True
The person below me wishes everyone on Chordie a Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year, just as I do.
3,852 2007-12-21 10:32:48
Re: "It's Too Late" (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Jas, Toney, Daddycool and Ark,
I have been informed by one of my musical critics that I have recorded the song too slow, and having listened to a speeded up version of the recording I must agree (although my voice sounded as though I had been over-indulging on helium 
). As a piece of music, which is how this started, the slower tempo of 80bpm is fine, but not as a song so I will re-record at 90bpm it and upload it ASAP. It is now done.
Ark, as I said earlier the song developed from a musical piece which came into being from a practice session af playing chords and that particular sequence (D, Asus4, C to B) came just by chance and was actually the start of it.
Toney, I know your feelings towards synthesised drums. As I neither possess or can play drums I have always had to use them but you might be interested to know that the programme I use has just been updated and it uses wave files of real drums being played and I think that this is a great improvement. If you care to nip into MySpace again I have temporarily put a short demo piece there. It is two short tracks, one with the synthesed drums and the same piece with the real drums. OK it is still not as good as the real thing but it is the best I can do until I win the lottery, I will then be able to keep a tame drummer in a cupboard to be brought out when needed .
Roger
3,853 2007-12-20 23:32:23
Re: cigar box guitar (Johnny Lowebow) (6 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Hi Toney,
I have tried this link several times this evening and I keep getting a message that it is unavailable. I will try in the morning again and let you know if I can get through then.
Roger
3,854 2007-12-19 21:39:07
Topic: "It's Too Late" (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This song, unusually for me, started with the music and the lyrics came later.
Sorry, I did rather get carried away with the chords but hey it does keep the fingers nimble.
Recorded on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy
I hope you enjoy
It's Too Lateby Roger Guppy
Intro:
[D][Asus4][C][B]
Verse 1:
[Em]It's too [Am]late, [B]the time has [Em]gone,
[Am]Should've said [Dm]"I love you" [G]again and [C]again,
[F]Alas I did [Fm]not and [C]now I'm a[Am]lone,
You're [F]gone and all I [G]have now is [C]pain.[G]
[D][Asus4][C][B]
Verse 2:
[Em]It's too [Am]late, [B]the time has [Em]past,
[Am]There's so much [Dm]more that [G]we could have [C]shared,
[F]I let you [Fm]go, the [C]fool that I [Am]am,
I didn't [F]tell you just [G]how much I [C]cared. [G]
Chorus 1:
[A]Too late, too [D]late, it is [Bm]really too [E]late,
Why did [D]I not beg you [E]you to [A]stay?[E]
[A]Too late, too [D]late, I [Bm]left it too [E]late,
I let you [D]walk out of my [E]life that fateful [A]day.[E]
[D][Asus4][C][B]
Verse 3:
[Em]It's not too [Am]late, the [B]time has now [Em]come,
[Am]For me to [Dm]go out to [G]search and find [C]you,
[F]To tell you [Fm]all I [C]should have be[Am]fore,
And try to [F]win your [G]love a[C]new. [G]
Chorus 2:
[A]Too late, too [D]late, I [Bm]hope it is not too [E]late,
For [D]me to get us [E]back on the right [A]track,[E]
[A]Too late, too [D]late, it [Bm]can't be too [E]late,
Will you [D]forgive and [E]now take me [A]back.
3,855 2007-12-19 20:04:29
Re: General Greetings (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Rhiannon,
Nice to have you back with us again. You will notice that there are now some games in progress so you can join in the fun there as well as the serious stuff (well mostly) in the other sections. So sabotage till your heart's content.
Seasons greeting to you and yours.
Take care,
Roger
3,856 2007-12-19 19:32:59
Re: Game – What’s in your set list A-Z ? (110 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Make It Easy On Yourself - The Walker brothers
3,857 2007-12-19 18:50:54
Re: Game – What’s in your set list A-Z ? (110 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Juliet - The Four Pennies
3,858 2007-12-19 11:34:03
Re: HOSPITAL (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi All,
I have just received a text message from Lieven. He is still in hospital and unsure when he will leave. Typically he says he feels good and bad, and like the Terminator he says "I'll be back".
He sends his love to you all.
Roger
3,859 2007-12-19 09:35:14
Re: Romantic song to impress your girlfriend (71 replies, posted in Acoustic)
bonedaddy wrote:
I wrote one for my wife and she laughed.
