Honest Attempts at Good Songs
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Feeling Whitney - Post Malone (Cover)
An honest attempt at Feeling Whitney by @postmalone.
Apologies for not being around much recently - I’ve been swamped with work and life and everything in between the past few months so haven’t really found the time or impetus to do one of these. It’s going to be the same for the next month or so as well as I’m actually flying home to Scotland in a few days!
This is a lovely song by someone I’ve never really listened to properly - I know Post Malone has his wee country side to him, so I think I should give him a proper listen soon.
As with all of these, the recording quality isn’t great as I’ve just propped my phone up and pressed record, but I’m getting closer to considering sorting proper recording equipment because they’re annoying me as well now.
Qs or comments on what I’m playing etc, please fire away
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Strawberry Wine - Noah Kahan (Cover)
zhlédnutí 332Před 3 měsíci
An honest attempt at Strawberry Wine by ​⁠@NoahKahan. My mums been asking me to do a Noah Kahan song for a while so this is long overdue (if you don’t count Sarah’s Place). The chords in this are just about the same as the original (except he plays capo 7), but the picking and hammers and everything else are pretty much entirely different - as with most of these I just find something I like and...
Chamomile - Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra (Cover)
zhlédnutí 154Před 5 měsíci
An honest attempt at Chamomile by Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra. It’s been the best part of 2 years since I did a Walter Etc cover, which is wrong and for which I am sorry - desperately trying to make amends now. Any Qs etc, comment away.
Sarah’s Place - Zach Bryan (feat. Noah Kahan) (Cover)
zhlédnutí 557Před 6 měsíci
An honest attempt at Sarah’s Place by @zachbryan1067 (featuring @NoahKahan). Happy new year one and all - I hope 2024 is good to you ❤️ Starting the new year with a favourite from last year. Any Qs/comments, fire away!
Beach Baby - Bon Iver (Acoustic Cover)
zhlédnutí 253Před 8 měsíci
An honest attempt at Beach Baby by Bon Iver. It’s another Bon Iver cover, for which I will not apologise - I don’t know how many I’m up to now but I do know it’s too many. I’m actually coming off the back of another bout of COVID, so please forgive any failings in the vocals. As ever, any Qs etc., comment away.
All I Want - Kodaline (Cover)
zhlédnutí 205Před 9 měsíci
An honest attempt at All I Want by @Kodalinemusic, coming to you from beautiful Melbourne! I’ve made the move from Scotland to Australia and am finally set up to start doing these covers again - apologies for the silence in the meantime but there was a lot happening! This song was actually suggested by @mawa8597 at a time when I was looking at doing another Kodaline song, Way Back When, so it f...
Summer - Lewis McLaughlin (Acoustic Cover)
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An honest attempt at Summer by ​@lewismclaughlinmusic This is a lovely song which allows me to sing without having to put on any accent, and it’s fitting to do it now after we had our week of summer here in Glasgow at the start of the month. I’m actually disappearing to the other side of the world (Australia) in roughly a couple of months, so I’ll try and get another out before I go but there’l...
Cello Song - Nick Drake (Cover)
zhlédnutí 285Před rokem
An honest attempt at Cello Song by Nick Drake. Nick Drake is someone my dad really likes and has gotten me into as a result, so he’s to thank for this. If you’re a fan of his (Nick Drake, not my dad), there’s a good chance I’ll do another of his in future. You might have noticed this looks and sounds slightly different, and that’s because I didn’t realise how poor quality the sound on my last c...
Bob - The Dodos
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An honest attempt at Bob by the Dodos. Another of my favourite types of cover - covers of songs I adore but don’t get many views because the song itself isn’t particularly big. With these types of covers, it’s always nice to see who else appreciates the music I do beyond the more famous stuff. This is a bit of a weird one on the guitar, simpler in some ways but more awkward in others. The stuff...
Home - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros (Acoustic Cover)
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An honest attempt at Home by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros. Hello again. First off, I’m sorry for the 4-month hiatus - I’ve had a million things happen since the end of November and this channel has unfortunately taken a backseat because of that. My videos were always once every two weeks to once a month anyway so it’s not as if I was ever regular, but this has been a very long break, and ...
