1,101 Reply by neophytte

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There were about half a dozen instrumentals ... I was hoping Classical Guitar would enter one too, as I'd love to hear his work ...

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Richard

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1,102 Reply by neophytte

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Strummerboy Bill wrote:

I'm not sure if I've ever heard you on YT, but I think you have a "Blood On The Tracks" in you somewhere, Richard. I wish I was good enough to present something for FSOTM. but for now, I'm satisfied just to listen to all my talented friends.

Bill

Thanks for that - I had to do a search as I wasn't familiar with the name; now I'll do more research smile

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Richard

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1,103 Reply by neophytte

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Tenement Funster wrote:

Nice song, Neo ... very good! It reminds me somewhat of Gordon Lightfoot's "In the Early Morning Rain", which is (wait for it) almost as good as yours!

Thanks - I recently picked up an old Gordon Lightfoot music book, so I'll have to check out if that song is in it; I must confess I just know a couple of his songs ("If you could read my mind" and "Sundown"), but I like what I hear ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordon_Lightfoot

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Richard

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1,104 Reply by neophytte

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Is that this series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352063/ ??

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Richard

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1,105 Reply by neophytte

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Last months FSOTM included instrumentals; have a look through the forum posts here: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=35165 as arkady and Roger Guppy did a couple ...

I've also got some 'dance' type tracks on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P … gbVq3hXI2E

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1,106 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks, the version I did for the FSOTM is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edKCo_WKa3I

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1,107 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks, the rendition I did for the FSOTM is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8-H5mYdyiI

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1,108 Reply by neophytte

(16 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Classical Guitar wrote:

Interesting. Everyone uses a different technique. Shows something new to me. With classical I would not use it but steel sting players might if needed for a certain sound or pick.

That's correct - which is why it's near on impossible for one guitarist to sound like all other guitarists; certain nuances in playing are hard to capture unless you re-learn some techniques; another one is the 'thumb over' technique which mutes the lower (E and A) strings, when I was learning I kept my thumb at the back of the neck always, but now I've got slack and have my thumb over for open chords ...

Anyway, YMMV ...

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Richard

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1,109 Topic by neophytte

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

This was a song I submitted to last months FSOTM, in case anyone needs it:

Misty Morning BlueRichard Mortimer




Intro


[Am] [Asus2] [C] [G] [Am] [Asus2] [C] [D]


[Am]Another misty morning [G]blue[E]


a[Am]nd I'm still haunted by the [G]memory of you[E]


[Am]you took my world and turned it [G]upside down[E]


[Am]and left me naked with a t[G]horny crown[E]




[D]floating through the trees [C]my mind is gone


[D]never knew if it was ever [C]there


[D]babbling brooks with [C]rock beneath


[D]white tall cliffs in my [C]vacant stares[G]




[Am]crucified by you on a [G]lonely hill[E]


[Am]my body moved but my brai[G]n is there still[E]


[Am]you laughed as you [G]turned the knife[E]


[Am]drain the blood right [G]from my life[E]



[D]over valleys of green [C]my mind is gone


[D]never knew if it was ever re[C]ally there


[D]babbling brooks with ro[C]cks beneath


[D]white tall cliffs in my [C]vacant stares[G]


mid 8


[Am] [C] [D] [E] [Am] [C] [D] [E] [G] [F#] [E] [ B] [G] [F#] [ B] [D]


[Am]Another misty morning [G]blue[E]


[Am]stirring memories of [G]what I do[E]


[Am]it's not right for us to [G]understand[E]


[Am]things that lay out be[G]yond this land[E]




[D]floating through the trees [C]my mind is here


[D]I can see it from where I [C]pass


[D]babbling brooks with rock [C]beneath


[D]white tall cliffs in my [C]vacant stares[G]




[||:] [Am]Another [G]misty [C]morning blue[D] [C] [| 4x">neutral| 4x]


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Richard

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1,110 Topic by neophytte

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

This is one of the songs I put in for the FSOTM, in case anyone wants to do a cover of it smile

All's not fairRichard Mortimer




3rd and 5th notes on E are hammered on rhythmically


intro E


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


[A]Grass reeds rustle in the breeze, 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, making it clear they don't want to be [E]seen


[A]Butterflies flutter by wistfully, 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, they know they are where they want to[E] be


[A]take their lives from day to day, 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] [D] [D] [D#] [E]




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


[A]The forrest is a comfortable home, 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, declares itself the intelligent(?) human[E] race


[A]sometimes the truth is so plain to see, 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


[Stop]


Cheers

Richard

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1,111 Reply by neophytte

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

All's not fair in love and war (Richard Mortimer): https://youtu.be/edKCo_WKa3I

This is another of my old originals, which starts "Daylight shatters jaded reality ....", so qualifies for this moth's FSOTM.

