spectoremg Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 I think if you've listened to Genesis for far too long or any prog you get used to tricky time signatures so it does seem easy. And yes, Sting's independent as you put it. Geddy Lee's another, and Mark King, and etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzaboy Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Roger2611 says [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]"The start of Sex on Fire.....we have been playing it for six years now and the drummer and guitarist still cannot agree with the timings....that leaves muggins here stuck in the middle....I tend to go with the drummer....as the lessor of two evils! "[/font][/color] Had the same problem and the solution was easy peasy. Get the drummer to start the song with the drum "riff" and you and the guitarist give each other the nod when one of you are coming in. Edited January 29, 2015 by jezzaboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Never had a problem with playing My Sharona, just took a while to learn where all the different bits came. In the end I broke it down into 5 or 6 segments and wrote them out in the order they came. Worked fine after that. For me another easy yet difficult one was "Surfin Bird". Basically endless bars of the main chord riff followed by 1 bar each of the other two chords, and every verse is a different length. It's hardly the sort of song where you want to be visibly seen counting bars to get it right either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E sharp Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1422560068' post='2674173'] He has complete independence doesn't he. Beautiful sounding voice too. One of the best reunions ever too, they sounded wonderful. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWh5ilLBs-k[/media] [/quote] Gotta love Copeland . Honestly , who wouldn't love to play with that guy behind them - such lovely player . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essexbasscat Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) Killer Queen is fun Oh, along with House of the King by Focus Edited January 29, 2015 by essexbasscat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1422560068' post='2674173'] He has complete independence doesn't he. Beautiful sounding voice too. One of the best reunions ever too, they sounded wonderful. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWh5ilLBs-k[/media] [/quote] Awesome. Love that tune but i still hear hitting the taskbar everytime lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinny Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 [quote name='Roger2611' timestamp='1422557700' post='2674130'] The start of Sex on Fire.....we have been playing it for six years now and the drummer and guitarist still cannot agree with the timings....that leaves muggins here stuck in the middle....I tend to go with the drummer....as the lessor of two evils! [/quote] I thought this was just our lot! Several line up changes have all been punctuated by the inevitable full hour of them trying to get this intro right. Thing is, never having attempted to play either instrument, I've never seen where the problem actually is with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameronj279 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Get lucky. Easy enough song but if you don't have the groove right it sounds like a robotic mess. Saw so many bands butcher it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Sex on Fire! We had a great system for this; the guitarist started, the drummer knew when to come in and I knew to come in after the hi-hat! I've seen bands cheat though - starting on the first beat with an acoustic intro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squire5 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 The intro to 'Drive My Car' by the Beatles.It seems to be a mish-mash of lead,bass and drums,in that order.We still have trouble with it.With 'Sex on Fire' if you get the timing of the opening riff right,its deceptively simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubit Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Any Kings of Leon song will be pretty easy because the bass player admits, he's only just starting to learn how to play the thing. The first two albums are ridiculously easy. He was the relative who was asked to join the band because the rest of the family had formed it. Lucky break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twincam Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 [quote name='ubit' timestamp='1422817244' post='2677156'] Any Kings of Leon song will be pretty easy because the bass player admits, he's only just starting to learn how to play the thing. The first two albums are ridiculously easy. He was the relative who was asked to join the band because the rest of the family had formed it. Lucky break! [/quote] I never knew that, pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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