Coming Ark - just my acoustic scratch version though.
827 2013-07-07 15:19:35
Re: NGD (25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Roger - we really do need a like button. Nothing cooler than a guitar strapped to a motorcycle...at least for those of us who grew up when Elvis was still around. Congratulations on your new Daytona. BTW - Did you know that every spring there is a bike rally in Daytona Beach, Florida. Coincidence? I think not!
828 2013-07-04 04:20:10
Re: Why? (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I do it too....my daughter is visiting right now and all this organic, gluten free stuff has taken over my fridge....so searching out the good stuff in there (if there is anything) can be rather time consuming at present.
829 2013-07-03 18:40:29
Re: Long Way Down (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Phill - I felt it had a more Steve Winwood sound to it. Good song and performance.
830 2013-07-02 21:33:31
Re: Hard Rain - Beamer & Jet60's First (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
coming.
831 2013-07-02 19:19:46
Re: Hard Rain - Beamer & Jet60's First (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I try to only post polished stuff and email scratches...just emailed you the scratch though.
832 2013-07-02 18:51:35
Re: Hard Rain - Beamer & Jet60's First (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I just sent you a scratch of my acoustic version....still eagerly awaiting Beamer's version.
833 2013-07-02 03:50:11
Topic: Hard Rain - Beamer & Jet60's First (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Scott emailed me about a week ago with this song idea and we worked at it together and came up with what you see here. I just sent Scott a scratch of how I play it acoustically and I can't wait to his electric version. I think it turned out great. It sure has a much more edgy style than my normal Folk/Americana stuff.
Hard Rain Words by Scott Sailer and Jeff Gilpin - Arrangement by Jeff Gilpin
June 27, 2013
[Dm]Hard rain on a sunny day
[F]there aint no [G]rainbow
[Dm] that can make me smile today [C] [G]
[Dm]Looking for that pot of gold
[F]has worn me [G]out
[Dm]its making me old [C] [G]
[Bb]Taking my mind on a [A]trip
to where Ill [Dm]feel no pain
[Bb ]taking my mind some[G]where
so I wont [A]go in[A7]sane.
[Dm]Nothing in my rear view
[F]Less up a [G]head
[Dm]No direction to cling to [C] [G]
[Dm]Want to travel far away
[F]Escape my [G]life
[Dm]But I’m just bone weary today [C] [G]
[Bb]Taking my mind on a [A]trip
to where Ill [Dm]feel no pain
[Bb] taking my mind some [G]where
so I won’t [A]go in[A7]sane….[Dm7]
834 2013-06-28 23:47:36
Re: back injury = more guitar time (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A guitar is great time machine...some nights I start messing around and look up and it's the next day. I hope you heal fast and remember that there are worse things than retirement.
836 2013-06-28 16:20:10
Topic: Won (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I wrote this a few weeks ago. A very close friend of mine is going through the betrayal of their significant other. I'm sure we all know people like the one this song's about, but it is a shame when people you love and care about get their life shattered by these self important jerks.
Won’t Be Thinking About You By Jeff Gilpin
June 18, 2013
Intro
Strumming G
All the [G]birds in the trees
All the [D]fish in the stream
All the [C]weeds in all the vacant [C7]lots
All the [G]cats and the dogs
Locked [D]up behind walls
All the [C]folks forced to sleeping on [C7]cots
Are [G]thinking about their next [D]meal
Or [G]living on in the [C]world
But [G]they won’t be [D] thinking about [Em]you
All the [G]trees and the plants
All the [D]bees and the ants
All the [C]smallest of living [C7]creatures
All the [G]snakes in the grass
In this [D]world that’s so vast
And the [C]crowd all up in the [C7]bleachers
Are [G]thinking about a cool drink of [D]water
As the [G]wild fires keep getting [C]hotter
But [G]they won’t ever be [D] thinking about [Em]you
[C]You’re the center of your [G]own universe
[D]You think this world’s here for [Em]you
[C]You do what you want because you [G]think it’s your right
And [D]if someone gets hurt well at [C]least it’s not you
As [G]you look around
In your [D]lonely old town
You’ll [C]see other people that you’ve [C7]known
As you’ve [G]scratched and you’ve climbed
And you’ve [D]left a bunch behind
You [C]think that it just goes to [C7]show
It’s your [G]nature to win at all [D]cost
Once you [G]win they should all just get [C]lost
And [G]never [D]think about [Em]you
Because [G]you know you [D]won’t be thinking about [Em7]them
837 2013-06-26 19:33:09
Re: whistle, john prine (10 replies, posted in Acoustic)
One thing to remember is that John Prine always uses a thumb pick...here is a good youtube that covers John's finger picking style.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLnEiezQ1q0
838 2013-06-25 17:44:24
Topic: Covers you're playing a lot (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I usually toggle between playing my own songs and playing covers. Here is a list of the 5 covers that I play a lot right now. The songs I like to play vary from time to time depending on my mood and what's going on in my life, but these are what I am having the most fun with right now:
Chickens in the Garden - author unknown - fun little Yorkshire Folk song (if you need the lyrics/chords let me know) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAbFfieXR5U
Tonight will be Fine - by Leonard Cohen - performed here by Teddy Thompson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8W89j6GjPDI
Promises - by Eric Clapton - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuZkUftTwKo
Tuesday's Gone -by Ronnie Van Zant - Original Lynyrd Skynyrd studio version http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-f2y1QC_yg
My Old Man - By Steve Goodman - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6BB1FbCA2I
839 2013-06-25 16:55:24
Re: Gotta Be Jelly (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
beamer wrote:
ill see if I can do a scratch of the way I was hearing it and playing it. but it may take me a few days LOLOL
Thanks Beamer - I'm looking forward to hearing it.
