Ballad of Serenity cover version by StringSlinger

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Ballad of Serenity cover version

POSTED BY: STRINGSLINGER
UPDATED: Saturday, December 24, 2005 14:43
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Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:21 AM

http://www.pjshapiro.com/Ballad_of_Serenity.mp3

Enjoy.

StringSlinger

Please note that Ballad of Serenity was written by Joss Whedon, and arranged by Greg Edmonson. Copyright in the song belongs to them.

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:33 AM

LINDLEY

Is that you?

Its good! Could be better in places, but good nonetheless.

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:35 AM

SUCCATASH

Great job! Your voice is awesome.

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:31 AM

ECMORGAN69

Nice. Kinda reminds me of James Taylor meets Al Stewart...

They can have my "Firefly" DVDs when they pry them from my cold, dead fingers....

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:34 AM

SAINT JAYNE

No, it's shiny, Lindley! I like the surges of quiet and emotion.

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 10:49 AM

LINDLEY

Shiny indeed. There's just some places early on, where his voice is just a tad unsteady. Like I said, quite good, just could be a tad better.

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:26 AM

NOOCYTE

Mightily sweet, Slinger! Much closer to the sweet, simple melancholy which Joss says he originally intended for the piece. Your variations in the chords are lovely, and really capture the longing quality which is in the words.

Personal bias is that a penny whistle would add a nice etherial yet earthy (that was...y) quality.

Keep strummin!

Department of Redundancy Department

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:34 AM

JACEN

Nice work, Slinger!

You can't take the sky from me

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 1:22 PM

STRINGSLINGER

Thank you. I'm very glad that you are enjoying it.

-StringSlinger

Keep Flying

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:19 PM

DECKROID

How shiny is that?!? Great Job!

Do you think you might post or send me the tab? I have the chords down, but the riffs are a complete mystery to me.

I call her "Vera"

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:27 PM

LTNOWIS

Maybe it's a problem on my end, but when I download it it only dowloads 1136 kilobytes, about to where you say "take my love, take my land"

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Saturday, February 14, 2004 4:54 PM

TRASK43

Its not just your end I get the same problem to.

www.summer-glau.com

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Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:26 AM

TEMPEST10

Wow, loved it.

What a FANTASTIC voice. Our vocal skills here at home in the UK aren't quite as good, ( well lets be honest no way near, not even close

) but we've enjoyed singin' along.

N.B. Re: Penny whistle - I think the guitar stands up fine on its own. Although, being a violinist I'm tempted to add something of my own. I'll resist that impulse, as less is more in this case!.
Keep singing......

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Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:27 AM

TEMPEST10

Wow, loved it.

What a FANTASTIC voice. Our vocal skills here at home in the UK aren't quite as good, ( well lets be honest no way near, not even close

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Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:40 AM

ARCPLAYER

Very nice. I worked out Joss's version. I recognize that you have arranged it using dropped D tuning. Could you tell us what the chords are? I haven't too much experience with that tuning.

Thanks for sharing your performance.

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Sunday, February 15, 2004 11:06 AM

ZAPHODB

Kick ass job! Very nice.

Industrial Looniee & Madness - http://www3.telus.net/vchrusch

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Sunday, February 15, 2004 11:15 AM

FIREFLYTHEMOVIE

Quote:
Originally posted by StringSlinger:

Enjoy.

Oh, I am. That's going on the iPod.

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Monday, February 16, 2004 5:18 AM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Excellent work Slinger!

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Friday, February 20, 2004 7:22 PM

BAMADAVE

Wow! Fantastic version of the theme Slinger. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to the next album with great anticipation.

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Friday, February 20, 2004 8:09 PM

DUBBAGE42

Shiny!!!!

You can't take the sky from me...

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Saturday, February 21, 2004 2:51 PM

EBONEZER

way cool.

I've started playing guitar, but i can't play be ear very well. I would be enternaly greatful if somebody hooked me up with the chords for the song.

Thanks!!!

"Go back inside or i will blow another crater in this tiny moon"

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Saturday, February 21, 2004 3:10 PM

DARKJESTER

Bravo, String! Wish I had half the voice you do!

"Pain is scary.." - Jayne

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Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:53 AM

TRASK43

I found this on the official boards its not quite perfect but its the closest Ive seen on the web.

http://forums.prospero.com/foxfirefly/messages?msg=3729.1

www.summer-glau.com

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Sunday, February 22, 2004 4:25 AM

ERFA

That's awesome. Great job.

Now let's hear your version of "The Hero Of Canton".

