hand immensely, however you don't need one of those, it just helped.

    But good luck to you...so rewarding when all the frustration pays off. Stick with it and have fun!
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  • mca47mca47 Posts: 13,290
    StickmanJam wrote:
    Not sure how many Jack Johnson fans there are in here, but I'm absolutely loving his new album, "To The Sea" and did a little cover of "Turn Your Love."

    Keep in mind I'm not really a singer, haha, but I sure try and have fun doing it at least. Hope you guys like it.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WovLl-k-kME

    Nice cover Stickman!

    Manofthehour...once you get the hand strength, bar chords won't be so bad for ya'. When I first started, I found it to be easier on my fretting hand if I rolled my bar finger (pointer/1st finger) over a bit.

    Once you get those barr chords down, you'll be able to play a ton of Jack Johnson tunes! :)
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