551 Reply by neophytte

(36 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

I'm making progress, so far I've written this song:

Hello Richard Mortimer




intro vamps between -F- and -G-, go to -C- before starting verse




[F]Hello, it's [G]nice to see your [Am]smiling face again


In this [F]crazy world, where[G] people seem so [Em]scary


it's [F]comforting to [G]know you are still [Am]here ....




[F]Hello, I'm [G]glad we are together once [Am]again


I'd [F]like to say the words to you, [G]that I'm never going to [Em]say


and [F]I'd like to say them now, [G]but you know I [Am]won't ....



instr




[D7] [G] [Em] [C] [C] [G]




[F]Hello, I [G]wish we never had to say [Am]goodbye


I [F]know it's near impossible, [G]for that breaks all the [Em]rules


and [F]if we never left, I'd [G]never get to say ...


yes [F]if we never left, I'd [G]never get to say ...


and [F]if we never left, I'd [G]never get to say [Am]'Hello' ....


 

Wow, the chord pro parser really needs updating ... !

Anyway, will hopefully record it this weekend ...

Cheers

Richard     

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552 Reply by neophytte

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I've always liked "Wild World" by Cat Stevens, and I'll probably do a remake of "All's not fair (in love and war)" due to the current situation with Russia and Ukraine - here's one I did four(!) years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edKCo_WKa3I

All’s not fair (in Love and War) Richard Mortimer


intro -E- with 4th and 5th strings hammered on rhythmically






[A/]Daylight shatters jaded reality, [A/]someone somewhere holds the[E] key


[A/]Grass reeds rustle in the breeze, [A/]speaking their language to the [E]trees


[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone holds a [E]club, [D]an act of war? [E]an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


[A/]Stick creatures disguise themselves, [A/]making it clear they don't want to be [E]seen


[A/]Butterflies flutter by wistfully, [A/]sunshine falling down upon their [E]wings


[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone holds a [E]axe, [D]an act of war? [E]an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


[A/]Birds sing out so cheerfully, [A/]they know they are where they want to[E] be


[A/]take their lives from day to day, [A/]build a nest if then they want to[E] stay


[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone hold[E]s a knife, an act of war? an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war



Bridge 2x


[B ] [C@3] [D@5] [D@5] [D#@6] [E@7]




[A/]Primates chatter so ferociously, the [A/]only communication that they[E] need


[A/]The forrest is a comfortable home, [A/]giving them everything they [E]need




[D]In another [E]far off land, [D]someone holds a[E] gun, [D]an act of war? [E]an act of love?


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


[A/]A generation lost in space, [A/]declares itself the intelligent(?) human[E] race


[A/]sometimes the truth is so plain to see, [A/]that it merely eludes you and[E] me


[D]In another far[E] off land, [D]not too far to [E]see, [D]A man let's go [E]of his fears, [D]concedes to san[E]ity, [D]who is the victim - you and[E] me, [D]victims of [E]society, [D]for without it we wouldn't n[E]eed to know


[D]all's not fair[Dsus4] [D6], in love and [E]war


A/ = play once, then fingerpick


[Stop]




Cheers

Richard     

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553 Reply by neophytte

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Welcome back Jandle!! It's good to see your icon on the screen!!

Peatle Jville wrote:

Hi just to get the ball rolling with my bad voice and some tricky guitar playing by my friend Robert Caravano here is Welcome Back for Jandle. https://soundcloud.com/eatleville/welcome-back

I liked your tune Peatle; needed some harmionica on there to complete it (well, like it sounded in my head!!). The good (?) thing about the blues is you don't need a great voice, you just need to feel it - which came through in this recording, crickets and all!!

Roger Guppy wrote:

OK, I had a go. I rewrote the lyrics to the Peters and Lee song: https://youtu.be/FPV8qsiEdJw

That was great, it was heartfelt and warm, I'm not sure I know the song, so it sounded like an original to me!!

Looking forward to hearing more - I'm a bit busy this month, so hoping to write a tune for the occasion, but with only 10 days to go, well, let's see how we go!!

