Chords for Learning To Sing For Guitarists! First Steps For Beginners Ear Training Course Guitar Lesson
Tempo:
126.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
D
E
F#
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Hey, how you doing?
Justin here.
Today I wanna talk a little bit about singing for people who can't sing.
Now, I definitely feel like I fall into that category.
I can kinda sing, I'm not trying to just be really modest,
but I'm definitely not a singer.
I've sung in bands before, but I don't have a great sounding voice,
and I'm cool with that, because mainly I sing as a tool,
and I've sung backing vocals in gigs for a long time.
And I think there's a lot of value to learning to be able to sing.
It's great, obviously, for singing backing vocals,
it's really good for transcribing, being able to hear a note, sing a note,
and then keep singing it while you try and find it on the guitar neck,
and that kind of thing.
But there's a lot of people really scared of even making a start.
They're worried that they're tone deaf, or that they just can't sing,
or they're embarrassed to sing.
So I just wanted to give a few tips to people who may be starting off
on that adventure, and some things that you might like to try out
that can help a little bit.
And the first thing is when you first start having a go at singing,
try and find a place where there's no one around to listen to you.
And it's not partly for them, but partly for you as well,
because the last thing that you need is your wife or your kids
or something really ripping the mickey out of you
for not being able to sing when you start.
Because a [C] lot of singing is about confidence.
And if you don't start to get confident in your singing,
it's never really going to work very well.
So you need to develop some sort of confidence in the ability to pitch
and the ability to sing and make a noise at all.
So that would be my first thing, is try and find a little space
where you're on your own and you don't have to worry about people hearing you
before you make a start actually vocalising anything.
And the first step, the first thing that you want to do is trying to sing a note.
And I know this might sound, for any of you that can sing,
it might seem a little bit odd, but I've seen lots of times over the years
when I've tried to encourage a student to sing that they really struggle
just to find a note at all.
So what you want to do is just try and find a note, say,
on the fifth or fourth string.
Just any note.
I'll pick this note, it's the note C.
And then see if you can sing it.
So, la, la, la.
Now you might be the first time you go, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
And you have to spend a little bit of time to try and find the note,
and that's okay.
If you're new to something like this, you can't expect to be singing in tune
straight away perfectly.
It's just probably pretty unrealistic, frankly.
So, just try finding a [G] few notes.
.
.
.
I've done this before, so I'm getting it.
But it might well be for you, it might be,
la, la, la, la, [Em] la.
And you're trying to find where it's la, la.
Here, you've got to learn to hear where it's in tune as well.
That's part of the game, okay?
So, trying to find where it's in tune.
Sometimes you'll [F#] hear a [D] harmony.
.
.
.
You might do that.
.
.
.
And it's not the same note, so in harmony.
.
.
.
[E] la, [F#] la, la, la, [E] la, la, [D] la.
Okay, so you could sing a harmony with a guitar,
but that's not what you're supposed to be doing.
You're supposed to be just trying to find the la, la.
Hear the difference?
It's exactly the same note.
If it's a harmony,
.
.
.
It's exactly the same, okay?
You're not trying to do anything fancy with it.
Just find the note and sing it.
And a good, doing five minutes of that
will be really beneficial, okay?
[B] .
.
.
la, la, la, [A#]
la, la, la, [D#]
la, la, la, la, la.
You know, don't stress
if it's not really happening for you, okay?
It's a really, really important stepping stone
is just to develop the confidence to play a little bit, okay?
Just to find the right note.
And the next thing,
the kind of the next step along from [C] doing that
will be trying to find from one note to another note.
And that's what we're gonna be mainly basing
this particular ear training course on
is gonna be going from one note to another note, okay?
It takes some practice, but you wanna be thinking
it's all gonna be kind of song-based.
So, if we've got one note,
and we're looking for the major second interval,
that's a happy birthday, okay?
So, happy, you need to get that note first.
Happy birth, [D] [C] happy [D] [C] birth, happy birthday.
