Multitrack Barbershop Tag: For My Beautiful Lifelong Friends

This multitrack barbershop tag is one of my favorites! It's easy and full of emotion. You can find the sheet music for it in the Classic Tags book, which you can find on the web by doing a search for "Classic Tags PDF".

I'm trying to improve my production value a bit. What do you think?

Here are a few time marks for those who want to listen to particular parts:
Instructional Comments begin at 0:30
Lead at 1:40
Bass at 2:20
Tenor at 2:45
Baritone at 3:15
Final Tag at 0:00 and at 3:40

(Big thanks to CarlyCarlyW for putting the times together)

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• barbershop
• tags
• multitrack
• vocal
• singing
• acapella
• harmony
• lesson
• tutorial
• howto

[tristancow]

you said you were looking at some sheet music, i was wondering if you could upload it? if you can't that's fine, thanks for great tutorial!

[murry537]

@tristancow It's in the "classic tags" collection. There's pleny of pdfs of it online, just google for classic tags pdf and you'll find it.

[rstrem]

I keyed this in F and taught it to the women's chorus I sing in.

[murry537]

@rstrem Awesome!

[brandonsanime1114]

sweet i can sing the lead part now sweet.

[QuartetmanIA]

Great job "Big O"; you and the other multi-trackers (multi-trekkers? lol) on YouTube are doing a service that the BHS hasn't fully appreciated yet. I enjoy reading your comments on the HarmoNet too.

[wolybuger]

hay BIGO I love it wen you do the tags thay lift my spirit from the ground you are grate keep singing those tages for your fans = )

[southernstruggle]

been lookin at ur videos....ur really a breath of fresh air =)

[murry537]

@jmtc3 lol, that's not a bad idea. I might do some guitar stuff sometime.

[spartanello46857]

i sing bass in a barbershop quartet at my school and i think they would love to sing this one! thanks

[murry537]

@Griffinacb It works either way. And there's tons of variations on just about any tag out there.

[humboldtkind]

Hey murry my name is Doy and I sing in a quartet in northern Cali and need some help in finding parts n a song. I'm not good with music theory. Please help this young Y2 member.

[yuriy54321]

BASS !!!

[DaTMarks]

Dude, this tag is sweet! i love how clear your Ab overtone is. it sounds wonderful. thanks for breaking down these tags. it helps a lot!