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Hey all. Big time Wilco fan, actually seeing them for the first time in April in Hartford, CT. Anyways, just wanted to share with you guys a short cover I did of Jesus etc. as my first post. Just got a webcam, so I've been very amused by it. Anyways, I realize I'm not Jeff Tweedy, so be easy on me, lol.

 

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Nice work, John Paul. Don't sweat the capo comment. The goal is to play it in the key you sing it in, not the key Jeff sings it in. Dude is just being a Wilco guitar nerd (fwiw, I am in that club too).

 

Haha, it's understandable, I'm a music nerd as well, so I can relate. Thank you for your kind comments.

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Nice work, John Paul. Don't sweat the capo comment. The goal is to play it in the key you sing it in, not the key Jeff sings it in. Dude is just being a Wilco guitar nerd (fwiw, I am in that club too).

 

I'm a guitar nerd too, although I experiment with playing Wilco tunes in different keys. Or tuning down a whole step and playing the songs in their right keys with different chord fingerings...makes for some interesting sounds.

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My favorite covers of songs are always ones where the musician makes the song their own. Except for "Any Major Dude," a faithful cover that Wilco rocks. But other than that (and with the exception of that Ashes cover with the horribly wrong chord), I love when the musician does what they need to do to be comfortable in the song.

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My favorite covers of songs are always ones where the musician makes the song their own. Except for "Any Major Dude," a faithful cover that Wilco rocks. But other than that (and with the exception of that Ashes cover with the horribly wrong chord), I love when the musician does what they need to do to be comfortable in the song.

 

Are you saying that applies to mine? or does not? either way...it's cool, haha.

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Ha! My office computer has no sound, so I really can't speak to yours. But I was saying that if you can't sing at capo 5, playing a "true" cover of the song is going to be nowhere near as good as playing in capo 2, where the song is better for your own musicianship.

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I think my last post will be my cover of "Theologians."

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Nice work, John Paul. Don't sweat the capo comment. The goal is to play it in the key you sing it in, not the key Jeff sings it in. Dude is just being a Wilco guitar nerd (fwiw, I am in that club too).

 

Hahah yeah. Understood on the vocal range thing. I admit, covers bug me when they are in significantly different keys. I'll cope somehow.

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:thumbup Sounded pretty good. That's an interesting guitar you have, looks like it has an electric guitar neck on it.

 

Yeah it's a Fender Sonoran, a remake of acoustics they used to make in California in the 1960's where they put electric type heads on acoustic guitars. It's a very nice and warm sounding, and I think it was only like $300.

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Yeah it's a Fender Sonoran, a remake of acoustics they used to make in California in the 1960's where they put electric type heads on acoustic guitars. It's a very nice and warm sounding, and I think it was only like $300.

I saw and played one of those at the local Guitar Center. It was too quiet, and not warm enough, for my tastes. But it looks cool!

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