151 Reply by neophytte

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Happy new year to all, can't believe it's already 2025!!!

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Richard     

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152 Reply by neophytte

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When I was beginning, I purchased an electric guitar first - it's probably easier to learn on an electric as the string pressures can be lower, although probably less forgiving if you play roughly and make mistakes.

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153 Reply by neophytte

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Nice, I was waiting for you to start singing, but then saw it was an instrumental .. seems to be a bit sped up in the middle section?

I have a capo like that, I never use it as it's too hard to place (especially live!) and prefer the Maton design (I know it's not their design, but not sure who did), which is probably better than my more expensive Thalia capo ...

https://www.acousticcentre.com.au/cdn/shop/products/maton-capo-6-500x500_600x.jpg 

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154 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

Well  done   Richard

Thank you!!

TIGLJK wrote:

Richard   
Sounds great    Very nice of you guys to perform for the group assembled there.  I am sure it was wonderful for them. 
Happy holidays to you and your family. 
Jim

Thanks - my friend on the keyboard has his mother (and aunty?) living there, so there was a reason for this performance ...

Peatle Jville wrote:
neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:

neophytte, that was a brilliant entry, really enjoyed listening and watching this one.  The song really suited you vocally and the harmonica and auto harp are a great addition to the guitar.  I agree, it has a folky feel to it.  Thumbs up from me smile

Thanks, also did this song, which my friend wrote, and performed it at local folks home:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECrgWs8QkKc

Cheers

Richard

I like what your doing there Richard with your friend  getting out there and giving folk who have been slowed down a chance to enjoy some music.

Thanks - we must have been OK as they (informally) invited us back!

Jandle wrote:

Well, done Richard, it's always good to go along and perform for folks who are in homes.  Great to see you supporting your mate with his song that he wrote. 

A group of us used to perform every month at different Rest Homes for quite a few years up until covid hit.  We used to do all the old songs they knew and could sing along too.  They thoroughly enjoyed it, though we never used amps as quite a few folks wore hearing aids and the amplifiers hurt their ears with hearing aids, so we decided early on not to use them.

Yes, we did some originals and a few covers which they could sing along to - they seemed to like Sweet Caroline and a couple of the other upbeat songs we did in the covers - but we only played for around an hour ...

And Happy New Year to all!!

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155 Topic by neophytte

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Working on this:


Do you still call an internet friend, a friendRichard Mortimer


C&W feel




G, C & D here ...




When you're chatting on the internet


And you're in some online group


and you see the same names over again   


Do you refer to their username,


do you shoot them a PM


Do you still call an internet friend, a friend




We've never met in person


and we probably never will



I'll won't be jumping on any plane


I just get a kind of thrill


when I see their username


Do you still call an internet friend, a friend




Maybe AI




Well it may be ai on the other end  f the line, you never can tell for certain in these times


And if they are real well, you still don’t really know them, do you still call an internet friend a friend?




Mid 8 [G] [Am7] [D]



Quick demo: http://neophytte.mine.nu/forum/simplefo … l-Call.m4a

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156 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, that was a brilliant entry, really enjoyed listening and watching this one.  The song really suited you vocally and the harmonica and auto harp are a great addition to the guitar.  I agree, it has a folky feel to it.  Thumbs up from me smile

Thanks, also did this song, which my friend wrote, and performed it at local folks home:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECrgWs8QkKc

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157 Reply by neophytte

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Grah1 wrote:

I  then put    a  chord  progression together .I  must  admit  I  hadnt  noticed the   similaritys you  mentioned  . Its  interesting  how  a  different  pair  of  ears  pick s  up  on different  things .

This guy has a video with a number of songs with similar chord progressions, swapping the words to each other: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCr_RbeLUDg

Another "I stumbled upon this in YouTube" moment ...

EDIT

Peatle Jville wrote:

The trouble with AI for me is though it would improve my songwriting for sure it would also take away the  reason I dabble in music and take away any satisfaction of creating something that represents me.

