Originally Posted by: bouncee

What about the call and repsonse thing, is it possible to explain that in laymans words? How would we go about it?[/quote][p]Yes, you have to be aware of leaving space for various voices or instruments to do their thing. It requires everyone paying attention & being willing to play quietly or even drop out for a moment to let another part stand out! But at the same time everyone has to keep counting or their place & time in the song.

That's sometimes difficult for beginners that just want to bang away & play loud & are still just trying to concentrate on not messing up their own part. It requires really knowing your own part & being able to listen to what the other musicians are doing as well.

[quote=bouncee] Or iff you can think of any good examples or maybe point to a video or even a certain song that could serve as a starting point.

If you watch the live version of the song you mention there is a lot of basic arrangement going on.

At about 30 seconds in when the first verse starts you can hear all the instruments drop out except the vocals. Then, when the other instruments enter they do so relatively quietly (Urban's guitar is low in volume), and near the end of the vocal line Meyer plays an upper register simple pentatonic major diad lick on the E & B strings.

He leaves a little space for the next vocal line & then jumps in again when the vocal line is close to being done. There is a little overlap, but you can hear they are all working to make sure the vocal or the guitar can be heard clearly as the featured part for just a moment.

It requires a lot of attention to detail & teamwork.