[jumping_jack_splash]

so me and this girl have to play on stage im on acousti shes singing, we were gonna do "Dancing in the moonlight" by thin lizzy but it doesnt sound as good just with a guitar

we were wondering if you knew any good acoustic songs like kinda on the theme of love that a girl could sing on
thanks for any help
brendan

[ninjato]

ANYTHING by Alison Krauss and Union Station
It really all depends on the genre. If you don't like bluegrass or country then I can't help you.

[imadique]

There's plenty of Jazz standards that work well in that setting. Autumn leaves is pretty easy to do a nice acoustic arrangement of.

- Sway by Dean Martin is a pretty easy tune, has a cool little intro to it too.

- Maybe some Ella Fitzgerald stuff, like Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered, Isn't it romantic?, Nature boy, I get a kick out of you, Let's do it (let's fall in love).

- If you don't mind doing some backing vocals, Bobby McFerrin : Don't Worry be happy. Bobby McFerrin is awesome. Buy all of his albums. This subliminal community service announcement was brought to you by the music taste police.

- It don't mean a thing by Duke Ellington is awesome if your vocalist is up for some improv (there's not a lot of lyrics to it).

- Duke Ellington - Don't get around much anymore

There's heaps, you can do just about any Jazz song in that setting.

That Thin Lizzy song would probably be pretty cool if you could get another guitarist to play the sax lines too.

This post has been edited by imadique: 30 April 2006 - 12:06 AM

[dadfad]

Hmmm.... Love songs... hmmm... Seems like there might have been a couple of tunes written with Love as the theme....


Haha! Just kiddin' with you! ("You'd think the world has had enough of silly love songs. I look around me and I see it isn't so. Oh no!...") What's wrong with that I'd like to know...


Starting alphabetically...

CODE

"AT LAST"

Words & Music by Mack Gorden & Harry Warren
Recorded by Glenn Miller, 1939
"Sun Valley Sarenade" (movie) 1941
w/Glenn Miller, and Pat Friday (vocals)
Etta James, 1960
Eva Cassidy, circ. 1994



(Introductory Refrain: in classic versions only)

I was never spell-bound by the starry sky...
What is there to moon-glow when love has passed you by?
Then there came a midnight and the world was new
Now here I am so spell-bound, Darling
Not by stars, but just by you...



First real verse...


At last my love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
(Ohh yeah)

At last the skies above are blue
And my heart was wrapped in clover
The night I looked at you

(bridge)
I found a dream that I could speak to
A dream that I could call my own
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known
Oh yeah yeah...

You smiled ohh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine at last...
For you are mine at last

+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+

The tabulature:

This tune can be played very simply strumming only the simple chords
of G, Em, C and D, but if you want to make it sound much more special
you need to use slightly more sophisticated chord-forms and fingerstyle
additions. This is a common progression in "torch songs" of this type,
like "Since I Fell For You" and many others. The chords and fingerings
shown below are merely an example. They can be played as shown or used
with similar chords substituted as sounds best. In the tab below at the
start of each chord change I first show the chord to be held as a
starting position from which and notes or simple fingering changes can
best be approached. If you have a more comfortable way to do it, then
ignore my notes and hold it as is best for you. These starting-chord
holding positions are not to be actually played, it's just the best
position to start the fingerings within. I show these in bars up and
down the tab enclosed in || like this:

-|3|--------    For example, this would mean to hold the G-chord 320033
-|3|--------    and then play the 6th-string 3rd-fret, then the 4th-string  
-|0|--------    open, etc, etc.
-|0|----0---
-|2|--------
-|3|-3------

Below each tab-staff I give the words approximately as they would go timed
to that passage. They aren't exact, timing is a matter of how you personally
choose to deliver the tune. I also give notes below the tab-staff in ()'s
such as arpeggiate (which means to play slowly so each individual note sounds
as opposed to a faster strum, etc. In any case, once the chording and timing
is worked out, it will all fall into place anyway, so enough over-explaining
on my part. Here's the tune.....


"AT LAST"
(in the style of Eva Cassidy, key of G like her recording)



An Intro line......

E)-|3|---------3---------|2|----------1-------|6|---------6--|5|---5---
B)-|3|------------3------|0|------------0-----|6|---------6--|5|---5---
G)-|0|------0--------0---|0|-------0------0---|6|------6-----|5|---5---
D)-|0|---0---------------|2|----2-------------|5|----5-------|4|---4---
A)-|2|-------------------|2|------------------|6|-6----------|5|---5---
E)-|3|-3-----------------|0|-0----------------|X|------------|X|-------
                                                                   ^
      (Slowly arpeggiating through the chords and then a slow strum...)

