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Top 10 Best Damien Rice Guitar Songs

By Klaus Crow Leave a Comment

Top 10 Best Damien Rice Guitar Songs

For guitar players and musicians alike, Damien Rice stands as a masterclass in the art of songwriting with unique songs like The Blowers Daughter and Cannonball. He’s definitely one of my favorite artists.

Damien goes to the deepest core of his soul and you hear it right away. This is as authentic as it gets.

He knows how to craft a great song with beautiful melodic phrases accompanied by delicate and raw rhythm guitar playing. It’s all there, in each and every song.

I’ve listed the top 10 of songs that really stand out for me. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

There are links to the videos, tablature and chords so you can pick your favorite and learn to play it, study it and master it. There’s a lot to learn from.

Remember, Practice and you’ll become a better guitar player. It’s that simple!

What are the Best Damien Rice Songs to Play on Guitar

1 – Cannonball

Cannonball is one of Damien Rice’s best known songs. It has a really cool guitar phrase that is played throughout the verses and starts with the capo on the 6th fret.

Once you got this phrase under your belt you’re hooked and wanna keep playing it over and over again.

The intro theme is more suited for intermediate guitar players, but of course you can simplify the song by just playing the chords so you can sing along with it.

The chords for the verses are: Em7 – Cadd9 – G – G/F# (3 times) and then Am7 – C/B – C – D. For the chorus Damien plays G – Cadd9 – D (3 times) ending with Am7 – Cadd9 – D – Em7.

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2 – Delicate

The song “Delicate” is played in the key of C with capo on the 5th fret using hammer-ons with the second (middle) finger on the C and Fmaj7 chords to create beautiful chord harmonies.

The combination of playful chord progressions and vocal melodies makes this a one of my favorite songs to play and sing.

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3 – The Blowers Daughter

This is the song where it all started. The song cut’s through your musical soul if you take the time to listen to with undivided attention. This masterpiece is unique and Rice at his best when he plays it live. Definitely check it out some his live performances on Youtube.

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4 – Amie

The song “Amie” is an acoustic emotional folk ballad played on his beautiful sounding Lowden guitar. It’s an easy to play guitar song that could move you to tears because of the way he plays and sings it.

In the video above he explains the story behind the song, which paradoxically is quite hilarious.

The Song’s title  “Amie” means friend in French which gives it a dual meaning. The song is played with the capo on the 7th fret.

For the verses he plays G  – Gadd9/F# – Em7 – C – Am7  – Em – C – D and the progression for the chorus is Em – C – D – G  – C – Bm – Am7 – C – D.

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5 – The Box

After many years of silence Damien Rice came out with a new album “My Favourite Faded Fantasy” with some new crafted treasures equipped with beautiful chord harmonies and lyrical melodies. The Box is one of those songs, so simple , elegant and so powerful.

Although we’re talking guitars here, the lyrics of this song are absolutely spot on. Everyone can find something that resonates, whether it’s relationship wise, a job, a phase, a feeling, or just life itself. Moreover, it’s a really nice and simple song to play and sing that you will absolutely enjoy.

The chords for the verses are G – D – Em7 – Bm and for the chorus Am(add9) – Em7 (4 times).

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6 – Coconut Skins

Coconut Skins is an uptempo acoustic song that is really fun to play using the famous Wonderwall chords as I like to call them. The song uses one chord progression throughout the entire song starting out gently and building up to an exploding climax. Try this one, you’ll love it.

Coconut skins: /  Em7    /    %   /   %   /   Em7  Gadd9\F#   /  G   /  %   /  %  /   G   Gadd9\F#  / 

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7 – Me, My Yoke and I

Me, My, Yoke and I is one of the lesser known songs by Damien, but it’s oh so good. It’s got a crazy rocking slide riff that will crank up your amp. It’s really fun to play!

It starts with strumming an Am chord twice and then your second finger on the D-string from that chord will slide to the 10th fret. You do that a couple of times then you quickly jump to a G chord and then strum the F chord twice where you third finger on the A-string from the F-chord will slide to the 10th fret. This is the main riff that is played throughout the song.

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8 – Colour Me In

Colour me is a tender vulnerable love song with an absolutely beautiful melody. As often with Damien’s songs he starts out softly and gradually builds up to a climax to bring in those deep heart-felt emotions.

The chords for the verses are C – F – G – C – F – G – Am – C – F – G. The chords for chorus are C – F – G – C – Am – G – Am – C – F – G

He spices up the chords with sus2 and sus4 chords to add some flavor and uses a combination of strumming and finger style for the right hand. Check out the live version of the song from the Guardian Sessions.

