tuning up from standard is not recomended due to the pounds of pressure the strings exert on the neck and a capo dose it without and possible harm. there are differnt tunings most or all tune the strings down such as D tuning which is just tuning the low E string down to match the 4th string (D) and it give a nice round sound but you have to make adjustments and play the G chord useing the 5th fret for the root G as it would normally be an A on the 6th string before de tuning also there are open chord tunings major or minor where a slide is used some websites feature a list of tunings DAGDAD is only one experiment with several is the best way and find a few you like 
2,651 2010-11-20 19:01:35
Re: Changing key? (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
2,652 2010-11-20 17:57:21
Re: Golden Dreams (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
glad you enjoyed Robert I guess it is sort of fairy tale sounding by it was inspired by a chat I had with one of my boys take care
2,653 2010-11-20 14:58:40
Re: Golden Dreams (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thank you Toney nice to hear "young man" at my age us geezers need all the help we can get
2,654 2010-11-20 13:31:07
Re: I'm heartbroken (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
nice thoughts Zurf a fishing memorial to your friend I'm sure he would be smiling
2,655 2010-11-20 13:27:04
Re: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Toney thank you for the nice words of encourgment I just cant wait to get this over
2,656 2010-11-20 02:37:06
Topic: Golden Dreams (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this song yesterday its about a conversation I had with one of my sons when he was around 5 or so I only did a video as I just dont have the energy to record all the parts perhaps after all the health issues are finished I will the chords are very easy to play along to just G C D Em and A basic country feel hope you enjoy
http://www.myspace.com/russellharding/videos
Golden Dreams by Russell Harding
4/4 time
intro 2 bars(arpeggio)
[G]
[G]Tell me a story be[C]fore I go to sleep to[G]night
tell me please daddy be[C]fore you turn out the [G]light
about a [Em]land of make be[C]ieve [Em]sugar plums and
candy [A]canes where [D]tears are only honey that [D7]fall like
gentle [G]rain
once upon a time in the land of happy ever after
daddy and mommy held hands by the fire light
little boy's and girls would dream of magic places and things
teddy bears danced around with golden wings
in the [Em]land of make be[C]lieve [Em]sugar plums and candy
[A]canes [D]tears are only honey that [D7]fall like gentle [G]rain
but in the real world you dont see, its not always make believe,
sometimes people cry, and sometimes people leave
he [G]closed his eyes and [C]soon was fast a[G]sleep
he didn't see his daddy [C]crying in his [G]dreams
just [Em]rainbows and magic [C]things [Em]teddy bears with
golden [A]wings [D]once upon a time in the [D7]land of make be[G]lieve
once upon the time in the land of make believe
2,657 2010-11-20 02:31:02
Re: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks Doug I dont think it was the rootbeer and ice cream but if I have to avoid some foods then I gotta do what I gotta do
2,658 2010-11-19 21:44:53
Re: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thanks Ark and Robert I spoke with the surgeon regarding not removing the infected organ just the stones and he told me that would only prolong the problem because the gallbladder is like a factory and it will keep on manufacturing bad stones because the organ is bad removing it is the only way to stop it.I tend to agree with the surgeon.
2,659 2010-11-19 14:57:33
Re: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have had hospital food some is fit for human consumption but I have to laugh when I think of the guy here in Wisconsin who shot his TV in protest over the Palin dancing routine there have to be tougher things to worry about then that
2,660 2010-11-19 14:50:32
Re: Changing key? (6 replies, posted in Acoustic)
it really only changes the pitch if you tune up or down not the key pitch is usually A= 440 (tuning fork) ,tuning a guitar down and putting a capo on as Amy suggested is fine the guitar dont know but your voice will
2,661 2010-11-19 05:24:41
Re: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I had a informative conversation with my sister she had the same operation so I feel a little more relieved and less worried I will meet and talk with the surgeon tomorrow he has all the CT scan data and there are some new procedures with lasers so I appreciate all the well wishes and I will know more tomorrow thanks for caring
2,662 2010-11-18 22:22:30
Re: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thanks for all your well wishes and I feel a few songs comming on(about time) keep ya informed thanks again
2,663 2010-11-18 20:49:53
Topic: Gallstones!! (37 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have been experiencing a sharp pain in my right side which made it really hard to take a breath this started 3 days ago so I went to my doctor and he scheduled me for a CT scan for those who are not familiar with a CT scan you sit in a chair and drink two large foul tasting glasses of what can only be described as "liquid chalk" for a period of 1 and a half hours prior to the scan this is to insure the contents find there way all the way to your colon so they can take a "photo" when they inserted me into the apparatus it looks like something from Star-gate the table with you moves thru this ring and then they fire up the thrusters and a hot rush is felt the length of your body, horrible feeling but its over then and my doctor was informed I had Gallstones that had to be removed so next week I go under the knife and get my gallbladder removed I was worried it could be something worse like cancer but not this time its an inpatient one day operation with a day of rest in the hospital after surgery and I will be back to my usual self. life go's on obladee oblada
2,664 2010-11-18 14:35:38
Re: The Beatles Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964 (2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
The only thing thats bad for me is it requires a download of quicktime to view the video I had quicktime on my other pc till I installed the free vlc player I had to delete the program because it compleatly messed up my myspace profile page with advertisment to "upgrade" to bad I would like to see the video but I will not install quicktime on my vista unfourtunatly they dont have it in wmv format so it could be played on any windows media player without downloading quicktime,still its a good find top
2,665 2010-11-16 16:10:59
Re: I'm heartbroken (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf my sincere condolences on the passing of your friend God be with you.
