I posted a quick computer mic recording of my song on soundcloud. here is the link - with my sincere apologies to your ears for the playing and vocals.
2,077 2017-10-19 10:08:00
Re: effects pedals? (14 replies, posted in Electric)
That looks like a very cool product -wish I played well enough to actually know what it does, how to use it, or why I even would need one.
You guys are way out of my league - I am so envious - it looks like it must be so much fun.![]()
Jim
2,078 2017-10-17 00:30:16
Re: Where Dreams and Reality Collide (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
K.I.R.
Thanks for the suggestion--- I tried it and I like it !! Made the change.
Thanks for checking it out. I always look for constructive feed back as my musical background is extremely limited.
Jim
2,079 2017-10-16 10:40:02
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Neo
Nicely done !
Having your son ( I assume) give you flowers so innocently and unconditionally sincere made it fantastic!
Thanks for sharing
Jim
2,080 2017-10-15 01:23:43
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Badeye
That was a good one sir!
The talent on that song was unbelievable!
Thanks for sharing
Jim
2,081 2017-10-14 22:09:36
Re: Where Dreams and Reality Collide (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is the link to the song lyrics and chords on Chordie in the chopro format
I find it easier to play from there and you can change chords if you want to.
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0
Thank you so much for your comments
Jim
2,082 2017-10-14 22:04:32
Re: Where Dreams and Reality Collide (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Peatle
2,083 2017-10-14 18:25:56
Re: Where Dreams and Reality Collide (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill
Ironically I had just changed the one line from smell to sweet breath
and I struggled with the other line you caught.
Thanks my friend - do you think the chords are ok
It sounds ok to me when I play it - but then again it is me playing so who the heck knows. ![]()
Thanks Phill your advice is always welcomed !!
2,084 2017-10-14 13:57:46
Topic: Where Dreams and Reality Collide (20 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Well... I had this line in my head for weeks now and finally sat down early this morning and worked on it.
I'm not too sure it's in it's finished version yet, but I thought I'd through it out there for my Chordie friends to review.
Let me know what you think. Thanks for giving it a look over.
Jim
[song]
{t: Where Dreams And Reality Collide}
[Am]With the stars sparkling in her [F]eyes,
And her [C]laughter like hues of an evening[G] sky
[Am] the wind gently blowing through her[F] hair
[C]and her sweet breath in the midnight [G]air
[Am]She used to be only in my [F]dreams
A free[C] spirit ,chasing cryptic [G]schemes
[Am]beautifully awkward, out of [F]place
she was [C]gorgeous chaos, full of[G] grace
Chorus
but now she's [C] right here in front of me
Oh, I'd[Em] love to reach out and hold her hand
But I [Am]don't know if I can take that chance
see I [F]don't want to get [C]hurt a[G]gain
[C] she's everything I ever wanted
Oh my [Em]heart feels it deep inside
Maybe [Am] one day I'll find the place
where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide
[Am]It's so hard to move on with my [F]life
With a [C]heart , riddled with sad good[G]byes
[Am]hoping courage , will soon come my [F]way
and let me [C]fall in love again , some[G]day
Ending Chorus
and now she's [C] right here in front of me
Oh, I'd[Em] love to reach out and hold her hand
But I [Am]don't know if I can take that chance
see I [F]don't want to get [C]hurt a[G]gain
[C]she's everything I could ever want
My [Em]heart feels it deep inside
[Am]is this is the day I'll find the place
where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide
where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide
where [F] dreams and re[G]ality col[C]lide
[song/]
2,085 2017-10-09 11:35:38
Re: OCTOBER 2017 FSOTM – CAT STEVENS – TOM PETTY (43 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Zurf
That certainly did not need an overdrive pedal - it was outstanding!
Great cover - and as Peatle said - Holy cow is the bar set high !!
Very, very cool
Jim
2,086 2017-10-07 16:05:51
Re: "Ghost train" - an original song (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
sounds good !
2,087 2017-10-06 18:18:22
Re: Need the name of a tire store that had ads here (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I always use Tire Rack --- have had excellent tires and great prices
2,088 2017-10-06 10:42:04
Re: The time is right! (27 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Wow - Nice guitar.
I am sure it will be producing some outstanding music.
Have a blast - -and ahhh - go on wake her up with a morning lullaby !
Jim
2,089 2017-10-02 23:53:34
Re: Tom Petty RIP (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yup
Awful news - But the news out of Las Vegas is more tragic. 59 dead and over 400 wounded.
This world has some crazy damn people in it
May God bless Tom, his family and all the victims of Las Vegas
2,090 2017-10-02 15:55:18
Re: Introduction (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Wow Beautiful guitar !
2,091 2017-09-30 01:16:12
Re: Seems Your Heart's Gone Cold (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I have been re- writing this thing over and over - trying to find the right chords and the right fit with the lyrics. I have modified both.