E)-|3|---------3---------|2|----------1---0-|0|--------0-|5|---------5--
B)-|3|------------3------|0|----------------|1|------1---|5|---------5--
G)-|0|------0--------0---|0|-------0--------|0|---0------|5|-------5----
D)-|0|---0---------------|2|----2-----------|2|----------|4|-----4------
A)-|2|-------------------|2|----------------|0|-0--------|5|---5--------
E)-|3|-3-----------------|0|-0--------------|X|----------|X|------------

...At  last.............................................my love has come a-  

E)-|3|---------3---------|2|----------1---0-|0|--------0-|5|---------5--
B)-|3|------------3------|0|----------------|1|------1---|5|---------5--
G)-|0|------0--------0---|0|-------0--------|0|---0------|5|-------5----
D)-|0|---0---------------|2|----2-----------|2|----------|4|-----4------
A)-|2|-------------------|2|----------------|0|-0--------|5|---5--------
E)-|3|-3-----------------|0|-0--------------|X|----------|X|------------

...-long.............................................My lonely days are o-


E)-|3|---------3---------|2|--------------|0|----------0-|5|---------5--
B)-|3|------------3------|0|----------0---|1|--------1---|5|---------5--
G)-|0|------0--------0---|0|-------0------|0|-----0------|5|-------5----
D)-|0|---0---------------|2|----2---------|2|------------|4|-----4------
A)-|2|-------------------|2|--------------|0|---0--------|5|---5--------
E)-|3|-3-----------------|0|-0------------|X|------------|X|------------

...-ver..............................................and life is like a....


E)-|3|-------------3-----|3|-------3--------3------6->--5--        -1-
B)-|3|----------------3--|3|-------3--------3------6->--5--        -0-
G)-|0|----------0--------|3|-----3----------0------6->--5--   or   -0-
D)-|0|-------0-----------|2|---2------------0------5->--4--        -0-
A)-|2|----2--------------|3|-3---------3----2------6->--5--        -2-
E)-|3|-3-----------------|X|----------------3--------------        -3-

.....song.......(arpeggiate ^ this then strum ^ these chords)   (or to bridge)

The verses are played like that shown above. However, when going next into the
bridge verse replace the X65666 to X54555 part with a G7 320001 chord. Then...


(Bridge)

E)-|3|----------3----0-----------3-----0--|3|--------3-----1--
B)-|1|-------1----1-----------1-----1-----|3|-----------3-----
G)-|0|------------------------------------|0|-----0-----------
D)-|2|----2----------------2--------------|0|---0-------------
A)-|3|-3----------------3-----------------|2|-----------------
E)-|X|------------------------------------|3|-3---------------

      I......found.....a....dream...I...could...speak to....
  

E)------|3|-----------3---2->--3---0--|3|----3--3-----1-----
B)------|3|-----------3---2->--3------|3|----3-----3--------
G)------|3|--------3------2->--3------|0|----0--------------
D)------|2|-----2---------1->--2------|0|----0--------------
A)--0---|3|--3------------2->--3------|2|-------------------
E)------|X|---------------------------|3|-------------------

.....    A dream  I could  call  my........own...
    

E)-|0|----------0---0--|2|--3----0--------0--|0|------------------------
B)-|1|--------------1--|3|--2---------3------|0|--0-----------0---------
G)-|2|-------2---------|2|--3----------------|0|--0-----0---------0-----
D)-|2|----2------------|0|--0----------------|2|--2---------2-----------
A)-|0|-0---------------|0|-------------------|2|--2---------------------
E)-|0|-----------------|X|-------------------|0|------------------------

       I...found....a.....thrill to press my....cheek to.........


E)-|0|------------------------------|5|--5--------6->--5------
B)-|1|--1----1---1-------1--1---1---|5|--5--------6->--5------
G)-|2|--2----2---0-------2--2---0---|5|--5--------6->--5------
D)-|2|--2----2---2-------2--2---2---|4|--4--------5->--4------
A)-|0|--0----0---0-------0--0---0---|5|--5--------6->--5------
E)-|0|------------------------------|X|-----------------------

    A thrill I have.....nev-er....... known      (oh yeah...)   You....

