I'm absolutely in love with the new folk coming out of the london area. Noah and the whale, Mumford and sons, Laura Marling, Emmy the great. I was just wondering if you guys had been listening to their stuff. If you haven't you should its great.
2 2009-08-11 17:28:31
Re: Night He Went To God Recording. (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
this has a dark quality about it i really like it. good job
3 2009-08-11 05:42:46
Re: The Sandmans Illusion (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I may not be the best singer and guitar picker but i sure enjoy doing it. And yeah you asked me lol
4 2009-08-11 05:39:48
Re: Another nobody (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks for the feed back guys. and I been banging the hell out of that Epi for 5 years now and it hasn't let me down yet. 
5 2009-08-10 02:43:26
Topic: The Sandmans Illusion (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Uno mas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US7DgUpj … annel_page
The Sandmans IllusionMetal Fist a jazz ensemble
[G]I’m [D]drifting off to [Am]sleep again [C]
[G]Everyone [D]outside [Am]just want to get [C]back in
[G]And drift back [D]offto sleep [Am]again[C]
[G]There’s no [D]reason to [Am]pretend any [C]of them are your
[G]Friends like those [D]castles made of [Am]sand how much [C]longer
Can you [G]stand on your [D]head or on your [Am]feet there is [C]someone
I’d like to [G]meet
So I’ll be [D]drifting off to [Am]sleep again [C]
[G]Down my [D]rabbit hole and [Am]pretend [C]
[G]That I just [D]made it all [Am]up again [C]
[G]Escape is [D]no excuse [Am]unless you [C]find a use
[G]For a [D]neck without a [Am]noose a killer [C]on the loose
[G]wipe the [D]clouds out of your [Am]eyes your every [C]thing that you despise
[G]comfort [D]in the form of [Am]lies you just [C]broke the tie that [G]binds
[G]So I’ll be [D]drifting off to [Am]sleep again [C]
[G]Still think [D]about you every [Am]now and then [C]
[G]A failures [D]what we would have [Am]been [C]
[G]So I’ll be [D]drifting off to [Am]sleep again [C]
6 2009-08-10 02:15:21
Topic: Another nobody (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
K here's one of my new ones check the vid to get a feel for the timing or don't. Sing on
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOgR1xBd … annel_page
Another NobodyMetal Fist a jazz ensemble
[E]Always [G#m7]wanted [A]never [B]needed
[E]Always [G#m7]bleeding [A]never [B]dead
[E]I feel [G#m7]haunted at an [A]off chance [B]meeting
[E]always [G#m7]regretting [A]what was [B]said
[E]A two sided [G#m7]story is [A]tumbling [B]down
[E]And it has [G#m7]left [A]nobody [B]around
[C#m]Right from [B]wrong I can’t [E]discern
[C#m]Maybe I [B]can but I don’t [E]care
[A]I never [B]did learn how to [E]share all this [B]time spent [A]unaware
I’m not [B]where I need to [E]be why is this [B]happening to [E]me
[G#m7] [A] [B]
[E]I couldn’t [G#m7]blame for [A]any [B]thing
[E]This thorn in [G#m7]my side is [A]driving me [B]insane
[E]Will I [G#m7]ever change or [A]just stay the [B]same
[E]Icom-[G#m7]plain don’t [A]listen to [B]me
[C#m]I’m [B]alone inside [E]my head
[C#m]The other [B]voices are all [E]dead
[A]If you [B]don’t believe in [E]me take a [B]look and you will [A]see that my
[B]Name is spelled with a [E]z I’m not [B]all that I can [E]be
[G#m7] [A] [B]
[E]Another [G#m7]hole deep [A]down in the [B]dirt
[E]Another [G#m7]nobody gets [A]their feelings [B]hurt
[E]But they’ll go [G#m7]on cause the [A]heart is [B]strong
[E]They will [G#m7]find a place [A]where they [B]belong
[C#m]not every [B]one will always [E]care
[C#m]most don’t [B]even know you’re [E]there
[A]so… [B]you should leave [E]today pack it [B]up and go [A]away and look
[B]towards a brighter [E]day where [B]things might go your [E]way
[G#m7] [A] [B]
7 2009-06-25 04:24:24
Topic: My Sociopath Song (1 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ok I'm pretty positive the chords I posted for this are not the chords I'm playing they are simply the bass note to what I'm playing.Im playing the chords as follows:
B--757xxx
A--545xxx
G--354xxx
