Andy McKee - Shanghai cover on a classical guitar

My steel string guitar's neck is bowed, so it's really difficult to play Shanghai on it due to all of the bar chords in the song. I tried it on my classical guitar and the bar chords were much easier, but I'm not really used to how far the strings are spaced, so I made some errors. Done only in one take. This was just an experiment really, but a couple people approved of it so I decided to upload it. When I get the truss rod adjusted in my steel string guitar, I'll make another cover - and I'll try to make fewer mistakes! ;)

Comments/criticism always appreciated. Tuning is EBDGBD with a capo on strings 2-6, on the 2nd fret.

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[lookcloser2000]

Ok, bravo! Btw tuning a guitar before playing it is always worth, no?

[Rael0505]

@lookcloser2000 Hahaha it certainly is, you're right. I had been working on it all afternoon and I originally only recorded it to show a friend, but decided to put it on youtube afterward. I want to eventually post another (better) cover on an acoustic. Thanks for watching and commenting :)

[mouse97410]

its the pause

[Rael0505]

what?

[ronspeck]

Little slow on the "chorus" but it was still extremely well done. It sounds pretty damn close if I HAD to rate it on percentage I'd say an easy 80%

[Rael0505]

Wow, thank you very much! :) The problem with the chorus is I played it on a classical guitar, which only has 12 frets to the body, and in the chorus of this song I need to play up to the 14th fret. My hand was stopped by the heel of the neck.

I'm gonna try to cover this on my acoustic sometime in the future, maybe I'll do a better job. Thanks for the nice comment!

[nancyl2]

god the chills keep coming as I listen to your magnificent talent. Those last few seconds that you do that fancy, tapping, slapping or whatever it is called, just is pure WOW<----meaning that there are No words I can find, that merit the beautiy of describing your most wonderful gift. <3 to you. I am so glad you said, Hi. One of those lack-of PC skills, to find those gems you just love. See they find their way back at the right time.<3

[Rael0505]

Thanks so much :)

[dolochan]

it's interesting!! 5 stars!!