[D] [C] Now, you wanna try and concentrate on making sure that it's in tune,
but don't worry about the tone of your voice
and all of that sort of stuff
because that's the kind of stuff
that proper singers need to think about, okay?
Particularly for me, you know,
the criticisms I have of myself when I'm trying to sing
is the way that I end notes or trying to hit a note
and then I end up going a little bit flat and that kind of thing.
That's not what you wanna be thinking about at this stage.
You just wanna be thinking about finding the first note
and then being able to sing up another note.
La, [D] la, da, oh.
[C] And then check it.
Uh, do, da, oh.
The major third is when the saint.
Oh, when the saint.
[E] Oh, when.
[C] [E]
[C] Or, or, old Ang Zion.
La, da, da, da.
[F] So, we're gonna be going through
each one of these different intervals with a song.
And the idea is that you're going to practice singing one note
and then getting to another note, okay?
It's a really, really powerful exercise
for lots of different reasons,
particularly if you're learning to do it on the guitar at the same time.
Okay?
Super-duper powerful.
But it's really good for your singing.
But you're not gonna be able to do it very effectively
unless you're singing as well.
So I've gotta encourage you at this point to have a go.
There's nothing to be worried about.
No one's gonna get hurt.
You know, you might upset your cat maybe if it's really bad.
But, you know, they'll get over it.
And you'll find that you can get yourself in tune
after a little while as well.
So, it really is that simple as a starting point.
Don't be trying to worry about other stuff
because there are lots of other elements
that you can worry about later on.
But to start off with,
just try and develop the sense of being able to sing a note
and recognize when you've got the right note.
Okay?
It might take you a little while.
Again, just because I've told you,
oh, you know, don't sing a harmony, sing the root note.
It's like, well, I don't know if I'm singing the harmony.
Keep trying because you will find,
you'll notice when you're singing the right note,
it sounds the same.
And I know this might sound patronizing or simple,
but it's not.
For a lot of people, it's difficult.
You know, it was really difficult for me as well.
I wasn't a natural singer.
I really struggled because I kind of joined a band
and they wanted me to sing backing vocals.
I'd never sung before
and I just had to kind of figure it out
and it was pretty rough, to be honest.
I'm glad they kind of put up with me
learning how to figure it out, you know.
But I got there and then eventually I ended up singing in a band
kind of by accident.
But, you know, you're probably glad you never made those gigs.
But, yeah, I'm just trying to encourage you
to have a go at singing and don't be scared of it.
And you might find that it leads you to a really nice place
where you can sing and you're happy and confident enough
to sing in public and put it out there
when you go to a barbecue and go,
yeah, let's do this song and take it away and sing it
and not be shy about it, you know.
I think that would be a great place to get to.
But just start small, thinking about singing one note
and then join me for the course
where we're going to learn to sing lots of different intervals.
It'll really be amazing for your singing journey.
So I really hope that gets you started
and I'll see you for plenty more very soon.
Take care of yourselves.
Bye-bye.
[N]
Justin here.
Today I wanna talk a little bit about singing for people who can't sing.
Now, I definitely feel like I fall into that category.
I can kinda sing, I'm not trying to just be really modest,
but I'm definitely not a singer.
I've sung in bands before, but I don't have a great sounding voice,
and I'm cool with that, because mainly I sing as a tool,
and I've sung backing vocals in gigs for a long time.
And I think there's a lot of value to learning to be able to sing.
It's great, obviously, for singing backing vocals,
it's really good for transcribing, being able to hear a note, sing a note,
and then keep singing it while you try and find it on the guitar neck,
and that kind of thing.
But there's a lot of people really scared of even making a start.
They're worried that they're tone deaf, or that they just can't sing,
or they're embarrassed to sing.
So I just wanted to give a few tips to people who may be starting off
on that adventure, and some things that you might like to try out
that can help a little bit.
And the first thing is when you first start having a go at singing,
try and find a place where there's no one around to listen to you.
