Richard
That is awesome that you and your son did that. Way cool in my book !!
Jim
1,626 2018-09-27 15:21:40
Re: SEPTEMBER 2018 FSOTM - A Love Song - A Lullaby (25 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
1,627 2018-09-26 23:21:35
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Bill- I had the same question about the fret thing !
I loved the comment down below:
non - guitar player - " man , I gotta start playing guitar"
guitar player - "I might as well stop playing guitar"
Thanks for sharing
Jim
1,628 2018-09-25 00:14:04
Re: Off-Topic, But I'm Being Asked For Drum Lessons - Again (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good Luck Bill
1,629 2018-09-25 00:13:00
Re: G B Blues Band loses guitarist (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sorry Graham
'm sure it was much more than the just the music.
Thee never are words for such events other than may care and love of those around you provide comfort and peace to get you through the days ahead. I wish you better days
Jim
1,630 2018-09-24 10:25:47
Re: Where Are You When A Song Idea Hits You? (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
The last one i wrote I was sitting in a restaurant.
Like Phill- I will see or hear something and say to myself that has the makings of a song.
I have all sorts of notes to myself on my phone.
As you know - most of my stuff revolves around emotions and life's happenstances.
I agree with Peatle - trying to write a song - ir really difficult and usually sub par or downright crappy.
Lastly - as Phill said - sometimes i just get a hord progression going from sitting on my porch and just relaxing - and some line pops in my head - and it just grows from there.
I suppose if I could actually sing or play well it would be a lot easier.
Great topic Bill
Jim
1,631 2018-09-23 12:00:46
Re: Paging LOREMASTER PEATLE! (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle and Bill
Great find. Excellent music.
McKinley story is a sad one ... the injury from the gunshot was so unfortunate as it not only went through stomach - it hit liver , pancreas and actually was never located.
McKinley also had a heart problem and was way overweight. It was the gangreneous infection and other complications that eventually killed him. Thomas Edison the great inventor had sent an x ray machine - but some how a part was missing and it was useless.
I encourage everyone to listen to the song by Steve and Ainsley - posted on their site www.apiranamusic.com that Peatle provided - called All The Lights - It is excellent - but I gotta say _ JAN YOU SOUND JUST LIKE HER -- that's why I keep telling you you need to get in a studio!
Thanks to Bill and Peatle for this great thread
Jim
1,632 2018-09-22 01:03:04
Re: Publicsong books (10 replies, posted in About Chordie)
I have no idea what you are referring too - Nothing has changed for me
1,633 2018-09-22 01:01:50
Re: the pain of losing (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill very nice - but I am going to travel the other road - I like your layered versions.
I hope you do this with the full ensemble - I know it would be fantastic!!
you are on a hot streak - keep em coming my friend!
Jim
1,634 2018-09-17 23:25:35
Re: aint myself no-more (24 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill
Really nice song
I did not realize you are a lefty !
Lyrics are top notch and of course you play and sing so well!
In two words - NAILED IT !
Jim
1,635 2018-09-15 21:59:24
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
good one badeye - I just watched that last week. Love to have bee there!!
1,636 2018-09-12 10:46:44
Re: Songwriting is good for you (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Wow
Great article CTECH - Makes me glad I like to write !
1,637 2018-09-08 12:44:06
Re: The Saga of the Splinter (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Roger
Glad u are recovering great
I got a splinter about 5 years ago in my finger - pulled out no problem. Then my finger swelled . Found out that it wasn't the splinter, but a reaction the chemical residue that was left from the treated lumber.
I like you - now wear gloves!
Jim
1,638 2018-09-07 16:05:27
Re: First Is Best (6 replies, posted in Poems)
bhahahaha
Brian
Very clever
a lot to think about
Jim
1,639 2018-09-03 23:56:55
Re: Then You'll Walk On. new song (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill
Brilliant Lyrics !
Love the ending - but you made the assumption she walks on....... maybe not !