2,666 2010-11-14 13:18:40
Re: Russell Harding is an outlaw. (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf it makes me proud to know you got a kick out of thoes songs of mine if anyone else is interested email me with your address plus postal charges I will post this in Chordie's Market place glad ya'll enjoyed it
2,667 2010-11-07 13:06:36
Re: Dion-Shu-bop chords? (1 replies, posted in Song requests)
Busby I had a listen to the song its a basic do wop in the key of A major the chords are
A F#m D E the bridge is D Dm A A7 repeat D Dm E and back to A F#m D E you can substitute a Bm for the D (relative minor of D) if you choose if A is to high to sing for you transpose to G the Chords would be G Em C D with the bridge going to C Cm G G7 the substitute chord in G for the C is Am
2,668 2010-11-07 05:48:51
Re: For Russell (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf glad to hear that I hope you enjoy the selections and I will put a set of those bass strings on this week and do a little recording work its been a while, I have been involved with my chess studies and my composing has taken a back seat but once I get my gear set up it wont take to long to get back in the swing of it
2,669 2010-11-06 21:36:48
Re: Picks Around the World (412 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
this is the first time I looked at this thread great idea I checked the google map very impressive
2,670 2010-11-05 03:36:00
Re: Help for a newbie (9 replies, posted in Electric)
hi Patrick and welcome to Chordie, I have been picking guitar for over 50 yrs when I first started I had similar problems,I also teach guitar and a few things I have noticed with new students is there fingernails on there fretting hand are to long and interfere with producing a clean sounding chord another is the position of there fingers on the fretboard the angle in particular I give them one trick to help form your hand into the letter C and place it on the fretboard and play a few chords like C D G and E if your nails are cut short and you angle your fingers (this may take a few tries) you should with repetition start playing clear sounding chords the best way to tell is to form a chord and play each string one at a time(arpeggio) till you can hear every note in the chord give it a shot it may solve your difficulties
2,671 2010-10-31 13:34:49
Re: finish the lyric (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill I dont see where quoting one line of a lyric is copyright infringment if several lines were used that would be another thing we have permitted one line on Chordie for sometime.
Butch the idea is to quote the next line in the song not makeup some lame one of your own
2,672 2010-10-31 01:57:54
Re: finish the lyric (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
walking through the steets of Soho in the rain
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color sky prussian blue
and the next line is..
2,673 2010-10-30 16:01:19
Re: beats per minute (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
if you dont have a metronome I would play the song and count the beats there are in 10 seconds and multiply by 6 if there are 16 beats in 10 seconds x 6 =96 bpm (beats per minute) just look at your watch and count for ten seonds the number of beats
2,674 2010-10-29 18:14:36
Re: "Found A Diamond" (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
nice sounding pickup there Wayne very versatile
2,675 2010-10-29 17:54:48
Re: And yet another new Telecaster (8 replies, posted in Electric)
I have to tell you I have a chinese strat that is every bit as good as any and I have owned several American strats,tele's and jazzmasters thru the years we like to think of the American strat as one that was built in the U.S. that is true to an extent but most of the parts (electronics and hardware) is imported from oversees and assembled in the states but the early models were all American made.