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Hi GM,

A lovely little song there taking me back to my youth.

I like the chord progression although I struggled a little with the timing so I think that you should record it so we can hear it the way it is meant to be.

Well done,

Roger

Hi John,

A fine song about a tragic event, something that should not happen in a civilized society but unfortunately it all to often does.

Whilst 'googling' for information I found a petition to the Metrpolotan Police asking for more help for women in Banaz's situation and was able to add my name to it.

Thank you for the song.

Roger

Hello Gludiamaximus,

You can post your songs in the songwriting section for all members to see. If you put them into chopro format they will be shown in a very easy to read way. James's 'sticky' at the start of the section explains how it is done.

If however it is recording of your songs then they can be uploaded to Friends of Chordie, a MySpace site that I maintain especially for Chordie members.

You cannot however have songs put into the Chordie library as Chordie does not host any songs. It is a search engine to locate lyrics and chords from the internet to make looking for a song very easy. There is more information in the Resources section about this.

Roger

Hi Trevor,

Welcome to Chordie and it certainly is cool to post an original song here, however it would also be nice if you posted the lyrics and chords for us to be able to play and sing along with your recording.

I will go and listen to your song now.

Roger

I guess the only people that can answer that are your parents.

Why not sit down and write a list of all the reasons you need an electric guitar. Then also write a list of things that you are prepared to do to help them if they buy you one and then sit down and talk to them about it.

Good luck,

Roger

Hi Hopeful,

I am glad you found Friends of Chordie. I started it especially for Chordie members who have no where to post their songs and I have to agree with you about Old Doll's song it is absolutely delightful.

Sorry you have had a problem listening to the other songs. I went just now and I have been able to listen to them all so I do not think there is a problem there. No doubt some one will post a message if there is.

Take care,

Roger

Hi Zurf,

You have received a welcome from Canada and one from the USA so I would like send a welcome to you  from a Brit in Portugal.

The chat corner is the informal place to pass the time of day with new and old Chordie friends (all the serious, well mostly serious, stuff happens upstairs in the other sections) but this section is open to non-member also.

Enjoy you time at Chordie and enjoy your playing. It is not a bad thing to play songs the way you see them instead of trying to emulate the original artiste.

Take care,

Roger

Hi Alvee33,

I must admit I have the same problem and I gave up trying to remember all the songs I know a long while ago.

I have them all written down and even when I am performing I have them in front of me. I understand that a lot of top professional performers will have a monitor screen at their feet doing the same thing unfortunately I can only afford to have them on paper.

Sorry this will not help improve your memory, it is a cheat, but is does help get the lyrics and chords right.

Roger

Hi Helena,

As Badeye has already stated it is a beautiful song. The lyrics are very romantic and the melody delightful. You have a very good voice and it is a great performance on FoC.

Sorry I bullied you into posting it but I am sure your Chordie friends will enjoy it as much a Badeye and myself.

Well done and thank you,

Roger

Going back even further to the 60's:

Blood Red River by The Silkie

Michelle by the Overlanders

Why Do You Treat Me Like You Do? by The Overlanders

Roger

Hello Bobhoops,

Welcome to Chordie it is nice to have you aboard.

Whist agreeing with everything that Moddish has said I would also suggest that you have your new guitar checked by a professional to ensure that the action is set correctly. Make sure you know what gauge strings are fitted first as changing the gauge later can have a detrimental affect on the work done.

By having the action checked/adjusted, the strings will be the correct height from the fret board making sure that they are not too high which makes it harder to play or too low which will create a buzz or a muffled sound.

Good luck,

Roger

Hi Hopeful,

A longish explanation to something that is done almost automatically, I even had to get my guitar out to write down how I play it, so here goes.

C.  Thumb picks the fifth string, index finger the third string, middle and ring finger pick second and first strings together, index finger picks the third string. That is the first bar. The second bar on C is the same apart from the thumb picking the fouth string.

Fm, Am and Am7 are picked in just the same way.

D, F and Dm the thumb picks just the fourth string for both bars.

G and Em the thumb picks sixth the first time and fourth on the second bar.

I hope that is clear. Your thumb is the only finger that plays different strings.

Roger