And it's not partly for them, but partly for you as well,
because the last thing that you need is your wife or your kids
or something really ripping the mickey out of you
for not being able to sing when you start.
Because a [C] lot of singing is about confidence.
And if you don't start to get confident in your singing,
it's never really going to work very well.
So you need to develop some sort of confidence in the ability to pitch
and the ability to sing and make a noise at all.
So that would be my first thing, is try and find a little space
where you're on your own and you don't have to worry about people hearing you
before you make a start actually vocalising anything.
And the first step, the first thing that you want to do is trying to sing a note.
And I know this might sound, for any of you that can sing,
it might seem a little bit odd, but I've seen lots of times over the years
when I've tried to encourage a student to sing that they really struggle
just to find a note at all.
So what you want to do is just try and find a note, say,
on the fifth or fourth string.
Just any note.
I'll pick this note, it's the note C.
And then see if you can sing it.
So, la, la, la.
Now you might be the first time you go, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
And you have to spend a little bit of time to try and find the note,
and that's okay.
If you're new to something like this, you can't expect to be singing in tune
straight away perfectly.
It's just probably pretty unrealistic, frankly.
So, just try finding a [G] few notes.
.
.
.
I've done this before, so I'm getting it.
But it might well be for you, it might be,
la, la, la, la, [Em] la.
And you're trying to find where it's la, la.
Here, you've got to learn to hear where it's in tune as well.
That's part of the game, okay?
So, trying to find where it's in tune.
Sometimes you'll [F#] hear a [D] harmony.
.
.
.
You might do that.
.
.
.
And it's not the same note, so in harmony.
.
.
.
[E] la, [F#] la, la, la, [E] la, la, [D] la.
Okay, so you could sing a harmony with a guitar,
but that's not what you're supposed to be doing.
You're supposed to be just trying to find the la, la.
Hear the difference?
It's exactly the same note.
If it's a harmony,
.
.
.
It's exactly the same, okay?
You're not trying to do anything fancy with it.
Just find the note and sing it.
And a good, doing five minutes of that
will be really beneficial, okay?
[B] .
.
.
la, la, la, [A#]
la, la, la, [D#]
la, la, la, la, la.
You know, don't stress
if it's not really happening for you, okay?
It's a really, really important stepping stone
is just to develop the confidence to play a little bit, okay?
Just to find the right note.
And the next thing,
the kind of the next step along from [C] doing that
will be trying to find from one note to another note.
And that's what we're gonna be mainly basing
this particular ear training course on
is gonna be going from one note to another note, okay?
It takes some practice, but you wanna be thinking
it's all gonna be kind of song-based.
So, if we've got one note,
and we're looking for the major second interval,
that's a happy birthday, okay?
So, happy, you need to get that note first.
Happy birth, [D] [C] happy [D] [C] birth, happy birthday.
[D] [C] Now, you wanna try and concentrate on making sure that it's in tune,
but don't worry about the tone of your voice
and all of that sort of stuff
because that's the kind of stuff
that proper singers need to think about, okay?
Particularly for me, you know,
the criticisms I have of myself when I'm trying to sing
is the way that I end notes or trying to hit a note
and then I end up going a little bit flat and that kind of thing.
That's not what you wanna be thinking about at this stage.
You just wanna be thinking about finding the first note
and then being able to sing up another note.
La, [D] la, da, oh.
[C] And then check it.
Uh, do, da, oh.
The major third is when the saint.
Oh, when the saint.
[E] Oh, when.
[C] [E]
[C] Or, or, old Ang Zion.
La, da, da, da.
[F] So, we're gonna be going through
each one of these different intervals with a song.
And the idea is that you're going to practice singing one note
and then getting to another note, okay?
It's a really, really powerful exercise
for lots of different reasons,
particularly if you're learning to do it on the guitar at the same time.
Okay?
Super-duper powerful.
But it's really good for your singing.
But you're not gonna be able to do it very effectively
unless you're singing as well.
So I've gotta encourage you at this point to have a go.
