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Topic: When You Got The Blues - Original Compo (Country/Folk)

Hi,

I wanna share with you one of my own original song, it's call "When You Got The Blues", it's folk/country, well I guess!?
I wanna know what you think about this song, do you like it? Is it listenable? I'm not at ease with singing...

My family told me I have a nasal voice... I tried different ways to sing, with this one I can do what I want without any pain on the neck/throat... But if you have any tips it's ok! By the way, I saw it's common on folk/country song, I'm maybe influenced by what I use to listen...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcgYDM8 … e=youtu.be

Original Tuning = One step down tuning
(D G C F A D)
Title : When You Got The Blues

Intro :
Am, C, Dm
A#, F, C, G, D

[C] So Once Again
You Wanna Dance
[Am] When You Got The Blues
You Feel Confused
[C] But You Don’t Mind
Until You Find
[Dm] Your Paradise
Among Her Smile

[A#] Then You Realize
[F] Life Isn’t So Bad
[C] As Long As [G] She’s With [D] You

[C] So Once Again
You Wanna Dance

[Am] So Hold My Hand
Let’s Stop The Rain
[C] And Listen To
This Sweet Melody
[Dm] When You Got The Blues
Nothing More To Lose

[A#] You’re Just Struggling
[F] Life Has No Meaning
[C]Except [G]When She’s With [D] You

[C] So Once Again
You Wanna Dance

[Am] You’re Depressed
Life Is a Big Mess
[C] You Don’t See The End
Of All Your Problems
[Dm] When You Got The Blues
Nothing More To Lose

[A#] You’re Just Struggling
[F] Life Has No Meaning
[C]Except [G]When She’s With [D] You

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  • dino48
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Re: When You Got The Blues - Original Compo (Country/Folk)

It may be better too slow down for a blues tune and add some chords in the 7ths.

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Re: When You Got The Blues - Original Compo (Country/Folk)

I like it, well done on all counts musical, vocals and lyrics smile

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Re: When You Got The Blues - Original Compo (Country/Folk)

Thanks Jandle!
And dino48 it's not a blues tune... I just use the word "blues" because it's when you're sad/when you got the blues...

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Re: When You Got The Blues - Original Compo (Country/Folk)

Hi Curtis. I find your style of singing and the style of the song is quite "olde English" folk (not country or blues) yet your writing has a modern feel in the words of the story, but there's nothing wrong with that.

The only improvement I can see is recording with a band to get some bass and drums and maybe a harmony or two, having said that, it stands as a solo effort.

My voice is quite nasal I think and squeaky too, my answer is to get a good mic and mixer and a ton of effects!

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