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I have and use 'Band-In-A-Box'. It is a very user friendly programme and the latest versions use actual drum and instrument recordings instead of synthesised ones and thousand of styles to choose from. It is great for learning to play in strict tempo and how to play with others when there are other musicians around to play with.
Roger
Hello Murre300 and welcome to Chordie. you will find that all the Members of Chordie are kind helpfull people and that Per, the founder of the site, is always willing to listen to helpful suggestions to improve the site. However there are ways of asking and I would suggest that yours is not really the way. Many years ago I learnt that asking politely gets far better results than rudely demanding.
Chordie is a search engine, it hosts no songs apart from the original ones written by Members in the Songwriting section and finds chords, lyrics and tabs from other sites on the Internet. The songs are sorted and indexed and presented cleverly to appear to be hosted here. With the thousands of songs and number of videos available, linking and embedding a video of the song would probably be an extemely difficult, if not impossible task. However if you have the skills to write a programme that would do what you want I suggest that you write privately to Per at admin@chordie with your ideas.
Roger
Hi Toney and Ark,
Thanks for the positive comments.
I have decided it will be played at my funeral but as I plan on living to be 120 years old that is some time off, so you have another 58 years of putting up with me 
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Roger
HI Ark,
A great recording stirring up wonderful visions. Congratulations on it getting placed 11th on MyStage.
Roger
Hi DevilCat and welcome to Chordie,
I assume that you are playing D using your index, middle and ring fingers. Some of my students find it easier to use the index finger to barre the first three (G, B and e) strings on the second fret and then use the middle finger to play the second (B) string on the third fret. This way you are only having to postion two fingers.
At then end of the day though it is only through repetition that changes become easy and of course that means practice, practice and then even more practice. What you are doing with practice is training your muscles and tendons in your fingers to automatically lock into a certain configuration to form each chord, there is no easy shortcut to this I'm afraid.
Good luck,
Roger
Hi Daddycool,
It must be a pain making a temporary move but no doubt it will be worth it in the end when your house is renovated. Still it is giving you the chance to have a good sort out. Nice song, well done.
Roger
Hi Phill,
Another great song from you and I guess you will be getting breakfast in bed for the next few weeks after this one. Nice to know that you found your soul mate in spite of your family's initial objection.
Roger
Recently two people I know quite well have died and this got me thinking about my family and friends and how, when my time comes, I would like them to remember me. This song is the result.
A recording is on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy
Your Songbook is a place to store the songs that you want easy access to, without searching through the index each time. When you find a song that you want to keep click the 'Songbook ADD' on the right of the page and it will be added to your Songbook. If you make sure that it is transposed to the key that suits your voice it will be saved in that key and not the original. Once in your Songbook you can edit it if it not correct.
Roger
My beloved Fender accoustic has been giving me some string buzz lately, particularly with my B and high e strings when played on the second fret. Whilst re-stringing it this weekend I found that the first and second frets have indentations beneath these two strings causing them to buzz on the third fret. Rightly or wrongly I have alleviated the problem with some careful filing on the third fret, however I guess this is only a temporary reprieve as I am sure they will wear more as time goes on. I think the only answer will be a fret repacement but I have three questions:
Is there another way to rectify this problem?
Are there any pitfalls in replacing the frets myself or is it a job for a luthier?
Is it practical to just replace the two worn frets or should all be done at the same time?
Roger
I too very often transpose to G but this is because this key usually suits my voice. Occasionally though I find that a song does not sound right unless played with the original chords - I then sing the praises of the person who invented the capo 
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Roger
Hi Phill,
A great song and what a talent if it only took an hour to write and record. One's imagination can certainly run wild listening to it. Well done,
Roger
Nice one Russ, well worth the wait for you to get it completed and uploaded. Well done.
Roger
I have not heard that one before but it is a great song Toney and I found the link for the chords and lyrics: http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.u … mp;define=
This is one I shall be learning.
Roger
You all sound like you have "Zinc Deficiency.".
Thanks Helena,
As I have not been eating much I went and got some multi vitamins with zinc today. Fingers crossed that they do the trick.
BTW , thank you very much for the offer to put my Greensleeves recording up somewhere ... I've been very busy , and just saw it the other day ... When I get around to digging it out I'll let you know ..
Thanks again ..........
No problem Jerry. 'Friends of Chordie' is run exclusively for Chordie members to have their work displayed.
Roger
Wlbaye,
You have taken the time and trouble to upload some strumming pattern videos which are far better that the ususal 'Well you play that DDUDUD'. Showing by way of video is a real help.
I have posted your videos as a 'Sticky' so it will remain at the start of the section for easy reference.
If you make any more and you want them adding post the link with the 'Sticky'. Once the link is added to the 'Sticky' the message will be deleted.
Thank you for making the effort to help others.
Any one else who has strumming pattern videos can have their's added too.
Roger
Here are the videos made by wlbaye demonstrating strumming patterns which I have made a 'Sticky' so that they are available for easy reference.
Zurf or I will add any more that you would like to recommend.