There's nothing to be worried about.
No one's gonna get hurt.
You know, you might upset your cat maybe if it's really bad.
But, you know, they'll get over it.
And you'll find that you can get yourself in tune
after a little while as well.
So, it really is that simple as a starting point.
Don't be trying to worry about other stuff
because there are lots of other elements
that you can worry about later on.
But to start off with,
just try and develop the sense of being able to sing a note
and recognize when you've got the right note.
Okay?
It might take you a little while.
Again, just because I've told you,
oh, you know, don't sing a harmony, sing the root note.
It's like, well, I don't know if I'm singing the harmony.
Keep trying because you will find,
you'll notice when you're singing the right note,
it sounds the same.
And I know this might sound patronizing or simple,
but it's not.
For a lot of people, it's difficult.
You know, it was really difficult for me as well.
I wasn't a natural singer.
I really struggled because I kind of joined a band
and they wanted me to sing backing vocals.
I'd never sung before
and I just had to kind of figure it out
and it was pretty rough, to be honest.
I'm glad they kind of put up with me
learning how to figure it out, you know.
But I got there and then eventually I ended up singing in a band
kind of by accident.
But, you know, you're probably glad you never made those gigs.
But, yeah, I'm just trying to encourage you
to have a go at singing and don't be scared of it.
And you might find that it leads you to a really nice place
where you can sing and you're happy and confident enough
to sing in public and put it out there
when you go to a barbecue and go,
yeah, let's do this song and take it away and sing it
and not be shy about it, you know.
I think that would be a great place to get to.
But just start small, thinking about singing one note
and then join me for the course
where we're going to learn to sing lots of different intervals.
It'll really be amazing for your singing journey.
So I really hope that gets you started
and I'll see you for plenty more very soon.
Take care of yourselves.
Bye-bye.
[N]
Key:
C
D
E
F#
G
C
D
E
Hey, how you doing?
Justin here.
Today I wanna talk a little bit about singing for people who can't sing.
Now, I definitely feel like I fall into that category.
I can kinda sing, I'm not trying to just be really modest,
but I'm definitely not a singer.
I've sung in bands before, but I don't have a great sounding voice,
and I'm cool with that, because mainly I sing as a tool,
and I've sung backing vocals in gigs for a long time.
And I think there's a lot of value to learning to be able to sing.
It's great, obviously, for singing backing vocals,
it's really good for transcribing, being able to hear a note, sing a note,
and then keep singing it while you try and find it on the guitar neck,
and that kind of thing.
But there's a lot of people really scared of even making a start.
They're worried that they're tone deaf, or that they just can't sing,
or they're embarrassed to sing.
So I just wanted to give a few tips to people who may be starting off
on that adventure, and some things that you might like to try out
that can help a little bit.
And the first thing is when you first start having a go at singing,
try and find a place where there's no one around to listen to you.
And it's not partly for them, but partly for you as well,
because the last thing that you need is your wife or your kids
or something really ripping the mickey out of you
for not being able to sing when you start.
Because a [C] lot of singing is about confidence.
And if you don't start to get confident in your singing,
it's never really going to work very well.
So you need to develop some sort of confidence in the ability to pitch
and the ability to sing and make a noise at all.
So that would be my first thing, is try and find a little space
where you're on your own and you don't have to worry about people hearing you _
before you make a start actually vocalising anything.
And the first step, the first thing that you want to do is trying to sing a note.
And I know this might sound, for any of you that can sing,
it might seem a little bit odd, but I've seen lots of times over the years
when I've tried to encourage a student to sing that they really struggle
just to find a note at all.
So what you want to do is just try and find a note, say,
on the fifth or fourth string.
Just any note.
I'll pick _ this note, it's the note C.
_ And then see if you can sing it.
So, la, la, la.
Now you might be the first time you go, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
And you have to spend a little bit of time to try and find the note,
and that's okay.
If you're new to something like this, you can't expect to be singing in tune
straight away perfectly.
