Ballad of Serenity cover version

POSTED BY: StringSlinger
UPDATED: Sunday, December 25, 2005 00:43
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STRINGSLINGER

Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:21 PM

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.

LINDLEY

Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:33 PM

Is that you?

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

SUCCATASH

Saturday, February 14, 2004 7:35 PM

Great job! Your voice is awesome.

ECMORGAN69

Saturday, February 14, 2004 8:31 PM

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....

SAINT JAYNE

Saturday, February 14, 2004 8:34 PM

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

LINDLEY

Saturday, February 14, 2004 8:49 PM

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.

NOOCYTE

Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:26 PM

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

JACEN

Saturday, February 14, 2004 9:34 PM

Nice work, Slinger!

You can't take the sky from me

STRINGSLINGER

Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:22 PM

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

-StringSlinger

Keep Flying

DECKROID

Sunday, February 15, 2004 2:19 AM

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"

LTNOWIS

Sunday, February 15, 2004 2:27 AM

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"

TRASK43

Sunday, February 15, 2004 2:54 AM

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

www.summer-glau.com

TEMPEST10

Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:26 PM

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......

TEMPEST10

Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:27 PM

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......

ARCPLAYER

Sunday, February 15, 2004 7:40 PM

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.

ZAPHODB

Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:06 PM

Kick ass job! Very nice.

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

FIREFLYTHEMOVIE

Sunday, February 15, 2004 9:15 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by StringSlinger:

Enjoy.

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

BROWNCOAT1

Monday, February 16, 2004 3:18 PM

Excellent work Slinger!

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

BAMADAVE

Saturday, February 21, 2004 5:22 AM

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

DUBBAGE42

Saturday, February 21, 2004 6:09 AM

Shiny!!!!

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

EBONEZER

Sunday, February 22, 2004 12:51 AM

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"

DARKJESTER

Sunday, February 22, 2004 1:10 AM

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

"Pain is scary.." - Jayne

TRASK43

Sunday, February 22, 2004 12:53 PM

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

ERFA

Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:25 PM

That's awesome. Great job.

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

TRASK43

Sunday, February 22, 2004 7:33 PM

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

LTNOWIS

Sunday, February 22, 2004 8:49 PM

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.

STRINGSLINGER

Sunday, February 22, 2004 9:38 PM

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

CHANNAIN

Sunday, February 22, 2004 11:35 PM

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

DEVLEN

Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:15 AM

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!

GETUPKID

Thursday, March 11, 2004 3:59 AM

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 ...

DREAMKAST0R

Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:26 AM

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.

RKLENSETH

Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:28 AM

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.

SHINY

Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:31 AM

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

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

TRISTRAM

Saturday, July 10, 2004 9:53 PM

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.

BROWNCOAT1

Saturday, July 10, 2004 10:58 PM

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."

TRASK43

Saturday, July 10, 2004 11:42 PM

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

SUCCATASH

Friday, August 20, 2004 12:52 AM

Thanks again, StringSlinger.

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

JAKE

Friday, August 20, 2004 2:32 AM

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.

DECKROID

Saturday, December 24, 2005 6:10 AM

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!

PSOLARIS

Saturday, December 24, 2005 9:43 PM

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'"

FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, December 25, 2005 12:35 AM

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'

RANDOMDAN

Sunday, December 25, 2005 12:43 AM

Totally Awesome - Thanks StringSlinger!

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