  
(Now to last verse)




E)-|3|----------3----|0|----------0----|0|----------0----|5|----------5-----
B)-|3|-------------3-|0|-------------0-|1|-------------1-|5|----------5--5--
G)-|0|---------------|0|---------------|2|-------2-------|5|-------5--------
D)-|0|-------0-------|2|-------2-------|2|----2----------|4|----4-----------
A)-|2|----2----------|2|----2----------|0|-0-------------|5|-5--------------
E)-|3|-3-------------|0|-0-------------|0|---------------|X|----------------

........smiled.........oohh...............and..........then the spell was...

E)-|3|----------3----|0|----------0----|0|----------0----|5|----------5-----
B)-|3|-------------3-|0|-------------0-|1|-------------1-|5|----------5--5--
G)-|0|---------------|0|---------------|2|-------2-------|5|-------5--------
D)-|0|-------0-------|2|-------2-------|2|----2----------|4|----4-----------
A)-|2|----2----------|2|----2----------|0|-0-------------|5|-5--------------
E)-|3|-3-------------|0|-0-------------|0|---------------|X|----------------

.........cast..........................and................here we are in...


E)-|3|----------3----|0|----------0----|0|----------0----|5|----------5-----
B)-|3|-------------3-|0|-------------0-|1|-------------1-|5|----------5--5--
G)-|0|---------------|0|---------------|2|-------2-------|5|-------5--------
D)-|0|-------0-------|2|-------2-------|2|----2----------|4|----4-----------
A)-|2|----2----------|2|----2----------|0|-0-------------|5|-5--------------
E)-|3|-3-------------|0|-0-------------|0|---------------|X|----------------

.......heav--en......................................for you are mine at....



E)-|2|--------------2---------------------------------
B)-|2|-----------2------------------------------------
G)-|2|--------2---------------------------------------
D)-|1|-----1------------------------------------------
A)-|2|--2---------------------------------------------
E)-|X|------------------------------------------------

.....last... (arppegiated strum. Let ring, and fade... then...)

E)-|0|----------0-|5|---------5-|3|-----------3--|3|-----------|7|---------7-
B)-|1|--------1---|5|-------5---|3|---------3----|0|-----------|7|-------7---
G)-|0|------0-----|5|-----5-----|3|-------3------|0|-----------|7|-----7-----
D)-|2|----2-------|4|---4-------|2|-----2--------|0|-----0-----|5|---5-------
A)-|3|--3---------|5|-5---------|3|---3----------|2|---2-------|X|-----------
E)-|0|------------|X|-----------|X|--------------|3|-3---------|X|-----------

  .......for..you..are...mine...at......last....... (slowly strum and fade...)



These are the chords used and how best to finger them for changes:
(using index, middle, ring, pinkie)


G=320033 and 320003   G7+320001   Emadd9=022001   Em=022000      
  mi--rp     mi---p      rm---i          -im--r      -im---    


Am=002210   Am7=002010   D9=X54555    D#9=X65666    D=000323    
   --mri-       --m-i-      -mirrr        -mirrr      ---irm    


C=032010 and 032013   C9=X32333   B7=X21202   Gmaj7=XX5777  
  -rm-i-     -rm-ip      -mirrr      -mir-p         --ippp









Here's another version of someone's chord-tab



(A7)  D   Bm  Em7     A9      Em7   D        Bm7  Em7
At last          my love has come along,

  A7+5    A7        D       Bm7      Em7
My lonely days are over

    Gdim    A7      D     Bm    Gdim    A9
And life is like a song.



A7  D   Bm  Em7       A9    Em7       D     Bm7     Em7
At last          the skies above are blue;

   A7+5      A7         D        Bm7      Em7
My heart was wrapped in clover

    Gdim    A7        D       Gm     Gdim       D
The night I looked at you.


Bridge:

  A7    D7 G+7      Gdim   DM7              D6
I found a dream that I can speak to,

    C+      Bm6    Fdim    F#m
A dream that I can call my own,

  Bm6      Dm6       E7       AM7     A6
I found a thrill to press my cheek to,

D  Bm7       Cdim     A       Em7     (A7)
A thrill I've never known.



(A7)  D     Bm  Em7     A9        Em7       D    Bm7  Em7
You smiled          and then the spell was cast,

    A7+5    A7     D          Bm7      Em7
And here we are in heaven,



First Time:

            Gdim A7  D      Bm     Em    Gdim    (A7)
For you are mine at last.


Last Time:

            Gdim A7 D6     Gm    Gdim     D6
For you are mine at last.