4,026 Reply by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Other string instruments)

not knowing how you will use your mixer and speaker (or two?) limits the advice i can give.

it all depends really on what you intend to do with it. if your going to be playing at high volumes at say a large hall, then unless you have a really good set-up then you'll blow the speaker pretty quickly.
if your just going to use it in the front room, then i'd say you wouldn't need a bass amp.
how many other people will be playing through it at one time?

if you get a good PA set-up and you dont go blasting away too much (in your front room) then you can have one or two guitarists and your bass fairly comfortably, with a vocal mic. if you intend to use keyboards as well you may get distortion problems, or worse.

hope this helped

phill

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4,027 Reply by Phill Williams

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi kenny, or is it kap?....lol

i honestly cant remember if i replied or if it was russ, whichever way it is i think it's grrrrreat (put on a tony the tiger voice for that bit) lines i particularly like;

1. crusty moon

2.  looking glass to fly through

3. dave gilmore style solo.....

it must be really frustrating writing all these fab songs and not being able to let us all know how they should sound...come-on get the manual out and start recording

your welsh friend

phill

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4,028 Topic by Phill Williams

(0 replies, posted in Songwriting)

i just noticed that i haven't put the words up for this yet so here they are. you'll have to ask arkady for the chords....

Warpath.     

High on the distant plains, brave rider comes.
Head held high his pride is great.
His name is spoken in, lodge of the mighty ones.
His fame in battle won.

Lonely bird; eagle flying; patrols from up on high.
When the time is right, suddenly strike.
Is today a good day to die?

(GUITAR PART)

Lowland hunters, trespassing on his lands.
They must pay the price.
No quarter given, none expected.
The victor will keep his life.

Arrows fly, true warrior dies in battle.
One brave hunter falls to the ground.
Wait for the answer, caught them unawares.
More death as arrows fly.

(GUITAR PART)

Calls out, calls out.
His name drives fear to their hearts.
Some turn, some run.
Those that stay will die.

Knives are drawn, battle joined.
They fall one by one.
All alone now last man standing.
He returns to watch his lands.
Eagle flying, last man standing.
He returns to watch his lands.
Eagle flying, last man standing.
He returns to watch his lands.
Eagle flying, last man standing.
He returns to watch his lands.
Eagle flying, last man standing.
He returns to watch his lands.
Calls out, calls out.
His name drives fear to your heart.

Music by Arkady. Words by Phill. 12th March 2010.

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4,029 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Poems)

hi lena, nice write me little colleen. it's sad when we have to explore the darker side of human existence, but it's always a relief when it's out. as kenny would say, "two thumbs up"

phill

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4,030 Topic by Phill Williams

(2 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I got home Saturday night at about 1.30 AM, and the first line popped into my noggin, so I finished it off Sunday morning. The theme is schizophrenia, it may not be recognisable from the lyrics. There has been a lot of scandal lately with schizophrenics being released as "safe" then they have killed.
I have posted it in the key of "D", but I wrote and am recording it in "F#". Capo on the 4th fret.

Cobwebs, Dust and Veils. Phill Williams.


They tell me that I'm sane.[D to A]


I'm sane as I need to be.


If they mess with my brain.


Will I be if I try to be?




CHORUS




And [G] funny things go [A] round my head.


[Bm] Through my mind, get [C] lost in there.


Oh, [D] cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils. [A]


[D] Cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils. [A]


[D] Cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils, [A] cloud my [D] mind.




The big men came one day. [D to A]


They said, “hey man your out of it� .


They took me for a ride.


We just seemed to drive around a bit.




(REPEAT CHORUS)




(BRIDGE)




And they [G] give me lots of [A] pretty pills.


I [D] watch TV and [G] paint the hills.


[Em] Mother comes round [A] now and then.



She [D] says “hello�then she's [G] gone again.


And I [Bm] wish sometimes she'd [Bm] stay a while.-(BASS RUN DOWN-B-A-Ab)


[Bm] Give some time to her [G] wayward child...


And [D] cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils.-[A]


[D] Cobwebs , [A] dust and [G] veils.-[A]


[D] Cobwebs [A] dust and [G] veils. [A] Cloud my [D] mind.




(SOLO)


And they [G] give food, three [A] times a day.


And [D] I could live my [G] life this way.


But they [Em] say I must get [A] out of here.


And I've [D] got to say; boy [G] am I scared?


The [Bm]big bad world sits and waits for me. (BASS RUN-DOWN=B-A-Ab)


Oh! my God, if they [G] set me free....


And, [D] cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils.-[A]


[D] Cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils.-[A]


[D] Cobwebs, [A] dust and [G] veils, [A] cloud my [D] mind.




So I'm back here on the street. [D to A]


All these people stare at me.


