"Your mother should know" - Geir sings the Beatles

[thetworegs]

Loving it Bravo ?

[Geir]

Thanx for all the kind comments guys and gals!

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I'm curious to know what is your method for doing accurate covers - do you put the original on a parallel track and play along to parts of it (is the key and timing exactly matched, like you use the song itself as a click track?) or do you just frequently go back and forth referencing each section/element to the original during the recording process?  Or do you just listen to the original a lot and make notes about the various elements on a lyric/chord sheet before starting?  Or do you get detailed sheet music and use that as a guide?

Almost all of the above

I usually start by listening to the song 10-20 times singing along
Then I record a guitar guide track, sometimes with vocals and usually to a click (sometimes a rudimentary drum track)
Then I listen to the rhythm guitar 10 times and record that ........ at least twice
Then I listen to the lead vocals 5-10 times and record that ......... at least twice
Then I listen to the bass 5 to 20 times and record that (keep recording 'til I get one "good" take.
Then it's time for the backing vocals.  ...... there are no rules for the backing vocals. Sometimes I wing it and record just what feels right. Sometimes I listen obsessively because they are so far from what I'd naturally do. Record at least 6 takes and keep 2-4.
Lead guitar and fills usually is the easy part. This is where I put "geir" in the mix. But like on "Dig a pony" or "dr. Robert" which involves a lot of big bends, I re-record until I feel it is just where I need it to be. Not perfect, but not awful.
Drums are always a pain in the a$$. If I'm lucky I get my brother to do it. Else I do the best I can either using the br's various patterns or (more lately) plying them myself on a keyboard, cheating like hell, quantizing and adding/removing notes if needed..

I think I only once ore twice has used the original as a guide track.

Lately I've also searched YouTube for isolated tracks or watched people doing either a bass or guitar tutorial. More then than not tho I find them not accurate enough or just to good

Sometimes I don't follow any of the above tho and just play what I feel like 

[des0free]

Thanx for all the kind comments guys and gals!

!
.......
I'm curious to know what is your method for doing accurate covers - do you put the original on a parallel track and play along to parts of it (is the key and timing exactly matched, like you use the song itself as a click track?) or do you just frequently go back and forth referencing each section/element to the original during the recording process?  Or do you just listen to the original a lot and make notes about the various elements on a lyric/chord sheet before starting?  Or do you get detailed sheet music and use that as a guide?

Almost all of the above

I usually start by listening to the song 10-20 times singing along
Then I record a guitar guide track, sometimes with vocals and usually to a click (sometimes a rudimentary drum track)
Then I listen to the rhythm guitar 10 times and record that ........ at least twice
Then I listen to the lead vocals 5-10 times and record that ......... at least twice
Then I listen to the bass 5 to 20 times and record that (keep recording 'til I get one "good" take.
Then it's time for the backing vocals.  ...... there are no rules for the backing vocals. Sometimes I wing it and record just what feels right. Sometimes I listen obsessively because they are so far from what I'd naturally do. Record at least 6 takes and keep 2-4.
Lead guitar and fills usually is the easy part. This is where I put "geir" in the mix. But like on "Dig a pony" or "dr. Robert" which involves a lot of big bends, I re-record until I feel it is just where I need it to be. Not perfect, but not awful.
Drums are always a pain in the a$$. If I'm lucky I get my brother to do it. Else I do the best I can either using the br's various patterns or (more lately) plying them myself on a keyboard, cheating like hell, quantizing and adding/removing notes if needed..

I think I only once ore twice has used the original as a guide track.

Lately I've also searched YouTube for isolated tracks or watched people doing either a bass or guitar tutorial. More then than not tho I find them not accurate enough or just to good

Sometimes I don't follow any of the above tho and just play what I feel like 

Thanks for sharing aspects of your approach!