Blur Covers

[TristramShandy]

It Could Be You is brilliant!
Aaaaah I've been searching for that second chord for years! How do you play it? I can roughly see the shape, tho I'm in doubt as for the D string...

[essex-dogs]

Hi everyone. This is a cover of "I'm Just a Killer For Your Love". I hope you enjoy it!
https://youtu.be/PjDkb5n81n8

I'm also premiering a cover of "Caramel" on Sunday, don't miss it!

It Could Be You is brilliant!
Aaaaah I've been searching for that second chord for years! How do you play it? I can roughly see the shape, tho I'm in doubt as for the D string...

It's a great song indeed! It's never been a HUGE favorite but it was one of the most fun songs to record once I learned it. That second chord is really cool, it carries the vibe of the whole song I think. It's a weird jazzy Bbmaj11 chord played like this:

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Hope this helps!

[TristramShandy]

Thanks!
Very interesting, tho, I thought this type of chord shapes did not appear in Graham's playing before much later (Coffee & TV, etc.).

[essex-dogs]

Thanks!
Very interesting, tho, I thought this type of chord shapes did not appear in Graham's playing before much later (Coffee & TV, etc.).

That's true, it's definitely a fav of Graham's. He uses the same shape (or similar) in songs like "B.L.U.R.E.M.I" (I've also done this one and am planning to release next week) and "Lake" just to name a few more. But "It Could Be You" must be one of the first times he experimented with it.

On a different topic, I just posted a bit of "Polished Stone" here if anyone's interested in this weirdly cool b-side
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV6juOQr_V ... =copy_link

[rich]

On a different topic, I just posted a bit of "Polished Stone" here if anyone's interested in this weirdly cool b-side
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CV6juOQr_V ... =copy_link

Thanks - I was gonna ask for Polished Stone!

How about Swallows In The Heatwave? Another very guitary blur number

[essex-dogs]

Hi everyone. I've just uploaded a cover of "Caramel". If anyone's interested, you can check it out now. Let me know what you think!
https://youtu.be/EtldSH0lul0

Thanks - I was gonna ask for Polished Stone!

How about Swallows In The Heatwave? Another very guitary blur number

Hey Rich thanks a lot for your suggestion! A LOT of people have been asking for this song, I'm not sure why. But by far it's the most requested song since I've started the project. I'll try my best to uplod a cover of "Swallows in the Heatwave" this week.

[aldamasta]

Swallows just rocks! I'm excited to see your cover of it, it'll pair nicely with Polished Stone! Love the snippet. Graham's sounds can be so wonderfully strange.

[essex-dogs]

Hi everyone. I'm back with 3 new covers. Hope you enjoy it!

Topman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAV3eo5bEsg

Starshaped
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gizWY1zjPo

Essex Dogs
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWTFKvoAcaI/

Swallows just rocks! I'm excited to see your cover of it, it'll pair nicely with Polished Stone! Love the snippet. Graham's sounds can be so wonderfully strange.

It certainly does! I've been away from home lately so it's slowed me down but I'll post Swallows pretty soon, it's been highly requested. It's also sounding great!

Fancy a challenge? Would love to hear you have a go at Essex Dogs

It seems like the real challenge is dodging the copyright claims! I've been working on Essex Dogs but Youtube blocks it straight away in North America, which is why I posted a 3-minute snippet on Instagram instead. Let's see if I can get away with it soon, I might need to mix it differently. I had a similar issue with Starshaped until I decided to use Damon vocals only. After that, I had no problems with Youtube. Sorry Alex and Dave.

[TristramShandy]

Well done!
I never knew the guitar pitch effect on Essex Dogs was actually achieved with the DD! I always assumed that was a prod effect (I vaguely remember Stephen Street saying that, a feature on the "radar" device he used for the recording of the S/T album). Do you mind sharing your pedal settings for that?

[essex-dogs]

Hi. I've got a few more videos to share with you. Let me know what you think!

Strange News From Another Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YslwZLnIwM
Repetition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fCwoD6rldY
Alex's Song (recorded this one for Alex's birthday yesterday. I had to get rid of the high-pitch effect though)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=169-f9PfojI
Badhead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5v5uJwxqQo
The Universal
https://www.instagram.com/p/CWX5M9WL07w/

Currently I'm recording a few b-sides. So far I've already done "Tame", "Inertia", "Ultranol", "Swallows in the Heatwave", "Won't Do It" and some others. I'll be posting everything soon, it just might take a while.

Well done!
I never knew the guitar pitch effect on Essex Dogs was actually achieved with the DD! I always assumed that was a prod effect (I vaguely remember Stephen Street saying that, a feature on the "radar" device he used for the recording of the S/T album). Do you mind sharing your pedal settings for that?

Yeah Graham uses de DD3 and it's very easy to see him achieving the results in live performances of the song, most notably the Glasto 98 and East Anglian 09. However, I'll probably record "Essex Dogs" from scratch because I've just recently realized that Graham uses the "hold" function, with his foot pressing the pedal and never letting it go. As for me, what I did was leave "level" and "feedback" almost 100% and played with the "time" knob. But you dont wanna use 100% of level and feedback because the DD3 will get off the rails and the feedback will make the guitar signal louder and louder. But yeah I'm 100% sure he uses the "hold" function, it's way more evident on the second part of the song, after the "you'll catch the flu" line.

[Henrik Stromberg]

jnb432 does good covers on british bands songs (especially on Blur)-

[essex-dogs]

Hi everyone, I have a few guitar covers that I've uploaded since last time I posted here. I hope you guys enjoy it!

Dan Abnormal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpDY56kksPU
Theme From Retro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFktnqpW5c4
Clover Over Dover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsWh_4zed9U
Trimm Trabb
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJT-I04v5H0
Brothers and Sisters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guEhZc9jzEM
Fade Away
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ICwQHXhAqA

[rich]

Very good mate, I’m in awe of your versatility!

[essex-dogs]

Hi! So, I normally try to get a few videos ready and post them at once so I don't spam too much (which I still do as I'm always recording... so my apologies) but I was so excited with this one that I couldn't wait to share. I put a lot of effort in it to try to copy Graham's playing on the album (and some 5% of my personal taste), with all the sweet little riffs he always comes up with. Also, what an INCREDIBLE guitar solo, I wish I'd written that.

This Is A Low
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co5rRP04Xio

Very good mate, I’m in awe of your versatility!

Hey rich! Thanks a lot for your compliments, I appreciate it a lot! Just so you know I'm also a big fan of your live videos whenever you go to any Blur-related concerts!

[jonathas]

Splendid playing! Even better rock-god-solo faces!! Yeah!