HERE COMES THE SUN (sing along with Dennis)
Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 6:58 pm
It's a rare sunny February day in Seattle, and that inspired me to record one of my favorite all-time Beattles songs, "Here comes the sun."
Why I chose this song: You kidding? Who wouldn't want to learn how to play this wonderful song? I've wanted to play it from the day I heard it in the late '60s, but never really had the means to learn it until I found TG. By the way, this is the original version, not the slack-key version that was recently posted. I capo'd it up to the 6th fret because I think that's about where George played it.
TG's first (and possibly last) sing-along: While I was running through the song this morning, two thoughts occurred to me: 1) After 19 takes on "Angel From Montgomery," I vowed to post my very first take, bad or good, of this song. Mostly it turned out okay, except I totally blew the ending; and 2) I thought it might be fun if you, from the comfort and privacy of your own home, sang along with me. To help you get started, I sang the melody on the opening chorus and first verse, then I switched to a harmony starting with the second verse and maintained it through the remainder of the song, the thought being that with you singing your part and me singing mine, we'd be in harmony for much of the song. That was the idea anyway.
One more thing about the video: because it's such a beautiful day in Seattle, and people just don't believe days like this exist here, I thought I'd show you, at the beginning of the video, that Chris in Switzerland doesn't live in the only beautiful place on earth. Feel free to skip this part. Mostly, I'm just babbling and walking through my house.
The challenge: It was hard enough for me to learn "Here comes the sun." Adding a voice to it compounded the difficulty more than I experience on most songs. Switching to harmony partway through the song added another layer of complexity. But it was a very fun exercise, and I've enjoyed everything about learning this song. I'd never tried to play an arpeggio until this, and now I'm able to apply it to other songs. Thanks, Neil!
Below the video are the lyrics to help you get started.
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo,
here comes the sun, it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right
Why I chose this song: You kidding? Who wouldn't want to learn how to play this wonderful song? I've wanted to play it from the day I heard it in the late '60s, but never really had the means to learn it until I found TG. By the way, this is the original version, not the slack-key version that was recently posted. I capo'd it up to the 6th fret because I think that's about where George played it.
TG's first (and possibly last) sing-along: While I was running through the song this morning, two thoughts occurred to me: 1) After 19 takes on "Angel From Montgomery," I vowed to post my very first take, bad or good, of this song. Mostly it turned out okay, except I totally blew the ending; and 2) I thought it might be fun if you, from the comfort and privacy of your own home, sang along with me. To help you get started, I sang the melody on the opening chorus and first verse, then I switched to a harmony starting with the second verse and maintained it through the remainder of the song, the thought being that with you singing your part and me singing mine, we'd be in harmony for much of the song. That was the idea anyway.
One more thing about the video: because it's such a beautiful day in Seattle, and people just don't believe days like this exist here, I thought I'd show you, at the beginning of the video, that Chris in Switzerland doesn't live in the only beautiful place on earth. Feel free to skip this part. Mostly, I'm just babbling and walking through my house.
The challenge: It was hard enough for me to learn "Here comes the sun." Adding a voice to it compounded the difficulty more than I experience on most songs. Switching to harmony partway through the song added another layer of complexity. But it was a very fun exercise, and I've enjoyed everything about learning this song. I'd never tried to play an arpeggio until this, and now I'm able to apply it to other songs. Thanks, Neil!
Below the video are the lyrics to help you get started.
Here comes the sun, doo-doo-doo-doo,
here comes the sun, it's all right
Little darling, it's been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it's all right
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Sun, sun, sun, here it comes...
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting
Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun,
and I say it's all right
It's all right