Thank you so much for this lesson. I found it while looking for the harmony part to The Boxer and have now subscribed to your channel. I look forward to other such videos.
If I remember right, in S&G's version of Scarborough Fair, there are no harmonies. Paul Simon sings something entirely different (a sort of fugue), both in terms of music and lyrics, while Art Garfunkel sings the traditional folk song.
Great video! I would absolutely love to hear you break down Scarborough Fair like this. The whole song. It was great, I will be revisiting for sure. Thanks for making this.
just this minute discovered this video, I'd always wondered what the vocals would all sound like separately. Hadn't thought about it for years though, so this just appearing on my homepage feed this morning was an absolute godsend. There's no better feeling than receiving the gift of the answer to a really, really old question that I'd never got any further with, but now, like magic, I have my answer. Fascinating. Now I'm wondering what it is going on there in music theory terms. Is PS singing in a major key with AG accompanying in the relative minor key? It's just so strange to hear them one by one and how different they are but, at the same time, how both seem to still roughly follow the same chord progression, just each one (perhaps?) in the relative major and minor scales? I would be fascinated to know what actually *is* going on, though, assuming it's nothing to do with the major/minor assumptions I've come to as the result of several minutes of pure layman's guesswork! Thanks!
When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know
Wish you would have done the upper harmony for the entire song because the upper harmony is definitely not a a duplicate of the singular part you demonstrated. Good for that one verse and hook though.
I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocket full of mumbles Such are promises All lies and jests Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places Only they would know Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Asking only workman's wages I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores On Seventh Avenue I do declare There were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there La la la la la la la Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Then I'm laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was gone Going home Where the New York City winters Aren't bleeding me Leading me Going home In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down Or cut him 'til he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
At 3:30 the higher harmony you sing is incorrect, it should rise from *E* to F# and G# whereas you sing *D#* to F# and G#. The higher phrase is also finished *both* times with E E E C# D# as opposed to what you sang in the first half D# D# D# C# D#.
I am just a poor boy Though my story's seldom told I have squandered my resistance For a pocketful of mumbles Such are promises All lies and jest Still a man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest When I left my home and my family I was no more than a boy In the company of strangers In the quiet of the railway station Running scared Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go Looking for the places only they would know Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Asking only workman's wages, I come looking for a job But I get no offers Just a come-on from the whores on 7th Avenue I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome I took some comfort there, la-la-la-la-la-la-la Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Then I'm laying out my winter clothes And wishing I was gone, going home Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me Leading me, going home In the clearing stands a boxer And a fighter by his trade And he carries the reminders Of every glove that laid him down Or cut him till he cried out In his anger and his shame "I am leaving, I am leaving" But the fighter still remains Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie Lie-la-lie Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie I love you
Not really a lesson, is it? I mean, you really just take the song apart into the two tracks. What you're doing is more engineering, yes? I really want help understanding techniques of singing thirds, shadow singing, etc. Thanks for doing the videos; they are helpful. Are they actual lessons? hmmm. I give the thumbs-up either way for your work.
00:48 Both voices together
01:50 Main melody
02:51 Upper melody
:)
Thanks for this. Very good. I wish you could do the harmony for the whole song.
What a surprise! I never expected that the upper harmony vocals are so different!
Amazing, this really is a life saver. I wish the whole song was sung, and there are some changes in the "Laying out my winter close" verse .
great! this is an excellent, no-BS video that helps you learn.
I had been looking for a video like this for ages!! And then I finally found yours, thanks for uploading :)
Thank you !!Always wanted to learn the harmony of this beautiful song.
Thanks for putting this out. Been trying to learn to sing harmonies... so helpful to have the voices separated for practice.
Me and my dad can sing this and this is our best songs when we record
Great video, thanks so much for breaking down the harmonies.
Thank you so much for this lesson. I found it while looking for the harmony part to The Boxer and have now subscribed to your channel. I look forward to other such videos.
I’m performing the upper harmonies tomorrow so refreshing here. Love your channel. So well presented and explained. Thank you 🙏🏻
Love the history in your intro... ty sir
Came here to learn the vocal harmonies to sing with my dad.. thank you! 😊
Thank you for this great Video.It helps me to sing this Song with my partner in the Band.Good Job......
