I'm never sure if Take me home, Country roads is Country or Rock .... but it's by John Denver

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Richard     

Did this one, better than the last version I recorded (plus candles!!):

https://youtu.be/AHNZ8ZPgCnA

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

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Richard     

103

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

Jandle wrote:

Richard, a good song this one, a song I have always liked.   You performed it well.

Thanks!!

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Richard     

104

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

It's likely the security certificate has expired ... I saw the message but did the usual bypass (in FireFox).

Yes, looks like it expired: Mon, 02 Jun 2025 23:59:59 GMT

SSL certificate issuer is here: https://www.networksolutions.com/securi … rtificates

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Richard

105

(2 replies, posted in Songwriting)

My son bought me a book on Paul McCartney's songwriting, but I haven't read it yet. I'm struggling through a technical book on music he bought me on another occasion!!

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Richard     

106

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

Well done!! Some of those Applause's were on par with the Ovations they were copying .. particularly the early ones!!

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Richard     

107

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

Sounds pretty good, but you've got to extend your vocal range beyond your comfort zone to get some dynamics into the vocals ... I think you can do it!!

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Richard     

Grah1 wrote:

I'd  say  this was  a  rock  version of  a pop  song   played  on a  guitalele  a  bit  of  a  hybrid ? Plus  its  in reverse  LOL
http://www.slotforum.com/forums/index.p … 95&hl=

Wrong link??

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109

(5 replies, posted in About Chordie)

The transpose should be done in your external program (ie SetList Helper) .. it doesn't matter what key you import it in, the ChordPro format maps the relationship between the chords in the song (kinda like a Nashville chord system). After you import (or copy/paste), you can change the key which will shift all chords to their new value.

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Richard

110

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

This is apparently the most famous folk song:

https://youtu.be/tGdmfGiMzBw

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Richard     

I've always thought this song Rock and Roll is where I hide was pretty under-rated:

https://youtu.be/Y_a1zvzd3c8

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Richard     

112

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

Here's an old Donovan song that might qualify:

https://youtu.be/BBg6BTSxhGk

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Richard     

113

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

joeyjoeyjoey wrote:
neophytte wrote:

Need some pics to see the guitar ...

https://www.watchuseek.com/attachments/this_thread_is_worthless_without_pictures-jpg.676789/ 

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Richard

I tried. I cannot post pics.

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/Y58AAOSw7xNn6N6o/s-l1600.jpg

Wow, that's a nice looking guitar!! How do those pickups sound? Are they gold foil (as some guitars were in the 60's)?

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Richard     

114

(6 replies, posted in Electric)

Need some pics to see the guitar ...

https://www.watchuseek.com/attachments/this_thread_is_worthless_without_pictures-jpg.676789/ 

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Richard     

TIGLJK wrote:

Well done Richard !
I first heard it as the Grateful Dead played it, but liked the version by Van Morrison even better.

Thanks for sharing

Jim

Thanks - yes, me in my youth thought this was one of the best songs they'd written, and as time went by it seems almost everybody has done a cover somewhere in their career ... !

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Richard     

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

Grah1 wrote:

Heres   some  video  from todays  gig  on  Ilkley  bandstand . Ilkley Nth yorkshire  is  a  great  town for  music   ,lots  going  on all the  time.
My  wife  missed  a  bit  of  the  begining   but   I'm sure  you  will  get  the  groove .
https://youtube.com/shorts/kBtHv6RiBg4?feature=share

Heh - my  parents bought me that record as a kid! I think I still have it ... anyway, nice rendition!

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/0c/14/c0/0c14c0c4-c526-ef32-82bf-f03154a5a657/071083128325_cover.jpg/316x316bb.webp

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Richard

TIGLJK wrote:

Here is a blues song I wrote ( I will post shortly in songwriting as well)

Any chance you can play it? I'm never sure if I've got the right feel for the song with only chords ..

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Richard     

This is St. James Infirmary blues, which is a song I know from the Perth band The Triffids:

https://youtu.be/deTfn8SBmDs

This is the chord sequence https://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www. … 67347.html - although the words I know are slightly different.

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Richard     

Thanks all for your comments!! I hope someone else adds a song soon ....

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Richard     

120

(6 replies, posted in Poems)

It's getting colder here, and I'm feeling that effect - but it's better than waking to an empty bladder and a cold wet bed smile

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Richard     

Also Peter Green's Black Magic Woman:

https://youtu.be/7MwL9N5Go2s

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Richard     

Standing at the station, aka Station blues:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6VYToHiXhU

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Richard     

TIGLJK wrote:

This is a recording of my song   The Life I left Behind.
https://soundcloud.com/james-kenyon-997 … eft-behind

Nice, are you mixing this to get volumes, or just one microphone in the room? Guitar volume needs to come up a bit ...

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Richard     

easybeat wrote:

heres a quicky i just banged out,about as blues as i can manage.
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/caffine

Cool - it was like a jazzy blues ... enjoyed it!

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Richard     

Jandle wrote:

neophytte, LOVED IT!!!  that was awesome to watch, very impressive.  Why aren't you playing BLUES more often?

Thanks! I'm writing a song around it ... but haven't got all the lyrics down yet ... content for a blues song has (pretty much) all been done before!!

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Richard