thanks BGD, you know how it is; you pick up the guitar, just for a strum, then you end up playing a nice chord progression then words come...etc etc etc
2,552 2015-11-10 00:03:44
Re: bitter tears (18 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thanks bill. the link is at the top. i know i usually put it at the bottom but i was in a rush 
2,553 2015-11-09 23:07:05
Re: A Love That Never Comes (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
great,moving song. you play very well and your voice is brill. well done.
phill
2,554 2015-11-09 23:02:05
Re: bitter tears (18 replies, posted in Songwriting)
i have to apologize to TIGs for pinching his Cadd 9 chord, i tried it and i loved it.
also for some reason chopro has put my Dadd Bb chord as a D!. i play it by adding the Bb on the on the G string
sounds complicated....it's not or i couldn't play it
2,555 2015-11-09 22:57:20
Topic: bitter tears (18 replies, posted in Songwriting)
a new song that took me over two weeks to write. here is the link to soundcloud. please give it a listen and leave some
comments
https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/bitter-tears
Bitter Tears. Undefined
[D] She sucked me [DaddBb] in and I [Em7] couldn't get [G] out. (D SHAPE CHORDS)
[Cadd 9] Seems I've [Em7] been here [D] before.
[D] I've wasted [DaddBb] money and I've [Em7] wasted [G] time.
[Cadd9] Things I [Em7] haven't got to [D] spare.
[Bm] Nights of [F#aug] tears and [DaddE] dreams have [E] burned.
[G] What is [Gm] left to [D] taste?
[Bm] Bitter tears, [E] bitter tears.
[Em] Nothing [G] tastes the [D] same.
[D] I feel a [DaddBb] fool yet they [Em7] tell me [G] don't.
[Cadd9] It's my [Em7] journey to the [D] grave.
[D] All I [DaddBb] wanted was a [Em7] life with [G] her.
[Cadd9] Her dreams [Em7] took her somewhere [D] else.
[Bm] Nights of [F#aug] tears and [DaddE] dreams have [E] burned.
[G] What is [Gm] left to [D] taste?
[Bm] Bitter tears, [E] bitter tears.
[Em] Nothing [G] tastes the [D] same.
Words & Music by Phill Williams. 9th November 2015.
2,556 2015-11-08 20:39:34
Re: Geographical Spread On Chordie (145 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Carmarthenshire, South Wales, UK
please UJB put me on your map, i've always wanted one of those pins
2,557 2015-11-08 20:35:22
Re: Stupid Question. Maybe Personal. (20 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i wouldn't dare just go out and buy a new piece of equipment, i always talk it over with her first. she has a screaming hab-dabs then eventually she'll say OK if you really need it. and we always really need it, don't we?
when i get it home, i try and be cool and sit and watch tv for a while then she'll say "aren't you going to play with your new toy then?" which is my prompt to go tinkle....or tinker, strum, bash!
2,558 2015-11-08 20:28:08
Re: Heavens Door-Survivor (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
with just a little encouragement your song has evolved from another "knocking on heavens door" sound alike to "faith, hope, strength; survivor" which is what i think you should rename it. only a suggestion not a demand, another would be to stop trying to hide your voice, take a deep breath and push it out there as dylan does. i noticed you had a few high notes and you reached them with no problem, project your voice as a drama coach would say, do not be ashamed, sing to the back of the room not just to the mic a few inches away. once again....well done
phill
2,559 2015-11-03 20:11:12
Re: Dark Days (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
great job both of you, very dramatic guitar playing and fab back-up singing.
phill
2,560 2015-11-03 20:07:22
Re: Heavens Door-Survivor (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hey jim, just had a listen and i'm so glad i encouraged you to add a chorus or two or three, they certainly add to a very touching and sincere song. and the last line "looking forward to growing old" is certainly a hankey time and means a lot to me. the chorus puts your stamp on a tune that bob dylan and many others, in original form and with their own words, have made classic.
well done.
phill
2,561 2015-11-01 16:55:57
Re: Rugby Playoffs! (21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
my oldest son is a naturalised ozzy, so i was divided in my allegiances. i find i have more kiwi friends than ozzy ones and anyway i thought the all blacks played better all through the tournament.
SO WELL DONE NEW ZEALAND, CONGRATS.