I just wanted assistance singing this song whilst I played guitar! You are a wonderful help😉
OMG YOU’RE THE BEST THANKS
GOD BLESS YOU
I'm really looking forward to your next lesson. I think there are so many classics you could make a video about their harmonies, 🙂
I have been looking for tutorials for singing S&G harmonies for years. Thanks for this!! Still looking for Scarborogh Fair
If I remember right, in S&G's version of Scarborough Fair, there are no harmonies. Paul Simon sings something entirely different (a sort of fugue), both in terms of music and lyrics, while Art Garfunkel sings the traditional folk song.
Great video! I would absolutely love to hear you break down Scarborough Fair like this. The whole song. It was great, I will be revisiting for sure. Thanks for making this.
That's great stuff. Thanks for uploading.
Thanks so much for making this video!
👏👏👏, real good lesson! I have just subscribed. Thank you.
thank you so much! Boy you are good, it sounds exactly the same and as good as the original!!!
Thanks Fiery Jack!
That room looks like it has a good vibe
Excellent
Thank you! ❤
Amazing.
Exactly what I was looking for. I'd love to see the whole song, but I understand potential copyright issues. Great stuff!
Omg thanks!
Thank you 🥰😌😌
just this minute discovered this video, I'd always wondered what the vocals would all sound like separately. Hadn't thought about it for years though, so this just appearing on my homepage feed this morning was an absolute godsend. There's no better feeling than receiving the gift of the answer to a really, really old question that I'd never got any further with, but now, like magic, I have my answer. Fascinating. Now I'm wondering what it is going on there in music theory terms. Is PS singing in a major key with AG accompanying in the relative minor key? It's just so strange to hear them one by one and how different they are but, at the same time, how both seem to still roughly follow the same chord progression, just each one (perhaps?) in the relative major and minor scales? I would be fascinated to know what actually *is* going on, though, assuming it's nothing to do with the major/minor assumptions I've come to as the result of several minutes of pure layman's guesswork! Thanks!
Thanks!!!
Thank you
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Thank you very much.
You're very welcome!
Hi everybody! You can purchase my vocal harmony course with the lesson above and others for only $9.99: easyvocalharmony.com
Thanks
Wish you would have done the upper harmony for the entire song because the upper harmony is definitely not a a duplicate of the singular part you demonstrated.
Good for that one verse and hook though.
I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocket full of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jests
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places
Only they would know
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Asking only workman's wages
I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores
On Seventh Avenue
I do declare
There were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there
La la la la la la la
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone
Going home
Where the New York City winters
Aren't bleeding me
Leading me
Going home
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him 'til he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
Lie la lie, lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, lie la lie
Lie la la la lie la lie, la la la la lie
Coolinfo about this song: You know the big drum hits? Part of that sound is made by a shotgun.
Would anybody have the melody line notes written out by chance?
I dont get it. What if you can sing both by yourself? It that called colatura?
At 3:30 the higher harmony you sing is incorrect, it should rise from *E* to F# and G# whereas you sing *D#* to F# and G#.
The higher phrase is also finished *both* times with E E E C# D# as opposed to what you sang in the first half D# D# D# C# D#.
Thank you for breaking it down!!!! 💋💋💋
What the hell? Isn't Paul singing the main voice?
Thats what I thought........I always thought it was reversed......
I am just a poor boy
Though my story's seldom told
I have squandered my resistance
For a pocketful of mumbles
Such are promises
All lies and jest
Still a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest
When I left my home and my family
I was no more than a boy
In the company of strangers
In the quiet of the railway station
Running scared
Laying low, seeking out the poorer quarters
Where the ragged people go
Looking for the places only they would know
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Asking only workman's wages, I come looking for a job
But I get no offers
Just a come-on from the whores on 7th Avenue
I do declare, there were times when I was so lonesome
I took some comfort there, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Then I'm laying out my winter clothes
And wishing I was gone, going home
Where the New York City winters aren't bleeding me
Leading me, going home
In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving"
But the fighter still remains
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
Lie-la-lie
Lie-la-lie-lie-lie-lie-lie, lie-lie-lie-lie-lie
I love you
SO produced... did you know the recording actually contains the sound of a shotgun?
Not really a lesson, is it? I mean, you really just take the song apart into the two tracks. What you're doing is more engineering, yes? I really want help understanding techniques of singing thirds, shadow singing, etc. Thanks for doing the videos; they are helpful. Are they actual lessons? hmmm. I give the thumbs-up either way for your work.
Why did you use a band known for singing in unison to demonstrate harmony? You failed to address this.
jackdeath harmony is the capacity of singing different notes together
jackdeath HEADASS AINT KNOW WHAT A HARMONY IS FACEASS
What are you talking about
@jackdeath man you're dumb
Que?
Thanks