Don't Stop Believin' on a Strumstick

A cover of Journey's Don't Stop Believin', played on a McNally standard strumstick. I had this song stuck in my head for days and needed to do something about it. I didn't quite get all the words (or chords) down, as this video makes clear. But I think I captured the intensity and grandeur of the original. Look for more unlikely Strumstick covers in the future.

By the way, I got the song stuck in my head by repeatedly listening to John Regen's cover, and this accounts for the slightly different melody in the verses.

I put the tabs online here:
http://www.box.net/shared/f7vfyz8n5x
I've never done tabs before; I hope it makes sense.

About the Strumstick: it's a shaped like a small, skinny guitar, but strung and fretted like a mountain dulcimer (three strings, tuned GDG, DAD, etc, diatonically fretted). The name is trademarked for McNally, but there are many other varieties - search under "strum stick" or "sweetstick" or "notastrumstick" and you'll find some other examples.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Journey
• Don't
• Stop
• Believin'
• cover
• strumstick
• strum
• stick

[CourtneyKangaroo]

how long did it take for your strumstick to be delievered...I really want one but I'm a bit wary on ordering it online

[seonachan]

@CourtneyKangaroo I got mine in a store.

[ThePaulgregg]

Good entertainment. Nice job. Nice song. Try it in the next octave...

[seonachan]

@ThePaulgregg I'm not much good at falsetto.

[yac311]

I like this cover! mine is not as good but could you guys please check it out . It might impress you guys =)

[seonachan]

@yac311 Um, I'd say yours it better.

[deadtolove]

Dude I love your take on this.

[tehbigjiga]

<3 great job man!! i wanna hear someone do some bob marley on one of these!

[2deebeez]

@CourtneyKangaroo just get it from the website

[embalmerboy88]

i need you to go ahead a make a cd, so I can pirate it off the Internet and put it on my ipod.

[LEXMARKi295]

@seonachan Very cool! And yes, I meant how long, hahah. I just got my strumstick not too long ago and I'm loving it. Thanks for the response!

[lovedulcimermusic]

Thank you for breaking the strum down into the specific beats for me. Please keep posting your music to You Tube. It's great!