So I look down at my feet.


Is someone going to care for me?


(REPEAT CHORUS X 2)





Phill Williams 28th March 2010

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4,031 Reply by Phill Williams

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hawaii -5-0 meets the bill? nice one daddy, social coment no less.

great going

phill

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4,032 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks everyone, if it wasn't for ark's original music and ideas i wouldn't have come up with the words. i listened my-self and noticed that there are some dubious harmonies and flat notes vocally!
the vocals are quite low in the mix, but i think it suits the song like that. the meter is out on some lines too, isn't it great when you can criticize your own work?

thanks all phill

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4,033 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi jets,

very profound, here i am threatening 60 (well 59) i only feel old when my grandkids want to play chase or something active, it takes a while for my breath to catch-up these days.

great song

phill

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4,034 Reply by Phill Williams

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi stransongs,

when it comes to a bridge, if i'm stuck i usually look back at my old (failed) songs, i may find one catchy line, or a chord sequence that'll set things off.

i like what you've done so far, 2 more verses to follow, and a bridge?

phill

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4,035 Reply by Phill Williams

(14 replies, posted in Poems)

hi kenny,

kudos,  i knew you were a great musician, but i never realised how brilliantly you wrote lyrics, and you put this together in a day?....there are no words i can say to express how i feel about this piece, so i'd just like to award you the victoria cross of poetry...brill

phill

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4,036 Reply by Phill Williams

(4 replies, posted in Poems)

hi stransongs, i think kenny has said it all there, this is an extraordinary piece, beautiful and tragic.

well done sir

phill

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4,037 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks to all who commented,

mekidsmom, i think were stretching things here with the elton john refference, but thank you, your so lovelly...anal?  na

thanks kenny, are you keeping OK? talk soon buddy

geoguitar, thanks i'm trying...very trying according to my wife!

hi helena, a citog? i hope that's not swearing? thanks, i usually up-load the songs and lyrics the same time, but my-space can take up-to 24 hours before they can be listened to. hwyl

hi brokenarrow, thanks, dont forget, life is just a box of chocolates...what ever that means

phill

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4,038 Reply by Phill Williams

(7 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi linus,

terrific imagery, audio or video would be nice

phill

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4,039 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi robert,

please dont take this the wrong way, as i mean it as a compliment, but you could put this on a greetings card, the verse is super-duper...well done that man. have you thought about posting some stuff on the poetry section, you'll be very welcome.

and i notice a liberal sprinkling of minor chords too...

phill

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4,040 Reply by Phill Williams

(24 replies, posted in Recording)

I was just looking through my discs (and there are many!) and I've found some that will only record on my stand alone CD recorder and they are TDK CD-Music. I think you have to use DATA discs in your PC.

Phill

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4,041 Reply by Phill Williams

(5 replies, posted in Poems)

hi stran,

wow, very powerful piece.
i've stood out-side the hospital ward doors too many times my self, it's not a place i like being. parents, in-laws, children and worst of all my wife (4 years ago she had a very serious op) i can even empathise with the lost years, as i met my wife at 16, we didn't get on so we lost touch for 15 years, then we met again, fell in love and the rest is history...
the last part you have all to yourself, i've never smoked or drank heavily and never taken drugs or been nasty to anyone. but it is all there, marvelous, you've captured reality and made a very gritty and realistic poem.

congratulations 10 out of 10

phill

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4,042 Reply by Phill Williams

(24 replies, posted in Recording)

hi tony,

burning disks is a bit of a minefield! some disks wont play on older players, some wont play on expensive ones!!! so you ask "what's the point?" i've got no answer.

i know i'm just an old fart, but has the CDR+ or - got anything to do with it. i've got a philips CD recorder, and it will only record on one type,(cant remember which as i haven't used in a while)

surely you can down-load a free burner program? i've seen some on CNET, give them a go.

and check out if your burning to data or music....

phill

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4,043 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

"you gave me inspiration to create my songs
now i share them with all chordians"

dubious and dare i say cheeky little rhyme there daddy?

nice one

phill

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4,044 Reply by Phill Williams

(15 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi jody,

i read through your words first and i could hear the guy who sang "boy named sue" (i've forgotten his name, old age creeping up on me!) so then i played it on youtube and it was totally different to how i heard it. i think it needs to be more beaty with a faster rhythm. the song itself is a great narrative.

fine work

phill

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4,045 Reply by Phill Williams

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks for all your very positive comments. sorry i've been so busy the last 2 weeks that i haven't had much chance to get on line and do all the things i want to.

just to say though, it's my pleasure to work with mr harding, i can just throw him a couple of jumbled up chords and back he comes with an instrumental break that'll make hank marvin tremble in his hush puppies.

before i go i'd just like to say that it's such a privilege working with such fine writers and musicians, something i'd never have been able to do without chordie or the internet.

pob hwyl

phill

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4,046 Topic by Phill Williams

(13 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi folks, sorry i've been very bizzy of late, anyhoo, russ  and i have done a new version of are you awake? or as russ calls it "as we sleep"...is he trying to say something?, any road up, it's on my space...click left, we would like to have your comments.

thanks in anticipation..

phill and russ

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4,047 Topic by Phill Williams

(1 replies, posted in Poems)

Here's another one dedicated to our men and women serving abroad.

