1 Reply by Chunglittle

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

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These paths that I walk upon
Remind me of the cobblestone roads
Of Church Street
That my feet have never touched

This glass of brandy I hold
In the midnight hour
Reminds me of another that I held beside a fire
That grew cold when I hurt you

(Refrain)
And now these maple leaves are fallin’
Outside my window
Deep reds, oranges, mauves, and ambers…
Fall from lonesome cypress trees
That exist in my memory
Where you and I once sat in your driveway
And witnessed our first autumn in February

These dreams that I dream
Remind me that I am still naïve
Still a child in many ways
Unaware that dreams seldom come true

This guitar that I’m singin’ on
Reminds me of the one you gave me
That had too much meaning for me
To play on

(Refrain)
Oh, these maple leaves are falling
Outside my window
Deep reds, oranges, mauves, and ambers…
Fall from lonesome cypress trees
That exist in my memory
Where you and I once sat in your driveway
And witnessed our last autumn in February

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2 Reply by Chunglittle

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Sure some guitarists tune their guitar down, up, or in different keys as well.  I have as well.  This is called alternative tuning.  However, that's neither here nor there in this case.  Consider the topic of this discussion.  It isn't alternative tunings, but problems with the barring of chords.

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3 Reply by Chunglittle

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Tuning your guitar lower so the strings will be easier to barre against your fretboard is a cop out, and you'll be sorry in the long run.  Not only will the instrument's action diminish, but also your ability to sing songs due to the deviant tuning.  Standard pitch is set for a reason, folks.  You can transpose, sure, and if you know theory, you can transpose a simple G chord into an accidental half way up the fretboard just so you can manage the pitch you need to sing a song, unless you want to use a capo, which you'll probably need to fret pretty high just to sing a long.  Also, your strings will buzz if you strum too hard.  If the differential between your strings and your fretboard is too far, you don't tune your guitar lower to solve the problem.  What you do is you adjust either your guitar saddle, bridge, or both.  This will bring your strings lower without sacrificing standard tuning.  Careful, however, for if you decrease the differential too much, your strings will buzz against your fret wires.  Also, when someone mentioned the mechanism for slide guitar, he/she meant glass bottle slides, which will leave your finger useless for chording.  In short, the answer for questions of this nature are usually, "No.  There is no easy way.  Just practice."

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