4,051 Topic by Roger Guppy

(44 replies, posted in About Chordie)

The observant of you will have noticed Guitardocphil had a new title after his name - Administrator. He is one of the most prolific contributors to the Forum and his prescence in this role will help keep the nasties at bay. I know from a private message to me that as well as being surprised by being asked by Per to take this on he is also very moved and I am sure he will not mind me quoting a few of his remarks from that message here amongst his friends.

"As for me I will stay the old weird gitaardocphil as before. I try always to understand other people"

"I owe a lot to you guys, you gave me a new destination, passion, something to forget my own problems: friendship, and love for music."

"I do hope to be able to give something in return",

"I am honoured, glad and touched in my heart. I repeat, I will not change, because I can't."

Welcome to the ranks of Moderators, Lieven,

Roger

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4,052 Reply by Roger Guppy

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thank you James, Helena and Rhinnon.

James I have written a little about the authors in the 'Chat' section under the 'UK on a G-String' Thread. I have the Phillip Pullman books and I will look out for Ursula K. LeGuin and Orson Scott Card.

Helena, I know that you are into flower arranging and also you write fantastic lyrics. You are artistic enough to manage wonderfully without the help of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.

Rhiannon if you did not notice I have it recorded on my own MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy
I am trying to encourage others to use FoC.

Roger

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4,053 Reply by Roger Guppy

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Following on from my new song "Fantasy" I had better explain the I do read mostly SciFi, SciFan and Thrillers. Fantasy is my favourite grenre but I do have a problem in so much as once I have read a book by an author I like I have to read everything that they have ever written, sad ain't it. Here is a little about the authors that my song is about.

Anne McCaffery an American author who now lives in Ireland has several subjects for her writings but she is probably most famous for her Dragonrider series set on the planet Pern. The dragon riders have telepathic contact with their dragon and periodically, they have to destroy 'Thread' a worm like creature that burns and consumes anything green, making the land unusable. The dragons have the abilty to teleport themselves from one place to another. The sensation for the riders is the cold nothingness of what is called 'Between'.

The late Marion Zimmer Bradley is also American and her most famous series is set on the fourth planet out from the Cottoman sun, Cottoman 1V, more commonly known as Darkover. After an exploritory spaceship crash landed and was lost, the survivors obtained various mind powers which were bred in certain families. It was generations later that they were found and by then the memory of their origins were forgotten, powers were strong and unique society had been formed.

J.R.R.Tolkein an Englishman, needs no introduction as the author of "The Hobbit "and "The Lord Of The Rings".

Roger

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4,054 Reply by Roger Guppy

(2 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hello Mustang,

Welcome to Chordie. I have to agree with Old Doll that the lyrics are excellent but I also found it impossible to read what is on your MySpace site. However I must say that I was disappointed to find that this is not one of the songs that you have on there. Please let us know when you have it uploaded to MySpace as I am interested in hearing it performed.

Roger

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4,055 Reply by Roger Guppy

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Jeff,

Your choice of chords and the sequence really set the right mood for your lyrics. A wonderful song to play and sing and I look forward to hearing your recording of it sometime. Well done.

Thank you,

Roger

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4,056 Topic by Roger Guppy

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

This is my tribute to my favourite authors. Anne McCaffery, Marion Zimmer Bradley and J.R.R. Tolkein.

Recorded on MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/rogerguppy

Sorry about all the chords but it is an attempt to give the right atmosphere to the song.


Roger

Fantasyby Roger Guppy


Intro:


[Am] [A4] [Asus4] [Am] [Dm] [Dsus2] [Dsus4] [Dm] [Am] [Am] [E] [E]


.


.


Verse 1:


I [Am]wish I could live on the [E]planet Pern,


And [Am]ride my bronze dragon from day to [E]day,


To [Dm]know the dark nothingness [Am]of 'between',


To [F]fight to keep [G]lethal 'thread' at [Am]bay.


[A4] [Asus4] [Am] [Em]


.


.


Verse 2:


Or [Am]maybe Darkover, [E]Cottoman Four,


And have [Am]incredible power in one's [E]mind,


To [Dm]move, to kill, to [Am]burn, to foresee,


Mental [F]forces that [G]machines cannot [Am]bind.


[A4] [Asus4] [Am] [Em]


.


.


Chorus


The [Dm]skill of the fantasy [Am]writer,



Can [Dm]transport you to new [Am]lands,


Where [Bm]myth and magic [F#m]come to life,


And [G]wondrous [A]creatures a[D]bound.[E]


.


.


Verse 3:

Per[Am]haps to join the 'Fellowship [E]of the Ring'


With [Am]Gandalf, Aaragorn, Legolas and Fro[E]do,


To [Dm]know the Shires and Mordor of [Am]Middle Earth,


Is [F]perhaps the [G]place to [Am]go


[A4] [Asus4] [Am] [Em]


.


.


Chorus


The [Dm]skill of the fantasy [Am]writer,


Can [Dm]transport you to new [Am]lands,


Where [Bm]myth and magic [F#m]come to life,


And [G]wondrous [A]creatures a[D]bound.



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4,057 Reply by Roger Guppy

(2 replies, posted in Song requests)

Hi Gr8Desmondo,

I think this may be the same song although it is a different artiste but the chords and lyrics are there.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.u … ;id=383637

I hope I am right,

Roger

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4,058 Reply by Roger Guppy

(21 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rebel and Ken,

Well done the pair of you. The collaboration has worked very well to produce a great song and a nice, relaxed performance from you Ken (but you should keep your feet of the settee or Mrs Upyerkilt will bat your tab lol)

Thanks to both of you,

Roger

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4,059 Reply by Roger Guppy

(15 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Suz

If you are always losing your picks you can buy a stick-on holder to keep attached to your guitar then you always know where they are.