Don't want to put anyone else off though, I am crap after all
You are being very hard on yourself there young man as we all know that you wrote a wonderful song for a certain Irish lady.
Roger
3,860 2007-12-19 09:21:12
Re: New Administrator (12 replies, posted in About Chordie)
Hi Ark,
Yes Per has made all the Moderators into Administrators. The reason for this is that a Moderator can only take action in the section he is asssigned to look after whereas an Administrator can take action anywhere in the Forum.
Along with the new registration system and not allowing pictures in posts he is endevouring to keep this site clean and fit for all the family to visit.
Roger
3,861 2007-12-18 19:01:33
Re: Game – What’s in your set list A-Z ? (110 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Venus In Blue Jeans - Jimmy Clanton
3,862 2007-12-18 16:12:35
Re: Game – What’s in your set list A-Z ? (110 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Losing You - Brenda Lee
3,863 2007-12-18 16:11:27
Re: The Person Below Me (136 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
False. I love a good malt on ANY night.
The person below me is frightened of spiders.
3,864 2007-12-18 16:08:13
Re: New to Chordie and new to music (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hello Bri,
And welcome to Cordie. I am one of the older members here being 60 years young and I have been playing since was 11 but I have to admit I am still learning.
I must say that your arrival here is quite timely, as a Lawyer perhaps you can give the definative answer to copyright on the songs that some of us post on here. The question raised recently on: http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5475
I am sorry to throw this at you on your introduction to the site but you do have knowledge that most of us do not. Rest assured that we will all return the favour by giving what help and advice we can with your queries.
Thank you,
Roger
3,865 2007-12-18 15:44:10
Re: New Guitar! (15 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Ooops, sorry I missed you,
I was doing my morning patrol of the site looking for infiltrators, and fingers crossed, since Per has made alterations to the registration method and stopped the posting of pictures, it is looking quiter on the home front.
Have a good day and as this thread is about your new guitar perhaps I should ask how are you getting on with it? Also have you have chance to plug it into an amplifier yet and really let her rip.
Roger
3,866 2007-12-18 09:26:02
Re: The Person Below Me (136 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
True.
The person below me has listened to Amy Sky.
(If not listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4xi_wy13Yc)
3,867 2007-12-18 09:20:03
Re: Game – What’s in your set list A-Z ? (110 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Ginny Come Lately - Brian Hyland
3,868 2007-12-17 18:47:35
Re: Another song up (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hi Jeff,
Another first class recording of your excellent song. Well done.
Roger
3,869 2007-12-17 09:58:16
Re: The Person Below Me (136 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
False (The Beatles; Stones; Peter, Paul and Mary; Brenda Lee; and Elvis are more my cup of tea)
The person below me has a family member who is famous.
3,870 2007-12-16 09:26:55
Re: My Band (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi Alex,
That is great. I have listened to all three of your songs and instrumentals and I am very impressed.
Keep rocking,
Roger
3,871 2007-12-16 09:14:26
Re: Missed everyone (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Nice to have you back Mike, boy have you been busy.
Roger
3,872 2007-12-15 20:10:04
Re: The Person Below Me (136 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Oh so very true.
The person below me still likes Peter, Paul and Mary.
3,873 2007-12-14 09:01:28
Re: HOSPITAL (22 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi All,
I have had a text message from Lieven this morning which he has asked me to pass on to you.
He has had a camera down his throat as Ken did earlier this year (yuk) and he has 4th degree laesions(sp) on his oesofagus(sp) and reflux so he does not know just when he will be able to go back home.
On the positive side he did say that the nurses were all pretty and that they all love him.
I will keep you posted of any developments.
Roger
3,874 2007-12-13 20:24:10
Re: So I enetered one of my songs in a Competition (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hi Alex,
As you know I like your song so I will wish both you and Ken all the best in the competition.
Roger
3,875 2007-12-13 20:05:46
Re: Easy songs for Capo 2 (8 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hi Pastfan,
Now I have been playing guitar longer than most on here and I remember my early guitars all had a fret immediately in below the nut so that the nut merely spaced the strings apart and it was this first fret which controlled the string distance from the fingerboard at that end. Nowadays this first fret is omitted and it is the slots in the nut that control the string distance from the fingerboard. Possibly your strings are held too high in the nut making it harder to play without the capo but be warned, if this is the case it is not the job for an amateur, you need a luthier as a cut too deep or too wide can ruin the guitar.
Take care,
Roger