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Micky I bookmarked the page so I can read the whole thing and the closest way to discribe what was in my dream is the subway worm in the movie "men in black" but I will read the lamton story later 
micky the mooch wrote:I know!! its the "Lambton Worm" 
yer been dreaming of !!OH! it goes back a long way..yer havent been colluding wiv and auld witches have yer?
"hush lads had yer gob while i tell yer aboot a arful story ! hush lads had yer gob an i'll tell yer aboot the wormmmm !" lol
i think this will explain yer dream m8
http://www.hufsoft.com/adventures/29.html
Nela I think Jerome may have a scale primer topic in theory not sure if it covers what your looking for just remember the formula for a major scale is ww h www h steps and apply it to any scale thats where you get the sharps and flats some notes have to be raised a half step to comply with the formula and example would be G>>> G A B C D E F# G it follows the formula of wwhwwwh this is true with all keys
NELA wrote:Simple math.
Good questions X Good Answers = Learning
Russ, there was nothin' needing to be forgiven. All I was trying to do was get to the logic behind that chord progression. It's gettin' sorta / kinda clear, now, but I still gotta do me some thinkin' 'bout this. What got me curious was the way you had written out the chord progression did not match what I thought I knew.
Nela
well I dont use drugs or drink alcohol so it must have been the garlic 
Nela forgive me I wasn't being critical that's just the way I am,a Gb7 in the A scale is a plain old G natural if it were written on sheet music it would not have a b sign but a natural sign and we dont have this on our standard keyboard,also the 7Th step is diminished but a flatted 7Th in the key of A is a G if it were not flatted it would be a G# (diminished) I hope this makes some sense it the best I can do explaining it
NELA wrote:That's the reason I was asking', not because I disagreed. How does one determine a chord progression outside a basic 1...4...5 progression? Is it just by sound or some other music theory rule?
Some people, myself included, just do not have an "ear" thats developed enough to hear a flat 7 or know how / when to use it. If one is not familiar with a song and was told "it's in the key of A" wouldn't it be natural to go to a common 1..4..5 progression?
Now back to Russell's post - he said in the key of A the chords would be A..G..D and would just repeat throughout the song. This is where I got confused. If the chords had been written out as A..Gb7..D I would have known the chord formation BUT I still would not have known the reasoning for this usage. Also, should that chord (Gb7) be written as Gbdim since it is it is a 7 in the chord alphabet? Just need me some enlightenment from the Chordie Guru's.
Nela
Jerome is better at explaining this but the progressing D C G is based on intervals or steps in the scale as are all chords in a given key so lets take the key of D there are two sharps in the key of D F# and C# in the key of A there are three F# C# and G# and G# is the 7Th step or interval in the A scale A B C# D E F# G# A going from C to D to G# may sound cool for some heavy metal song but in this case we lower the G# to G NATURAL hence D C G you did not use the whole whole half whole whole whole haft major scale construction if you had you would have know in the A scale the 7Th is a G# all major scales are constructed in this manner
aabb wrote:Hey Russ
I'm only asking this cuz I don't know, and I have no training, only self taught, in any of that music theory stuff.
As an example; Let's use the D,C,G, progression with it starting in D, saying it's in the key of D calling it a 1 b7 4 progression. I'm thinking, using the D,C,G, progression starting with the D, that it's in the key of G using the 1,4,5 chords, but in a 5,4,1, progression.
I don't, but,If anyone has a song book with the sheet music to it we could count the sharps or flats to determine the key, note the chord progression, and then we'd be able to figure if it's a "1,b7,4 --or a ,5,4,1 progression.
I don't think it makes a difference but I'm really curios now.
Does this make any sense or am I a complete lunatic?
I was awakened this morning by a pain in my head and this was not a headache,in my sleep I suddenly jumped out of bed and hit my head on my guitar there is a lump where I struck it and I got to thinking about what I was dreaming that would cause this as I have never had this happen in my whole life before this morning,this may sound a little weird but I recalled that I was dreaming about a enormous worm shaped entity that was consuming people in the house I was at and I was the only one who could see it so I was running around warning everyone to leave and all of them just laughed and chided me and all around me this creature was devouring people so I ran to the door and I was swallowed I remember fighting and kicking this thing and it was so violent it lurched and spit me out and that when I realized I had jumped out of bed the dream ended and I put ice cubes in a cloth and sat there wondering what caused me to have this intense experience I dont have a clue just a bump and I'm curious if anyone else has had a similar thing happen to them
Ghosts in the motherboard
No if you dont agree try singing to your chords its not a 1 4 5 progression its 1 b7 4 progression
NELA wrote:Russell, just for my own knowledge, you said that in the key of A the chords would be A, G and D - shouldn't that be A, D and E. Also, you typed that in the key D the chords would be D, C and G - shouldn't that be D, G and A. I'm just basing this on the 1st, 4th and 5th in a 3 chord progression.
