1,926

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

here is a link to it in chopro format

it should get your feet stomping and your face smiling ! :

Merry Christmas

1,927

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Woke up this morning and thought -.... hmmm  bunch of kids coming to my house tonight - maybe a song about Christmas eve... so I wrote this
Fast paced little blues progression....   hope you like it.


[Song]
{t:Santa Rides Tonight}


[E] Santa is flying tonight, flying around the world
[A] Santa is flying tonight, oh  [E]he's flying around the world
He'll be [B7} putting presents underneath  the tree
for [E]  every  good   [A]boy   and [E] girl

[E] On Donner and Dasher , on Comet and Cupid, pull, pull,  that sleigh
Now [A] Vixen and Blitzen , Prancer and Dancer  [E]   might not  know the way
so [B7]follow Rudolph  and his shiny nose , and keep
[E] Santa  laughing [A]all the [E]way

[E] Santa is flying tonight,  I hope that you've been nice
[A] Santa is flying tonight, oh yeah [E]hope that you've been nice
You[B7] better  not be on the naughty list because
ya [E]know  he's [A] checking it [E] twice

[E] On Donner and Dasher , on Comet and Cupid, pull, pull,  that sleigh
Now [A] Vixen and Blitzen , Prancer and Dancer  [E]   might not  know the way
so [B7]follow Rudolph and his shiny nose , and keep
[E] Santa  laughing [A]all the [E]way

[E] Santa is flying tonight, he's spreading Christmas cheer
[A] Santa is flying tonight, yeah [E]  ya know he'll soon be here
You'll [B7]hear him say as he pulls outta sight
Merry  [E] Christmas to all, and to [A]all a good [E] night
.


[E] On Donner and Dasher , on Comet and Cupid, pull, pull,  that sleigh
Now [A] Vixen and Blitzen , Prancer and Dancer  [E]   might not  know the way
so [B7]follow Rudolph  and his shiny nose , and keep
[E] Santa  laughing [A]all the [E]way
.

oh, You'll [B7]hear him say as he pulls outta sight
Merry  [E] Christmas to all, and to [A]all a good [E] night

{c:slow}

You'll [B7]hear him say as he pulls outta sight
Merry  [E] Christmas to all, and to [B7]all a good [E]night

1,928

(15 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thank you everyone for all of your kind words.

1,929

(15 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Here it is on soundcloud  ....
https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/some-days

listening to it makes me realize what my  Christmas wish needs to be  ( That I would get some musical talent for Christmas ) smile
Thanks for listening
Merry Christmas

1,930

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

May you get 3x the presents, 3x the love, and 3x the best wishes for a Great Holiday and the year moving forward

1,931

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

A very joyous holiday season to everyone.
I would imagine that a Christmas party with everyone here on the forum would be some fantastic celebration !
I am totally blessed to have found this site and encountered such wonderful people across the country as well as the globe.
Have a wonderful time with families and friends and may you all enjoy a prosperous, healthy and loving New Year !

JIm

1,932

(15 replies, posted in Songwriting)

At the risk of seemingly  plagiarizing the chords of the   Marshall Tucker song Can't You See - I wrote this song this morning.

If I was smart enough or knew enough about music I could have probably used some other chord progression I guess.

However, they are easy chords for me to play and my words fit pretty good into the progression so here it is anyways.  I'm pretty sure there a bunch of songs out there that have borrowed the same progressions from others smile

[song]
{t: Some Days}

[A]Some days I’m so  happy
Some [G]days I feel so  blue
I can’t [D]take life too   serious
Cuz I’m [A]only passing through

[A]Oh I’ve drifted in good times
close to  [G] drowning in the bad
Tried to[D] walk the straight and narrow,
But it  [A] only  made me sad

Chorus
[A]oh some days, Oh some [G[days , Oh some [D]days
can’t find  a [A] friend
[A]oh some days, Oh some [G[days , Oh some [D]days, I
never want to[A] end

[A] I’m old enough to die now
but I [G]think I’ll hang around
still so [D] much I want to  do
‘fore they [A] put me in the ground

[A]Some days I’ve got everything
Some [G]days are a total loss
Oh I’ve [D]seen  the river Jordan,
but I [A] ain’t ready to cross

Chorus

[A]oh some days, Oh some [G[days , Oh some [D]days
can’t find  a [A] friend
[A]oh some days, Oh some [G[days , Oh some [D]days, I
never want to[A] end

[song/]

1,933

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

Same to you Mojo

Hope you have a safe, healthy, prosperous and enjoyable Christmas and New Year

Jim

1,934

(27 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

expensive buggers -    make for a great christmas present for a guitarist

1,935

(1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

I thought the music was excellent but the pictures told the real story !

