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I have always really liked this song. When I saw Neil's lesson on this I thought I would give it a go.

Bud

Hi Buddy, this is a well-rounded performance for sure.
I know you're hoping for useful suggestions, and there sure isn't anything "wrong" here, so here's a thought:
In both Leonard Cohen's original version and in Jeff Buckley's cover each voice conveys a certain fragility, maybe weariness.
You do convey emotion in this performance, but since you have a powerful voice, evoking fragility takes some extra doing
But maybe this is all beside the point ... just a thought, as I said.

And adding strong accent to a different syllable in the word "Hallelujah" is a great idea, really makes this your own.

Pierre

Pierre, Nice to hear from you on this. I really liked your suggestions on the vocals, Maybe I could hit myself in the throat before I start to sing this one, LOL.

Bud

buddy wrote:

... Maybe I could hit myself in the throat before I start to sing this one, LOL.

... maybe just sit on a thumbtack ? You could balance support between your legs and seat: more weight on seat equals less weight in lyrics :blink:

hope this helps,
Pierre

BRAVO BUD!!

GREAT tune brother.

Kev

Wow Buddy that was just great!

The only small suggestion I can give you and I know only too well how hard it is to play and sing together, would be to drive the song more from the base. In other words just be a bit more deliberate or heavy with your thumb on the base notes. I am maybe being a bit picky here, but I think it would maybe add something to the overall performance by a couple of percent. It might just be the sound you get from your nails/flesh of your thumb, only you will know, but if it was a bit more accented I really think it would add something to an otherwise brilliant sound you have created. Great job as usual. B)

Tom N.

cosmicmechanic wrote:

buddy wrote:

... Maybe I could hit myself in the throat before I start to sing this one, LOL.

... maybe just sit on a thumbtack ? You could balance support between your legs and seat: more weight on seat equals less weight in lyrics :blink:

hope this helps,
Pierre

Pierre, had me laughing with this one !

Kev, Thanks much my friend !

tombo1230 wrote:

Wow Buddy that was just great!

The only small suggestion I can give you and I know only too well how hard it is to play and sing together, would be to drive the song more from the base. In other words just be a bit more deliberate or heavy with your thumb on the base notes. I am maybe being a bit picky here, but I think it would maybe add something to the overall performance by a couple of percent. It might just be the sound you get from your nails/flesh of your thumb, only you will know, but if it was a bit more accented I really think it would add something to an otherwise brilliant sound you have created. Great job as usual. B)

Tom N.

Tom, Thanks for the suggestion, I think I will try this with a thumb pick and see how it goes.

Bud

Hi Buddy,

I had seen this the other day but somehow got distracted. Anyway I really enjoyed your performance. To me it had real nice emotion.

Thanks for sharing

Bob