Singing Guide: Redbone

Singing Guide: Redbone

Vocal technique, exercises, tips and relevant resources

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Learn How to Sing Like Redbone

Understanding Redbone’s Vocal Technique

Redbone, led by Pat and Lolly Vegas, is a Native American musical duo famous for their song “Come and Get Your Love.” Redbone’s vocal style is characterized by their unique mix of rock, R&B, and indigenous influences. Pat Vegas’ voice has a soulful, raspy quality that is a signature of the band's sound.

Learning Redbone’s Vocal Range

Prioritize warm-up exercises every time you sing. Proper breathing is essential to hit high notes and maintain the correct sound. Use Singing Carrots' 3 Minute Warm Up, which covers breathing and range-building techniques. After warming up, you can test your vocal range with Singing Carrots’ Vocal Range Test.

Developing Pat Vegas’ Style

One of Pat Vegas’ signature vocal techniques is his use of melisma, which is the singing of a single syllable with multiple notes. Melisma is a core characteristic of R&B and soul music, giving a song continuous, flowing quality. The singing game, Pitch Training - Educational Singing Game on Singing Carrots, offers melisma exercises and training for budding singers.

Mastering Redbone’s Songs

If you want to learn how to sing like Redbone, you have to learn their songs. You will learn how to express and communicate a variety of emotions through a song, especially with ballads and love songs. Singing Carrots’ Search songs by vocal range feature allows users to search songs by genre and vocal range. Redbone's "Come and Get Your Love" and "The Witch Queen of New Orleans" are great songs for aspiring Redbone singers.

Conclusion

Learning to sing like Redbone entails warm-up exercises, range tests, and mastering essential singing techniques. Singing Carrots resources such as Pitch Training and Song Search can hone your R&B and melisma techniques.

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