two step help!

Kman_99_01 · Post by **Kman_99_01** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 11:27 am

i have trouble with the acoustic version of this song. i just can't get the rhythm down for the verses or the chorus. any pointers?

DmbFanJason · Post by **DmbFanJason** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:03 pm

I've always thought the band/acoustic versions were the same rhythm...well, I'm pretty sure about that.

isaac · Post by **isaac** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:30 pm

yeah, they are the same. sometimes he might play it a little faster or a little slower, but other than that not much variation. try playing along to the live at luther college version, the end song on disc 2.

just gotta keep practicing your heart out. sure you'll get it, mate.

DrFartbrain · Post by **DrFartbrain** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:49 pm

One-e-AND-a is the emphasis there. That's the trick. Start slow and speed up gradually. I recommend 9-11-92.

isaac · Post by **isaac** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 12:50 pm

hehe. anywhere he can get it?

i think he'll probably want to make more of an effort to play it than spending effort searching for a version when he has a few readily available to him.

Trippin Hillbilly · Post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 4:29 pm

isaac wrote:yeah, they are the same. sometimes he might play it a little faster or a little slower, but other than that not much variation. try playing along to the live at luther college version, the end song on disc 2. just gotta keep practicing your heart out. sure you'll get it, mate.

isaac, I must ask..........WHAT'S WITH ALL THIS MATE BUSINESS? You australian? or wtf?

isaac · Post by **isaac** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 4:36 pm

lol. i could be.

sorry, uh...man. hehe. it's old habit.

hope it's not that irritating. i use "mate" and "bloody" a lot...

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 4:55 pm

if you do a search on this site you'll find a few versions of the song that people have posted. that's what really put the song into focus for me, that and watching dave playing it in slow motion on listener supported.

Trippin Hillbilly · Post by **Trippin Hillbilly** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 5:15 pm

isaac wrote:lol. i could be. sorry, uh...man. hehe. it's old habit. hope it's not that irritating. i use "mate" and "bloody" a lot...

Nah dude..keep saying it. Was just curious.

Kman_99_01 · Post by **Kman_99_01** » Sat Jul 26, 2003 7:18 pm

i've got the 2/20/97 version of the song. its a damn good one. im slowly getting the hang of it. thanks for the help!

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Sun Jul 27, 2003 1:04 am

dmfollower wrote:if you do a search on this site you'll find a few versions of the song that people have posted. that's what really put the song into focus for me, that and watching dave playing it in slow motion on listener supported.

Hey thats a good idea. But I strongly disagree that the acoustic versions and the band versions have the same rhythm. In the L@LC vesion, he strums more percussively the muted strings and makes the rhythm a kind of chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka sound. In the band version, he is mostly
------------------------1--------e------+-------a---

trying to keep up with boyd and his violin strumming. It is very hard to tell.

dmfollower · Post by **dmfollower** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 6:22 pm

true, but atleast you get the chords and movements down. that was my big thing with 2step, holding the chords correctly and sliding around smoothly. a lot like trippin' billies.

R Light · Post by **R Light** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 9:39 pm

I have listened to the different versions many times and I actually believe in acoustic versions (more or less) he gets the palm mutes going......try and palm mute the low E and A strings, while occassionally hitting the G string on the upstroke......but let it ring more or less.....I hope that helps a little.