Hazel Dickens (1936-2011): Pretty Bird, 1967 karaoke version
A simple way into the karaoke version when you want the arrangement to stay familiar and the lead vocal to step aside.
About this version
Sometimes you do not need a big setup. You just need the song without the lead and a straight path into rehearsal.
Useful for
singing practice at home
Useful for
cover rehearsals
Useful for
working on phrasing before a full take
A simple way in
A cleaner backing track for singing, rehearsal, and covers when you want the song to stay familiar but the lead vocal to step aside.
Start with the tricky section, not the whole song. A few good repetitions usually tell you more than one rushed pass from top to bottom.
Once it feels settled, go back to the full arrangement and check whether it still holds together. That is usually where the real answer is.
Notes
Hazel Dickens (1936-2011). Please read Ms. Dickens' NYT Obituary here: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/23/arts/music/hazel-dickens-bluegrass-singer-dies-at-75.html .............................. Pretty Bird Fly away little pretty bird Fly, fly away Fly away little pretty bird And pretty you'll always stay I see in your eyes a promise Your own tender love you'll bring But fly away little pretty bird Cold runneth the spring Love's own tender flames warm this meeting And love's tender song you sing But fly away little pretty bird And pretty you'll always sing I cannot make you no promise Love is such a delicate thing Fly away little pretty bird For he'd only clip your wings Fly away little pretty bird Fly, fly away Fly away little pretty bird And pretty you'll always stay Fly far beyond the dark mountains To where you'll be free evermore Fly away little pretty bird Where the cold winter winds don't blow. -------------------------------------------------- More historical Bluegrass, Country, Mountain Music: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=2A2BAA5AF3DF8D80 "David Hertzberg"
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Open the song in the app, stay with the part you came for, and leave the rest for later.