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Simon Alcantara
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 29 พ.ย. 2011
This channel began dedicated to covers and versions of songs by Headswim and BlackCar (Dan Glendining), adapting them to be played on one guitar.
There is some original music on here and I'm slowly including adaptations of other songs.
It's mainly been about the guitar, singing is secondary.
There is some original music on here and I'm slowly including adaptations of other songs.
It's mainly been about the guitar, singing is secondary.
A cover of Troubled Mind by Headswim
Another beautiful little tune by Headswim off the Dusty Road EP.
Standard tuning, capo on 3rd fret.
If you're here you probably know the song, but just in case :) th-cam.com/video/z8kjZBZf_ig/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LdazbA89Gh3oAhGk
Standard tuning, capo on 3rd fret.
If you're here you probably know the song, but just in case :) th-cam.com/video/z8kjZBZf_ig/w-d-xo.htmlsi=LdazbA89Gh3oAhGk
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Weave. (Original Instrumental)
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Tuned: E A D F# A C# This is one that'll keep developing as time goes on...it sounds like this for now :)
Baritone Acoustic cover of Fallen by George Boomsma.
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The guitar is tuned to A Standard, Drop G (or at least it should be!) Finally found the right pitch for my voice and got a decent take at the busking spot :) Please listen to the beautiful original at: th-cam.com/video/uE0hDvl-GZs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=QqcAcZ8C0EiT-jHb
Chilled. DADGAD.
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Original idea. (Came up with a lovely little bit to finish 😍)
Kismet (an original, late 90s)
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I've always thought of this little love song as a bonus track at the end of an album.
Little tribute to 'Screen' by Brad (Shawn Smith, RIP)
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From the album Shame. Original album version : th-cam.com/video/ahUw17bhQU/w-d-xo.html Beautiful live version : th-cam.com/video/V6hH4ZvOZj/w-d-xo.html
Instrumental piece inspired by Keep Me Where I Can See the Light, by Roisin Quinn
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This was inspired by an utterly beautiful song by the talented Roisin Quinn (which will hopefully be included on her next album). Check out some of her work here: @roisinquinnmusic or find her on Facebook and Instagram under roisinquinnmusic. Website is roisinquinnmusic .co .uk (for some reason TH-cam doesn't let me post external links so had to write it like that)
Alternative cover version of Down In A Hole by Alice In Chains (rough take)
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A masterpiece of a song from their album 'Dirt'. Watch here : th-cam.com/video/f8hT3oDDf6c/w-d-xo.htmlsi=P-vxQwMJdBAhgEGG This cover is nothing like it, I just felt like singing :) I think it would be amazing if someone with a serious grunge voice sang it stripped down like this. Tuned : DADGAD Capo: 4th If you're looking for a true cover this dude is really really good: th-cam.com/video/5XRY7X...
Odd little thing. (Original idea)
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One of those instrumental pieces which may take forever to form properly. Tuned: DADGAD
Everlong arrangement, solo guitar (chilled nylon acoustic)
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Nicer and neater version of an earlier vid. Tuned: DADGAD Added some random pics I took so there's something to look at :) Earlier live take: th-cam.com/video/AD1uaiTT_Rk/w-d-xo.html
A version of Dead by Headswim. (short Nylon arrangement)
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From their first album, Flood. You can listen to it (please do) here: th-cam.com/video/UpAohLMRIGI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5oUv_b54IJDqLJth This is a solo arrangement of something I did a while back now with harmonies: th-cam.com/video/Va6eQb9HHdo/w-d-xo.html Tuned: E A D G B D
Seeds (Guitar playthrough, no vocals)
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Full song with vocals and Bass: th-cam.com/video/JtivpONhQPU/w-d-xo.html Tuned: DADGAD
Seeds. (Original)
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Inspired by something a mate said. Bad concrete, austerity, removing social safety nets, Healthcare in terminal decline... Tuned: DADGAD The guitar part was fun enough to get it's own playthrough: th-cam.com/video/4GYWxpeDBwA/w-d-xo.html Lyrics: You are the one who gunned down the dream of the world You are the darkness unfurled at the end of a lifetime of toil and hurt you, I will try as you h...
World Turns Black. (Original tune)
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Original song. Standard tuning. Lyrics: Is the sand running down? Counting sunsets in the clouds. Experience wearing thin Feel the weight bearing in When the sun goes down and the world turns black It just takes the touch of you to bring it all back Hold your hair in my hands (Sweet as love, soft as the wind in the trees) Trees and stars above (Above is the rain falling down on the desert sand)...
Cover of St John by Blackcar (nylon string)
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Cover of St John by Blackcar (nylon string)
Altar (by BlackCar) revisited. (Short acoustic version)
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Altar (by BlackCar) revisited. (Short acoustic version)
Short instrumental take on `The House' by Neev.
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Short instrumental take on `The House' by Neev.
Everlong (Alternative chilled Acoustic Cover. Nylon-string)
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Everlong (Alternative chilled Acoustic Cover. Nylon-string)
Short instrumental version of Crawl by Headswim.
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Short instrumental version of Crawl by Headswim.
Instrumental version 2 of Years On Me by Headswim. (Nylon string cover)
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Instrumental version 2 of Years On Me by Headswim. (Nylon string cover)
Very nice! Thanks!
@@Cluelessvloger cool man :) thanks!
This is beautiful 🙌
Thank you! 😀
Love this baby❤
Good vibes for the soul 🙏 beautiful ❤️
Thank you 🙌
❤❤❤❤
Nice t shirt !
Really great sound , I liked both nylon and steel string versions , but I think the steel blends better with your vocals . Really nice
Thank you !