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Sunday, February 22, 2004 9:33 AM

TRASK43

Actually if you go to thread on the OB that I posted above and go to post 27 of 30 theres a much better tab.

Also I still havent been able to download anymore than the first part of this cover I think there must be something wrong at my end but I'd still like to here it if anyone can think of any solutions Id be greatful.

Id also really like to hear Hero of Canton covered.

www.summer-glau.com

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Sunday, February 22, 2004 10:49 AM

LTNOWIS

Ok, I was wrong when I said it downloaded only 1136 kilobytes. It had only downloaded 200 or so. But for some reason my computer won't download more than 1/4 of it at a time, no matter how many times I tell it to save the file. I've concluded that this is becuase it's designers have schemed to make me miserable. To download it, I had to copy and paste the URL, let it download a piece, and click the back and forward buttons. Then I finally said "save page as." Anyways, thanks for the awesome singing.

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Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:38 AM

STRINGSLINGER

Again, thank you for your very kind responses.

I have posted a version of the tab (which is similar to the second version mentioned above at message #27 the OB thread, but is a little bit more basic) at

http://pjshapiro.com/Ballad_of_Serenity_tab.doc

I hope you find it useful.

Finally, if you are having problems downloading or playing the file, please contact me at pjshapiro@pjshapiro.com.

-StringSlinger

Keep Flying

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Sunday, February 22, 2004 1:35 PM

CHANNAIN

i DO aim to misbehave

I'd call you the official FFF.net troubador, String.

Brilliant as usual. Soulful and genuine. You always make it sound like we're sitting around a fire on some planet other than this one, passing a jug around with the crew, and Serenity close by, gilded by moonlight .

*applause*applause*

We have art so as not to die of truth ~ Neitzsche
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=7922

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:15 PM

DEVLEN

awesome!
great voice and, as your name suggests, string slinging. my hat is off to you!

do you perhaps have a page with other songs you have done? if not might be a good idea to begin one!

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:59 PM

GETUPKID

Slinger i love the song bro, its awsome!!!!! If i were a girl or gay i would wanna rip your clothes off and make made made love to you. if a was a girl ...

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:26 PM

DREAMKAST0R

Wow, that is fantastic, great job. Your voice is awesome. Would you mind posting a guitar tab for that? I tried to figure it out, but couldn't get the one part right. Thanks in advance.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:28 PM

RKLENSETH

I would like to hear him do some other Firefly songs like "Hero of Canton". And maybe some original Firefly songs that he made up. He is really good though.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

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Wednesday, March 10, 2004 6:31 PM

SHINY

Very nice, Slinger. Be sure to bring your guitar to the next Shindig!

RIVER
Purple elephants are flying.
MAL
Good. Thanks for the update.

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Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:53 AM

TRISTRAM

Hey if you could, could you tab out the intro? I've been trying to find it and I am learning by ear, but I'm having some trouble. Thanks.

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Saturday, July 10, 2004 12:58 PM

BROWNCOAT1

May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one.

Wow Slinger! That was gorram Shiny! I saved it to my play list on the home PC & my MP3 player. My kids think it is great.

"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

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Saturday, July 10, 2004 1:42 PM

TRASK43

That sounds great. I never got to hear it the first time this thread was around as it wouldn't work on my old computer.

www.summer-glau.com

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Thursday, August 19, 2004 2:52 PM

SUCCATASH

Thanks again, StringSlinger.

"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."

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Thursday, August 19, 2004 4:32 PM

JAKE

I remember listening to the theme song for Firefly for the first time way back when it was still on the air. It gave me goosebumps.

I just listened to your cover. It too gave me goosebumps. Excellent job.

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Friday, December 23, 2005 8:10 PM

DECKROID

This is too damn good to be buried...

.... so I am bumping this ....

Its a damn good cover and stringslinger... thanks for the tab.

I love your music from your site too!

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Saturday, December 24, 2005 11:43 AM

PSOLARIS

Ohhh, thank you for bumping!! Since I'm relatively new here, I never got the chance to see this when it first arrived.

Saved it to my favorite music folder

Psolaris

"Ten percent of nuthin' is...let me do the math here...nuthin' into nuthin'...carry the nuthin'"

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Saturday, December 24, 2005 2:35 PM

FOLLOWMAL

Wow!

Oh, my it made tears come to my eyes and I got goosebumps.

Very shiny, Stringslinger, you are so good.

Thank you.

I'm just sayin'

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Saturday, December 24, 2005 2:43 PM

RANDOMDAN

Totally Awesome - Thanks StringSlinger!

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