[KevinZ]

Nice one @Marty75 so sorry you got YT issues I found a way around the issue. That has worked for me in the past I changed the title and some words they let it slide but Eagles Bryan Adams and 1 other were very picky about covers. I have never been after money on my You Tube posts just the link so I can post on other sites. Eagles songs deserve to be remembered when people cover them that happens. So I guess I have a hard time figuring out why they are so picky about it. But it is what it is.

[KevinZ]

Way to go @Philb keep on that guitar journey nice song.

[KevinZ]

Hey thanks @Braden for listening in and commenting. Very much appreciated. I was drawn by the flute in the full orchestra video and liked the fact the whole audience stood up and sang the Alive Alive Oh sections. I thought can I create that flute and carry the song to give it that Irish feel. Nice to know I came close hope you had a great St Patrick’s Day.

[KevinZ]

Hey thanks @JTSchrock for listening in and commenting. Hope you had good St Patrick’s Day and didn’t drink to much green beer. Ha ha.

[KevinZ]

Thanks so much @albert_d for listening in and commenting. In my search for an Irish song I fell across this but what drew me in was the Irish flute. For some strange reason I get its hard to explain mesmerized so I tried to recreate some of that in my improvisation part. I also used a flat pick because I have been working to improve my picking with one. The Alive alive oh part was meant for audiences participating so I unplugged the song and made that part stand out. Seeing as was missing the audiences ha ha.

[KevinZ]

Hey thanks @Kittytime so very glad you enjoyed the unplugged campfire rendition and took the time to listen in and commenting. Let me know I didn’t waste my effort trying to reproduce some of the magic the original had.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @albert_d yes the key was suggested by my chordify app had some stretches and flats that were difficult to pull off without the capo. Glad you enjoyed the unplugged campfire rendition I had enough going on just mixing finger picking strumming and singing those 4 finger stretch chords I didn’t have the time to perfect and still make the post in time for Valentines.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @Philb glad you enjoyed the rendition I tried to give it that great instrument feel hope all is well with you.

[KevinZ]

Hey thanks @Braden for listening in and commenting. Glad you enjoyed the unplugged campfire rendition and took the time to let me know. Improvisation of the orchestra was the goal

[KevinZ]

Thanks @DennisW for listening in and commenting good songs get covered and are timeless. We were all young and starry eyed and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Glad I could give you those memories if only for an instant I wanted to do a Valentines song that hardly ever gets performed anymore.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @Braden that pinch 2 3 was a challenge 3/4 time played fast rolls my version was unplugged but I tried to get the rolling vibe from 1 guitar. You have a fantastic year also. Glad you took the time to comment and let me know you liked it.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @albert_d for listening in and commenting. I got to say that you have lived a great music experience so good for you. I was poor had to buy the best of tapes so my bucks stretched further drank day before payday beer. But I practically wore out the John Denver cassette see I listened to country old time rock 50’s 60’s everything but Rap. But JD makes me think of beautiful country land scapes. When I perform his songs I think that way and a beautiful girl goes along with all that. Call me strange but it is what it is. I just hope to do justice to JD songs if I do thats all I can ask for. Happy New year to you and yours.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @Philb glad you enjoyed the unplugged campfire rendition hope all is well.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @MrKimm for listening in and commenting. Just keep at it take a slow song you like break it into parts lyrics , chords, vocals, timing, strumming or picking pattern also finger pick or flat pick play simple strumming alongside the original almost like you were playing it with them. When the strum sounds like the original doesn’t fight it you have the timing. Then I whisper learn the lyrics to fit in with the music when I can do all the verses by memory. Thats when I try and sing I hope this helps you I wished I had a method when I 1st started the more you use the method the easier it becomes.

[KevinZ]

Thanks @Braden for listening in and commenting very much appreciated. The original had alot of great background music that I didn’t have so I did some improvisation to fill in for it glad you thought my version was enjoyable. Hope all is well