Now available on iTunes: Studio recording of my cover of Black Balloon and Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/black-balloon/id388777320
Acoustic cover version of John Mayer's In Your Atmosphere.
Recording Software: Cakewalk Sonar 2006
Recording Hardware: Presonus Firestudio 26/26
Guitar: 2003 Taylor 714ce Limited Edition
Microphone for vocals: Shure Beta 87A
Microphone for guitar: CAD M177
TABS:
Copy the following to notepad to get the right formatting:
p= Pull Off
h= Hammer On
v= Vibrato
*= Harmonic
The tuning is EBEF#Be
Tuning scheme (By Travis Teakle):
e high e=e (no change)
B B=B (no change)
F# F#-----0------------| G=F# (2nd fret on the newly tuned E string)
E E------0--- E---2---------------| D=E (5th fret on the newly tuned B string)
B------0--- B---5------ B-------------------| A=B (7th fret on low E)
E---7------ E---------- E-------------------| low E=E (no change)
Intro/Verse:
e-------*12--------------------------*12----------------------------|
b-------*12--------------------------*12-------------7h9vp7---------|
f#----------------------7h9vp7--------------------------------------|
e----------------0h7p0------------------------0h7p0-----------------|
b-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----0-------5------------------0---------5------------------------|
"Not race to your door...":
e---0-----0-----0--------0----0-----|
b---0-----0-----0--------0----0-----|
f#--10----9-----3--------7----9-----|
e---9-----7-----2--------5----7-----|
b---x-----x-----x--------x----x-----|
E---9-----7-----2--------5----7-----|
1st interlude:
e---*12---5-5-5--5--5--5--4-4--4-------------------------------5-5-5--5--5--5--4-4--4---------------
b---*12---7-7-7--7--7--7--5-5--5-------------------------------7-7-7--7--7--7--5-5--5---------------
f#----------------------------------7-7-7---7--7--7--5-5--5----------------------------------5h7vp5-
e-----------------------------------5-5-5---5--5--5--4-4--4----------------------------0h5p0--------
b---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-0-----5-------------0----------5---------------0-----------5-------------0------------------------
2nd interlude:
e-------------------------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b---5--7--9-- 12--10---5----------5--7--9---12--10------5--4--5--4--5--4--|
f#--5--0--0---12--10---5----------5--0--0---12--10------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
e---0--0--0----x---x---x---(x2)---0--0--0----x---x------0--0--0--0--0--0--|
b---x--x--x----x---x---x----------x--x- x----x---x------x--x--x--x--x--x--|
e---0---------10---9---5----------0---------10---9------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
Chorus:
e---0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
b---0-----0-----0------------0-----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----|
f#--2----10-----7------------5----10-----7----5----7----5----7----9----|
e---3-----9-----9----(x3)----4-----9-----9----4----5----4----5----7----|
b---x-----x-----x------------x-----x-----x----x----x----x----x----x----|
E---2-----9-----7------------4-----9-----7----4----5----4----5----7----|
Ending ("Think I'm gonna Stay..."):
e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
f#----5----7----------------|
e-----4----5----(repeat)----|
b-----x----x----------------|
E-----4----5----------------|
hey how did you get it to where you have both mics recording into the system?! i need to know how to do this lol
joshwisemanmusic 3 weeks ago
Hey. Look under 'more info'. I have an external firefire sound card with 8 inputs.
MrBlackBalloon 3 weeks ago
Hey man it sounds like your playing half a step down from the tuning u show in the tabs, is that right?
ninjainajar 6 months ago
That is correct :)
MrBlackBalloon 6 months ago
@MrBlackBalloon I love your guitar !!!!!. It's amazing. What's the diferents with a normal 714ce?. Thanks !
sakuarius102 10 months ago
Thanks :-) The biggest difference is that the back and sides are cocobolo wood.
MrBlackBalloon 10 months ago