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Digitally Yours (First Verse)
🕑 Added 2022-03-05 16:45:53 +0000 UTCHello! Today we get smooth and jazzy with a few of the verse fills from Digitally Yours. A fun fact is that the working title for this song was Zip Zorp. In my head it's still Zip Zorp, so I almost named this post Zip Zorp.
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This section works by filling in the gaps between the vocal phrases with short fills. The majority of these are harmonized in 3rds. This creates one of my favourite sounds on the guitar (and one that's often underused!). One way to practice this style is to take something like a D major scale and play it across strings 1&2 in 3rds:
-2--3--5--7--9----10--12--14---
-3--5--7--8--10---12--14--15--
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Or strings 2&3:
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-3--5--7--8--10--12--14------
-4--6--7--9--11--12--14------
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Not only will these give you a good exercise to practice, but it'll also give you something creative to mess around with next time you're jamming or writing. I'll often grab these shapes if I'm going for a certain chill and beach-y sound.
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Armed with the knowledge of 3rds, you can give this tune a whirl. The trick is to get the phrases right. Listen to the recording and carefully pay attention to where slides happen, the speed of them, etc. That'll go a long way in enhancing the feel.
TAB is attached. Drop any questions or comments down below!
Comments
Beautiful!
Hmm, that's the only one I recall off the top of my head. Most of them were ridiculous though!
Krissy
Thirds! Those third slides were really fun and sound cool too. Thanks for always slowing down the parts, helped me with better fingerings for this.
Friday
I'm a little disappointed we didn't get a full set of lyrics for Zip Zorp. 🎼 Zip Zorp thru the sky, kiss the Earth goodbye 🎼 Zip Zorp 'round the moon, eat it with a spoon 🌙🧀🥄
Grubbooba
I can’t explain why I find the pointing so funny
Shiro
Zip Zorp! I love that. Can you tell us any more working titles from this album, or is it a TWRP Secret?