Basic country strum pattern - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buJcBwx8DnY
Basic walk ups and downs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq-oZylZkq8
Key of D Bass Walks - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL1uEWPTWCU
'For What It's Worth' - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdojWLFIWeo
'Blowing In The Wind' picking pattern - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zavTJBRBFWU
'Tom Dooley' strum pattern - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwYMsZwQCgQ
Knockin on Heavens Door' strum pattern - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQaUjpOGl0k
GuitarPix has now published the Ultimate Beginners Songbook several have videos of strumming patterns and more are to be added later: http://www.chordie.com/publicbooks.php? … gid=191936
Please do not add messages to this 'Sticky' other than links for video's. I am leaving it open solely for the purpose of having somewhere to add your recommendations. When the link is added the message will be deleted.
I too have been ill since last Monday. Unfortunately there is a bug going around here but mine seems to be lasting longer than most - everything I eat goes straight through. So consequently I am not eating much (but taking plenty of liquids) and making sure that I do not venture too far from a loo.
It has not affected my voice, but I do not feel like singing much at the moment.
Roger
Hi Selso,
I have just been and looked at the Songwriting section and it seems fine to me so perhaps one of the Moderarors there have sorted it. Sometimes if the ChoPro switches are not exactly right the formatting can go haywire and I guess this is what you have seen. It is also possible that some maintainance work that is being done on Chordie could have caused a temporary glitch.
However post again if you are still having a problem.
Roger
If you have one hundred songs in your song book then it is at it's capacity and you will have to start a new songbook. Alternatively you will have to delete songs from the book to make space for new ones.
If this is not your problem then please let us know.
Roger
Hi Russ,
Great to hear you have your recording gear back, you must have been suffering withdrawal symptons being without it so long. I am looking forward to hearing some new recordings from you.
Roger
Hi Fordie and welcome to Chordie,
Also avoid playing your guitar immediately after you have washed your hands, bathed, showered, washed the pots (as if ), washed the car or anything else that immerses your hands in water. Playing with water soften hands can soon make your finger tips sore.
Roger
I agree with Ken on this one Lieven, so here is my offering:
I left the UK in two thousand and five,
I was fed up with the change in England,
So I sold my home and to start a new life,
Bought a caravan and new pastures beckoned.
I wanted a place where the weather is warm,
England is too often very cold and so wet,
It was a big decision to make but
Leaving my family was my only regret.
I came to the very south of Portugal,
To the Algarve that's on the Atlantic,
Sea, sun and sand to enjoy most of the year,
Where life is laid back and not hectic.
The locals are polite and so friendly,
A handshake and "Bom Dia" is the greeting,
A kiss on both cheeks from the fairer sex,
A warm welcome and smile at each meeting.
The food simple, plain but delicious,
Piri piri is the usual optional spice,
Frango, pork and fish are the usual fare,
Served with potatoes, vegetables and rice.
The local wines are inexpensive and fine,
Whether it be the white, the green or the red,
But Madronha and Aguadente take with care,
It is moonshine and will go to your head.
The best thing I have done is to move here,
And I do not want to turn back the clocks,
There are only two ways that I will go back,
Screaming and kicking, or packed in a box.
'Bom Dia' - Portuguese for Good Day
'Frango - very young and tender chicken
Roger
I hasten to add I have never tried this myself but a lady friend of mine told me a while ago that, as your natural nails are covered, they become weak and soft after a while.
Now whether this is true or not, I do not know, but I would not want to do anything to damage my own nails.
Perhaps someone who knows more about the effects of false nails can comment.
Roger
Hi Jamie,
I believe the line "say an 'ave' there for me" means "say a prayer there for me".
As this song was written in 1910 and the WW1 did not start until 1914 it could not have been written for a soldier going to fight in it.
But here is some more info I found about about this song for you:-
"Danny Boy" is a song whose lyrics are set to the Irish tune Londonderry Air. The lyrics were originally written for a different tune in 1910 by Frederick Weatherly, an English lawyer, and were modified to fit Londonderry Air in 1913 when Weatherly was sent a copy of the tune by his sister.
The first recording was made by Ernestine Schumann-Heink in 1915. Weatherly gave the song to Elsie Griffin, who made it one of the most popular in the new century. Weatherly later suggested in 1928 that the second verse would provide a fitting requiem for the actress Ellen Terry.
Though the song is supposed to be a message from a woman to a man (Weatherly provided the alternative "Eily dear" for male singers in his 1918 authorised lyrics),[1] the song is actually sung by men as much as, or possibly more often than, by women. The song has been interpreted by some listeners as a message from a parent to a son going off to war or leaving as part of the Irish diaspora.
Although many view the above interpretation of Danny Boy as the true meaning, some interpret it differently. The lyrics were supposedly written by a father to his leaving Danny with the knowledge the father-figure will die. The phrase, "the pipes, the pipes are calling" refers to the tradition funeral instrument.
The song is widely considered an Irish anthem, considered by many Irish Americans and Irish Canadians to be their unofficial signature song.
Roger
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