Singing two notes at once

[GJaunz]

I recently uploaded a video of me singing two notes at once by utilizing overtone singing (same principle as playing harmonics, but applied to singing). Here's a link if you want to check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkbi_pf6Djc

Hope you dig it!

G

 

[jonajon91]

woah!
that must take some practice. I remember when I could humm and whistle at the same time.

 

[Murmel]

One time when a friend of mine was sick, he could sing a power chord (prime and 5th) in a super low register. It sounded pretty wicked.
That same day he could also do octaves, I have the recording of it somewhere.

 

[ElRay]

Kewl.

This was the first I had heard of that: Genghis Blues

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_throat_singing

 

[GJaunz]

Cool, thanks for listening everybody!

I've seen that Ghengis blues thing, pretty sweet. I first got into singing overtones because I went to go see the Dali Lama speak, and his "opening act" was a Tuvan throat singer that accompanied himself with a guitar-like instrument like the one the dude from Ghengis Blues plays. I was pretty blown away, so I started working on the technique myself.

 

[Hollowway]

Kewl.

This was the first I had heard of that: Genghis Blues

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_throat_singing

Yeah, that's where I first heard of it, too.

OP, we expect to hear some Alice in Chains!!!

 

[GJaunz]

I love Alice in Chains, I used to listen to their self-titled album all the time back in the day . I'm afraid the reference here is escaping me though, did Lane Staley use overtone singing?

 

[Ibanezsam4]

I love Alice in Chains, I used to listen to their self-titled album all the time back in the day . I'm afraid the reference here is escaping me though, did Lane Staley use overtone singing?

nah, he wants you to sing the harmonies at the same time

 

[GJaunz]

ah, got it, thanks

 

[rikomaru]

dude that is slick. have you tried using your tongue for vibrato, then adding that motion to the vocal vibrato you normally use? it seems like something incredibly difficult to do, but you can obviously already do more than i can haha

 

[Rizzo]

I'm not sure if that's what you're looking for, but check out Area's Demetrio Stratos. His vocal chords were abnormal though.

 

[Malkav]

Obertongesang, Christian Bollmann - YouTube

Relevant!

Also mind blowing!

 

[patata]

 

[GJaunz]

Thanks a lot everybody!!

I haven't tried incorporating vibrato with the tongue, but the tongue is needed to shape the overtones (same way you change pitch while whistling), so it would probably be tough to pull off.

Thanks for posting those other overtone singers. Christian Bollmann is AMAZING! I'm going to check out more of his stuff, certainly gives me something to aspire to .

LOL, patata, nah I just play one on tv

 

[abandonist]

I can make myself sound exactly like a didgeridoo.

 

[GJaunz]

Cool . I know the sound you're talking about, I can do it a little bit myself. I'll probably do a video on it once I get a little better at it myself.

 

[Force]

Ive always been able to do a power chord but I wouldn't call it singing

I get the low note going roughly then falsetto the 5th............sounds retarded though, this is why I don't sing at all, I can't

 

[GJaunz]

Hey, who knows, you might be onto something