Hmmm, interesting, personally I download the chordpro versions of the songs, then put them in a central location, from there I use SongSheet Generator (Free/donationware: http://tenbyten.com/software/songsgen/) on my Mac and PC to fix them up, then use my iPad with OnSong (Occasionally free) to view them at Jam nights ...
1,576 2017-10-23 14:47:31
Re: The ads have ruined this website. (11 replies, posted in About Chordie)
1,577 2017-10-18 06:04:22
Re: effects pedals? (14 replies, posted in Electric)
Phill Williams wrote:
Hi Richard. I just checked out your link to find that the AD pedal was discontinued. Shame it looks good.
Yes, it's been replaced by the AD-10, however I've seen a few AD-3's in the USA on eBay .... for around the $100 mark ... with a new brand like Boss, you can buy it from eBay and if you don't like it after a month or two, put it back on eBay and sell it for around the same price ... 
Cheers
Richard
1,578 2017-10-18 06:00:51
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Beamer Your vocals work perfect on this one. That acoustic fits like a hand in a glove. Out of everything of yours I have heard so far that is my favourite.
I concur!!
1,579 2017-10-17 02:12:21
Re: effects pedals? (14 replies, posted in Electric)
Can I suggest a multi-effects unit, such as the Boss AD range: https://www.boss.info/us/products/ad-3/ it's a quality product that will keep it's value better than the two brands you mentioned.
Cheers
Richard
1,580 2017-10-17 01:56:55
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Thanks for the compliments ... yes, my second son was sitting with me at the beginning of the session and playing his recorder along - he went out the back to get some flowers (it's spring in Australia, so flowers are starting to bloom) for me ... he helped me out on a "Lola" cover
1,581 2017-10-16 05:49:06
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
neophytte wrote:
Ok, here is my attempt at the Cat Stevens song: https://youtu.be/sDch5Cn0tXw with apologies for the end ....
Cheers
Here is my attempt at a Tom Petty song: https://youtu.be/hFStYoLEHlM
I don't know many Tom Petty songs, and was going to substitute it with a Travelling Wilbury's one ... but, this is what I have ... and a flower at the end ...
Cheers
1,582 2017-10-13 08:45:01
Topic: "Some people (do funny things)" - an original song (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Recorded with my band for our demo cassette (pre-CD's ...!)
http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/Some%20People-NC.mp3
Enjoy!!
1,583 2017-10-13 08:43:10
Topic: "Margaret's Eulogy" - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
This was recorded in my duo for a CD of original Australian music, but the project collapsed and it was never released:
http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/Margarets_Eulogy.mp3
Enjoy!
1,584 2017-10-13 08:03:45
Re: Injecting Humour Into Live Shows.. (34 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Bronchiodilated Blues by Bernard Carney:
1,585 2017-10-12 06:32:50
Topic: "Fly" - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
1,586 2017-10-12 06:28:21
Topic: "Leaving" - an original song (0 replies, posted in My local band and me)
1,587 2017-10-12 06:09:42
Re: "Nymphette's Dance" - original instrumental (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks - here is the band working it out: http://neophytte1.mine.nu:81/audio/mp3/ … hettes.mp3
1,588 2017-10-11 01:34:27
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Richard you are real. good.
Thanks ...
1,589 2017-10-11 01:23:28
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Richard enjoyed your Father And Son cover. Tell your young Jai he has got a Kiwi fan good to see you got him onboard.
Thanks - we did about 3 songs on the weekend (the joy of one mic recording!!) but he likes this one best ...
1,590 2017-10-11 01:21:35
Re: "That Night" - an original song (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
easybeat wrote:
Richard
that drumming is amazing,is that a human drummer?
Thanks, it was performed by our drummer at the time who has a wiki page about him ... (the things you learn!!)
1,591 2017-10-10 14:30:26
Re: When do your lyric inspirations hit? (21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle Jville wrote:
A SONG
People ask me, how do you write a song?
I don't write the song's they write themselves.