2,562 2015-11-01 16:39:14
Re: Heavens Door-Survivor (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jim,
your lyrics are so very moving, as i would expect from you. when i played it through before i heard you play it, i wondered why there was no chorus? as far as i'm concerned you are the master of the chorus! not that this song needs a chorus, but i feel it would add to the song.
i read somewhere that dylan never plays two verses of the same song the same, if you see what i mean? so if you're going for the dylan feel, you're there. if you want to put your own stamp on it; show us your strength. please don't take this as a criticism i just want to help.
always your pal
phill
2,563 2015-10-30 20:27:57
Re: New Member Saying Hello (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
hello john and welcome.
i am 64 and have been playing the pubs and clubs circuit since the 70's. i find there's more freedom now especially with the older crowd as they're usually around my age anyway.
i've never experimented with alternative tunings, i have enough trouble tuning standard EADGBE. i don't need more headwork.
and again, welcome. let us know how you get on with gigging in the naughties
2,564 2015-10-30 20:21:44
Re: $25 amp (31 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
easybeat wrote:
Phill
surely the moral of the story is keep away from SOFT drinks!
ahhh! never thought of that one.
i never touch cola or caffeine drinks anymore after i had a big heart palpitation event last year. so a beer only diet, shame that innit? 
2,565 2015-10-28 10:25:11
Re: Broken Strings (8 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I used to go through covered G strings a lot. Cured that by using lighter gauge strings.
Having read the above reports on martin and fenders, I'm worried as I've just ordered 2 sets and 3 sets respectively.
If you haven't broken Es and Bs then you ain't PLAYED guitar...
2,566 2015-10-28 10:16:44
Re: $25 amp (31 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I played a VoxAC50 at a gig using a curly lead. The inputs are on top and I had my soft drink on top too. Whilst doing a bit of stage nonsense the lead knocked the drink over and into the amp electrics....
Lesson being, coke (the liquid kind) and valves do not mix.
Congrats on your new amp, turn up an enjoy, but feet only on top!
2,567 2015-10-25 19:54:19
Re: R.I.P. seiko tuner/update! (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i don't, i think they live next door 
2,568 2015-10-25 19:51:53
Re: Rugby Playoffs! (21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
yep, i watched both matches and i found the NZ RSA game far more enjoyable. the Argentine kicking was immaculate and the Ozzies were organised and strong. but my money is on New Zealand
2,569 2015-10-22 22:33:00
Re: R.I.P. seiko tuner/update! (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
the new batteries rekindled the spark?
2,570 2015-10-22 18:51:01
Re: R.I.P. seiko tuner/update! (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
3 in a bed eh? i hope you and your tuners will be very happy
2,571 2015-10-16 12:37:46
Re: Starbucks coffee (40 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
After what I heard about Starbucks I'd never go in there. During the Afghan war UK troops asked for some of their coffee, they were willing to pay but Starbucks came back with a totally out of context and bitchy remark about no freebees. So as far as I'm concerned they can stick their manky coffee where the sun don't shine
2,572 2015-10-08 22:52:15
Topic: AT 17 (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
i haven't thought about writing a song for two weeks while i was on holiday as i haven't even seen a guitar. i got home yesterday (wednesday) and picked up my baby and had a little strum and a riff came, followed today by a song, no recording yet as i've just finished it and it may still change in places.
At Seventeen.Undefined
[G] She became a woman [C] at [D] seventeen. (E-C-D-G)
[G] Never understood why she was [C] made [D] unclean. (E-C-D-G)
[Em] Everyone in town knows what [D] she's been through.
But [Am] they don't give a damn cos she's “[C] such a [D] fool”.
And [Am] she don't deserve all this [D] ridicule.
At [G] seventeen.
She got herself a boy and he was well to do.
His daddy was a banker and his mamma's in food.
He took her for a ride in an open top car.
Then he made her do some things that she ain't done before.
But once was not enough, he wants more and more.
At seventeen.
[Bm] How can she tell him he's to [Em] be a dad?
When he's [Am] only a boy in-[C] spite of all [D] that?
Still his [Bm] dad is gonna pay to get [Em] rid of the brat......
It takes two to tango.
It takes a boy and a girl to make a child.
While he walks around with a smile on his face.
She sits at home and cries cos it's her disgrace.
And she's not welcome now in any place.
At seventeen.
At seventeen.
Words & Music by Phill Williams.
2,573 2015-10-08 21:34:12
Re: Mrs Mop (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
puts me in mind of my mother in law....scrubbing brush goes one way, bum goes t'other, and what a bum, back of a bus.:lol:
cleverly put together, let us know when you've recorded it
2,574 2015-10-08 18:55:13
Re: Fourteen Minutes (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi beestie, what time signature have you given it? i've tried it a few times and the only time i can get it to work is in 3/4 waltz time with a different set of chords. you're probably playing a uke? so i'd like to hear you play it so i can see where you are and maybe giving a little help.
having said that, it's a great story, well written.
phill
2,575 2015-10-08 18:46:38
Re: Not the way (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi tony, i tried to have a listen while on hols but it wouldn't play. anyway now i've listened and i really enjoyed, it has all the arkady markers, haunting under melody, quietly driving beat and slap in the face chorus. you could say i liked it and you'd be right, it must be good i listened to the whole 5 minutes.
the words are also haunting yet conjuring vivid pictures in my mind of the american civil war and also ww1 trench warfare in france.
well done my friend
phill