geemobee
Hey chaps,
I am getting married soon and would like to play a song for my wife to be ..
Any recommendations?
Note that I am an extremely green guitarist ... If I could get away with a 3 or 4 chord song 8)
I have about 6 months to go.
I was thinking of taking a common song but then changing the words a bit ?
Cool
Gary
infernox
Lisa Barbuscia - Adore you... the most beautifully worded love song in the history of love songs!!
infernox
Flyleaf with Wanna be there for you
Hinder - Lips of an angel
Cool REDO will be Jamela - Something about you
Listen to some K's Choice, they got some good stuff!
The Used - Earthquake (saved a lot of relationships this one!!!)
infernox
Or if your Afrikaans, then Beufort Wes by Theuns Jordaan!!!!!!!
geemobee
infernox wrote:
Or if your Afrikaans, then Beufort Wes by Theuns Jordaan!!!!!!!
No dude - engrish only please ?
I havent heard any of these that you've mentioned - are they technical pieces?
infernox
No idea, but that means lots of people didnt, so you can simplify them without anyone knowing... or fake it like Milly Vanilly!
Sean
You can take just about any song you want and do it simply. How are you vocally? If you have a moderate voice, the guitar simply has to accompany you. I'm assuming you'll be using an acoustic here? If so, take a couple of songs that you might like to do and google the chords and lyrics. You'll get PLENTY of hits. Most of them will be simple chords. Keep it uncomplicated, practice, and you'll have no problem.
doc-phil
infernox wrote:
Hinder - Lips of an angel
I think you should maybe avoid that one... at all costs. I'm pretty sure the dude is singing about an ex that he wishes he was still with instead of his wife/current girlfriend ?
"Girl you make it hard to be faithful..." ....eish!
singemonkey
Why not write your own song? If you're going to change the words, you're most of the way there anyway. Then you can take any simple song, get the chords off it, and alter the melody, for example.
Use a simple effective chord combination. Get a melody (if it's you're not singing all the same note, you're doing fine), and put yer ol' heart into it. It's going to mean a lot more if you say, "I wrote you this song." Might well knock her socks off.
Just run it by some friends in good time to make sure it's not wince-inducingly awful ?
infernox
That song... how does it go...
I like big butts and i cannot lie... nice song for a wedding.
chris77
He-he, well hats off to you sir. You've got bigger cahunas than me I tell ya ? A song you wrote yourself will be first prize for sure. And even if you turn out to rhyme like a lovestruck 12 year old, the context will bring a tear to many an eye. Failing that, a classic with easy chords like Grow old with you - adam sandler or something more grandiose like Making love out of Nothing at all - air supply, might work.
infernox
baby baby I get so flustered... when i see you eatin' all my Danone Custard!
leave that alone... or im goin' hoommmmeeeee
Werner-Carstens
"If I should fall behind" by Bruce Springsteen. Easy melody, 4 chords and great lyrics. It worked every time at every wedding I have played.
aubs1
Ok, I'm not gonna be a smart-arse..........if I were in your shoes, and if I was gonna sing ANY song for my wife............it would most certainly be.........
(ok, I am a bit of a romantic...............)
"THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS"- and definitely the BETTE MIDLER version......... ? I'm sure you could learn that quite quickly, and all the best!
Sean
Aubs1 wrote:
Ok, I'm not gonna be a smart-arse..........if I were in your shoes, and if I was gonna sing ANY song for my wife............it would most certainly be.........
(ok, I am a bit of a romantic...............)
"THE WIND BENEATH MY WINGS"- and definitely the BETTE MIDLER version......... ? I'm sure you could learn that quite quickly, and all the best!
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Aubrey, you're a good oke, but seriously... absolutely... absolutely NOT!!! BIG, BIG -1 for you for that one! ? ?
Man, I had a good laugh ?
lindsmuse
I think you should try work out what she'd like and take it from there .... ?
DonovanB
Take the woman's advice.
or try But for now by jamie cullum...
Tokai-SA
AND I LOVE HER - THE BEATLES
Em Bm
I give her all my love
Em Bm
That's all I do
Em Bm
And if you saw my love
G A
You'd love her too
D
I love her
Em Bm
She gives me everything
Em Bm
And tenderly
Em Bm
The kiss my lover brings
G A
She brings to me
D
And I love her
Bm D Bm A
A love like ours, could never die
Bm A A+D
As long as I have you near me
Em Bm
Bright are the stars that shine
Em Bm
Dark is the sky
Em Bm
I know this love of mine
G A
Will never die
D
And I love her.
Next question? ?
geemobee
Tokai SA wrote:
AND I LOVE HER - THE BEATLES
That one looks good, now where can I get a copy so I can actually hear how it goes ???
Thanks for the pointers chaps ... maybe I'll pop the Vid on here for you guys after the wedding ?
