Tiny Dancer (Cover)

[jdjustice]

here is a cover of the Elton John/Bernie Taupin song.
i wish it had drums but i don't play....

Tiny Dancer by John/Taupin


tell me what you think!


thanks.
~j.d.

[jdjustice]

Originally Posted by dim light

I think you nailed the performance here - sounds great - great timing etc. I like!

thanks very much for that!!
i appreciate you taking the time to listen!

cheers.
~j.d.

[RainbowStorm]

Nice! This is the best mix I've heard from you so far! The vocals are solid and the piano playing is really nice as well! What you can do from here is to add some emotions, more dynamic playing on the piano (for instance playing louder on some sustained vocal tones), lowering the tempo a bit, applying some chorus on the piano, adding some low frequencies on the vocals and things like that. But you are doing great progress and I think you are on the right track now! This is only the beginning, I think you will produce some really great stuff sooner than you might think!

Nice, keep exploring and growing!

[jdjustice]

Originally Posted by RainbowStorm

Nice! This is the best mix I've heard from you so far! The vocals are solid and the piano playing is really nice as well! What you can do from here is to add some emotions, more dynamic playing on the piano (for instance playing louder on some sustained vocal tones), lowering the tempo a bit, applying some chorus on the piano, adding some low frequencies on the vocals and things like that. But you are doing great progress and I think you are on the right track now! This is only the beginning, I think you will produce some really great stuff sooner than you might think!

thank you RainbowStorm!
i hope to improve on a regular basis; i work at it everyday!



cheers.
~j.d.

[guy1]

Really liked the recording and vocal work - excellent!

There are quite a few incorrect chords in there, not least the fact that the final chord of the 4-bar chorus pattern is a G/A. The intro is also very sparse. I have transcribed the piano part note for note from the live recording Elton did on the 'Old Grey whistle Test' DVD, which is performance like yours of only piano and vocals (in my opinion superior). If you have Sibelius 4 I could email it to you?

Guy

[rwhitney]

Nice. What a great song. That album (Madman Across the Water) is great, in fact.

[jdjustice]

Originally Posted by guy1

Really liked the recording and vocal work - excellent!

thanks a lot!

Originally Posted by guy1

There are quite a few incorrect chords in there, not least the fact that the final chord of the 4-bar chorus pattern is a G/A.

i am not surprised that there are incorrect chords in there; i was playing it by ear and i don't have the music to check and see if i was doing it correctly. i knew something was not right with the final chorus chord... so it is a G/A! i will redo it.

Originally Posted by guy1

The intro is also very sparse. I have transcribed the piano part note for note from the live recording Elton did on the 'Old Grey whistle Test' DVD, which is performance like yours of only piano and vocals (in my opinion superior). If you have Sibelius 4 I could email it to you?

i don't have Sibelius, but thanks a LOT for the offer! i am not surprised to hear that Elton's recording is superior, after all he is a genius and is also a much better piano player than me....!!

i know that he probably imbellishes the chord progressions quite a bit (i have heard live recordings of his) and i bet that makes his piano part much more 'lush' sounding.

Originally Posted by rwhitney

Nice. What a great song. That album (Madman Across the Water) is great, in fact.

thanks! yes i am a big Elton John fan too. he is truly an icon.


if you liked this i did another Elton cover which i posted a while back:

Rocket Man



cheers.
~j.d.

[88fingerz]

...You're playing the wrong chord/voicing in the chorus during the words "Highway". Instead of a straight A minor there, try G major OVER A (octave bass).

I used to do karaoke for a living and was handed Tiny Dancer as a project. I had to do everything except guitars and vox (drums included...what a job THAT was...half brushes/half sticks...very jazzy actually). I'd be glad to post it if you want.

You're welcome to my tracks if you'd like! Your fine voice would cap it off quite nicely!

Rock On!

[guy1]

What I meant was that the arrangement for Piano only and vocal is a superior version of the song.....

[jdjustice]

Originally Posted by guy1

What I meant was that the arrangement for Piano only and vocal is a superior version of the song.....

ok, gotcha!!

thanks for your input!


cheers.
~j.d.