Shanghai - Andy McKee Cover

Tuning: E B D G B D with capo strings 6-2 on the 2nd fret. Don't ask for tabs, I won't give them to you. It's not a bad try, hope you enjoy!

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• mckee
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[WTFitsJimmy]

Hey, what would you say on a scale of 1 to 10 the difficulty of this song is compared to his others songs? Assuming Art of Motion is a 7, Rylynn 5, and Ebon Coast 8

[Elviolli]

@WTFitsJimmy Hmmm that's a tough one. I'd probably give it a 6 then...but only cause I have troubles with the bar chords cause of my weird boney fingers...plus I did these videos years ago. I can barely play any of them anymore!

[Casander]

Good try on the cover, but your playing is rigid, making the song sound very rigid itself. 4/5

As for the strumming of "only 3 strings" during the part after the 2-hand tapping, it's not going to kill the song if you strum the whole chord accidentally. The two chords he switches from are F and C with hammer-ons and pull-offs included. Adding the top D string will still make chords such as F6 or Cadd9. The song is in an open G6, after all.

[Elviolli]

I've had the same comment on other covers, Rylynn for example. My reply to this is that these songs are not easy and I don't have years of acoustic playing under my belt before trying them. I sort of started with the hard stuff and obviously it shows.  Still fun as heck though!

[Elviolli]

Erg...I'm all messed up. What I said about the tapping parts...I got my lefts and rights mixed up *slaps forehead*

[Elviolli]

Oh, also. Some of the open strings during the tapping part are the result of right hand pull offs...forgot to mention that.

[freddodaguitar]

"Don't ask for tabs, I won't give them to you."

What the hell, why not :/

dislike just for that.

[TheNagual]

Very well done! How long did it take you to learn???

[WTFitsJimmy]

@PietjeP92 yeah. i agree the last part of rylynn is nuts, my head exploded when i was learning that part. although i don't think the slap harmonics are very difficult. have you tried letting your palm hit the guitar body and let your finger bounce off the 12th fret? that is what i do. i do it since i play the tapping part of ebon coast the new way (which includes a lot more slap harmonics).

[PietjeP92]

@WTFitsJimmy

yeah exactly it is a matter of opinion.. Personally I think rylynn is harder, especially the second part where you also have to do the weird slapping harmonics at 12th fret thing.. and don't get me even started on the last part my brain just shuts down when I try to play that!

Ebon coast is hard to get the right rhytym and stuff, but I think it is a lot easier for the left hand..

BTW, check my cover of Ebon Coast out if you'd like! Remember I recorded it 1.5 years ago or sth....

[WTFitsJimmy]

@PietjeP92 rylynn is far easier than ebon coast! ebon coast also takes way more finger strength on my guitar too (with the nasty high action). rylynn was the easiest song ive learned by andy. i can play art of motion, ebon coast, all laid back and stuff, 1/2 of for my father, and random parts of other andy songs. but rylynn has to be the easiest for me. i guess its a matter of opinion though.

[PietjeP92]

@WTFitsJimmy

Really think it is an nice question, but wtf rylynn 5 and Ebon coast 8? I'd say the opposite.. happy playing

[WTFitsJimmy]

@Elviolli Guess it'd be a 6 for me too then, since my guitar has some pretty nasty action on it.

[schectermartin69]

any tips on 1:00 to 1:04 i bought andys tab but i dont know how to play it

[jaycedog005]

why wont you tell tabs ?? ....=/