Need some help...

dmbjimmy · Post by **dmbjimmy** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:34 pm

Ok I'm playing a dmb song for my guitar class. I have no intention of singing b/c I can't. Any suggestions of a dmb song play instrumentally? Thanks-

Ando · Post by **Ando** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:37 pm

Try Lie In Our Graves.

It's not too simple, not too hard..

DustyDave · Post by **DustyDave** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 3:49 pm

I would say that any song would do just fine , depends on what you can play as well ....

Coldchillin · Post by **Coldchillin** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 5:31 pm

I think the Stone would be pretty cool without singing. A lot of the songs that have trickier parts would be better. Maybe DIDO? Warehouse is cool too. It also depends on how long you are playing...

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:10 pm

OSW Intro-->OSW(shortened of course)

CWMCALL · Post by **CWMCALL** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 9:07 am

What Would You Say sounds pretty smooth with no lyrics

gravedigger · Post by **gravedigger** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 10:43 am

I've heard John Mayer do a nice instrumental of Lover Lay Down. I've also heard some nice renditions of #41 which is probably what I would do.

Speenis · Post by **Speenis** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 11:10 am

LIOG might be iffy cuz of all the jams on guitar are pretty empty if ya follow me...
OSW w/intro would be good, and the stone would be great, but thats harder

1eyed_jack · Post by **1eyed_jack** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:30 pm

proudest monkey

probably not.
actually i think bartender could sound pretty cool, but other than one sweet world with the intro, my choice would be what will become of me. I think thats a very good musical peice that could work with no singing.

borocks · Post by **borocks** » Wed Dec 03, 2003 2:33 pm

do BOWA

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 12:51 am

I I don't know if doinmg a dmb song without lyrics would work. The One Sweet Word intro is good, but the song, the verses are so enpty without lyrics. What would you say just gets repatative. Lie In Our GRaves, again, repatative, and yes, the jam is pretty empty if you don't have a backup band, and when I do it I sing the What Will Become of Me lyrics, but you can't do that then. Drive In Drive Out would be very empty, expecially with the bridge and jam parts. Bartender is too simple to keep anyone interested. BOWA, that's a possible one, since it has many parts and you don't repeat them as much like lie in our graves, What Would You Say, and Bartender.

I would do something short, like the intor to OSW, #34 with doing it a few times, then the chorus just a few times, and end it. Another one would be a very short stone would work very well - intro verse chorus verse chorus without repeating the verse and intro and chorus that much. One thing you could o that would sound nice is the jams on BTCS, maybe even just string them all together, that would be a great idea and thing to do.

Anyways, for dmb songs, they have a looping pattern that with just gitar, it gets really tedious and boring, with lyrics or the band, they are jewels, each one of them.

Wait, good I dea, try Dreams Of Our Fathers, of course cut it a little short, but the fast pace of the picking of the verse will keep people interested. Seriously, try that, i think it might be your best bet for without lyrics.

seth_southerland · Post by **seth_southerland** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 2:10 pm

ok my suggestion for satellite disappeared, but i will suggest it again, cuz it is fun to play, and i dont see how it could get boring for anyone

dmbjimmy · Post by **dmbjimmy** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 5:11 pm

ranting thespian-

thanks for the insight... I like your idea of Dreams of Our Fathers... thing is I've played that in front of the class already and I've done stone as well. I'm thinking abour playing save me (I'll try to sing it)...or I was thinking of blending a few dave matthews songs together.

thanks for your help though-

if you know some dmb blends that would work that would help a bunch.. thanks again-

DJR · Post by **DJR** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 7:48 pm

hey how bout one that actually doesn't have lyrics? like #34, that'd be cool

PlayLikeDave · Post by **PlayLikeDave** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 10:45 pm

DJR07 wrote:hey how bout one that actually doesn't have lyrics? like #34, that'd be cool

That is a great song, but have you heard the version with lyrics? I like that one a whole lot too...I think that the studio version might be my fave tho

peace