Repeat Until Death - Novo Amor (Cover)
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An honest attempt at Repeat Until Death by Novo Amor. This is an easy one on the guitar: Capo 1 C G Am F I’ve played about with the hammers and stuff but if you’re a complete beginner you can still do this song justice just playing those chords. It’s a lovely song and you don’t have to go high vocally, so definitely worth having in the repertoire! Leave a comment if you have any Qs
Holy - Frightened Rabbit (Acoustic Cover)
zhlédnutí 306Před rokem
An honest attempt at Holy by Frightened Rabbit. Apologies for yet another leave of absence. I have been struggling with my throat again - I’ve been having trouble since I caught COVID in February and there are weeks at a time where I just can’t sing at all. It’s a shame for the sake of this channel but not much I can do. Since my last song, the channel has had a bit of an uptake in views, mainl...
Indiana - Adrianne Lenker (Cover)
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An honest attempt at Indiana by @AdrianneLenkerMusic This is a lovely wee song and - as with pretty much all my covers - I’d thoroughly recommend listening to the actual song to hear it performed properly. This honest attempt is another victim of the fact I record these on my phone without any proper equipment, as it means I can’t do anything about the sharp intakes of breath you can hear. I’m ...
Rubble to Rubble - Wilderado (Acoustic Cover)
zhlédnutí 1,6KPřed rokem
An honest attempt at Rubble to Rubble by Wilderado. I’m truly sorry for the 2-month absence - I have a whole list of reasons why I haven’t been able to upload, from injury/illness (neither major), to my flatmate (who doesn’t know I have this channel) now working from home, to just hitting a brick wall in terms of what to perform. I’m on holiday for 10 days this Thursday but after that I’ll try ...
Kids - MGMT (Kooks Version) (Acoustic Cover)
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An honest attempt at Kids by MGMT. In truth this is a cover of the Kooks’ cover, with minor changes because why not. I had a wee count through the videos there and this will be my 7th cover of a cover, as it were. Don’t know why it’s become such a theme tbh. This is obviously a little different with the split-screen of me doing a rhythm and lead - I don’t know if I’ll do more like these as I’m ...
re:stacks - Bon Iver (Cover)
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re:stacks - Bon Iver (Cover)
Better Together - Jack Johnson (Cover)
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Better Together - Jack Johnson (Cover)
Look at Miss Ohio - Nick Mulvey (cover of Gillian Welch) (Cover)
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Look at Miss Ohio - Nick Mulvey (cover of Gillian Welch) (Cover)
Elation - Isbells (Cover)
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Elation - Isbells (Cover)
Dave’s Song - Whitney (Cover)
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Dave’s Song - Whitney (Cover)
Let’s Get Breakfast - Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra (Walter Etc) (Cover)
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Let’s Get Breakfast - Walter Mitty and His Makeshift Orchestra (Walter Etc) (Cover)
Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right - Bob Dylan (Peter, Paul and Mary version) (Cover)
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Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right - Bob Dylan (Peter, Paul and Mary version) (Cover)
Old Old Fashioned - Frightened Rabbit (Cover)
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Old Old Fashioned - Frightened Rabbit (Cover)
First Day Of My Life - Bright Eyes (Cover)
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First Day Of My Life - Bright Eyes (Cover)
Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex (Cover)
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Apocalypse - Cigarettes After Sex (Cover)
Skinny Love - Bon Iver (Cover)
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Skinny Love - Bon Iver (Cover)
Read My Mind - The Killers (Acoustic Cover)
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Read My Mind - The Killers (Acoustic Cover)
Blood Bank - Bon Iver (Acoustic Cover)
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Blood Bank - Bon Iver (Acoustic Cover)
Never - All The Luck In The World (Cover)
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Never - All The Luck In The World (Cover)
Hearts Racing - The Bones of J.R. Jones (Cover)
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Hearts Racing - The Bones of J.R. Jones (Cover)