Phill did an excellent version of the original version.... however - it was bothering me that something wasn't quite right. as it turned out - i found that I needed lryic changes that were necessary - which then led me to replay this thing a hundred times or more - until I finally was happy with the chords.
That led me to re-thinking the title of the song - Which I changed to just " STONE COLD ".
I think I finally got there - at least it sounds right in my head. I have been finger picking the heck out of this on my Martin ( and occasionally on my Fender 12 string) both sounded great to me.
anyway - here is the new version
STONE COLD
[C]I think you and I both know
That our[Em] love is passing by
[Am]been trying to think of reasons,
and I'm [F] trying not to [G]cry
[C]seems long ago, you and I
Thought our [Em]lives had turned to gold
[F]now all we have are stormy nights
where your [G]heart has turned stone [C]cold
Chorus
[F] you once said that you'd love me for[C] ever
[F] now I'm finding out , that isn't [C]true
[F] I know I can't make you [C]love me
But I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
no I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
.
[C] now I wake up every morning
and I [Em] feel the emptiness inside
[Am] the silence makes me feel like
a [F] part of me has [G]died
[C]started looking at old photographs
[Em] got me wishing for days of old
[F] but love can't be saved by sweet memories
Cause your [G]heart has turned stone [C]cold
.
Chorus
.
[F] you once said that you'd love me for[C] ever
[F] now I'm finding out , that isn't [C]true
[F] I know I can't make you [C]love me
But I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
no I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
[C] Now I've got long, sleepless nights
Cause I [Em] can't get you off my mind
[Am] never thought it'd come to this
It's so [F] hard to leave love be[G]hind
[C] my friends all tell me to move along
but i [Em] won't listen to what I'm told
[F'] I know what your love was like
before your [G] heart turned stone[C] cold
.
Chorus
.
[F] you once said that you'd love me for[C] ever
[F] now I'm finding out , that isn't [C]true
[F] I know I can't make you [C]love me
But I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
no I [G] can't make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
I [G] can’t make myself [F]stop loving [C]you
This is a link to the same- but it is my songbook in chopro from which for me is a lot easier to see , read, and play - not to mention - scrolling ability
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/?url= … ranspose=0
Thanks for giving it a second look and thanks to Phill for a wonderful first version.
Jim
2,092 2017-09-29 20:33:04
Re: The one song (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
the answer my friend is blowing in the wind...........
i agree with the others ... my greatest hits cd that I made this morning, would be different by the end of the day
good thought, though virtually impossible to nail down.
2,093 2017-09-29 18:47:01
Re: Introduction (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Richard
Glad you have joined us - looking forward to some great stuff !
Jim
2,094 2017-09-25 22:52:50
Re: Happy Anniversary, Badeye! (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
what he said - I always look forward to a great Blues lesson every friday !! Keep em coming Badeye !!
JIM
2,095 2017-09-24 10:35:46
Re: SUGGESTIONS: OCTOBER 2017 FEATURED SONG OF THE MONTH (17 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Steve Earle - You're still standing there
2,096 2017-09-24 10:34:38
Re: Be Careful Who You Choose (8 replies, posted in Poems)
That's really,really good Peatle !!!!!
2,097 2017-09-21 16:07:58
Re: Andres Segovia place in guitar history. (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Peatle
good info -
I love learning stuff like that as well
Thanks for sharing
Jim
2,098 2017-09-21 16:06:30
Re: Dad brag moment! (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Beamer
Nice picture.
He sure is looking happy - best of luck throuhout the remaining season
Jim
2,099 2017-09-21 11:01:41
Re: This Post is About SPAM (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
now, now, boys and girls -
When I was in college and had no money I used to have Spam and Macaroni & Cheese for dinner 3 or four times a week - I didn't mind it at all.
I actually kinda liked it. But then again I grew up with 9 siblings - my dad was killed in an industrial accident when I was 7 months old - leaving my mom with 10 kids and a farm to run. When you came to dinner you ate what was served - no complaining or you ended up with nothing. I guess that's why SPAM ain't so bad to me.
As far as ingredients - no worse than chicken McNuggets or hot dogs. While I admit that I haven't had any in probably 10 - 15 years - I wouldn't hesitate if it was on my plate.
"When you are facing hunger with limited means - pretty much everything looks good"
I love the Monty Python skit ! ![]()
2,100 2017-09-20 10:36:10
Topic: Seems Your Heart's Gone Cold - on Soundcloud (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Phill did a recording of my song " Seems Your Heart's Gone Cold" and I put it up on Soundcloud.
https://soundcloud.com/tigljk/hearts-gone-cold
I can't express how much I appreciate what Phill does to my songs in words and do it justice.... so I will just say simply -
Thank you Phill.!!
Hope you give it a listen.
Jim