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05-14-2005, 10:51 PM
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Ok, well my friends and I are going to turn some 50's/60's songs into punk covers. But really, I dont know what I should be playing here. Fast blues type lines? Pentatonic scales? I just dont wanna play root notes through their melody.
Stuff like:
grease
beach boys
Chuck Berry
Add a song suggestion if you like.
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05-14-2005, 10:56 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Upstate NY | | | Just a thought... You'll ruin some of those songs if you turn them into punk music. If you must, learn the actual bass line and adapt it to fit your style. Don't just improv it, the bass is really catchy in some of those older tunes..
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05-14-2005, 11:48 PM
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If you're doing songs at punkrock tempos, you're not going to have much space for complex lines. Try using root or root/five as the basis of your playing (and concentrate more on nailing an aggressive and accurate punk tone), then add the occasional walk up or fill, especially at the changes. Another nice effect is to sometimes play the octave on the downbeat for emphasis. |
05-15-2005, 01:09 PM
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05-15-2005, 01:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Martensville, Sask | | | haha dont worry, i'm not planning on ruining the music.just because its punk doesnt mean its crap. But i know it'll be fun, I just learnt a beach boys song
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05-15-2005, 03:14 PM
|  | Basement Clef | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Below Ground, Detroit area | | | A suggestion, instead of punking obvious rockers, pick somewhat known "mellow" or b-side songs to liven up. Some rock songs are great the first time around, just make the cover songs your "own".
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05-15-2005, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by MCBTunes haha dont worry, i'm not planning on ruining the music.just because its punk doesnt mean its crap. | Please see my signature.
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05-16-2005, 09:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Centennial State | | | Listen to some Me First and The Gimme Gimmes for a good example. The album "Blow in the Wind" is the best for 50's & 60's punk covers.
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05-17-2005, 04:08 PM
| | | | try some of the older punk stuff too. Electric Prunes..Get me to the World on time or I had too much to dream last night. |
05-18-2005, 03:50 PM
|  | Life is Tough. Laugh more. Moderator | | Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Warwick, Rhode Island, USA | | | Mr Skin by Spirit would rock. So would Hey Grandma by Moby Grape.
Everywhere and Get High by The Sons of Champlin would punk up nicely, as would some of the old Ventures stuff.
We used to do a semi-metal version of She's So Cold by the Stones, that was a fun song.
Sounds like you could have lots of fun with that.
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05-19-2005, 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Thor Mr Skin by Spirit . | That rocks! Great tune!!
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05-19-2005, 01:33 AM
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Just a thought.....
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