I don't know how to play 3/4 time so I will wait for your version.
Way to go my friend.... knocked i to the Moon !
Jim
1,640 2018-09-03 12:19:52
Re: Dad band (14 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
This my favorite song when I think of honoring a great dad
I would imagine every father who is a musician would like to have this song palyed about him
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrNXLx9J-YY
just a simple version these guys sang at their dad's funeral
Jim
1,641 2018-08-31 23:24:54
Re: new song (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Easybeat
Thats superb !
Well Done
Jim
1,642 2018-08-31 18:59:08
Re: Love That's Lost (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you all for you kind words .
Beamer - no , thankfully my wife and I just celebrated our 35th anniversary
Like Phill said there have been arguments and times where it was hard, but we always find a way to mend .
I actually wrote this after reading all your great posts, but I couldn't bring myself to comment- so I wrote about what I was reading, at least how I was interpreting it.
Bill- you crack me up - you have such wit!
Thanks again all
Jim
1,643 2018-08-29 15:10:22
Topic: Love That's Lost (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Lost love Jim Kenyon
[Em]I’m walking the roads I [A]know many men have gone [Em]down [Em]
[Em]I'm in a sea of confusion and it [A]looks like I might [Em]drown[Em]
[A]my mind’s still yearning, but myheart is burning like [Em]Rome [Em]
And [B7] now it seems I’m so [A] lost, with no direction [Em] home
Chorus
[A]vacant eyes and empty hearts
[E] though I can't say who's to blame
[A] with bitterness slowly creeping in,
ain't [B7] nothing ever gonna feel the same
[A]we've lost the hunger in our souls
[E]and all our blessings have had a cost
[A]with tempers hot and sheets so cold
[B7]it sure looks like this [A]love is [E] lost
[Em]old footprints everywhere in my[A] head and all around our [Em]home,[Em]
[Em]each one with a memory, re[A]sembling tarnished [Em]chrome[Em]
[A] goods times are gone, and they ain't coming round[Em]again[Em]
those[B7] years of comfort and [A] love have turned into[E] pain
Chorus
[A]vacant eyes and empty hearts
[E] though I can't say who's to blame
[A] with bitterness slowly creeping in,
ain't [B7] nothing ever gonna feel the same
[A]we've lost the hunger in our souls
[E]and all our blessings have had a cost
[A]with tempers hot and sheets so cold
[B7]it sure looks like this [A]love is [E] lost
[Em]pleasures of the night have faded,[A]our tender moments are [Em] gone[Em]
[Em] love got lost between the [A] darkness and the[Em] dawn.[Em]
[A] those goodbyes with cryin’ eyes,havemade my heart so [Em]sad [Em]
Oh[B7] come find me baby, and [A]remind me of what we once[E] had
Chorus
Chorus
[A]vacant eyes and empty hearts
[E] though I can't say who's to blame
[A] with bitterness slowly creeping in,
ain't [B7] nothing ever gonna feel the same
[A]we've lost the hunger in our souls
[E]and all our blessings have had a cost
[A]with tempers hot and sheets so cold
[B7]it sure looks like this [A]love is [E] lost
[B7]it sure looks like this [A]love is [E] lost
[B7]it sure looks like this [A]love is [E] lost
1,644 2018-08-28 10:05:08
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
very good
good luck in playing it !
Way too hard for me.
Thanks for sharing
1,645 2018-08-26 11:14:58
Re: Girlfriends (41 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Ctech
It is a song that I feel gets at the heart of a really serious problem here in the USA.
The current issue with opioids is out of control.
I'm still waiting for Graham or someone to do an updated version including the new verse shown above.
I'm just not a good enough player or singer to this song justice.
Thanks for the positive feed back, I appreciate it
Jim
1,646 2018-08-23 21:57:25
Re: Dad band (14 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Neo
Hysterical
Bill
great commentary on the Tom-toms
1,647 2018-08-23 10:14:09
Re: I wrote this for Bill - Response to his post (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cool beans Bill !