Wow. Stunning stuff Simon. Great song and all the elements of sound really work together creating a powerful aesthetic (seagulls and city sounds included)
Thank you ! It's seagull breeding season so I was amazed at having a vaguely quiet slot there. 😂 glad you liked it.
Sounds great Simon!
Cheers George! A little something to build on :)
Tastefully done ✅ I like it!! 👏👏
Ah cheers dude :) usually it's all about the guitar part since I'm not a singer, but this was an exception...felt brave 😊
@@simon66766 nice work!! 🙌🙌
Oooh gorgeous version, and love the moody lighting
Thanks my friend 🤜🏼
Amazing!
Thank you so much dude! This is one of the best among the Headswim/BlackCar versions I've done, and I'm really chuffed you liked it :) The version of Dead with the random visualiser image is the other one I was proud of. Thanks again man.
@@simon66766 I've been looking for the tab for 'clinging to the wreckage' and 'wishing I was naive' would love to do covers of them
@@markstrettle4938 sweet :) I only know Wishing I was Naive out of those two. You in the Headswim Facebook group? I think there's still a heavily edited 'tutorial' lol.
@@simon66766 I am now mate, I'll have a look
I was blown away!! It sound super cool
Thank you so much man! 😀
Visuals really suit the mood of this one 🙌🏼 cool lighting!
Perfect rendition.
Thanks dude! ✌️
Fantastic stuff 🖤subtle and poignant. Love the little guitar fills
Cheers dude! 🍻
Gentle and dark. Lush reverb on the vocals and nice to hear the harmonies too 👌 Keep up the good work sir!
Ah cheers matey! ✌️❤️
Noiice 0:56
What fret was the capo on and is it standard
glad you liked it man. 3rd fret capo, but the bigger version I did was open (it just happened that way). The original is the total opposite of this, it Rocks like crazy. ( EADGBD)
Good...
Master 🛩️ur ride is here for McDonald drive threw 😅dude I’ve never Hurd anyone play like u n I also play n can get down but brother u flow so good it has to be a gift to God man God bless ur hands n heart
Genuinely touched man, thanks.
lovely song, really love the piano line in the background, very hypnotic.
Thanks my friend 🙂
Excellent songwriting dude! Beautiful Major lift for the chorus, cool harmonies and great counter melodies in the vocals. I kinda wanna hear the 'full band version' now...Complete with screaming guitar solo!
Thanks man! It's really cool that you liked that :) I too would love to try and get Bass and Drums on this lol. This is one to try and sort out properly 🤘
Sounds beautiful and so big in that tunnel.
Cheers :) happy to finally be able to play this one properly
Super job dude, I love big natural reverbs
Thanks man! It's a good place to play for that reason alone. An old tourist came up to me and wanted to know who it's by and the album ;) he said he loved the cascading notes. 👊
Lovely sound on that nylon. Is this from Last Scene Rushes? Great album. As usual this is a beautiful interpretation of Headswim related stuff. :)
Ta man :) Yeah, this is off Last Scene Rushes...unplanned too.
Beautiful and touching.
Really lovely stuff. Is that a nylon stringed guitar you are using there good sir?
Thanks dude :) Yeah, nylon on this one. Mild tuning issues, think I need new strings lol
From one of my all time favourite albums - feel like I’m in a secret club of 1 most of the time so great to see this on TH-cam (great version btw!!!!)
Ah thanks man! It was the first cover I did, sorry for going flat on the first chorus but it was better afterwards lol. Have a dig around the channel for more BlackCar and Headswim covers (some are better than others tbh) and I hope you're aware of the Headswim group on Facebook! Dan's played some versions of stuff the last few weeks.
Lovely stuff, great ambience 👏 👏 👏
Hoping to see some of your great tunes up here one day too dude.
Beautiful Simon!!
Amazing :) thanks!
Nice cover! Not an easy song to cover
Thanks dude 🤟
Seconded! Good cover.
@@rirrid5662 sweet :) thank you.
Nice mate
Ta man.
This song has the most insane melody and chord changes and to cover it so well shows how much time you've spent figuring it out. Absolutely Brilliant!!
Thank you man! Really really cool of you to say that :) The original is in Open G tuning, I didn't know that at the time but Open D worked to get the bassline, lucky me.
Lovely stuff
Awesome!
Beautiful interpretation of a beautiful song! 👏👏👏
Thank you :)
Amazing mate let me know if you'd like some vocals but it's great on its own
That's extremely cool of you to offer man! I already posted me busking this one properly (I use that term loosely) on another vid/post. This version came out of nowhere afterwards :)
Simon thanks for the heads up, this is wicked man. The downward arpeggio is sublime.
Very cool you thought so dude, cheers! I didn't have that low G to play with here (out of choice though, heheh)
Really nice
May it help you chill my friend :) I'm missing your tunes.
Beautiful man! I’ve done some finger picking stuff but none that advanced. Didn’t really get into finger picking until a few years ago or so but I’ve only like played around and noodled with simple stuff. Put together a finger picking thing yesterday with two guitars and basses but only using my phone apps and not having a metronome that’s not on my phone. It got a little out of sync at the end lol. But it was fun putting it together so that’s what mattered to me
Thanks dude, glad you liked that :) will check some stuff out.
@@simon66766 no problem bro!
I see we're both Headswim fans :)
Where can we buy your tab for this?
Glad you liked it :) There isn't a tab though, I don't think I'd even know how to start writing one!
Beautiful
Awesome :)
Sounds great!
id love the tab f this. great job
Thanks dude! I don't actually have a tab. Tune to open G for starters, it'll click :)
Smashed it out the park
Outrageously kind of you man (your cheque is in the post 😁)
Beautiful song and guitar part
Glad you liked it :)
And great vocals harmonies too
Lovely guitar part