Comments on: How to play I’m Yours by Jason Mraz SpyTunes version http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version Learn Guitar with free Video Guitar Lessons and eBooks Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:28:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Beat the Bookstore http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-64560 Beat the Bookstore Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:39:29 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-64560 <strong>Related...</strong> [...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]... Related…

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]]> By: Guru http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-30140 Guru Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:30:43 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-30140 Yeah I guess consistency is a tricky thing to practice. Maybe that part is something you train best by gigging since it's hours on end, can't really think about technique. It's much easier to practice funk rhythms than shuffle, that's for sure. Shuffle is something everyone does slightly differently. I guess the ultimate tip is to play with different blues drummers live but that might be difficult to achieve... Maybe playing along to blues records is the second best option. Do you have Spotify in the land down under? Yeah I guess consistency is a tricky thing to practice.

Maybe that part is something you train best by gigging since it’s hours on end, can’t really think about technique.

It’s much easier to practice funk rhythms than shuffle, that’s for sure.

Shuffle is something everyone does slightly differently.

I guess the ultimate tip is to play with different blues drummers live but that might be difficult to achieve…

Maybe playing along to blues records is the second best option.

Do you have Spotify in the land down under?

]]> By: nal http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-30133 nal Wed, 22 Jun 2011 14:18:02 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-30133 I think it's a few things. Partly the shuffle. It's fine to clap, but with this strumming you have to be real consistent cos if you miss just one beat or up stroke it sounds choppy, messy and incomplete. Add to this that it's not a super fast song, the dampening / percussive effects plus switching switching between strumming and picking, and well it's quite hard to make it sound any good :). Just my 2 cents worth. What do you think? I think it’s a few things. Partly the shuffle. It’s fine to clap, but with this strumming you have to be real consistent cos if you miss just one beat or up stroke it sounds choppy, messy and incomplete.

Add to this that it’s not a super fast song, the dampening / percussive effects plus switching switching between strumming and picking, and well it’s quite hard to make it sound any good :) .

Just my 2 cents worth. What do you think?

]]> By: nal http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29853 nal Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:00:49 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29853 Har, maybe :). I'll write tomorrow. It's the witching hour here in Aus. And I'm in bed with my iPad. How silly is that? Har, maybe :) . I’ll write tomorrow. It’s the witching hour here in Aus. And I’m in bed with my iPad. How silly is that?

]]> By: Guru http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29850 Guru Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:53:31 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29850 That sounds good, keep that pendulum going! Is it the shuffle feel in 1234 that is tricky? That sounds good, keep that pendulum going!

Is it the shuffle feel in 1234 that is tricky?

]]> By: nal http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29849 nal Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:51:34 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29849 I can do palm mute ok, but on the 16ths I'll probably rock off the strings with my left and brush past with the pick on the right. That's how it's shaping up anyway. 1234 is actually a little harder. I can do palm mute ok, but on the 16ths I’ll probably rock off the strings with my left and brush past with the pick on the right. That’s how it’s shaping up anyway.

1234 is actually a little harder.

]]> By: Guru http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29841 Guru Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:21:06 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29841 Yeah there are loads of little details. Just loop one chord and experiment with different mutes yourself. You kind of need a bunch of them before it starts to become natural. Everybody's hand is different as well so maybe you'll end up doing more muting with left hand, who knows? Listen to the sound rather than look at your own hand, there are always more than one way to create a sound. I do like the palm mute, personal favorite. Yeah there are loads of little details. Just loop one chord and experiment with different mutes yourself.

You kind of need a bunch of them before it starts to become natural.

Everybody’s hand is different as well so maybe you’ll end up doing more muting with left hand, who knows?

Listen to the sound rather than look at your own hand, there are always more than one way to create a sound.

I do like the palm mute, personal favorite.

]]> By: nal http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29840 nal Tue, 21 Jun 2011 13:13:23 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29840 I've got the rhythm etude too :-). But hey I try to use my detective ear as much as possible. Yeah so what I've been hearing is mostly an 8th note mute on 2. 2x16th notes dampened on beat 3 and the 1st 16th on beat 4 dampened as well. There are subtle variations, but that's what I've been hearing anyway. If that's right, I guess I just have to keep guessing at the technique until I get it right. Thanks Gu I’ve got the rhythm etude too :-) . But hey I try to use my detective ear as much as possible.

Yeah so what I’ve been hearing is mostly an 8th note mute on 2. 2x16th notes dampened on beat 3 and the 1st 16th on beat 4 dampened as well.

There are subtle variations, but that’s what I’ve been hearing anyway. If that’s right, I guess I just have to keep guessing at the technique until I get it right.

Thanks Gu

]]> By: Guru http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29829 Guru Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:07:02 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29829 Check the notation in rhythm guitar preview, whenever there's a rest there could be a mute. http://spytunes.com/ebooks/rhythm-guitar-preview The one I meant is on beat 2 yes. It's like a "bass drum mute", reggae have bass drum on beat 2 instead of 1. Check the notation in rhythm guitar preview, whenever there’s a rest there could be a mute.

http://spytunes.com/ebooks/rhythm-guitar-preview

The one I meant is on beat 2 yes.

It’s like a “bass drum mute”, reggae have bass drum on beat 2 instead of 1.

]]> By: nal http://spytunes.com/song-analysis/how-to-play-im-yours-by-jason-mraz-spytunes-version#comment-29828 nal Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:57:56 +0000 http://blog.spytunes.com/?p=75#comment-29828 Oh, subtle mute your were talking about is on beat two right? Oh, subtle mute your were talking about is on beat two right?

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