Copy of the song is here in case anyone wants to cover it: https://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic … 18#p192518

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1,112 Reply by neophytte

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That's entertainment (The Jam): https://youtu.be/5hSbRPu4F7I

Details of the song: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That%27s_ … _Jam_song)

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1,113 Reply by neophytte

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Strummerboy Bill wrote:
neophytte wrote:

This guy uses right hand palm muting (which I've never been a fan of): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ZOPqcjK8c

It looks too hard to control down there, Richard. Just tried it again and the barres seem to be the way to go. Thanks, my friend!

I should have quantified my comment by adding - I don't use a pick, so it's hard for me to do too!! smile

But, glad you got it sorted ...

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Richard

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1,114 Reply by neophytte

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With a scenario like this, I usually put the riff in a 'tab' area, as per the ChordPro specifications; then write it as a usual tab section; eg:

{sot:Riff}
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10-11/13-(let ring)----
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
{eot}

Then where the riff goes, you simply put 'riff' in square brackets ...

HTH!!

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Richard

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1,115 Reply by neophytte

(16 replies, posted in Acoustic)

This guy uses right hand palm muting (which I've never been a fan of): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76ZOPqcjK8c

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Richard

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1,116 Reply by neophytte

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If you mean you want to muffle the strings when you're singing - the best way to do this is with barre chords; I tend to keep my left hand slightly above the strings on the right hand strike (or plectrum strike) then push down when the strike has finished to kinda make the sound of the chord ... not sure if that's the sound you're after?

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Richard

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1,117 Reply by neophytte

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King:

Dean Martin, Thats Amore: In Napoli where love is King when boy meets girl, here's what they say
Don McLean, American Pie: Oh, and while the King was looking down The jester stole his thorny crown
Hoyt Axton, Joy To the World: If I were the king of the world,
Jim Croce, Bad bad Leroy Brown: Yes, you were badder than old King Kong
Leonard Cohen, Hallelujah: The baffled king composing hallelujah
Lloyd Cole, A lost weekend: I was a king bee with a head full of attitude
Monty Python, Knights Of the Round Table: Arthur, King of the Britains: Oh, on second thought, let's not go to Camelot. Tis a
Neil Young, Hey Hey My My Into the Black: The king is gone but he's not forgotten
Rick Wakeman, Arthur: Arthur the king of all this land.
Rocky Horror Picture Show, Science Fiction Double Feature: Then something went wrong for Fay Wray and King Kong
Roger Miller, King Of the Road: I'm a ... man of means, by no means .... King of the Road
Tom Petty, Honey Bee: I'm the king of Pomona
Who, Pinball Wizard: The Bally table king

Queen:

Eagles, Desperado: Don't you draw the queen of diamonds boy,
Gordon Lightfoot, If You Could Read My Mind: And enter number two, A movie queen to play the scene
Gordon Lightfoot, Sundown: She's bin lookin' like a queen in a sailor's dream
Grateful Dead, Dire Wolf: I cut my deck to the queen of spades but the cards were all the same.
Janis Ian, At Seventeen: The rich relationed home town queen marries into what she needs
Led Zeppelin, Going To California: To find a queen without a king
Michael Jackson, Billy Jean: She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
Rolling Stones, Brown Sugar: I bet your mama was a tent show queen and all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
Sandi Thom, I Wish I Was Punk Rocker: And when God saved the Queen she turned a whiter shade of pale

Prince:

Spin Doctors, Two Princes: I know what a Prince and lover ought to be

Princess:

Stranglers, Princess: She's  no  lady, she's princess of the pack

Captain:

Leonard Cohen, Everybody Knows: Everybody knows the captain lied.
Neil Young, Captain Kennedy: And the days grew shorter for Captain Kennedy
Nena, 99 Luftballons: hielten sich fuer Captain Kirk das   gab ein grosses Feuerwerk. Die

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Richard

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1,118 Reply by neophytte

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kitster wrote:

Hi
Thanks for the suggestions. I do have some hosted on chords-and-tabs.net but their site is limited as to what you can do with them, ie export to Dropbox, etc.
Kit

On Chordie, you can click the eye icon to see the song in it's chordpro format - then you can copy this and paste into a text editor of choice to save to DropBox ...

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Richard

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1,119 Reply by neophytte

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I use OnSong for this purpose, and then download them onto my iPad; if your jamming friends have PC's, I'd suggest putting your songs onto a 'read only' folder on DropBox and then pointing an application like "SongSheet Generator" at that folder (works on both PC and Mac). Finally, if your friends are low tech (like mine!!) you can create song sheets in either application and print them out as PDF's ....

Hope that helps!!

Richard

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1,120 Reply by neophytte

(3 replies, posted in Recording)

Thanks for these ...

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1,121 Reply by neophytte

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Behind blue eyes (The Who): https://youtu.be/fzBBaERmxXw

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1,122 Reply by neophytte

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Green, green grass of home (Claude "Curly" Putman, Jr.): https://youtu.be/IgFyhFEUskE

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1,123 Reply by neophytte

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Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac or Santana): https://youtu.be/mfYjS2i0AFA

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1,124 Reply by neophytte

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Fields of Gold (Sting): https://youtu.be/k6Ldl4sg_TQ

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1,125 Reply by neophytte

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I'm lost for words smile

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