[pimp_vince]

i'm thinking about making a few recordings of myself playing some solo acoustic songs and giving it to my g/f, do you think she'd kinda think it was gay (not in THAT sense) or would she be flattered?

oh and btw, i'd probly be playing some of the songs in my other thread entitled 'one man songs'.

[Cortez The Killer]

She'd be flattered, she think it would be all cute that your giving her that. Then again i dont know your girl friend so i also dont know her personality and what she likes so she also may think its fruity. You gotta trust your instincts on this. But if you guys have been going out for awhile and your a serious couple i dont see why not.

[pimp_vince]

well i am going away for christmas so i won't be able to see her so i figured it would be nice plus it's the thought that counts right?

[rdinser]

dude do not do it do not record anything she will laugh at u


nah dude i'm just kidding she will dig it (what are u waiting for she night give u something in return

[theagent]

would you be recording original work or covers?? cause if it's covers-then its completely gay...but if it's your own work-then sure, why not?

[_brad_]

i dont think covers would be that bad

although if u do covers dont do songs u like, do songs she likes and change them to acoustic ballads

[superwinkie]

Its a very cool thing to do, she'll love it. Refer to my "who's your daddy" recording, girls love that sort of stuff. Of course, I didn't make that for my girlfriend, I did it for a friend to give to his.

Baa I wish I had a girlfriend to make a recording for.









well, maybe natty will work

hey how would you like a cd of me?

Oh but wait, all my junk is christian music!

[folkgirl]

yeah make me a CD

but not christian songs

romance is knowing what the other person would like

[_brad_]

hehe damn i need a real life girlfriend to make a CD for now, i feel left out


stupid just_kate wont go out with me hehe

[stuartmerenbloom]

go for it !

[acoustic_soul]

Surely cover songs would actually do. Only because she'll have something to relate to ya know? and she would be able to hum or sing along to it. Doing a cover song, she would have something to compare you to, and to get a sense of your abilities, yet she would be able to appreciate your "romantic approach".

Originals i guess are tougher since you have to make it appealing to the ear, and most "new" songs heard arent usually very catchy to the ear. But solos and licks like that over rhythm would probably make her melt. Back in high school i had a buddy of mine who would always play these amazing solo pieces when we'd fool around, and the girls would be like, "wow, he can really get a girlfriend right now" as he was playing.

Goodluck though, let us know how it goes. (for future reference and ideas hahaha)

[halfmoonbay]

Go for it. It's a unique present that could only come from you. That's got to get brownie points.

[_brad_]

what i would do is do a whole heap of covers, that she likes and maybe a few originals so she knows you got talent, its something to say i can play metallica perfect, but its another thing to say i can play an original perfect and that doesnt just mean the simple chords with singing, that means the full song with everything needed in it

anyway good luck with the song

[pimp_vince]

wow um ya so if ya know any songs that really work, i'd like to know. and btw, i'm not too fond of her taste in music (linkin park, etc...) so i think i'll stink with nice acoustic stuff. and plus if i pick some more obscure stuff, she might think it was original.
it's just gonna be one track (recording) acoustic tape/CD. so just me and the guitar. and i am doing a heap of covers i just don't know which. and i wanna finish before christmas when i go away.

[_brad_]

wow um ya so if ya know any songs that really work, i'd like to know. and btw, i'm not too fond of her taste in music (linkin park, etc...) so i think i'll stink with nice acoustic stuff. and plus if i pick some more obscure stuff, she might think it was original.
it's just gonna be one track (recording) acoustic tape/CD. so just me and the guitar. and i am doing a heap of covers i just don't know which. and i wanna finish before christmas when i go away.

an acoustic classical guitar version of crawling by linkin park. i reckon that would sound pretty neat.its hard to scream the chorus so just sing the chorus part different from how they sing it

the chords are easy from what i remember

verses are C#m A E B
pre chorus is A B C#m
chorus is C#m A E B

i think that is the whole song, so play an arpeiggo type acoustic version of it, she will love it, you cant play all the songs u like coz she wont think its for her

[theagent]

meh, covers are meaningless.
and i don't want to discourage you--just to maybe open your eyes on this subject.
and i speak from experience.
20 covers wouldn't add up to 1 original...you record 1 really good original acoustic song (with vocals of course) and she'll listen to it 100 times more then those 20 cover songs. because its something you created.
but maybe this deal changes with age. i'm 23...but when i was 18...my g/f 17..she actually teared up when i sang/played her an acoustic cover. i wont tell you which one...i have my reasons.
regardless-g/l.

[_brad_]

meh, covers are meaningless.
and i don't want to discourage you--just to maybe open your eyes on this subject.
and i speak from experience.
20 covers wouldn't add up to 1 original...you record 1 really good original acoustic song (with vocals of course) and she'll listen to it 100 times more then those 20 cover songs.  because its something you created.
but maybe this deal changes with age.  i'm 23...but when i was 18...my g/f 17..she actually teared up when i sang/played her an acoustic cover.  i wont tell you which one...i have my reasons. 
regardless-g/l. 

yer true i know this is my 800th post in this one topic, but play originals, with covers she will sing along but if its not great she will get bored of it and put on the real version, with originals she cant go to the CD store and put that CD on she has to listen to ur voice

the GTUers that ive called on the phone and played to over the phone loved it when i played an original so yerrrrrrrrrr

still play covers but make sure there is at least some originals on it

[MisfitsChick]

Give her the record....it would be cute. I'd like it...I think, maybe just because I'm obsessed with music. LOL

[pimp_vince]

ya you might just wanna nix this whole idea, i'll still be trying to make a CD but no g/f to give it to, we split two days ago. still good friends tho.

[Tuning Spork]

That sucks, man. Too bad.