Roger

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4,060 Reply by Roger Guppy

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Leiven,

Thank you, I really appreciate the messages you have sent me about spam/porn but with SouthPaw (Toney) in American and in a different time zone will mean that the section is monitered for more hours during the day.

In fact thanks to everyone who has put in a spam/porn report it does mean that when we Moderators log in we can see that there is a problem immediately and get straight on to sorting it out.

Roger

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4,061 Reply by Roger Guppy

(21 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rebel,

You do not need a second guitarist to play the lead part. Record the rhythm to CD, play the CD and the play the lead to it whilst recording both together.

I will go and listen to Ken's recording now.

Roger

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4,062 Reply by Roger Guppy

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Helena,

Lovely song and I must admit I too try to rescue the smallest of creatures that get into difficulty, unfortunately with limited sucess. Well done,

Thank you,

Roger

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4,063 Topic by Roger Guppy

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

You will have noticed that SouthPaw is now jointly Moderating this section of the forum.

Unfortunately the Acoustic section seems to be most heavily targeted by the Internet Scum and, as most of the reports were coming in from SouthPaw whist I was getting my beauty sleep, I have asked him to help keep the offenders at bay. Along with James I hope that the three of us will be able to keep the incidence of this crud to a minimum.

So welcome to SouthPaw and good hunting.

Roger

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4,064 Reply by Roger Guppy

(6 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi,

I too have seen the screen that Danspr is referring to but I see it so infrequently that it has not been a problem to me.

Roger

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4,065 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi,

I too am using IE7 and I have no problem with the printout of American Pie. I have used both the normal print button on the right of the page and the the IE toolbar print button to try to duplicate this error but it was perfect both times.

Roger

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4,066 Reply by Roger Guppy

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi GuitarRox.

A fine start to your song but remember we all suffer from mental blocks and every songwriter on this forum will have several unfinished pieces of work.

These can be put aside and looked at again in the future, or maybe a collaboration with a friend will see them finished and sometimes, I am afraid, they do just gather dust. Funnily enough, even starting a completely new song can sometimes give you an idea to finish a earlier unfinished one. So even if you do not finish this one now, keep trying with new ones.

Thank you,

Roger

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4,067 Reply by Roger Guppy

(11 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Guitarpix and Ken are absolutely correct.

I rarely use a pick with an acoustic guitar as you can get so many different sounds by varying the use of your thumb, fingers, nails and flesh. It is also very easy to change from strumming to fingerpicking without having a pick to worry about.

However like anything to do with playing a musical instrument it does take a lot of practice and perseverance, but bear with it as it is worth the effort.

Roger

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4,068 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Jeff,

Always a worry when our children are in the armed forces. Oddly enought there was a TV programme about training Commando's and they reckon that statistically there is more risk going out on a Saturday night than going to the areas of conflict.

I am sure that Tim will be as proud of his dad for writing this as you are of him for serving in the armed forces.

I love the lyrics and the different style of playing but I must admit that I had a little difficulty with the melody so I hope you will record this soon.

Thank you,

Roger

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4,069 Topic by Roger Guppy

(2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hi all

A certain charming Irish lady who will remain completely anonymous mentioned to me the other day that Friends of Chordie was rather plain and bland and perhaps I should make it look more attractive with the many tools available for MySpace. Of course my reply was that as I am plain and bland pehaps it suited me but of course it is not for me it is for Chordie members so I have brightened it up somewhat. What do you think? Is it OTT? Have you a better suggestion?

Please have a look and let me know:  http://www.myspace.com/friendsofchordie or click the Website under my avatar.

Roger

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4,070 Reply by Roger Guppy

(19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Just to give an idea 12 of us went out for a meal last week to a local bar. One course only, either 1/2 a chicken or 3 pork chops with as many chips, potatoes, rice and salad as you wanted. All drinks, including several bottles of wine, uncountable bottles of lager plus several shorts to finish the day were in the price - €6.50 per head. Come to think of it there were a lot of sore heads the following day lol

Roger

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4,071 Reply by Roger Guppy

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hey Ken,

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought that the first message was a request for help. Maybe I am poking my nose in when it is not wanted if so, sorry.

Roger

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4,072 Reply by Roger Guppy

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi David,

Look out for my e-mail, I have sent you a ChoPro formatted version of your song in an effort to help. Do check the chord placements though. James's 'sticky' at the start of this section explains in detail the formatting proceedure but it does take a little getting used to as many of us can testify to.

Take care,

Roger

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4,073 Reply by Roger Guppy

(3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

A very talented and skillful guy but if he asks to borrow my beloved Fender he will get a very definite and resounding NO.

Roger

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4,074 Reply by Roger Guppy

(14 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hello BBDGus,

Everyone learns differently and tends to go in fits and starts so there is nothing abnormal about your level after only six months. With the singing you also need to practice that too, OK voices, particulatly male ones, do change at puberty so you will sound very different from the schoolboy soprano you once were, but your voice is like any musical instrument you need to practice with it to keep it in shape.

Good luck and keep at it,

Roger

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4,075 Reply by Roger Guppy

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rhiannon,

Great and thought provoking song from you and as James said a recording would be great.

As a 'nearly' relative I will come and sort this guy out if he does not treat you right.

Roger

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