Komentáře

  • @Jean-ky1xi
    @Jean-ky1xi Před 9 hodinami

    Man that's amazing, can you please make a video tutorial?

  • @Daisyy_loviee
    @Daisyy_loviee Před měsícem

    great

  • @Leben1119
    @Leben1119 Před měsícem

    Que bonito suena, ojalá pueda tocarla así ❤

  • @harri_bruce
    @harri_bruce Před 2 měsíci

    Please do a tutorial man, this is the most accurate guitar for a cover I’ve heard.

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 2 měsíci

      Apologies for the delay mate, had to get the guitar out and remind myself what I played! I’ve never done tutorials but I can do my best to explain what I’ve done. Worth pointing out I’m not actually playing it correctly either - I just listened to the song and found something close enough that works for me! These are the chords: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/zach-bryan/sarahs-place-chords-4962736 And then for the intro I’m just doing the following: G - 6th and 3rd together - 2nd - 3rd C - 5th and 3rd together - 2nd Straight into another G, repeat the pattern then play another G (6 and 3 - 2 - 3) then play: D - 4th and 3rd together - 2nd C - 5th and 3rd together - 2nd G - 6th and 3rd together - 2nd - 3rd (then a wee strum) First verse is the same but let the final G ring on each line and obviously on the final line of the first verse you start strumming. Hope that helps!

  • @animaguitar1174
    @animaguitar1174 Před 3 měsíci

    Fantastic!

  • @samuelmetcalfe7053
    @samuelmetcalfe7053 Před 3 měsíci

    Great version mate!

  • @user-hk1wv1pj3e
    @user-hk1wv1pj3e Před 3 měsíci

    It’s my favorite 😌

  • @user-hk1wv1pj3e
    @user-hk1wv1pj3e Před 3 měsíci

    Wow!!! I’m Japanese 😃 You are amazing 😳👍💕💕💕

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 3 měsíci

      Thank you so much! And hello from Scotland/Australia 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺

  • @Poohb3ar117.
    @Poohb3ar117. Před 5 měsíci

    A M A Z I N G, Your voice really fits this song. Great as always i love seeing new videos you post🙃

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 5 měsíci

      Thank you so much, I always appreciate these comments! I’ve not been posting as much since I moved to Oz but I’ll try and get back to old ways soon!

  • @Kinobambino
    @Kinobambino Před 5 měsíci

    So good, you have an warm voice

  • @ninomiguel4846
    @ninomiguel4846 Před 5 měsíci

    🔥

  • @snailpztv
    @snailpztv Před 6 měsíci

    Can somebody that’s better than me put the lyrics here? If I’ve missed it already I’m sorry, that rendition was RAD!!!

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 6 měsíci

      To be fair I can remember not having a clue what the lyrics were at the time! These should the lyrics: Be my mind, don't like to think for myself All of the time, and Be my soul, look into these eyes Like no one before Be my light, sunrise laughing 'Cause we stayed up all night Be my map And we'll leave with all the treasure we can grab, oh Be my lake, summer sand And a strawberry milkshake Be my pride, stay under my skin Don't let me take what is not mine Be my house, strong and sturdy Far from town, oh Be my home Just think of all the places we'll go Be my blood, oh, I'd shoot the moon And it wouldn't be enough And be my books Head on your shoulders with damn good looks Be my hands And I'll paint your picture darling the best I can Be my heart, and I've got you in the end I wish I had you from the start

  • @gladb473
    @gladb473 Před 6 měsíci

    Love it much 🎉🎉🎉

  • @Jessicaaa84
    @Jessicaaa84 Před 6 měsíci

    So good 💯 I'm binge watching your videos haha. Please please pleaseeee make one of contrails by all the luck in the world

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 6 měsíci

      Thank you so much! I’ve got a list of potential covers coming up so I’ll add Contrails to it and see if I can get it to work!

  • @Dave91127
    @Dave91127 Před 7 měsíci

    Amazing man

  • @vitoraugustoramosgoncalves7207

    chords pleasees

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 8 měsíci

      For the verses, I’m playing A7 C D G D in a loop (start second verse on the G) For the chorus it’s C D Em A7 C A7 Em/Em7 in a loop, final Em/Em7 is played up on the 7th fret as a barre chord. Timings are a bit funny but if you watch the vid and have those chords handy it’ll hopefully be clear!