I saw something which echoed this sentiment on Facebook which was apparently a quote (but I'm para-phrasing here) that said something like: I was looking forward to AI doing all the mundane things like cleaning the house and doing the dishes, so I had more time to work on creative projects, instead of AI replacing my creative projects, leaving me more time to clean the house and do the dishes. - I don't have the words right, but hope it underlines the sentiment of the author!

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158 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Cheers Richard, I was thinking while drilling down into this subject what simple instruments I would use or suggest getting a young kid started on a music playing journey. The ones that I think that I would suggest for starters are as follow, melodica, ukulele, recorder. Then if a kid showed aptitude or a desire I would then look into pianos, guitars or other traditional instruments   before venturing out to other gizmos. Though there are some musical genius whiz kids on YouTube who are playing traditional instruments at an incredible young age better than adults most humans are challenged and have to work hard to play any instrument at any level. In my most probably not so good opinion, anything that comes easy doesn't always have the same satisfaction of an achievement that comes with a bit of a struggle. To me there will always be good social capital at being good at something but the real good feeling is when you overcome something to get there. Enough of my ranting hope this gives someone food for thought even if what i am posting on here doesn't make sense.

Yes - I managed to find the one I had; think I bought it (2nd hand) for $au200 and sold it for about the same:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XHOZUwX2zI

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159 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Cheers Richard and Piri. I wouldn't buy one for me. If I had a recording studio it might be fun to mess around with one but I think it would be a short-lived novelty for me. For me trying to play a real instrument is better because I feel you can get more of a tactile experience. To my ears there is that tangible difference of sound on a real guitar depending on the way a person plays. Not sure if anyone could do it on that thing. The key board sound on there most probably wouldn't allow much use of counterpoint though it might have a polyphonic ability built into it when playing it as a single instrument. Maybe it could be good for someone who wants to have more than one instrument going at a time when by themselves. Possibly it would be interesting to see one in a music store to try if its retail price isn't too high.

Yep - my issue is that it's essentially a new instrument, and if you're up for learning a new instrument, then fine, but don't go into it with the mentality that it is a guitar and will feel guitar-like ... it's a new instrument that require (maybe) some similar techniques, but it is a new instrument ... and at that point it fails me, because I think if I'm going to learn a new instrument, I should make it piano, which opens up keyboards, which opens up synth, which opens up all kinds of sounds .... anyway, it made such an impact on my life, that I can't remember it's name - I'll have to see if I can dig up the photos. I bought it secondhand and moved it on for around the same price 6 months later.

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160 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

No comment apart from; I wouldn't buy one. I got my first guitar at 15, I'm 73 now and still learning and enjoying learning. This all began with drum boxes, who needs a drummer? Now it's who needs a group or orchestra or talent?

I'd agree it's not for everyone ... I had a couple of similar gizmo's, they are fun for a bit, then the fun wears off ...

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161 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

Richard
that reads really well,you painted a picture.
off to listen.
good to see some original songs pop up on chordie today.

Thanks!! Hope you got to the video too!

Peatle Jville wrote:

Good song Richard about how landscapes have changed and the feel of the place you sing about in your lifetime.  Your video has a good folk vibe, and your trio works well together.

Thanks also!

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162 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:
Phill Williams wrote:

Yes Pedr that was special. Beautiful voice. I noticed she had an acoustic guitar also? Now the instrument she was playing....it wouldn't surprise me if it was an Xbox guitar or some such, all she had to do was put her finger on the correct fret and touch the stickee out bit, all very clever and techno. What next a robot shaving razor? Can you imagine the conversation as you're driving to town? "YOU MISSED A BIT UNDER MY CHIN" If anyone gets any ideas, I thought of it first!

Good one Piri, I just found on youtube a description of the instrument that lady was playing. I will attach a link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkbwnP3YjFk

Looks like a few people didn't like it ... based on the comments section ...

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163 Reply by neophytte

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This was a bit of a holiday type song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61AwAmaTrSU



Train to Yanchep Richard Mortimer


[G]Riding the train out to Yanchep, [Em]Watching the trees go by like


lig[A]hting strikes above our beautiful [C]ocean




[G]It's a nothing day, [Em]Just doing something that's


close to [A]nothing, but at least we're [C]out




As we [C]take the train to [G]Yanchep, [C]was a holiday spot in my [G]youth


[C]these days we can get there in [G]half the time, it's [C]forgotten charm, more suburban [Em]territory


the [Em]irony is not lost [D]on me ...


