hi daddy, or should i say robert?
back to cowboys then? i bet you wear all the gear when you go line dancing, two left feet myself gave up trying years ago
good one keep em coming
phill
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hi daddy, or should i say robert?
back to cowboys then? i bet you wear all the gear when you go line dancing, two left feet myself gave up trying years ago
good one keep em coming
phill
hi ark,
i've just chucked my whale song in the bin, lunar spirits is top drawer, love the sounds, high tide is good too, yer dooin a fine job there laddy
phill
hi james,
your right, your never short of a big idea. i've been a fan of chamber music since elinor rigby, and i do love peter and the wolf. do you think it's good enough to be even looked at by a proper orchestra? it would be wonderful, do ya know any orchestras?
sounds like the strings on my mu50 are gonna get a hammering again.
thanks for giving it thought.
now i must go, i've got 3 new songs waiting for vocal parts on my recorder. by the by, did you sort out your mic problem?
phill
hi james,
have you offered this one to status quo, thats not criticism they happen to be one of my favorite bands.
i'm guessing a doofus is a kind of dick...yeh?
so that makes me one...
i love cleverly funny/humorous ditties and this is one of the best
and if you've gone for a hiss, we'll See you in a couple of shakes ha ha
phill
thanks guys, i'm very encouraged by what you've said, i was expecting someone to say "yo man dis site is fer songs only" so thanks for the comments.
i'll give the major/minor thing a go russ, but at the moment no melody line comes to mind.
thanks daddy, i hope you've got a nice melody to go with the C to F riff.
yes it is rather long [and long winded] for a song james
thanks kap, i could see the trees and foxes myself as i put it all down. [54 eh? well i'm 57 at the end of this month, so there!!!]
i'll keep all your suggestions in mind
love and tree hugs to you all
phill
this started life as a song, but by the time i got to the 3rd verse i decided it was more of a poem.
comments please.
rising moon
lost in the heat of a summers day
forget that winter soon holds sway
days last longer, darkens late
build your nest furry friend, don't wait
see the trees how they seem to age
their leaves turn gold, their life to fade
summers heat to autumns gloom
seldom seen the rising moon
the nights draw in, the days grow cold
summers birds have up and flown
winter night sky, clear of cloud
crystal beauty, how cold it is now?
autumns gold lies under foot
crumbles lightly at your touch
wake to dew upon the grass
summers warm never lasts
cold yet calm some nights may be
others howl make creatures flee
hide in burrows deep and safe
high above wreaks winters waste
frost begins to take it's toll
while rivers trickle ever cold
on distant hills snow will fall
and in the dark woods foxes call
what is hiding in the shadows?
silent ambush where path narrows
furry beast where death he meets
every beast has need to eat
majestic oak once ruled this land
from mountain stone to coastal sand
now the woods are owned by pine
and the forests in decline
failing too are beasts that roamed
under branches they called home
through seasons warm or cold or wet
soon be gone, soon we forget
as winters broom begins to sweep
furry friend find nest to sleep
to wake again when the air grows warm
descending moon on summers dawn.
by phill williams 2008
i know it's not a song, but then neither is rap, unless there is some tunesmith out there who can fit music to it?
now i like the thought of gently strumming someones beaver or is that caster? a friend of mine had a broadcaster and it didnt look a bit like a telecaster as it had 3 pick-ups and a shed full of knobs to play with if i remember correctly [it's old age catching up i'm afraid]
to flatpicker, ass is a kind of donkey, arse is what you sit on
perseverance in deed.
lovely lyrics, reads like a poem or an ode to the joy of love and friendship.
sweet and tender
just one more word ...beautiful
phill
hi james,
another gem. i wasnt a member when you first posted this one, so it's my first time...be gentle with me, and those little blue pils!
got to say i had a chuckle, and i cant help wondering if in the first chorus you meant to say;"now she's so much older" instead of "bolder" ??? chickened out, me thinks?
i have 9 grandkids, sorry correct that i have 8 and a half grand kids, no 9 is due in october, and i'd recommend it to anyone, their a great source of inspiration
great song james
phill
hi james, when i played this i went naturally into johnny cash mode with a g to d etc bass line
as you say; nice bit of whimsy
like it
phill
hi kyle, if you play this long enough it will get a bit boring for you, can i suggest varying the sequence a bit, try;
F-F7-C-G| F-F7-C-C7|F-F7-Bb-G7-| C-Bb-Am-F||
if your playing it in the key of "F" the natural chord to play would be G minor, if on the other hand your playing in "C" you should start the sequence with a C chord to be musically correct as i was corrected some time ago by a classically trained keyboardist.