I'm playing the strings individually starting from the Low E down then when I get to the D string I pluck that one twice once with the indicated note and once with an open D. Also I repeat the G shape for two measures as opposed to the one measure for the A and B shape. Hopefully this makes sense I didn't know any other way to post it and I want to hear you alls thoughts on this song. I think the song is repetative but I think it still works. I would just like to hear what you guys think. If my explanation doesn't make sense you can see the chords in the video. Also If anyone knows what these chords are really called I'd love to know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpVnr8-m6jc
My Sociopath SongMetal fist - A jazz ensemble
[B]An open mic and a [A]guiding light
[G]My dream girl slowly fading from sight
[B]And I don’t know what’s [A]wrong or what’s right
[G]Thoughts going off like dynamite
[B]Everyone knows my [A]name in this town
[G]Every little word seems to make its way around
[B]But I build these walls just to [A]knock em back down
[G]with my head in the clouds and my feet on the ground
[B]I [A]can’t [G]complain
[B]I’ve [A]got [G]novacaine
[B]In [A]my [G]soul
[B]It [A]dulls the [G]pain
[B]That [A]I [G]know
[B]I grew up ignoring [A]consequences
[G]Never looking back just jumping fences
[B]The holes deep now but I’ve [A]come to my senses
[G]Got work to so I’ll put down my defenses
[B]Go for the gusto [A]or I’ll never know
[G]What’s at the end of my rainbow
[B]Show the world what’s [A]inside of me
[G]I need to take my position in society
[B]I’m tired of living in [A]poverty
[G]and I feel the need to chase my dreams
[B]I [A]can’t [G]complain
[B]I’ve [A]got [G]novacaine
[B]In [A]my [G]soul
[B]It [A]dulls the [G]pain
[B]That [A]I [G]know
[B]the world looks bleak through [A]both my eyes
[G]But this should come as no big surprise
[B]The news is only on when a [A]child dies
[G]And Religion seems like a bag of lies
[B]I survive these [A]trying times
[G]By writing rhymes be kind rewind
[B]Start back off at the [A]first two lines and
[G]There you’ll find my state of mind
[B]I [A]can’t [G]complain
[B]I’ve [A]got [G]novacaine
[B]In [A]my [G]soul
[B]It [A]dulls the [G]pain
[B]That [A]I [G]know
8 2009-06-23 20:43:42
Re: Hold On - Mark Robertson (with recording) (14 replies, posted in Songwriting)
good stuff man. I like it
9 2009-06-20 04:40:45
Topic: Sowisa BabyLuv (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
First off I'd like to thank you guys for putting your hearts and songs out here for me to enjoy and to be able to share my passion with others who do the same. I've spent quite a few hours now playing everyones' songs in my interpretation and then hearing there version afterward its great fun but anyway. This is one of my fingerpickin type songs its the first song I wrote once I thought I had the concept of chord progression down and its about another failed romance except its about the one I didn't want to fail, so here we go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUyVsO0TL2g
S.O.W.I.S.A. BABYLUVMetal Fist - a jazz ensemble
[D]I don’t know what I would do [G]if I didn’t have [A]you
[D]I don’t know where I would go [G]if I were [A]alone
[D]I don’t know if I ever told you [G]how much I [A]truly need you
[D]and someday will be here [G]soon[A]
[Bm]but I’ve got to [A]find a way
[Bm]to replace this bridge that I [A]burned today
[D]I’m in love with a [G]girl who knows that there’s
[Bm]nothing we can [A]do
[D]when they took you [G]away from me oh
[Bm]it broke my heart in [A]two
[D]still I find your [G]always on my mind
[Bm]I [A]love [D]you [G] [A]
[D]your hair and your eyes [G]always leave me [A]hypnotized
[D]and the way we always say the [G]same thing I’m never [A]surprised
[D]and someday will be here [G]soon[A]
[Bm]but I’ve got to [A]find a way
[Bm]to replace this bridge that I [A]burned today
[D]I’m in love with a [G]girl who knows that there’s
[Bm]nothing we can [A]do
[D]try to find some [G]piece of mind
[Bm]know my love is [A]true
[D]I would walk to the [G]ends of the earth just to
[Bm]be [A]with [D]you [G] [A]
10 2009-06-17 19:22:14
Re: Starting Over Again (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Ive had this name as my online persona for years I play a lot of video games but i was tired of having all the names I wanted taken so I jammed two words together that didn't belong thought it sounded cool. A few years later someone asked me if i rode harleys really I had no idea a shuvelhead was a bike but I've kept it ever since. and the 420 is because i enjoy a good smoke.