  • @acehilm5001
    @acehilm5001 Před 8 měsíci

    this is such a beautiful song i’m sure it was so fun to learn ❤

  • @georgewynne1200
    @georgewynne1200 Před 8 měsíci

    Been missing these. Good man Jimmy.

  • @mawa8597
    @mawa8597 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow - seeing this notification was an unexpected, but really nice surprise. Beautiful interpretation! Hope you got a good start in Australia - I always liked the idea of a new beginning and I hope that it's been a good one for you so far!

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před 9 měsíci

      Thank you, both for the comments and this suggestion! If you’re able to, you should definitely broaden your horizons, but appreciate it’s not an option for everyone!

  • @Poohb3ar117.
    @Poohb3ar117. Před 10 měsíci

    beautiful cover as usual

  • @sebastianjung7749
    @sebastianjung7749 Před 10 měsíci

    Sehr schön. Ich habe auch gerade angefangen zu üben! Ich bin noch weit entfernt von ihrer Qualität! Kaum zu glauben das ihr Video noch so wenige likes hat,

  • @patcarruthers5663
    @patcarruthers5663 Před 11 měsíci

    i've never heard this song before. so glad i stumbled upon this video.

  • @TheSlawty
    @TheSlawty Před 11 měsíci

    My favorite one so far! Great cover, and excellent song choices. Keep it up!

  • @chrisperry8192
    @chrisperry8192 Před rokem

    Very beautiful rendition. Paul’s playing on this tune is superb!

  • @MichaelLee-gk6tz
    @MichaelLee-gk6tz Před rokem

    Really nice job! Trying to find tabs on this song, but no luck! So using your video to try and figure it out!

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      Thanks man! I found this on Ultimate Guitar: tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-bones-of-j-r-jones/hearts-racing-tabs-1981965 To be honest, I can't remember if I used this as I learned it a while ago now, but I remember I used a few of his live performances to do the same as you're doing now!

  • @mawa8597
    @mawa8597 Před rokem

    Have fun in Australia! Ever thought of uploading Kodaline? I think All I Want would fit your voice so good.

  • @lewismclaughlinmusic

    Love it! Nice one my man

  • @kabnis2022
    @kabnis2022 Před rokem

    Can you quickly explain the strumming pattern?

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      I didn’t play with a specific strumming pattern - it’s more just playing to the rhythm of the song itself, but it sounds like for the most part I’m playing D-U-D, with the initial D-U being quick and there being an emphasis on the second Down Hope this helps!

  • @canaldosom1924
    @canaldosom1924 Před rokem

    Such a pretty cover!

  • @ND1592
    @ND1592 Před rokem

    dude well done, this is really good! What's that lick you're playing before the slippin in my faith part? I can't figure it out to save my life and it's so good lol

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      thank you very much! it won't be the clearest but hopefully this helps: Em (ring and pinky on 3rd frets of B and high E) D (into Dsus4) C G into G (F# bass) Em (the wee lick is just sliding from 3rd fret of the B to 5th and back down to 3rd, then open B, 2nd on the G, then open G) D (hammer pinky onto 4th fret of the G and off again, open G, 2nd fret on the D and open G again) (I've not actually done this very cleanly in the video) C D into D7 Appreciate that's not the easiest to follow but if you play the video at half-speed and follow that it should hopefully make more sense!

  • @KellyPie
    @KellyPie Před rokem

    that was beautiful!! your voice is a purple sunset over a placid lake

  • @a_simple_rain_lover

    Amazing

  • @anjaxy3732
    @anjaxy3732 Před rokem

    Beautiful

  • @Poohb3ar117.
    @Poohb3ar117. Před rokem

    i love it

  • @7eh7o
    @7eh7o Před rokem

    where did you learn the guitar for this song?

