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Snails The Format (Acoustic Instrumental Cover) Violin and Guitar Lyrics Subtitles ZhongProd... - 559 views - 3 weeks ago
This was actually Fred and My Final Project for our Music Tech class. We both loved this one song that had a ton of instruments in it and we thought it was be interesting to try to record them all and layer them on top of each other. Anyways, we have a bass drum, a bass, guitar, harpsichord, chimes, glockenspiel, xylophone, suspended symbol, snare drums, and a violin. We also had an orchestra part which we recorded as well. If you are really bored, you can try to find where all the instruments are playing. Jk =]
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Sugar We're Going Down - Fall Out Boy (Violin Guitar Acoustic Cover) ZhongProd... - 1,869 views - 1 month ago
Sorry its been so long since we've done a video. This was tom and i practicing for our school talent show. I put the lyrics on, but when i exported it, it didnt line up, so i didnt feel like doing it again, so im just going to post the lyrics below. Hope you enjoy the song. =]

lyrics:
Am I more than you bargained for yet
I've been dying to tell you anything you want to hear
Cause that's just who I am this week
Lie in the grass, next to the mausoleum
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song

Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team

We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it


Is this more than you bargained for yet
Oh don't mind me I'm watching you two from the closet
Wishing to be the friction in your jeans
Isn't it messed up how I'm just dying to be him
I'm just a notch in your bedpost
But you're just a line in a song

Drop a heart, break a name
We're always sleeping in, and sleeping for the wrong team

We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it


Down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it

We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it

We're going down, down (down, down)
Down, down (down, down)
We're going down, down (down, down)
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it

We're going down, down in an earlier round
And Sugar, we're going down swinging
I'll be your number one with a bullet
A loaded God complex, cock it and pull it
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The War - Angels and Airwaves (Violin and Guitar Acoustic Cover) lyrics subtitles ZhongProd... - 4,070 views - 4 months ago
Fred and I had another concert together so we decided to cover the war by angels of and airwaves. Hope you like it. We skipped around a bit, didnt play the bridge for too long.
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What Sarah Said - Death Cab for Cutie (Acoustic Violin and Piano Cover) Lyrics Subtitle ZhongProd... - 2,831 views - 4 months ago
This is a great song, with great lyrics. Wasnt a perfect cover, but tom and i have getting more and more busy throughout the year. hope you enjoy it. =] i think ill have a sepearte tutorial video because we didnt have the time to finish it on that
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Hands Down - Dashboard Confessional (Violin Guitar Acoutsic Cover) with Lyrics Subtitles ZhongProd... - 9,921 views - 5 months ago
Fred and I were bored before a orchestra concert and we had a bit of time to kill, so we decided to jam out and play a cover. me being the lower i am had my camera handy and we recorded it. its not perfect, this was our only run through. haha. hope you guys like it.

check out fred's band. they're pretty awesome haha
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The way we played it was different than the record. the real version is in e flat and we played this in E. starts on G# for violin, chorus starts on G# (on e string this time) and the second verse starts on E (e string). The bridge is B, E

lyrics:

Breathe in for luck,
breathe in so deep,
this air is blessed,
you share with me.
This night is wild,
so calm and dull,
these hearts they race,
from self control.
Your legs are smooth,
as they graze mine,
we're doing fine,
we're doing nothing at all.

My hopes are so high,
that your kiss might kill me.
So won't you kill me,
so I die happy.
My heart is yours to fill or burst,
to break or bury,
or wear as jewelery,
which ever you prefer.

The words are hushed lets not get busted;
just lay entwined here, undiscovered.
Safe in here from all the stupid questions.
"hey did you get some?"
Man, that is so dumb.
Stay quiet, stay near, stay close they can't hear...
so we can get some.

My hopes are so high that your kiss might kill me.
So won't you kill me, so I die happy.
My heart is yours to fill or burst,
to break or bury, or wear as jewelery,
which ever you prefer.