If I try and write a song it won't work.
I can't go to a song the song has to come to me.
Yeah you know a song can have it's own feet.
It doesn't need me, but I need the song.
It has to come to me.
I don't know when a song comes.
Usually it comes at inappropriate times.
When I am having a conversation.
And suddenly this song will come to me.
And I got to sort of go home and write it down.
Pick up a guitar or put it on piano.
That's what happen's to me.
A song will alway's come to me.
I will never go to a song.
If I try hard it won't work.
If I take it easy and just relax.
That's when it come's out.
You got to have a clear head at time's to write a song.
Don't want to over think it.
And you want to let it sort of take it's own course
Yes a good song has it's own feet.
It doesn't need you.
A song has a life of it's own.
Yeah a song is it's own beast, it's own identity.
It has a life after your life.
If it's a good song.
Yeah a good song can travel further than youll ever travel and be around lot longer than you.
Yeah a song writes' itself.
You should make a song of this!!
1,592 2017-10-10 14:27:17
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Zurf wrote:
neophytte wrote:Zurf wrote:The rules seem to be somewhat fluid and (by mutual assent) barely enforced. It's all just a format for fun and learning, really.
Here is "Sundown" - the mic seems to have distorted a bit:
Cheers
Liked it! Neat lively version. It's nice to be able to pull off a song so quickly. it's taken me years to find a version of the song I like, and I bought a 12 string specifically to play this song that's how much I like it. Still have years of arranging to go now that I've gotten a chord set that I like.
Thanks - I vaguely remember hearing this on the AM radio in the car as a kid; had to look up a YouTube video to get the gist of how it went
1,593 2017-10-10 14:10:59
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Zurf wrote:
Very nice neophyte. You have a lovely home as well. At least a lovely back yard.
Thanks - as a bonus, here is my son singing one of my songs ... https://youtu.be/9Ol3RqE0lA4
1,594 2017-10-10 12:08:22
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Ok, here is my attempt at the Cat Stevens song: https://youtu.be/sDch5Cn0tXw with apologies for the end ....
Cheers
1,595 2017-10-10 11:54:51
Re: SEPTEMBER 2017 FSOTM -ANOTHER CHALLENGE MONTH! (41 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Zurf wrote:
neophytte wrote:- on that note, was I supposed to do "Sundown" as well?
The rules seem to be somewhat fluid and (by mutual assent) barely enforced. It's all just a format for fun and learning, really.
Here is "Sundown" - the mic seems to have distorted a bit:
Cheers
1,596 2017-10-10 05:18:27
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Peatle Jville wrote:
Since no one seems to be posting I will put a modernised version of Father And Son up. Based on what I hear some fathers and sons saying about each other today. I stretched the cover version rules a bit here..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p78tDoSKI5I
LOL! That was quite a funny version ....
I did mine on the weekend, but haven't put the video up yet .... cause I stuffed up the end ...
1,597 2017-10-10 02:47:41
Topic: "Nymphette's Dance" - original instrumental (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
This is an instrumental I recorded for the CD "West of the Nullarbor Wall":
http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/NymphettesDance.mp3
[edit]
And there's a copy on eBay now: http://www.ebay.com/itm/WEST-OF-THE-NUL … 736130893?
1,598 2017-10-10 02:10:24
Topic: "That Night" - an original song (3 replies, posted in My local band and me)
This is a really old recording of this song:
http://neophytte.mine.nu/audio/mp3/ThatNight1.mp3
The singer was a (very young) daughter of Bernard Carney, who played with us for around a year ....
1,599 2017-10-10 02:07:47
Re: "A Girl like you" - an original song (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Thanks for all the replies
1,600 2017-10-10 02:06:04
Re: "Mrs Nobody" - an original song (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Peatle Jville wrote:
You guys worked well together. I like the sound.
Thanks - the sync box in my studio was acting up around this time, so I think the timing for the keyboards "drifts" through the song - I did fix it, but can't find it now ....