[G]The locals are all about, [Em]going about their daily business


[A]picking up bread for the family or [C]groceries for the week


[G]It such a long way to the [Em]big smoke


But [A]unless you work there, there ain't no [C]reason to go


As we [C]take the train to [G]Yanchep, [C]was a holiday spot in my [G]youth


[C]these days we can get there in [G]half the time, it's [C]forgotten charm, more suburban [Em]territory



the [Em]irony is not lost [D]on me ...


[G]The line used to terminate at Joondalup [Em]in the 90's


It [A]seems so long ago, but [C]feels like yesterday


[G]what does the future hold, is our [Em]national park safe


we [A]need the water back to bring life to the [C]crystal cave


bridge


[Bm]the more people move there, the [G]less likely it will be


[Bm]save the lake, for the [C]future generation




As we [C]take the train to [G]Yanchep, [C]was a holiday spot in my [G]youth


[C]these days we can get there in [G]half the time, it's [C]forgotten charm, more suburban [Em]territory


the [Em]irony is not lost [D]on me ...


[G]



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Richard

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164 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

This song has the words: " ... huddled in caves from the rain ... "

https://youtu.be/wZah8dJJkYU

Cheers

Richard

I haven't heard of this song before neo, first time I am hearing it.   With that said, it suited your vocals well and you played it well too.

Thanks - I thought it was one of his big hits, but it seems it only appears on the one (under rated) album of the same name: https://www.discogs.com/master/332270-A … -Americans

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165 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Good on you Richard for keeping this alive.

Thanks!     

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166 Reply by neophytte

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That was pretty interesting ... like any tool AI can be used, or misused ...

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167 Reply by neophytte

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This song has the words: " ... huddled in caves from the rain ... "

https://youtu.be/wZah8dJJkYU

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Richard     

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168 Reply by neophytte

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Some of us are still strumming away ....

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169 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:

I did this quickly out the back yesterday, Here comes the rain again by The Eurythmics:

https://youtu.be/lTNAKDc4Ajo

Enjoy!

Richard (the cat caught the fly!!)

lol good on the cat big_smile Now that is a song I haven't heard in a very long time.  I have to say the guitar playing on this was great neophytte.  Is that a different guitar?

Thanks - yes, that's my "bedroom" Maton ... it's an EM325, which is a mid-range acoustic - I do use it occasionally for gigs, but it's mostly working out ideas and quick demos. Being a larger sized guitar, it tends to 'boom' out a bit more than the small bodied EBG808 (my usual guitar).

https://www.scmusic.com.au/content/uploads/2015/01/p-22843-maton-em325c.jpg

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170 Reply by neophytte

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I did this quickly out the back yesterday, Here comes the rain again by The Eurythmics:

https://youtu.be/lTNAKDc4Ajo

Enjoy!

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171 Reply by neophytte

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I'm sorry to hear this - I joined the forum just as Bill was spending less time here, but we did some email exchanges around 2018, when he spoke fondly of his wife.

Condolences to those who knew her.

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172 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, nicely performed on this cover.  Interesting the effect to your vocals on this one, what program were you using on the vocals?

Thanks - depending where I was in my recording history (6 years ago), I either used the inbuilt effects of iMovie, or it might have been later when I switched over to using LogicX for the audio, then importing that into iMovie for the video editing.

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173 Reply by neophytte

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I find writing harder these days, but the process is also more thought out .... it's also hard with distractions all around, it's easier to chat on Chordie than pull out the video, edit, etc ...

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174 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

heres one i banged out subject ``Rain``
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/the-rain
would love to hear your song on one of the csom subjects

That sounded quite good - I was watching a special on Leonard Cohen the other day, and it gave me vibes of that ...

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175 Reply by neophytte

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Roxanne by The Police has the words " ... I won't share you with another boy ... ":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cK7rIAErkr4

Can't believe that was 6 years ago!!

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Richard     

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