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Hi Kathy and welcome to Chordie,

I can see no problem with my songbooks so perhaps some more information might help. Is it every song? If only specific ones please post the link to them. Can you add chord songs to your songbook? You only mentioned tabbed songs. Have you previously added songs to your songbook? If you have never been able to add songs it is different to suddenly having the problem. Have you reached your songbook limit of 100 and need another one? A songbook has a limit of 100 songs but you can have several songbooks to overcome this. As much information as possible as I am sure this is a local problem at your end otherwise we would be inundated with messages here.

Roger

Toots is correct about the strumming, however nobody ever plays the same rhythm all the way through a song and it is enhanced by omitting strums or some beats and 'double strumming' in others. As with any song learn to play it to a simple, basic strum and then add the flourishes later.

Roger

There are two different sized guitarra, Lisboa and Coimbra, the strings gauge and tuning is as follows:

Lisbon (Lisboa) Tuning) 440mm scale

1st, 2nd and 8th strings-- .009"  wire string. Tuned to B
3rd, 4th and 10th strings--.010"  wire strings. Tuned to A  (This A  = 440 Hz)
5th, 6th strings-- .013"  wire strings. Tuned to E
7th string --.020"  wound. Tuned an octave below the 8th string (B)
9th string --.024"  wound. Tuned an octave below 10th string (A)
11th string -- .034"  wound. Tuned to D ( like the 4th string on the Acoustic Guitar)
12th string -- .018"  wound. Tuned an octave above the 11th string (D)

Coimbra Tuning 470mm scale

1st, 2nd and 8th strings-- .011"  wire string. Tuned to A  ( This A  = 440 Hz)
3rd, 4th and 10th strings--.012"  wire strings. Tuned to G
5th, 6th strings-- .015"  wire strings. Tuned to D
7th string --.022"  wound. Tuned an octave below the 8th string (A)
9th string --.024"  wound. Tuned an octave below 10th string (G)
11th string -- .036"  wound. Tuned to C (like the 5th string, 3rd fret on the acoustic guitar)
12th string -- .019"  wound. Tuned an octave above the 11th string (C )

The tuning is unusual and the playing method also. They are normally played with by alternate picking with the thumb and forefinger.

Roger

My contribution is "Blue" by Peter, Paul and Mary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhIsSeze2tc

I love the line: I sit alone at night, sifting sand through my fingers, trying to find some trace of you.

Roger

Great video far more potential than the Windows Movie Maker that I use, mind you it is free and that is always a good price for me .

So come on Russ!!! Don't keep us in suspense!!! Spill the beans!!!

I am dying to know what software this is. Please.

Roger

Hi Jill,

I think that you confusing chords with scales.

The spacing in any scale is tone, tone, semitone, tone, tone, tone, semitone. Each fret is spaced at a semitone, so if you start to play from any position on your fretboard and then play in intervals of 2 frets, 2 frets, 1 fret, 2 frets, 2 frets, 2 frets, one fret, you will have played a scale.

If you look at this: http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8133 in the Theory section you will find more detailed information.

Hope that helps,

Roger

Here is a longer old thread on first songs learnt: http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=10896

Roger

PS Welcome to Chordie

Hi Wiki and welcome to Chordie,

Please tell us a little about yourself. What instrument do you play? How long have you been playing? What type of music you prefer?

Hope to hear more about you,

Roger

Hello Eric,

Further to the replies from Russ and Jeff. If the chords to a song is not correct you can write to the hosting site or the interpreter of the song with your suggestion of corrections.

The hosting site is shown in the 'Important Information' at the top of the song and you can either suggest the correction/s or offer the complete correct version of the song from yourself.

The author of the song interpretation will sometimes leave his/her e-mail address within the text of the song.

Roger

Hi Nela and Dino,

I have just checked it and it is OK now. Please post again if you have further problems.

Roger