Regards

Grubby

--Mbo

Singing is an individual thing for a lot of people. I sing a lot better than I play anymore and I have asked the same question as you at times. The answer is practice of course. I don't mean singing the right words but practice breathing. The economy of moving air is where the lower keys come from. Think of your voice in terms of whistles. A lung full of air will sound the highest whistle for some considerable time because so little air moves down the pipe because the pipe is small. That same lung full of air is quickly spent on a low tone whistle because the pipe is larger and you loose air more quickly.

For me the key of "G" is transitional. Its either too high or too low for me and usually I don't sing it. I find I am best in keys "C" through "E" . What I did to improve my low range was to take was to take a comfortable song I do in "C" and learn it in "Bb". I practiced the song and pushed the lowest notes as steadily, not hard, as I could until I could sound them firmly. I did this very slowly to become aware of where I had to breathe to sustain the rest of the song. Also be aware that maybe your natural range may not include "G" at the extent you would like. "A" is a fine key and the songs in "A" have many of the same notes you might hear in "G". :-)

In another thread of the last week someone gave an excersize for vocal warm ups that seemed very sensible. You wouldn't take the Tour de Fanceland with out a warm up so don't just launch into Rhe Model of a Modern Major General with out a warmup either.

Best of luck.

Don

You know they make them there capos for a reason. We can't all sing in G, that's why there's all of those other keys.

I suspect you may be rather new to all of this. As you learn guitar, you will find that some songs work best in a specific key. Like you want to do Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain" with chords in a G formation if you want it to sound at all like Robert. But if that is too low, just capo up to where the pitch is comfortable.

As you work your way through transcriptions of the great blues and folk singers you will find that allmost all (I know of no exception) use a capo.

Now, given all that, you may be able to extend your vocal range with muscle relaxation, etc., but the advice of a good vocal teacher would be helpful to you.

Roger in Baltimore

--seed

Each key has its own voice, and changing the key of a song will change its tone, sometimes detrimentally. Capoeing up and playing with the same chord shapes changes the key without changing the voicing. I think this is preferable.

Your voice probably works well in the key of G, but not with the kind of sound you are used to using when you sing--

What do you do about it? Logically, you have to find the voice that works for you in G--and don't assume that you have to go down to G, you may do better in the higher register G--

Sit at a piano, and find the top and bottom notes that you can sing comfortably--this is your range--Go to the G that is closest to the middle of it, and sing it, trying at the same time to relax as much as you can--this is your beginning--The object is to find a way to make those sounds that is comfortable, sounds good, and lets you move upwards about an octave and downwards about a fourth, without having to change the way you are making your sound---

Obviously, this is just a start--and it will take a bit of work and concentration--Guitar players who sing tend to spend hours practicing the guitar, but then just let the voice happen on its own--enough said--

For M.Ted I'm not from Naples, not even Renzo Arbore. For the lyrics of that song I will ask moreinfo. If I am not wrong, it was some kind of easy commercial but very well arranged song. It sounds so happy but doesn't mean anything. Cheers

--seed