>>New Target and Pay Per Lesson - How ‘Bout Us by Champaign

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tgjameela
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Mon Apr 09, 2018 3:43 pm

Hi Everyone,

We have a new Target and Pay Per Lesson release for you, How ‘Bout Us by Champaign!

How ‘Bout Us is a 1981 hit single recorded by R&B group Champaign and composed by
band keyboardist Dana Walden.

This lesson shows an acoustic version with a simple guitar arrangement.

We take a thorough look at the chords, including several ways of playing them, the double
time strumming and the progression.

The song starts out relatively easy, but gets a little harder when moving into the bridge and
final chorus. The latter involves a key change to C, three half steps up.

Enjoy this level 4 lesson!

http://www.totallyguitars.com/target-so ... esson.html





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neverfoundthetime
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Mon Apr 09, 2018 4:38 pm

Hmmmm, yummy play/sing through by my two favourite Dutchies :laugh: Nice!


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Mon Apr 09, 2018 8:29 pm

Wow that was really beautiful. A very nice cover of a song that was a great blast from the past!

I loved the little exchange at the end which kinda said, yes we cracked it! and so you did. :)
Beautiful vocals with exquisite harmonies and as always great guitar backing.

Well done that was a joy to watch and listen to. :)


Tom N.


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Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:43 am

Thank you, thank you!! :laugh: :cheer: B) Glad you like it!!

neverfoundthetime wrote:
Hmmmm, yummy play/sing through by my two favourite Dutchies :laugh: Nice!


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Wed Apr 11, 2018 10:48 am

Love your comment Tom, thank you very much!

For us a great blast from the past as well. A challenge somewhat to cover with just one guitar and two vocal parts, but i decided to just keep it simple and sing whatever we were able to get in there.

The exchange at the end :laugh: :laugh:, there was definitely a feeling of relief in there too, since it wasn't take 1 :S :laugh: But we did feel kinda like 'that went pretty okay'. ;)

Many thanks again Tom, sure appreciate it!

Ness

tombo1230 wrote:
Wow that was really beautiful. A very nice cover of a song that was a great blast from the past!

I loved the little exchange at the end which kinda said, yes we cracked it! and so you did. :)
Beautiful vocals with exquisite harmonies and as always great guitar backing.

Well done that was a joy to watch and listen to. :)


Tom N.


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Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:59 pm

Vanessa
Looks to be a great lesson.

Fantastic play through too.

Dermot

:)

Tom.N Wrote:
I loved the little exchange at the end which kinda said, yes we cracked it!
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Thu Apr 12, 2018 5:44 am

You've captured a great screenshot right there Dermot! That's us alright! :) :laugh:

Many thanks on the play through compliment as well. That's always really nice. ;)

thereshopeyet wrote:
Vanessa
Looks to be a great lesson.

Fantastic play through too.

Dermot

:)

Tom.N Wrote:
I loved the little exchange at the end which kinda said, yes we cracked it!
Image


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Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:04 pm

Thanks for another great lesson! Another song I never heard before. Loving it. Watched all the lessons now to try to play along with you and then with the Champaign video. Thanks!


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Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:55 pm

TGNess

You know how I feel about your playthrough of this song and just how much I loved it. But I felt the need to tell you and our other beloved songbird again. I LOVE the feeling of love and a friendship that’s spanned many decades (captured perfectly in Dermot’s screen shot); I so LOVE the harmonies; I LOVE the counter melody lines; I LOVE the perfect accompaniment that is your playing; I simply love the way you both bring it all together. I think this is one of my favourites of all the songs you’ve performed together. Hmmmm... it’s a long list of wonderful duets... but it’s definitely right up there.


You’ve turned another song that’s normally performed by quite a few instruments into an arrangement for a single guitar and two beautiful voices. You’re a talented muso and a talented teacher. I’m a fan.

Love your work

Shel
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Sun Apr 15, 2018 4:05 am

Aaaaaw Thank you all so much!!! :woohoo:
I'm more than happy to hear all your wonderful comments :cheer:

Ness deserves most of the credits B)
She knows very well how to transform a multi layer song into a fantastic lesson for one guitar.
It's a true gift and for me it's always a pleasure to be part of the creation process.

Most blessed to be part of the TG family :kiss: :kiss:
Corina.


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