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Finger your G 320033 and then when you go to Cadd9 you just drop the top 2 down a string to x32033     Then when you have to change to the D you can keep your ring finger anchored on the b string 3rd fret and only have to place 2 fingers.  Try strumming dduudddu on each chord and then changing.  Start slow to get used to the pattern and as you feel comfortable with it pick up the pace.   Don't try to rush it!

I never get too hung up on playing it just like the artist...   I play this one with just G, Cadd9 and D with the rare Em and I think it sounds just fine   As for the solo parts, unless you've got someone to play over you, shorten them to just like one round of the progression and then get back to song...  Good Luck!

Yea you're a bad influence!!! This is really all your fault...lol  I haven't bought a guitar in 2 years and have actually managed to slim down my collection to only the ones I can't part with. I'd been toying with the idea of a smaller body since I sold My 314e but had been able to will the urge away... Then you pop on here with that f312 getting the wheels turning again Trying to be helpful, I scan through ebay getting some price info for you and I'm seeing all these guitars I NEED all of a sudden...lol Don't know whether to curse ya or hug ya   I know which one the wife would do...LOL

Thanks Butch!!  How's things been goin'?  I haven't talked to you much since the shutdown...

Think I found the Dutch Oven recipe we're going to do

2 pkg (8oz) cream cheese, softened
1 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup sugar
2 tsp grated orange peel
16 flour tortillas
1 large jar strawberry preserves
1 container sliced strawberries
2 eggs beaten
4 tbs margarine, softened
Pre-heat Dutch oven with large pot lid on bottom and line with foil. Thoroughly mix together cream cheese, ricotta cheese, sugar, and orange peel. Spoon about 1/4 cups mixture onto center of each tortilla. Top with 1/4 cups mixture of strawberry preserves and sliced strwberries. Roll tortilla. Brush both ends with eggs and fold to seal. Brush each with melted margarine. Place layer in Dutch oven and sprinkle with sugar. Continue layering until all are in oven. Bake 8-10 minutes.

Sounds like something the kids will eat up and look forward to.  I know I am   Got me wanting one already...lol

Sometimes I feel so stupid      Looked up the tab for the Robin Hood song and after the first run I shake my head..... Dog-on internet tabs are never right.... So I start working it by ear thinking hmmm these are some odd fingerings!!! Then I finally realize "Hey you were playing ragtime blues in open G last night"   Yep trying my make use of a tab in standard while in Tarapatch tuning.....   Shakes head

Thanks MK! My sisters were both in the girl scouts and I remember them singing this too    We've been doing the grill thing so I wanted to get them cooking with our DO's...  I've got a few good ideas already, just figured I'd ask in case someone had any better    

I'll be doing a mini concert for the troop tonight and I'm going to do Rocky Raccoon, With my Own Two Hands, Upside Down, and this Green day/Scout parody http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdAz-VaVKzQ

Smart move!  The best thing about that guitar was the case....   Ultra nice case for such a cheap guitar!  When I sold mine I kept the alligator case and sold it in a cheaper hardcase I had laying around

I will advice if you ever encounter one of their Imperial Koas to run away from it I was so impressed with my M50 that I ordered an Imperial koa dread... I tried my best to love it, tried all kinds of strings and such but it just did not make the cut. Very dry and shallow tonally
Looked good though...lol (except for the ultra cheap gold colored plastic tuner buttons)

I had one for about a year and it was a great guitar!  Fit and finish was good, not great but good....  Tone and playability was awesome. The nut width is 1 11/16 but the string spacing felt crowded to me and I prefer more radius on a fret board (morgans are about a 15 inch radius similar to Martins) so I eventually parted with it. It comes with 2 neck options... A slim D shaped neck (what mine was) and a modified v which to me felt chunky and odd when barring. 

As a cautionary note.... I used to help run the local mom and pop music store and we carried these. I found that they were not very consistent. Some sounded great and some only so-so.

Here's a link to a review by guitarworld magazine (be sure to scroll down for a good sound demo/video of it) http://www.guitarworld.com/morgan_monro … tic_guitar

And here's a few pics of mine...

The spruce on top was good grade. Supposedly AAA but there's no set guidelines for grading tone wood so luthiers can claim pretty much any grade they want....  Side stepping with a little tantrum here You know people nowadays get all worked up about straight tight grain being better because its more appealing to the eye and it gets the highest grade... Yet they want that deep bass of the martins of old.  The reason guitars then had more bass and often superior tone is because of the tops (alot of it anyway). they had wide grain often with waves and some tight grain... You know a barrage That's the era when looks weren't important and tap testing tops was still the norm. It was all about tone so what if it had some waves, wide grain, or uneven color, it resonated better and was used. Now it doesn't pass the grade and is set aside for cheaper guitars or trashed altogether.  Studies support that wider grain results in more bass and a more "open" sound where tight grain often increases highs and reduces bass....   Okay end of rant, Sorry about that

Anyway the tops usually looked nice but the rosewood backs were all stained very dark and the grain (when you could see it) wasn't the most impressive on most that I saw.... Not bad quality per-say but not quartersewn really well. Like 2nd choice i guess....   But like I said, mine sounded awesome and I never had any troubles with it... It was a surprisingly stable guitar for all solid construction. Stayed in tune for weeks.

Only one is named.... My early (not sure of year since its pre serial number) S&P Pro Spruce/EIR is named "Golden Boy".   Named by my wife because she says it has a very beautiful tone...lol   I've only got 2 brands of guitars (3 Simon & Patricks and 3 Yairi's). Well I do have a vintage Epi Jumbo but it's waiting on a neck reset when I get the time...     I keep 2 guitars out at all times, one is always a Yairi in standard tuning and the other is a S&P in Taropatch tuning (open G)... So I always just say the Yairi or the S&P.  I always have a Uke out as well and that is ,of course, "The Uke"  lol  Creative I know

Hackers retaliate http://rt.com/usa/news/crippled-fbi-meg … ymous-239/

They're fairly rare and most likely from 1975-79... In good shape its valued from 3-400 IMO.   There's a nice clean oneon ebay right now for 449.00 but I think he's a little overpriced... If it had an S after f312 (meaning solid top) it would really skyrocket in value but it's still a nice guit for an all laminate.   These were the original Sigmas, they where built using Martins templates and woodstock by Takamine.