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      Someone asked previously and I had a look on Google and CZcams and can't find my version anywhere, so I think I've taken tabs from somewhere and adapted them - it's been that long I can't remember! I've tried to tab them out below - if you play the video at half speed and follow that tab it should hopefully see you right! Worth noting it won't look right on a phone screen, so if you have a laptop or tablet it'll be easier to follow. Intro (x2) E|-----------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------0-----------0-------------------- B|--------1--------1----------------------------------------------------1------------------1-----------1----------------- G|----0--------0-----0-----0h2--0h2---0h2---0h2---------------------0-----------------------------0------0------0- D|-----------------------2------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A|--0-----------------------------------------3------2------0-------------------------------------------------3--------2----- E|-----------3----------------1------1--------------------------------------------3-----------1--------------------------- Verse E|----------------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------1----------------1------------------1------------------------ G|-----0-----0-------0--------0--------0--------0-------0--------0- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--0---------------------------------------------------3-------2----- E|-----------------3----------------1---------------------------------- End of verse transition into chorus (x2) e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|----0-------0----0----0----0----0----0----0---------| D|------0h2-----------------------------------| A|--0------------3----0---------0----3-----0-----------| E|---------------------------3-----------------------| Chorus 1 G C And through the glass, the corn crows come like rain G Am They won't stay, they won't stay C for too long now G Am This could be all that we know... D Dsus4 of love and all Chorus 2 G Am C G (hammer 1st on B) And through the carnival we watch them go round and round G Am C G All we knew of home was just a sunset and some clouds

    • @7eh7o
      @7eh7o Před rokem

      @@honestattemptsatgoodsongs aahhhh thank youuuuuu

  • @StuartFordham
    @StuartFordham Před rokem

    That's really great.

  • @catherinealexander4428

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @Girk_draws
    @Girk_draws Před rokem

    I love

  • @Poohb3ar117.
    @Poohb3ar117. Před rokem

    you have an amazing voice

  • @SergeUnplugged
    @SergeUnplugged Před rokem

    Sounds great, keep it up

  • @user-hr5xj3wy3h
    @user-hr5xj3wy3h Před rokem

    Awesome. Did you ever work on your whistling or has it always come quite naturally?

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      Thank you! The whistling is just natural as I’ve been able to whistle since I was really young - suppose it’s the same as anything though where the more you do it the better you get

  • @recordsrus7215
    @recordsrus7215 Před rokem

    What's the strumming pattern?

  • @nayrimch2695
    @nayrimch2695 Před rokem

    Beautiful song! Please make a cover of " Syml-Girl"

  • @stuckinmarch2020
    @stuckinmarch2020 Před rokem

    Such a beautiful Honest Attempt! For real, I find this song incredibly hard to sing (for a baritone voice) let alone playing it on the guitar at the same time. Massive props to you!

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      Thank you so much! Tbh it’s the same as a lot of songs, you just need to play until the guitar is automatic and then you can sing over it from there!

  • @rafsetcc
    @rafsetcc Před rokem

    perfeito

  • @hobelgoblin4724
    @hobelgoblin4724 Před rokem

    truly beautiful, genuine and intimate. very nice!

  • @stuckinmarch2020
    @stuckinmarch2020 Před rokem

    Lovely cover. Your voice bridges quite nicely between lower and head voice for this song!

  • @jdawkins111
    @jdawkins111 Před rokem

    oof

  • @millennial_bug
    @millennial_bug Před rokem

    Cool

  • @joshchapman4753
    @joshchapman4753 Před rokem

    Well done mate it sounds good. I’ve learnt it through a tutorial but I can’t for the life of me figure out how where to place the words as I sing, do you have any tips? PS this is the best version I’ve heard with the guitar

    • @honestattemptsatgoodsongs
      @honestattemptsatgoodsongs Před rokem

      Thanks man! Seems a really obvious answer but it’s just playing until the guitar becomes second-nature, and you can sing without having to think about what your hands are doing. Other thing I’d say - I’ve not seen the tutorial you watched but what I’m playing for the verses is just ‘bass note - 3rd - 2nd - 3rd’ (apart from 3rd fret and 2nd fret on the 5th string at the end of the sequence, where it’s just ‘bass - 3rd - bass - 3rd’) which is a calmer picking pattern to sing over!