I will look forward to it - I love it when someone covers one of my songs,
Jim
1,648 2018-08-22 19:19:14
Re: Thought y'all might like this (5 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I thought he was awesome.
1,649 2018-08-21 17:35:44
Topic: I wrote this for Bill - Response to his post (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Bill's post "Odds Bodkins*, Man! You've Been 'At Odds' With Yourself!" contained this----
" Dondra has given this a name: she call's it Bill's need for "Soul Stability" (that should be a clue for a certain songwriter we all know and love here on chordie - a good working song title I mean)."
I told Bill I thought it was a really cool phrase - and I thought it would make for a good song--- so taking into light some of the things Bill has shared.... I wrote this song.
(Bill If you don't like it - just say so and I will immediately take it down.)
anyways- here it is: I play with a capo on 3rd fret
Soul Stability Jim Kenyon
[Em]Oh there’s something missing, there’s something wrong
I feel so out of place, like I don’t belong
[Am]Don’t what it is, can’t figure it out
[Em]I need some answers to remove my doubts
[B7] I’m just searching for tranquility
And I [C7] sure could use some [B7]soul stabili[Em]ty
[Em]Oh I’ve got a weary heart and tired mind
As problems rise, joys get left behind
[Am]When everyday is filled with faithless shadows
[Em]It’s hard to see many bright tomorrows
[B7]I know there’s a strong possibility
That I’m in [C7]need of some [B7]soul stabili[Em]ty
[Em] [A] [Em]
Chorus:
[Am] How I wish that I could turn back time
Back when [Em]everything in my world was fine
I've [Am]got lots of excuses for what I lack
but [B7]time marches onward,it [C7]never,[B7]ever comes [EM] back
[Em] [A] [Em]
..
...
[Em] Oh baby I need you right here with me
You;re the only one who knows what I need
[Am]You calm my nerves and soothe my soul
[Em]You take my hand when I lose control
It’s [B7] time to face the reality
Baby [C7]I need your [B7]soul stabili[Em]ty
Chorus:
[Am] How I wish that I could turn back time
Back when [Em]everything in my world was fine
I've [Am]got lots of excuses for what I lack
but [B7]time marches onward,it [C7]never,[B7]ever comes [EM] back
[Em] [A] [Em]
yea, [B7]time marches onward, it [C7]never,[B7]ever comes [EM] back
Play slowly - [B7]time marches onward, it [C7]never,[B7]ever comes [EM] back
[Em] [A] [Em]
1,650 2018-08-19 01:05:08
Re: NGD - I made it myself ! :) (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Jgreen
Thanks for the compliment - all the top wood is Cherry Walnut is middle - I used it to look like a band around. It has great tone. I picked the cherry bc I liked the the litlle grain waves and the worm holes.
I lined all the cavities with copper tape - it takes away all the buzz. - it sounds so smooth
Topdown and Roger - TY it screams for someone who can really play to give it a go - it has a beautiful sound to it.
Bill- trust me- there are a lot of things I don't do well - i.e.. haven't you heard me sing ? If you need a list - contact my wife - she could give you plenty of examples!
(P.S. - I haven't forgotten the songs I have promised you - I have some stuff down already - I've just been overwhelmed at moment with a million things going on)
Phill and Bill - TY it was quite a project. I am so happy I didn't screw it up... The neck angle was quite difficult - and the cavities for the pic ups also had to match that angle ( 4.5 degrees)
Ed - Thanks for the comment it was strenuous but fun building it.
As you can probably tell - I love to imagine things - and then create them
Thank you to all the chordians for your encouragement.
This place is the greatest !
I was not comfortable after all the work I had put into it to try to put a binding on it. I thought the cherry top sufficed as the bing look.
Bill - I wouldn't have a clue about a price. I really have built these last two guitars ( Strat and LP) as kind of a long term plan - I am hoping my grandkids will someday be playing them and think of good ol' "Pop" when they do.
Thank you so much all of you -
Jim