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i get the same type of thing with my tele and strat. i think it's a bad earth (ground) thing with mexican fenders. i turn the guitar vol off between songs and try not to stand too close to the amp.
maybe russ can offer a better solution. i'd like to know it myself.
thanks guys, i'm glad it hasn't offended anyone.
i remember reading john lennon's "in his own write" back in the 60's and there is a lot of this kind of writing there which he attributes to jabberwocky.
if anyone has anything to add to it please feel free
when i read it i wasn't sure if it was meant to be funny or not. so when i read the posts above i thought yes i was right. but it gets very serious at the end and as mentioned, gives a great message; sometimes it's the gifts you give that are the gifts you receive.
nice one jim, your writing is getting so good
phill
this is a very pessimistic out look on life, but unfortunately so true. all the ads on TV make you think they're doing you a favour when all that's actually happening is us lining their pockets.
well written and the message comes through loud and clear.
i tried it, and it will work as a song.
Verse; A-D|
A-D|
A-E-D|
Bm-E|
chorus;
E-A|
E-A|
E-F#m|
Bm-A||
This is just a bit of silliness that occurred to me. so i wrote it down and wondered if anyone could make sense of it?
Mismuch pay
Ferry mismuch hairy botties
Your presleys beneath the bee
The fridge are winging barrels
And the booze is running free
Banters up the swannie
He's stuck there like a pot
His bag has busted open
And the fridge have got the lot
The cream is on the telly
She's likes to talk today
About the stuff that's going on
Why spoil our mismuch pay?
We've stuffed ourselves with murky
With potatoes vedge and wine
And now we're off to party
Like it's nineteen nietynine
i agree with TF, and of course your sentiments. all my grandkids will sit and watch me playing the guitar and i wish i had the patience to teach them to play but being self taught i think it would be better for them to teach themselves as they wont pick up my bad habits.
the song is great, cant wait to hear it.
you have a way with words my friend. a very loving and dare i say personal song. she will love it.
nice one my friend, some chocolates and a nice bunch of flowers and you'll be on a winner 
dear Bill,
i feel so saddened at your news, having said that i am glad you're keeping us all in the loop and up dated with things. please give Dondra all our love, from Ann and myself and we hope soon you will come back and give us that happy news that Dondra is well again.
keep rocking my friend
phill
i often get asked if someone can borrow my tele during a gig.
point 1, this is why i learnt to play lefty.
point 2, i tell them you sing i'll play and if they don't like it....walk on.
i don't like anyone touching my babies anyway
hi gil, you've got the whole package, singing voice, guitar playing, film making and most important, to me anyway, songwriting talent and ability.
congratulations on a lovely song well played and performed.
phill
thanks bill. my recording isn't perfect by any means, but i'm so glad what i've done has met yours and dondras approval. the words just jumped out at me and the melody? right after. it was a pleasure.
glad to see you back in the forums.
phill
that's a relief. thanks rog
OMG, one question; does he have bones in his fingers? his make mine look like a bunch of bananas.
on stage you have to do several things at the same time; 1. remember the words you have to sing, and the ones that come next 2. remember and play the chords using both hands ( or lead parts). 3. keep in the right place. these are simple things compared to what this guy was doing; two (sometimes three) guitars in unison, playing a beat, bass notes, lead notes and rhythm all at the same time. i am so impressed and admittedly jealous. i had reached a standard at 24 and never progressed further though i would never have got to his standard. thanks TF for showing me a true musician and depressing me at the same time. no, seriously thanks
nice cover grah, i too thought the sound was excellent, where did you get it from as i'm thinking of getting my old fender 90 out of mothballs.
Sorry beamer that didn't come out right. I checked out the site but it asked for join up money... Then I looked at some of the assets and all I found were hymn's. And there was a line there that said why not use this site instead of learning to actually play. That's when I lost my temper. Thinking about it now I was a little hasty. There are people that have no musical ability that want to write songs or provide backing music for themselves. I've just realised my granddaughter come under that category, she's always writing songs and puts them on Facebook with no backing. I'll have to give her more encouragement. So sorry and thanks.