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember,
I'll always remember the sound of the stereo,
the dim of the soft lights,
the scent of your hair that you twirled in your fingers
and the time on the clock when we realized it's only
this moment we share together
and the streets were wet
and the gate was locked so I jumped it,
and I let you in.
And you stood at your door with your hands on my waist
and you kissed me like you meant it.
And I knew that you meant it,
that you meant it,
that you meant it,
and I knew,
that you meant it,
that you meant it.
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Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine (Postal Service Cover) Violin Guitar Acoustic ZhongProd... - 4,451 views - 6 months ago
It has been a while since our last video, sorry about that. Tom and I have been really busy and we just havnt had time to post anything. We did this song just because it was such a nice and mellow song. Its the right season for this type of music, at least i think. Its a nice
song

There are some great videos about how to play this video on youtube, and you can just seach them up. But for the violin on the other hand, it is one of the oddest songs i have played in a while. First off, the guy who sings it doesnt really sing notes, he sings like inbetween two half steps and for some reason, the guitar part does not fit with real notes, so your fingers have to tune to what the sound is supposed to sound like, which is about a quarter step lower than the note it is intended to be. The first note is a G on the D, then A, F#, D, E, F#, G, E, D, C, B, C, B, A, G, B, C B

chorus, starts on D, B, D, E, D, D

Lyrics:

I am thinking it's a sign
That the freckles in our eyes
Are mirror images and
When we kiss they're perfectly aligned

And I have to speculate
That God himself did make us into
Corresponding shapes like puzzles pieces
From the clay

True, it may seem like a stretch
But it's thoughts like this
That catch my troubled head
When you're away, when I am missing you to death

When you were out there on the road
For several weeks of shows
And when you scan the radio
I hope this song will guide you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll stay

I've tried my best to leave
This all on your machine
But the persistent beat
Sounded thin upon listening

That frankly will not fly
You will hear the shrillest highs
And lowest lows with the windows down
When this is guiding you home

They will see us waving from such great heights
"Come down now," they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away
"Come down now," but we'll say...
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Down On My Head - Yellowcard (Guitar and Violin Cover) ZhongProd... - 5,038 views - 8 months ago
Down On My Head - Yellowcard (guitar and violin acoustic cover)

Lyrics:

I work all night
For one more day that I can say I'm all alone
Alone
I just need time and I will say what I believe and I'll come home
Home

And all I know

I never thought I would wake up in bed
watching the world coming down on my head
I'd sleep like a dog if you would never have said
this is the world coming down on your head

As life flies by
I'm not sure how I'm gonna do this all again
Again
So line by line I write this down and I'm just trying to find the end
The end

And all I know

I never thought I would wake up in bed
watching the world coming down on my head
I'd sleep like a dog if you would never have said,
this is the world coming down on your head
You gave it to me I remember it read,
you've got the world coming down on your head
There's nothing to fight for it's already dead
and this is the world coming down on my head

when will it all end
One of you moves the others follow you

I never thought I would wake up in bed
watching the world coming down on my head
I'd sleep like a dog if you would never have said,
this is the world coming down on your head
I'm not gonna swallow the lie that I'm fed
cause I want the world coming down on my head
You're just gonna find out you're already dead
and I was the world coming down on your head

we kinda play it differently, oh well..

how to play the guitar is on ultimate-guitar.com they have really good tutorials and tabs. we get all our tabs from there. a good tip for playing things by ear is to look at the guitar chords and you can basically figure out what key the song is going to be in. most yellowcards songs are in E major, and this one is. it starts on an E, goes to D, then C#. Chorus starts on F# E, F#E, D

yeah, we take requests. we conder them all but some of them are to hard :-P haha. we dont spend that much time on most of these. haha. and one guitar only :-P but request away and we'll see what we can do =]
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A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton (Piano and Violin Cover) ZhongProd... - 30,483 views - 8 months ago
thousand miles vanessa carlton piano and violin acoustic cover, covered by Zhong Productions

an oldie but a goodie. why not? even though there are thousands covers of this song, it was easy... and we'll try to cover songs but a lot of songs that are being requested have two guitars, so we cant do it haha :-P

anyways, lyrics:

Making my way downtown, walking fast
Faces pass and I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making a way through the crowd...

And I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
Tonight

It's always times like these when I think of you
And I wonder if you ever think of me...
'Cause Everything's so wrong and I don't belong
Living in your precious memories...

'Cause I need you
And I miss you
And now I wonder

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by oh
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you...
Tonight

And I... , I...
Don't want to let you know
I... , I...
Drown in your memory
I... , I...
Don't want to let this go
I, I don't...

Making my way downtown, walking fast
Faces passed and I'm home bound
Staring blankly ahead, just making my way
Making a way through the crowd...