Cheers

Richard

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554 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Strange Neo can you see the one in the new amp thread?

Nope, get this text displayed on screen ...

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Richard     

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555 Reply by neophytte

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

I can't see the pic (maybe because I'm not a FB friend?) - all I see is:

Picture

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556 Reply by neophytte

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Juolengi wrote:

It's a pity that I don't have such a son, but I'm sincerely happy for you!

Thank you     

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557 Reply by neophytte

(18 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard that house party had a nice atmosphere to perform in.

Yes, it was pretty good; that's their garage out the back, but they have access to their outdoor area and had a table full of food (if you listen closely, you can hear the people chatting outside getting food), was a good evening all around!!

Cheers

Richard     

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558 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks Peatle, always appreciate your kind words!!

Cheers

Richard     

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559 Reply by neophytte

(18 replies, posted in Songwriting)

jets60 wrote:

Great song Richard - The tune is stuck in my head now. Enjoyed your performance too. smile

Thanks!!     

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560 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

Nice one Richard.
beautiful song

Jim

Thank you ...     

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561 Reply by neophytte

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I recently performed this one at a house party over here in Western Australia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MB5drXJ5cz4

Cheers

Richard     

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562 Topic by neophytte

(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

My son worked hard on this track to transpose my old song into real music, and we jammed it out so he could play it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHXdexbjZYM

I think we could have done better but he wanted to move onto other things after that ...

Cheers

Richard

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563 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

Hiya neophytte, yes I hope to restart it in February next year smile

Hi Jandle, good to hear from you again; looking forward to it!!

Cheers

Richard     

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564 Reply by neophytte

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So ... are we bringing back the FSOTM? (I do kind of miss it!!)

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Richard

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565 Reply by neophytte

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Gosh, I'd forgotten about FSOTM - must have got busy in that month ...

Here is "Almost with you" by The Church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpwIP5KVZkw

And "Fade to Grey" by Visage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3YHT1CyAQY

Sorry for the late entry!!

smile

Cheers

Richard     

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566 Reply by neophytte

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

If you keep writing like this, you're going to hit gold!!!     

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567 Topic by neophytte

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I have an Epiphone MB-200 banjo; does anyone know where I can find details on the head size? I'm confused by the "collar" measurement which comes in "low", "medium" or "high", but without dimensions ...

Thanks

Richard 

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568 Reply by neophytte

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You can do it within Chordie - where it says "Guitar Tuning" on the right hand side (on a laptop/desktop), this is a dropdown, of which 3 of the options are for banjo.     

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569 Reply by neophytte

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I keep my YouTube page going: https://www.youtube.com/user/neophytte1/videos

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Richard     

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570 Reply by neophytte

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Welcome back Bill. My TZ might be wrong for a meeting, but keen if I can do it ...     

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571 Reply by neophytte

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I'll sometimes pop by and read through the posts, life has been busy and I rarely get to comment, but there has been a long and slow move away from the 'forum' based sites, and moving into 'social media' sites, (eg Facebook, Triller, Medium, etc) as they can interact with known friends on there. Soon social media sites will be in decline as the next generation of internet communications takes over ... https://futuristspeaker.com/predictions … nd-beyond/

And 'hi' to everyone I haven't spoken to for a while!!

Cheers

Richard     

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572 Reply by neophytte

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Bronze Kazoo wrote:

For example, download a zip file of chordpro songs.

Like this: https://sayandsound.lewe.com/wp-content … ordpro.zip ?     

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573 Reply by neophytte

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Oh gosh, yes, we made another trip around the sun!! Happy New Year to all!!!

Cheers

Richard     

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574 Reply by neophytte

(7 replies, posted in My local band and me)

I'm always in awe of Pete's video production ... and to a good song too!!

Cheers

Richard     

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575 Reply by neophytte

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Haven't been around for a while, but logged in and voted for you, good luck EB!!!

Cheers

Ricard     

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