Welcome Home The Hero's.     

Phill Williams. 28th February 2010.

Through the darkest dark, the coldest cold.
The hero's march, both stern and bold.
No lesser men could rise this high.
Their duty clear; to do or die.

Life is dear to all who live.
Life is all some have to give.
Give not your life in senseless rage.
For another's cause who lives on, safe.
To take the lives of innocents.
Women, children, non-combatants.

And so the hero's through the dark.
Stealthy shadows, silent walk.
To take one life to save so many.
Who'll give his life to kill so many.

And yet the oppressed do not cheer.
Do not celebrate life without fear.
All their work their sacrifice.
As dust in the breeze, a torch in daylight.

But they wont give-up, wont turn and run.
No fear of fools, of madmen with guns.
Sometimes let down by their own countrymen.
Don't sneer in his face, don't deride what he's done.
For the next life he saves may be yours...
Cry “FREEDOM� .
Cheer loud.
Applaud the parade.
Welcome home the hero's.
Give thanks for what they've saved.

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4,048 Reply by Phill Williams

(8 replies, posted in Electric)

i've had the same problems with d`adario's myself. i changed the set hoping that it was just a bad set, but the replacement set are doing the same. i've put some good old rotosound on my acoustic which have a lovely tone, so i'm gonna give them a go next time, i do use a .009 to .042 set, which are quite light, but i need them as i do a lot of bending during gigs, (i find ernie balls too bendy). so the only advice i can give is try a different make.

phill

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4,049 Reply by Phill Williams

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi ark, you could be on to something, as it seems more and more popular for members to add their songs on video. it's a lot less fuss than recording then transferring to MP3 then up-loading when most computers will record a song while you play it...simples!

hi bud-wiser, your wish is my command, words duly up-loaded, let me know how you get on?

hi stransongs,  OK THEN I'LL SHOUT...only joking, words are up here somewhere.

hi russel,  crock rock was recorded in benidrom, spain last october by my son, who thought he was taking a photo on my sony stills camera! that's when i found out it takes video too. glad you liked my other offerings.

phill

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4,050 Topic by Phill Williams

(1 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I wrote and recorded this in the key of F, using a capo on the 5th frett. I have transposed it to C for ease of play, as not everyone sings in the same key.

Second Substitute.Undefined


[C] Am I [Cmaj7] invisible? You [Fmaj7] know I'm standing [Fmaj7add 9] here.


[C] Your talking [Cmaj7] about me, you must [Fmj7] know that I can [Fmj7add9] hear.


[Em] I know I'm not [Am] important, in the [Fmj7] greater scheme of [D7] life.


And I'm [Fmj7] 2nd [C] substitute.


Your, [Fmj7] sun to [C] fight the blues.


While, [Fmj7] I keep [C] you amused, as [D7] long as we're [Fmj7] alone.




Position impossible, I can't stay where I'm abused.


Am I your chimpanzee to keep your friends amused?


My feelings aren't important in your self-important life.


And I'm, 2nd substitute.


Your, sun to fight the blues.


While, I keep you amused, as long as we're alone.






(CHORUS)




But it's, [Am] all change when [D7] we are all alone.


Your a [Am] different girl when [D7] all your friends have gone.


And it's just [Am] you and me and [D7] I'm the one you want.



[Em] I keep forgetting that your [Fmj7] such a brat.


[Em] I keep forgetting thatyou [D7] can be like [Fmj7]that.




Sometimes you call me up, come on I need you here.


Then you will knock me back, when your friends are standing near.


You run me down to them until they've disappeared.


And I'm, 2nd substitute.


Your, sun to fight the blues.


While, I keep you amused, as long as we're alone.




(REPEAT CHORUS) > SOLO OVER VERSE)




And I'm, [Fmj7] 2nd [C] substitute.


Your, [Fmj7] sun to [C] fight the blues.


While, [Fmj7] I keep [C] you amused, as [D7] long as we're [Fmj7] alone.




Words & Music by Phill Williams. 17th February 2010.





The Fmj7 add 9 is simply an F chord, with no barre (top and bottom E strings left open, then remove middle finger to play the open G string.

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