And I still need you
And I still miss you
And now I wonder

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass us by
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you

If I could fall into the sky
Do you think time would pass me by
'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you
If I could just hold you
Tonight

I'm getting lazy with the subtitles. takes too long.

for the piano part, if you want to learn how to play it, theres a website called www.freepianotutorials.com that has how to play it. for the violin, the verse starts on B the first time, and goes down to F#, and switches between that and the G. The verses all the other times start of the F# and go to the C# and switch between taht and the D#. pre chorus starts on B and goes to D# and C#, Then back to B, F#, D#. Chorus is Bb to B, F#, Bb, G (D string.) sorry if thats really confusing. its hard to describe it because i play everything by ear. play along with the song, it helps =]
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Cute Is What We Aim For Fourth Drink Instinct Cover (violin) ZhongProd... - 6,938 views - 9 months ago
Name is to long to fit in the title box. lol. Cute is what we aim for fourth drink instinct (guitar violin acoustic cover). covered by Zhong!! Great song, great band =]

lyrics: She's doesn't deserve to be in a place like this
All alone
She's underage and so very very brave
A fake ID lent her credibility
She sits at the bar
The gents are gonna try so hard

He said it was a one night stand
But the alcohol didn't let her understand
Yeah, he said it was a one night stand
A one night stand

So what made you think
That he couldn't find a door in the morning?
When he found that bed so easily
In the dark
So what made you think
That he couldn't find a door in the morning?
When he found that bed so easily
In the dark

So the bartender who tends to pretend that he's concerned
Says, "Girlie girlie, you're at your best (you're at your best) when you're sober"
And she slurs, "No no, just one more"
And one turns into four
The fourth drink instinct is taking over
And the gentleman is leading her towards the door

So what made you think
That he couldn't find a door in the morning?
When he found that bed so easily
In the dark
So what made you think
That he couldn't find a door in the morning?
When he found that bed so easily
In the dark

She thought that she could buy happiness by
By the bottle
She thought that she could buy happiness by
By the bottle
She thought that she could buy happiness by
By the bottle

So what made you think
That he couldn't find a door in the morning?
When he found that bed so easily
In the dark
So what made you think
That he couldn't find a door in the morning?
When he found that bed so easily
In the dark

He said it was a one night stand
But the alcohol didn't let her understand
Yeah, he said it was a one night stand
A one night stand

lol we might start doing more popular songs. we've been doing some less popular songs that we like. we might do something on the billboards next. any requests to popular songs with background that can be played by one guitar or one piano?

how to play this on guitar is pretty simple. tom used a combo between this tab, http://ultimate-guitar.com/tab s/c/cute_is_what_we_aim_for/fo urth_drink_instinct_tab.htm

and these chords
http://ultimate-guitar.com/tab s/c/cute_is_what_we_aim_for/fo urth_drink_instinct_crd.htm

and for the violin, i dont think i really need to teach it on this one. im in either first or third position, and by looking at my hand its pretty obvious. and once again we dont use sheet music, its all by ear. =]
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Tong Hua - Michael Wong (Violin Piano Acoustic Cover) 童话- 光良 ZhongProd... - 3,664 views - 9 months ago
request from sUckiec00l and hyosuhk

the artists name is also Guang Liang and a lot of other stuff. LYRICS: English translation and Chinese, to lazy to do subtitles

I've forgotten how long it has been
since I've never again...
listened to you telling your beloved fairytale
I've thought for a long time
I start to panic
have I done something wrong?

You said to me with full of tears
Inside the fairytale are all lies
I can't possibly be your prince
Maybe you can ever understand
You said I love you ever after
The stars in my sky has lightened up

I'm willing to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending

You said to me with full of tears
Inside the fairytale are all lies
I can't possibly be your prince
Maybe you can ever understand
You said I love you ever after
The stars in my sky has lightened up

I'm willing to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending

I want to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending

忘了有多久
再没听到你
对我说你最爱的故事
我想了很久
我开始慌了
是不是我又做错什么
你哭着对我说
童话里都是骗人的
我不可能是你的王子
也许你不会懂
从你说爱我以后
我的天空星星都亮了
我愿变成童话里
你爱的那个天使
张开双手
变成翅膀守护你
你要相信
相信我们会像童话故事里
幸福和快乐是结局
你哭着对我说
童话里都是骗人的
我不可能是你的王子
也许你不会懂
从你说爱我以后
我的天空星星都亮了
我愿变成童话里
你爱的那个天使
张开双手
变成翅膀守护你
你要相信
相信我们会像童话故事里
幸福和快乐是结局
我愿变成童话里
你爱的那个天使
张开双手
变成翅膀守护你
你要相信
相信我们会像童话故事里
幸福和快乐是结局

sheet music for this one to learn how to play on piano and vocal violin.