It's just probably pretty unrealistic, frankly.
So, just try finding a [G] few notes.
.
.
_ .
I've done this before, so I'm getting it.
But it might well be for you, it might be,
la, _ la, la, _ la, [Em] la.
And you're trying to find where it's la, _ _ _ la.
Here, you've got to learn to hear where it's in tune as well.
That's part of the game, okay?
So, trying to find where it's in tune.
Sometimes you'll [F#] hear a [D] harmony.
.
.
. _ _
You might do that.
.
.
.
And it's not the same note, so in harmony.
.
. _ _
.
[E] la, [F#] la, la, la, [E] la, la, [D] la.
Okay, so you could sing a harmony with a guitar,
but that's not what you're supposed to be doing.
You're supposed to be just trying to find the la, _ la.
_ Hear the difference?
It's exactly the same note.
If it's a harmony,
.
.
_ . _ _ _
It's exactly the same, okay?
You're not trying to do anything fancy with it.
Just find the note and sing it.
And a good, doing five minutes of that
will be really beneficial, okay?
[B] .
.
.
la, _ _ la, _ _ _ la, _ _ [A#] _ _
la, _ la, la, [D#] _
_ _ _ la, la, la, la, la.
You know, _ don't stress
if it's not really happening for you, okay?
It's a really, really important stepping stone
is just to develop the confidence to play a little bit, okay?
Just to find the right note.
And the next thing,
the kind of the next step along from [C] doing that
will be trying to find from one note to another note.
And that's what we're gonna be mainly basing
this particular ear training course on
is gonna be going from one note to another note, okay?
It takes some practice, but you wanna be thinking
it's all gonna be kind of song-based.
So, if we've got one note,
_ and we're looking for the major second interval,
that's a happy birthday, okay?
So, _ happy, you need to get that note first.
_ Happy birth, [D] _ _ _ [C] happy [D] _ [C] birth, _ _ _ happy _ birthday.
[D] _ [C] _ Now, you wanna try and concentrate on making sure that it's in tune,
but don't worry about the tone of your voice
and all of that sort of stuff
because that's the kind of stuff
that proper singers need to think about, okay?
Particularly for me, you know,
the criticisms I have of myself when I'm trying to sing
is the way that I end notes or trying to hit a note
and then I end up going a little bit flat and that kind of thing.
That's not what you wanna be thinking about at this stage.
You just wanna be thinking about finding the first note
and then being able to sing up another note.
La, [D] la, da, oh.
[C] And then check it.
Uh, do, da, oh.
The major third is when the saint.
Oh, when the saint.
[E] Oh, when.
_ [C] _ [E] _ _
[C] Or, or, old Ang Zion.
La, da, da, da.
[F] _ _ _ So, we're gonna be going through
each one of these different intervals with a song.
And the idea is that you're going to practice singing one note
and then getting to another note, okay?
It's a really, really powerful exercise
for lots of different reasons,
particularly if you're learning to do it on the guitar at the same time.
Okay?
Super-duper powerful.
But it's really good for your singing.
But you're not gonna be able to do it very effectively
unless you're singing as well.
So I've gotta encourage you at this point to have a go.
There's nothing to be worried about.
No one's gonna get hurt.
You know, you might upset your cat maybe if it's really bad.
But, you know, they'll get over it.
And you'll find that you can get yourself in tune
after a little while as well.
So, it really is that simple as a starting point.
Don't be trying to worry about other stuff
because there are lots of other elements
that you can worry about later on.
But to start off with,
just try and develop the sense of being able to sing a note
and recognize when you've got the right note.
Okay?
It might take you a little while.
Again, just because I've told you,
oh, you know, don't sing a harmony, sing the root note.
It's like, well, I don't know if I'm singing the harmony.
Keep trying because you will find,
you'll notice when you're singing the right note,
it sounds the same.
And I know this might sound patronizing or simple,
but it's not.
For a lot of people, it's difficult.
You know, it was really difficult for me as well.