NELA
There are only three, it all depends on which key you wish to sing or play it in, the pattern just keeps repeating,example A G D in the key of A or D C G in the key of D the first two chords of the pattern or progression have two beats each and the last chord has four and it repeats again till the cows come home
Taking pride in accomplishing something worth while is a good feeling,I teach guitar and my students are enthusiastic about learning and I video tape there first lesson and a few months later I video tape there progress and the look on there face is priceless as they realize how far the have come, keep at it
This may sound funny but there are amplifiers for sale that are used at resale shops these have been donated and Ive seen good brand name amps with multiple speaker and auxiliary inputs for recorders or turntables, mp3 players that sell for less then 40 dollars, all you really need is a source of power to drive the recorder and hook the speakers up to, you can purchase a new one but if money is short I would go with a good used one. Geoaguiar also gave a good solution it really comes down to how much you can afford to spend,also try and find one with a graphic equalizer so you can adjust the highs,lows and mid range frequencies
danspr wrote:I concur, but what to use?
danspr
You could try useing windows media player to burn a disk and see if the problem still exists if it dose then its internal if not then the nero program is the problem
Thanks Phill yea only seven I may upload a few I didn't have room for till they raised the limit Albion sounds different on my recorder then myspace it may be due to the conversion as it loses sound quality i may switch to wav instead of mp3 it just takes longer to upload it because of the additional megabytes but there's less loss of tonal quality.I also am working on another new song still have to add some lyrics,you said you were near completing a new slow song but it wasn't like "my way" let me know when its finished take care my Welsh friend
Hi Micky lots of good advice from the above, basically a slash chord like D/F# or C/D (or any slash chord) can be explained as the left side of the slash is the chord name and the right side of the slash is the lowest note in the chord so a C/D is a C chord with a D on the bottom
Preciated there deadstring I just finsihed re-recording the bass track and remixing the vocals and im satisfied it a better cut then whats uploaded now so im replacing it with the new version
deadstring wrote:Way to go Russ!
Selso thanks im glad you enjoyed it im still working with the mix and may upload another version after I finish tweeking the eq.s thanks again
Roger its been a little spell you mujst really be busy working but i appreciate your comments and when we have a chance we can chat a bit on google take care
Ark some interesting info I never concidered the bit rate but if it can improve the quality im open to give it a shot and I have just the song in mind
Kenny thank you and as step n'fetchit says "dont slow down there will be all the time in the world after your gone" I aint seen you online so I haven't had the chance to chat in awhile
KAP54 wrote:Hi Russ, good job on the production.Its been a while since I've been on site but I see/hear from your site that your not slowing down at all. Good stuff and keep at er.
Kenny
Ark I appreciate your comments the song sounds a little different (eq's) after I listened to it over the speakers I may have to do a remix on it to improve the overall balance but the core idea is there just may need a little tweeking
I have uploaded a new song if you have a chance give a listen its on myspace
bummer when do you think you will have those? I know what I did I got a setup with 5 speakers and a woofer for 40 bucks at walmart and it sounds great! There made by durabrand its called the home entertainment center just run a Y chord from the headphone jack to the system the Y chord you need had one 1/8 in sterio plug running to two rca jacks they plug into the main woofer left and right and they will surprise you believe me its a good bang for the bucks
jerome.oneil wrote:Well, I managed to score the 42" flat screen, but no monitors. 
Doug it could be the 4 track has no internal amplifier and needs a slave to provide the power for outputing the audio,there are inexpensive stereo amps with speaker hookups that should do the job and im just guessing as you say more information would be helpful
I saw Bonnie Raitt do a cover of a John Prine song "make me an Angel" outstanding and she is one of the best slide guitarist on this planet
Thanks selso for your nice comments I really am looking forward to completing this today Saturday the 4th I'm waiting for a quiet moment when all the traffic noise outside dies down (early evening) and then I can add the vocals and hopefully upload later tonight I will post in the songwriters forum when that happens
selso wrote:I like how your going through the process with us, Russell. Its cool to see (or read) how someone who actually knows how to record, does it. Very educational
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