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One Of These Things First

Nick Drake is one of those songwriters whose work I love but generally don’t want to touch. The recordings are so sparse, so eerily lo-fi, so fraught with intensity that replicating any of it always feels like an exercise in futility. Still, the songs are out there for the taking, and they are nearly all great.

“Charla” had a little bit of a side bet going with her friend, who heard the last song I posted and thought I would sound like Nick Drake if I chose to play Nick Drake. I’m not sure that’s entirely the case, but I’ve at least tried to stay true to the understated moodiness of the original in this cover of “One Of These Things First.” I’ve also brightened up the tuning just a hair, since I chose to do away with the piano for this solo arrangement.

This was written by Ryan. Posted on Sunday, June 27, 2010, at 10:35 pm. Filed under Like Guitar Hero but in Real Life. Bookmark the permalink. Follow comments here with the RSS feed. Trackbacks are closed, but you can post a comment.

3 Comments

  1. D H wrote:

    Excellent. What tuning are you using on “One of These Things First”?

    Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 6:07 pm | Permalink
  2. Ryan wrote:

    Thanks! My tuning is EBEGBE (E minor tuning). Nick Drake plays it in BEBEBE, but he was also able to fill out the chords with the piano part.

    Sunday, July 11, 2010 at 7:34 pm | Permalink
  3. Cameron wrote:

    Sweet man. I liked that. Your voice is great for Nick Drake.

    Monday, August 30, 2010 at 11:10 pm | Permalink

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