I wasn't a natural singer.
I really struggled because I kind of joined a band
and they wanted me to sing backing vocals.
I'd never sung before
and I just had to kind of figure it out
and it was pretty rough, to be honest.
I'm glad they kind of put up with me
learning how to figure it out, you know.
But I got there and then eventually I ended up singing in a band
kind of by accident.
But, you know, you're probably glad you never made those gigs.
But, _ yeah, _ I'm just trying to encourage you
to have a go at singing and don't be scared of it.
And you might find that it leads you to a really nice place
where you can sing and you're happy and confident enough
to sing in public and put it out there
when you go to a barbecue and go,
yeah, let's do this song and take it away and sing it
and not be shy about it, you know.
I think that would be a great place to get to.
But just start small, thinking about singing one note
and then join me for the course
where we're going to learn to sing lots of different intervals.
It'll really be amazing for your singing journey.
So I really hope that gets you started
and I'll see you for plenty more very soon.
Take care of yourselves.
Bye-bye. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Justin here.
Today I wanna talk a little bit about singing for people who can't sing.
Now, I definitely feel like I fall into that category.
I can kinda sing, I'm not trying to just be really modest,
but I'm definitely not a singer.
I've sung in bands before, but I don't have a great sounding voice,
and I'm cool with that, because mainly I sing as a tool,
and I've sung backing vocals in gigs for a long time.
And I think there's a lot of value to learning to be able to sing.
It's great, obviously, for singing backing vocals,
it's really good for transcribing, being able to hear a note, sing a note,
and then keep singing it while you try and find it on the guitar neck,
and that kind of thing.
But there's a lot of people really scared of even making a start.
They're worried that they're tone deaf, or that they just can't sing,
or they're embarrassed to sing.
So I just wanted to give a few tips to people who may be starting off
on that adventure, and some things that you might like to try out
that can help a little bit.
And the first thing is when you first start having a go at singing,
try and find a place where there's no one around to listen to you.
And it's not partly for them, but partly for you as well,
because the last thing that you need is your wife or your kids
or something really ripping the mickey out of you
for not being able to sing when you start.
Because a [C] lot of singing is about confidence.
And if you don't start to get confident in your singing,
it's never really going to work very well.
So you need to develop some sort of confidence in the ability to pitch
and the ability to sing and make a noise at all.
So that would be my first thing, is try and find a little space
where you're on your own and you don't have to worry about people hearing you _
before you make a start actually vocalising anything.
And the first step, the first thing that you want to do is trying to sing a note.
And I know this might sound, for any of you that can sing,
it might seem a little bit odd, but I've seen lots of times over the years
when I've tried to encourage a student to sing that they really struggle
just to find a note at all.
So what you want to do is just try and find a note, say,
on the fifth or fourth string.
Just any note.
I'll pick _ this note, it's the note C.
_ And then see if you can sing it.
So, la, la, la.
Now you might be the first time you go, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
And you have to spend a little bit of time to try and find the note,
and that's okay.
If you're new to something like this, you can't expect to be singing in tune
straight away perfectly.
It's just probably pretty unrealistic, frankly.
So, just try finding a [G] few notes.
.
.
_ .
I've done this before, so I'm getting it.
But it might well be for you, it might be,
la, _ la, la, _ la, [Em] la.
And you're trying to find where it's la, _ _ _ la.
Here, you've got to learn to hear where it's in tune as well.
That's part of the game, okay?
So, trying to find where it's in tune.
Sometimes you'll [F#] hear a [D] harmony.
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You might do that.
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And it's not the same note, so in harmony.
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[E] la, [F#] la, la, la, [E] la, la, [D] la.
Okay, so you could sing a harmony with a guitar,
but that's not what you're supposed to be doing.
You're supposed to be just trying to find the la, _ la.
_ Hear the difference?
It's exactly the same note.
If it's a harmony,
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It's exactly the same, okay?
You're not trying to do anything fancy with it.
Just find the note and sing it.