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9 – Volcano

Volcano is a song with a really great groove and musical vibe to it. Along with his partner Lisa Hannigan they make for a perfect duo in this song bringing out the absolute best.

The song has a nice chord rhythm riff that is mainly playing the chord progression Am – G – F for the verses and Am – G – F – G for the chorus. 

You can also play the chords more intermediate style by playing the Am as an open shape chord starting on the 5 fret (x77500) then going to the G6 (x55430) and then Fmaj7 (x33210)

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10 – The Animals Were Gone

This is a georgous melancholic song that involves a nice easy fingerpicking pattern that is really doable. Perfect for beginner guitar players, but just as much fun for guitar players of any level, cause in the end it’s all about the song.

The chord progression for the verses is : G – C – Am – D – G – Em – Am – B7 and for the chorus the chords are: Am – G – Am – G and you play that four times.

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Best Ryan Adams Guitar Songs

Many years ago I searched for “Damien Rice similar artists” on Last.fm and suddenly I heard a song called “La Cienega Just Smiled”. The song and the voice caught my attention, so I looked up the artist and found out his name was “Ryan Adams”.

I started diving into his songs and a whole new world opened up for me, I couldn’t stop listening and playing his songs. I was absolutely sold, and I still am. My guitar students have to learn a lot of Ryan Adams songs haha!

For me Ryan Adams has the whole package. A magnificent voice, rough and tender rhythm guitar, damn riffs, heavenly harmonies and a beautiful mix of alternative country and rock music.

It’s staggering I haven’t written this blog post before but now it’s time! I’ve created a Top 28 Best Ryan Adams guitar songs that give you a pretty good introduction and insight into the awesome catalog of brilliant songs this man has written and performed over the years.

I’ve included the chords and tabs to the songs below so you can start improving your guitar playing, your songwriting skills and learn from the absolute best.

Have a wonderful time and thank me later ;)

Oh My sweet Carolina

“Oh My Sweet Carolina” is one of Ryan’s most cherished songs, its emotional folk-rock ballad released in 2000 as part of his debut solo album “Heartbreaker.”

For the backing vocals, he reached out to Emmylou Harris (one of Ryan Adams’ heroes) who provided her angelic voice, adding the perfect touch that made the song complete.

Adams wrote the song while living in New York City, far away from his Southern roots. Feeling the pull of his homeland, he penned the song as a form of catharsis and a way to express his yearning for the familiar landscapes and memories of North Carolina.

The song is in the key of C major, with a 4/4 time signature and a gentle tempo around 75 BPM. The song is a mix of finger style and soft strumming using hammer-ons and pull-offs on the C chord. The chords in the song are C, F, G, G, Am and C/G.

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Exclusive Premiere: New Song by Klaus Crow

By Klaus Crow 3 Comments

Hi Folks, today I’m sharing a new song that I wrote. To be fair, this is one of the 10 songs I wrote a while ago, but due to life I haven’t been able to record them yet. As John Lennon would say “Life happens while you’re busy making other plans”, and so it is.

Since I don’t want to leave the songs on the shelf (I’m certainly not planning to) and start putting the songs out in the world, I thought I begin to share one with you. I just took my guitar right out the case and started playing and singing. Afterwards I added the lyrics and some clips to convey the emotion and feeling of the song. I hope you like it.

Enjoy!

New Song: “Stepping Away” ~ Klaus Crow

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Best Singing Lessons for Beginners 2023

By Klaus Crow 7 Comments

top 4 best singing lessons for musicians

Most musicians love to sing along to the songs they play on their guitar or any other instrument. Some guitar players focus entirely and solely on their instrument and that’s perfect, but there’s also the breed who loves to sing and play their hearts out. Even if you’re not, you definitely want to read on.

Most of us are not naturally born singers, and even if you are, you can always use some help to improve your singing voice and work to become a better singer / guitar player.

A lot of musicians just think they don’t have what it takes and they can’t do anything about it. They just throw in the towels and accept they aren’t really the singer type.

But that’s where they are wrong, you can definitely work to become a better singer, a good singer, and some even become great singers. But good is good enough.

How great is it to play your instrument and sing to your songs with confidence. Singing along with your instrument adds an extra dimension to the experience. You now have two instruments (your voice is also an instrument) that complement each other.

Learning to sing also helps you improve your playing, because playing guitar is all about listening and aural skills and that’s what you develop with singing lessons.

The most common problems people face are “problems with pitch”, “the crack in the voice” when going from chest voice to head voice, “singing higher notes” and “losing the voice” due to using of the voice in the wrong way. Most people also don’t know there are simple and easy ways to start improving the voice in a real short amount of time.

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