841 2013-06-25 04:13:22
Re: My truck stinks. Literally (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf wrote:
2 things to try. The cheapest is white vinegar. Soak a rag with it and let it soak in real good where you found the maggot infested pile of goo. If that doesn't work, then urine-gone. It's meant for removing pet urine smells from carpet, but uses an enzyme to break dow n the organic compounds. I've found that it works on all sorts of organic based odors. Plus it is featured in my only song I've written.
"Better life through chemistry is my reaction
Relief comes solely from enzymatic action."
Urine-gone.....hmmmmm......I wonder what other names they tried out before they decided to stick with that one.
842 2013-06-25 03:57:35
Re: Gotta Be Jelly (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Scratch sent Beamer...
843 2013-06-25 03:37:38
Re: Gotta Be Jelly (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Beamer and Ken,
Beamer, I'll get you a scratch of it. Ken, I never heard the forties version but I'll have a listen to your links.
844 2013-06-24 20:04:06
Re: Gotta Be Jelly (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks guys. Good song for hovering around the chords...
845 2013-06-24 18:01:02
Topic: Gotta Be Jelly (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Something I remember my dad saying growing up. I figured there had to be a song like this, but I couldn't find it....so I wrote this one the other day. Fun little song in my opinion.
Gotta Be Jelly By Jeff Gilpin
June 20, 2013
[G]Bopping down the city street
Knowing smile for every[D]one she [G]meet
[G]Turning heads as she goes by
Every now and then you hear a [D]my oh [G]my
My its [C]gotta be jelly
[G]Gotta be jelly
[D]Gotta be jelly cause [C]jam don’t shake like [G]that [D]
[G]Jam don’t wobble jam don’t shake
Jam don’t quiver and [D]it don’t [G]quake
[G]Jam just sits there with its fruit smelly
And I reach right by it cause I [D]gotta have my [G]jelly
Yeah Its [C]Gotta be jelly
[G]Gotta be jelly
[D]Gotta be jelly cause [C]jam don’t shake like [G]that [D]
[G]When I eat my jelly I think of that girl
Bopping as she’s walking like a [D]gift to the [G]world
I [G]lay it on thick cause it taste so good
Like that hot girl bopping in my [D]neighbor[G]hood
Yeah Its [C]Gotta be jelly
[G]Gotta be jelly
[D]Gotta be jelly cause [C]jam don’t shake like [G]that
Well you can [G]take your fruit spreads and your preserve
All those things just [D]get on my [G]nerves
[G]Forget all that stuff that they sell on the telly
Cause as for me I [D]gotta have my [G]jelly
Yeah Its[C] Gotta be jelly
[G]Gotta be jelly
[D]Gotta be jelly cause [C]jam don’t shake like [G]that [D]
[G]Like that girl bopping down the city street
Knowing smile for every[D]one she [G]meet
[G]Turning heads as she goes by
Every now and then you here a [D]oh my [G]my
Yeah that’s [C]Gotta be jelly
[G]Gotta be jelly
[D]Gotta be jelly cause [C]jam don’t shake like [G]that
x2 end on[G7]
846 2013-06-16 03:37:01
Re: Hello! (3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Hey Gus - welcome and an email's coming...you've come to the right place.
847 2013-06-14 20:13:58
Re: 30th,,, guitar jam (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Congrats Brad! Wish I lived closer.
848 2013-06-14 20:04:44
Re: writing a song (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
And I don't have to squint to see her beauty
849 2013-06-12 04:47:19
Re: Ballad of Lewis and Pete (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Dirty Ed wrote:
Great song Jeff. Its nice to see a song about family, and its a great tribute to your father. The lyrics really pulled me into the story.
Last year my youngest daughter and I researched my family history and I was able to write three new songs inspired by my great-grandfather, grandfather and father's generations.
DE
I could use another camp/camp fire session with you again my friend. I would really enjoy hearing these three.
850 2013-06-12 00:34:00
Re: writing a song (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
But I'm glad what's done is done.