And a good, doing five minutes of that
will be really beneficial, okay?
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la, _ _ la, _ _ _ la, _ _ [A#] _ _
la, _ la, la, [D#] _
_ _ _ la, la, la, la, la.
You know, _ don't stress
if it's not really happening for you, okay?
It's a really, really important stepping stone
is just to develop the confidence to play a little bit, okay?
Just to find the right note.
And the next thing,
the kind of the next step along from [C] doing that
will be trying to find from one note to another note.
And that's what we're gonna be mainly basing
this particular ear training course on
is gonna be going from one note to another note, okay?
It takes some practice, but you wanna be thinking
it's all gonna be kind of song-based.
So, if we've got one note,
_ and we're looking for the major second interval,
that's a happy birthday, okay?
So, _ happy, you need to get that note first.
_ Happy birth, [D] _ _ _ [C] happy [D] _ [C] birth, _ _ _ happy _ birthday.
[D] _ [C] _ Now, you wanna try and concentrate on making sure that it's in tune,
but don't worry about the tone of your voice
and all of that sort of stuff
because that's the kind of stuff
that proper singers need to think about, okay?
Particularly for me, you know,
the criticisms I have of myself when I'm trying to sing
is the way that I end notes or trying to hit a note
and then I end up going a little bit flat and that kind of thing.
That's not what you wanna be thinking about at this stage.
You just wanna be thinking about finding the first note
and then being able to sing up another note.
La, [D] la, da, oh.
[C] And then check it.
Uh, do, da, oh.
The major third is when the saint.
Oh, when the saint.
[E] Oh, when.
_ [C] _ [E] _ _
[C] Or, or, old Ang Zion.
La, da, da, da.
[F] _ _ _ So, we're gonna be going through
each one of these different intervals with a song.
And the idea is that you're going to practice singing one note
and then getting to another note, okay?
It's a really, really powerful exercise
for lots of different reasons,
particularly if you're learning to do it on the guitar at the same time.
Okay?
Super-duper powerful.
But it's really good for your singing.
But you're not gonna be able to do it very effectively
unless you're singing as well.
So I've gotta encourage you at this point to have a go.
There's nothing to be worried about.
No one's gonna get hurt.
You know, you might upset your cat maybe if it's really bad.
But, you know, they'll get over it.
And you'll find that you can get yourself in tune
after a little while as well.
So, it really is that simple as a starting point.
Don't be trying to worry about other stuff
because there are lots of other elements
that you can worry about later on.
But to start off with,
just try and develop the sense of being able to sing a note
and recognize when you've got the right note.
Okay?
It might take you a little while.
Again, just because I've told you,
oh, you know, don't sing a harmony, sing the root note.
It's like, well, I don't know if I'm singing the harmony.
Keep trying because you will find,
you'll notice when you're singing the right note,
it sounds the same.
And I know this might sound patronizing or simple,
but it's not.
For a lot of people, it's difficult.
You know, it was really difficult for me as well.
I wasn't a natural singer.
I really struggled because I kind of joined a band
and they wanted me to sing backing vocals.
I'd never sung before
and I just had to kind of figure it out
and it was pretty rough, to be honest.
I'm glad they kind of put up with me
learning how to figure it out, you know.
But I got there and then eventually I ended up singing in a band
kind of by accident.
But, you know, you're probably glad you never made those gigs.
But, _ yeah, _ I'm just trying to encourage you
to have a go at singing and don't be scared of it.
And you might find that it leads you to a really nice place
where you can sing and you're happy and confident enough
to sing in public and put it out there
when you go to a barbecue and go,
yeah, let's do this song and take it away and sing it
and not be shy about it, you know.
I think that would be a great place to get to.
But just start small, thinking about singing one note
and then join me for the course
where we're going to learn to sing lots of different intervals.
It'll really be amazing for your singing journey.
So I really hope that gets you started
and I'll see you for plenty more very soon.
Take care of yourselves.
Bye-bye. _ _
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