feel free to ignore this if it makes no sense
phill
hi kap,
when i saw the verses unfold before me i thought it was going to be a song of epic length, but then it ended with a bang [or flash] i thought you said it was up beat?
a tragic tale my friend, so not every one realises the "american dream" then? and just in case there is someone out there that still believes it, the streets of london aren't paved with gold, but the road to hell is paved with good intentions, thats enough cliches
great song, looks finished to me, but your the one that matters, if you think it needs more work i'll wait to see the finished version.
good work, keep it up
phill
hi zurf, i've got one hell of a lump in my throat!
you've put this together so brilliantly, and the words give the sentiment so well.
we have all experienced a death in the family at one point or another, i lost my mother and father a few years back in close sucesion, but i always believe that if you think of someone often they never truly fade into nothing. so keep his memory alive and he will always be there.
lovely song
phill
well what a great response from you all, thanks especially to you mark for that terrific encouragement, and daddy, if you find it best suits your needs in C,F and G you go for it, i've got no problem with that.
helena, always a pleasure to hear from you, almost every song i post seems to bring another bit of your past to mind, which is the desired effect.
i wrote this song from just a title, no idea where it came from or the story itself, i took examples from my own childhood and that of my 6 year old grandson who is innocently mischievous, if you told him "dont touch that" he'd have to touch it even if it meant getting a chair and climbing!
hi kap, it wasnt meant as a love interest but the bond between brother and older sister, or the other way round, just in case any females would like to sing it.
i'll get around to posting the chord sequence in due course, it is in actual fact in Bb!, but that is easily transposed to the key of C.
thanks to all for your very encouraging comments
phill
nice one daddy,
you keep coming up with great subjects, not much of a drinker my self, sometimes on saturday nights or a can o'lager after a hard shift.
rock on
phill
hi rik,
please dont think i was criticising your work, it's a lovely sentiment, and it's a good song too, so dont get despondent, and when i say you will get better please take it the right way, because the more you write your bound to some that wont come up to the standard you've already set yourself, we all do, great first effort [if it's your first?] keep it up
phill
here we go again, everytime i go to finnish a song off, something else comes up, so i've done a one track recording just piano and vocal, i'm rushing to get it onto myspace before i go work in half an hour. oh yeh, i've got a melody line for it after saying i couldnt find one...say lavvie as the french say..yeh well
thank upyer kilt, and roger for stepping in once more, hope you like what i've done to it
phill
nice one daddy,
a song about a woman who's not your wife..eh? and it's not even mothers day!
well done my friend another winner
be good
phill
on the rare occasion that i have time to myself on night shift, i get a piece of paper and write down about 15 song titles to write songs around, this is one i did last night, at the moment it's just verse as i cant seem to find a melody for it.
OK so here are the chords as promised, this is so much easier to play on piano, which is why i did it in Bb. if C is easier just transpose by substituting C for Bb, Em for Dm etc. please enjoy it...phill
thanks helena,
it happens in every family even the royal ones, we can never work-out whats going on in other peoples minds, could be good, could be bad....so we just have to get on with it the best we can. i've always gone by the tenet that when my boys grow up they can make up their won minds my door is always open to them, but i could see it back then that my ex was poisoning their minds against me and my new wife [well she was new then..lol]
to guitar_girl 7778
ok then what ? sorry i've never been any good at cryptic clues you'll have to be plainer for me as i'm old and not very bright
2 days later; oh yeh i get it now...2o'clock outside the main gates then?
phill
hi william,
i've got to agree with kap54, you do have a way with words, i just wonder if you wrote it the way i played it?
take my word for it, writing songs is only half the fun, recording them takes you to the climax [specially if people like it]
great song
phill
hi james,
this song reads really easily like a good novel should, it feels as if you just sat down and wrote it out as if it has been sat in your head forming itself all your life, i hope you dont take that the wrong way, it's a cracking song and if the recording is only half as good it will be a million seller!
best of luck with it
phill
ps "rhythmic drive" what a wonderful description.
i'd just like to thank roger and kap54, for their help once again with the formatting, i managed it on the last song i posted!
any how thanks again.
glad you both like the song, the chords are a pain, but i've got a funny natural singing key i suppose, and i wrote this on a piano, it has been recorded, i'll have to check it to see if it's good enough to put on myspace [most of the other recordings were below standard]
ps got your email kap and yours william, thank you
phill
I TRIED TO DO THE CHOPRO THING AND FAILED AGAIN, I'VE GONE OVER IT LOADS OF TIMES AND IT STILL DONT WORK...ANY THOUGHTS?
thanks for the invite roger,
oh damn, thing is i've just come back from holiday [in spain, just round the corner from you ]
if only you'd said sooner ![]()
phill
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