http://www.docstoc.com/docs/49 32/Tong-Hua-Sheet-Music-(Piano )
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Viva La Vida - Coldplay (Guitar and Violin Acoustic Cover) ZhongProd... - 28,530 views - 10 months ago
Viva La Vida by coldplay

lyrics: I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemies eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing:
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt, and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
Once you know there was never, never an honest word
That was when I ruled the world
(Ohhh)

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in.
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People could not believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries Wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells are ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

Hear Jerusalem bells are ringings
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can not explain
I know Saint Peter will call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

btw we didnt play the bridge so thats why its a bit different.

erm, for the guitar, if you want to learn how to play it, it is a capo on the 1st fret, and its just a C, D, G, and Em and its the same thing over and over agian. for the violin, its in a really funky key and Im not even sure what its in. erm, starts on c natrual, goes to C#, B flat, B flat again, A flat, B flat, A flat, C, A flat (tahts the verses) it changes a bit, but thats easy to figure out just by listening to the song




the chorus starts on f natural, when its like "i hear ... bells ringing" E flat, F natural, E flat, c natural, c#
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The Format - First Single (Violin and Guitar Acoustic Cover) ZhongProd... - 4,802 views - 10 months ago
also remember add "&fmt=18" to the back of the video url to get it in high quality!!

Tom finally came back from his fricking 10 week long vacation so we reunited one afternoon and threw this together. Its actually not the best but we tried. =].

the song is "the first single" but it is also called many names such as "cause a scene" and "you know me" it is off their EP titled, EP or, off their album interventions and lullabies. as you should be able to see, i put the lyrics at the bottem of the video so that you could sing along if you wanted to, or if you were just interested in the lyrics

tom learned how to play this song in about half an hour so its pretty easy. if you go to ultimate-guitar.com, it shows you all the tabs.

lyrics:

I can't stand to think about
A heart so big it hurts like hell
Oh my God I gave my best
But for three whole years to end like this

Well do you want to fall apart
I can't stop if you cant start
Do you want to fall apart
I could if you can try to fix what I've undone
Cause I hate what I've become

You know me,
Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define so let's
Cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something
Yeah something
I've just got to get myself over me

I could stand to do without
All the people I have left behind
Whats the point in going around
When it's a straight line baby, a straight line down

So lets make a list of who we need
And its not much, if anything
Lets make a list of who we need
And we'll throw it away cause we dont need anyone
No we dont need anyone

You know me,
Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define so let's
Cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something
Yeah something
I've just got to get myself over me
You know me,
Oh you think you do you, you just dont seem to see
I've been waiting all this time to be
Something I can't define so let's
Cause a scene
Clap our hands and stomp our feet or something
Yeah something
I've just got to get myself over me
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i started writing out the sheet music for all of our songs so you guys wont have to keep asking. I created a photobucket account for it.

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Channel Comments (114)
erincarnaudrey (2 days ago)
you guys are so good. i especially love the sound of the violin. maybe you can do Ordinary next time? by train. or Colorblind by counting crows. or In The Sun by joseph arthur. or even You Found Me by lifehouse. :D i just really love the music you make.
bpham585 (2 weeks ago)
are you vietnameese
minhkaaaaay (2 weeks ago)
Lucky by jason mraz and colbie collait. please.
lilah4ever (2 weeks ago)
oh im sorry the link works i just couldnt find the sheet music to 1000 miles... sorry!!!! my mistake ;-)
lilah4ever (2 weeks ago)
uh oh sorry but i dont think the link to the music works :-( your still really awesome :-D
ballagurl06 (2 weeks ago)
you guys are good, how long have you been playing?
lilinoe13 (2 weeks ago)
you should do the song "first day of my life" by bright eyes, or "i will follow you into the dark" by death cab for cutie :)
TheSummerMay (3 weeks ago)
i've actually watched all your videos..in one day =']
Amazing Amazing stuff right there. How come crusty leona lewis gets trillion views by crying and punching men
when theres beautiful people playing beautiful violin and guitar.
should be better known.
i love you guys.
MissBlueViolin (3 weeks ago)
Hey! You Guys, thanks for the friend accept. Really appreciate it.
BTW i love your covers (all of them). Both of you are AWESOME!!
Keep Rockin' *much respsect*
ephemeraldream16 (3 weeks ago)
you guys are sooo goood :D
i want to be THAT good on the violin.
i'll have to practice a lot XD
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