1,936

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

that's got to be paul

1,937

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

YUP  - What Phill said !
Your artistry is excellent

that guitar may be worn but his fingers were flying - holy cow - great playing.

She was really having fun and was a stellar performer

1,939

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I really like the chord progression that goes  with the  lyrics.  very nice song

Jim

1,940

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nice but quite sad song Trevor!

Clearly illustrates that Christmas is not always so Jolly for everyone.

Will you be putting up a live version ?

1,941

(1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Lordy Mama - light my fuse !

This was great - he was an excellent performer!

Thanks Badeye

here is my quick recording of the song I wrote earlier this week.

https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/cant-close-my-heart

1,943

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Okay -  I changed the key to G -made a couple of lyric changes, added a chord in last line of verses

I think it is close to where I want it to be now.
Here is the link to it in chopro  format in my songbook.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0

I'm going to try to put a recording of it up in a while.

Nice ones Jan

Golden voice !
Summer at Christmas stuns me smile

This may a dumb question then ----
why would any one pay $2500 for a Gibson Les Paul  Goldtop  when the could buy a much less expensive guitar and just buy a couple of P90's, new strings,  and switch them out for the cheap ones ?

1,946

(34 replies, posted in Recording)

lol
It's cool to read all the messages here-  I have absolutely no idea what any of it means but it sounds like it must be fun to play around with all the cool stuff you guys are talking about.
you are way out of my league.  I'm just happy I figured out how to record a song on my computer. smile
I would love to see a couple of  photos of where you guys record and the equip you use.
I know that when Phill has recorded songs for me I am always amazed - I seriously don't know how you guys mix and put stuff together - it's like you are sound engineers or something and it ends up sounding like a full band with backup singers. smile

Very well done -  as I said - even though I don't understand most of what you're talking about - I enjoy the conversations between the real musicians.
Keep on keepin' On !

Jim

1,947

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Strummerboy Bill

Thank you! and to quote you- " you must've been reading my mail" smile   I definitely wrote it from that perspective.  I sure did have  it in my head as a song that would be played in a country bar for the dance floor. That's why you are the Musicator Extraordinaire!

Peatle

Thank you -  I'm glad you got the same vibe that it was a country style song.

I think that was why I was struggling a bit with the chords  - and omg - I admire all of you people on chordie that can play and sing at the same time - that is sooooo hard for me. smile

Thanks again for the comments !
(and Brian - thank you for your very insightful advice via email !

Jim

1,948

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I changed the key to G and changed some of the lyrics and one change in chord sequence.  I think I like where it is now - pretty country- ish!

Can’t Close My Heart

[G]There was a time that  I  called you 
There was a time that  I called you  [C] mine
Not a day passes by when you're [G] nobody special
oh [D] Woman, you were [C]always on my [G] mind

Verse 2

[GT]here was a time when I held  you
There was a time I held you all night [C] long
never more than a moment a[G]way from my heart
now [D] only  a  memory  [C] lost in  a [G] song

chorus
[C]I miss you a little too much, and a lot too [G] often
[C] Seems my heart has found  a million [G] ways 
]C] I wonder how you are,  do  you [G] miss me at all ?
I [D] can't let go [C] of our yester[G]days

Verse 3

[G]There was a time when I loved 
There was a time when I loved how you made me [C] feel
I can close my eyes to what I [G]don't want to see
but [D]seems   I can't close my   [C]heart to how I [G]feel

chorus

[C]I miss you a little too much, and a lot too [G] often
[C] Seems my heart has found  a million [G] ways 
]C] I wonder how you are,  do  you [G] miss me at all ?
I [D] can't let go [C] of our yester[G]days

I [D] can't let go [C]of our yester[G]days
I just [D] can't let go [C]of our yester[G]days

1,949

(1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Badeye
That might be your best post ever -  that was AWESOME !!!!

1,950

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Classical and Peatle

Thank you