Phill
I really need some new stage speakers as I've had to turn down gigs in bigger places cos the ones I've got ain't got enough guts. But Santa, I need them now, I can't wait till Christmas day. Please....
I emailed him last night but I haven't heard back yet. Hope everything is OK.
thanks beamer, i think i'm depressed enough as it is and i'm not into god bothering. thanks for the thought.
i think what annoyed me most was the "for people who cant be bothered to learn to play the guitar" or words to that effect. if it had been available when i was 14 i would probably have used it, but i've spent the last 50 years bothering to learn, if not very well.
phill
hi Zurf,
since attaining the grand old age of 60 (4 years ago) i've found it increasingly difficult to learn the words of songs. then last week i thought i'd give "come on over" by the drifters a go so i spent a few hours one monday morning trying to memorise them and they've stuck!!!! i heard somewhere that morning is the best time to learn stuff, just a suggestion, cant hurt.:)
hi jets, that's a funny thing, i've noticed that when i listen to a piece of music that i really like it inspires me too but by the time i get to my guitar the riff or chord progression i was thinking of has gone...that's old age for you?
i got up this morning and as i got in the shower i had the first verse of a new song. by the time i'd dried off it had gone again...did i already say that's old age for you?
anyway by trying to remember the chord progression i stumbled across a couple of new ones and a verse so i'll be working on that for the rest of the week as well as bills song and jims song.
bills is nearly finished all it needs is my voice to heal after the weekend and i can add a vocal.
looks like we're back in business
peatle, i love it.....you made me laugh out loud...i'm in my 60's too and i often think my family think i'm in my room playing with my toys, not always quietly!
honestly i'm not worried about not having any inspiration ....yet! i'm just enjoying catching up with half finished songs, mine and and covers. i've been re-recording some stuff i did in 2009, surprised me some were good and some not so good. i may stick one or two on soundcloud sometime.
phill
hi jim, no still nothing. i'm not worried though as i have given myself a couple of projects to do. i finished a CD in july and i've been playing it front to back every time i go somewhere in the car! so last weekend i thought i'd have a change and played 2 old CDs, one from 2006 and t'other from 2009. but they've been corrupted by the labels i put on them, so i'm going to re-do them....maybe.
now to survivor, i down-loaded it with the intention to add bass, keyboards and drums. unfortunately that didn't work out. when i have time i'll give it another go. let you know.
russ, new toys always get the juices flowing, i'm trying to resist. maybe a couple of weeks (or longer) of not writing will rejuvenate my appetite.
grah, the only thing that wakes me in the middle of the night is the urge to pee. having said that i have woken up with a song buzzing around the brain cells....just not recently.
hope you're feeling better after your sudden illness? iechyd da (good health my friend)
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well jim, once she's read that you'll have a multitude of brownie points to redeem
i knew you loved your family and your missus of course and this shows it, not least for the fact that you got up at 3.30 to write it down. you must be planning to record it so let us know when we can have a listen.
great song
phill
point in question....yesterday, cant remember what mccartney called it till the words came, but maybe i'll try it....no wait a minute, all my words are silly already, maybe i should try intelligent words?
thanks jim, to be honest it was the longest 8 minutes i've spent for ages (8 mins being as much as i could stand...sorry) i've used all those sequences more than once. the chord i did like was the F#m flat6th, i'm gonna use that one when i get round to it.
i have been busy recording backing tracks for on stage, country roads and come on over to my place. the latter i had to learn the words which i've more or less achieved, something i haven't managed for a while...learning all the words of a new song. naturally i've put my own spin on it. oh, and i've been working on a song for bill.
so if you'd like me to mutilate another one of your songs give me some suggestions
phill
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