Video of the Week 2 - Celebrated Summer

Magnus Tengdahl
www.myspace.com/mtengdahl

"Video of the Week" was originally a project I had on my myspace page to make it a bit more interesting. The aim was to every week (in reality this occured less often) sit down and play a song straight into the mic. The result is a varying mix of covers and own material, rough and imperfect, but alive.

Celebrated Summer is, as you might know if you clicked your way here, one of the best Hüsker Dü songs. Bob Mould just is a genius!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• alternative
• unsigned
• indie
• acoustic
• live
• guitar
• singing
• singer/songwriter
• playing
• bob
• mould
• hüsker
• dü
• husker
• du

[Warnomore50]

Not bad at all but way too easy to play without a capo so I don't know why you chose to do that especially on an acoustic.

[mtengdahl]

Quite easy to answer that one... First of all, it allowed me to lower the key in a simple way. Secondly, it gives another colouring to the song compared to the original.

[rudydamang]

Wow this is awesome! It's cool to not here it played just like Bob plays it. Keep up the good work.

[mtengdahl]

Nice that you think so! Cheers!

[bikerider1999]

Forget the capo it's not so high. It does make it easier to play but it sounds too capo-esque.

The main part is all open chords-as this is what made husker du good for bands at the time. I saw it recorded.

D, Cadd9, G, A, Bminor, Cadd9, G with the flourish to a D to start.

Also the intro-which I do not know and cannot play is played throughout the song in place of the main chords.

I don't know if this is what you thought to hear magnus. But there it is.

[mtengdahl]

Well.. Actually I know how to pay the song the way Mr Bob Mould does.. More or less. But what's the fun in making an identical cover?

[lifterlegandpoker]

I fucking love Husker Du! Great cover man.

[LEWISR08]

you should totally do a video on how to play this. absolutely love this song. brilliant cover btw.

[nationalpost00]

well done 

[nationalpost00]

well done

[Interitus86]

whoa, totally feelin it

[Scrotemeister]

Great job man!

[TheHawkdaddy]

I love the capo in it, gives it a richer, more summery if you will, feel to it.

[rugshort]

That's great Magnus any tab? Could you post the chords?

Thanks. Jason

[RammaLama]

I speak for all of Canada when I say this kicks ass.

[AsSeenOnCCTV]

Bra jobbat! =)