11 2009-06-15 19:20:16
Re: Starting Over Again (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
woohoo I got it thanks a lot man
12 2009-06-15 19:05:32
Re: god shaped hole (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I need to invest in some way to record my songs in a better format but I'm definitely on a budget if you guys could recommend something I could use with my pc that would be great. Ive only played these songs for my friends and family I'm glad to hear other songwriters give me the ok.
Ive been looking up chords on this site for quite some time and was just recently searching google for a site where I could share my songs and hear what other people are doing, little did I know you guys were right here the whole time.
keep strummin
thanks
shuvelhead
13 2009-06-15 18:48:24
Re: Starting Over Again (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hmm guess I still didnt get it right when I put the [s o n g] at the beg and end the song doesnt show up at all?
14 2009-06-15 18:46:31
Topic: Starting Over Again (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
This is a song I wrote a while back when one job or relationship had failed and I was trying to stay my positive self and this is what came out. Hopefully I got this chord format right this time I failed to read the how to before my last post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELSl4XVK … annel_page
Starting Over AgainMetal Fist - a jazz ensemble
[C]why didn’t anybody ever tell me [G]life was gonna be so damn [F]hard
[C]maybe they did and I just closed my [G]ears probably wasted a few good [F]years
[C]now I’m lost and trying to find my [G]way gotta decide what to do [F]today
[C]well I [G]guess that [F]I’m starting [G]over [C]again [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[C]got to [G]find a [F] life so I don’t [G] have to [C]pretend [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[F]there’s gotta be a way to break these [C]chains
[F]there’s gotta be a way to stop this [G]pain
[C]if I could I wouldn’t change it [G]all its about the rush before the [F]fall
[C]I’ve learned some things along the [G]way and I don’t care what other people [F]say
[C]well I [G]guess that [F]I’m starting [G]over [C]again [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[C]got to [G]find a [F]place where [G]I can[C]begin [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[F]there’s gotta be a reason I can’t [C]change
[F]it’s probably time to turn the [G]page
[C]well I [G]guess that [F]I’m starting [G]over [C]again [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[C]got to [G]find a [F] life so I don’t [G] have to [C]pretend [G] [F] [G] [F] [G]
[F]there’s gotta be a way to break these [C]chains
[F]there’s gotta be a way to stop this [G]pain
15 2009-06-15 17:00:23
Topic: god shaped hole (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Im having trouble making my songs interesting as far as the chords go.
first line is C chord 2nd is F and it repeats. the chorus throws a G in then F then C
If anyone has any tips, tricks or insight for me please let me know
here's me doing the song with what i have so far recorded on a kodak camera so dont expect great quality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1oWWteB … annel_page
God Shaped HoleMetal Fist - a jazz ensemble
[C]Everything I know the whole world around me
[F]Can be reduced to carbon from my surroundings
[C]It’s funny how we go through our whole lives doubting
[F]One thing or another while we hold our heads proudly
[C]A smile in my soul I’m so glad that you found me
[F]You couldn’t help but lend a hand you saw I was drowning
[C]Sprouting all these thoughts oh so deep in my mind
[F]They’re climbing to the surface I have no place to hide
[C]Though I tried to make it work it came as no surprise
[F]The negative effect I have on other peoples’ lives
[C]So I try to go alone but I just can’t survive
[F]I always end up feeling oh so empty inside
They [G]say it’s a [F]god shaped [C]hole
I [G]don’t know it’s [F]just what I’ve been [C]told
This [G]life is [F]such a heavy [C]load
[G]Carried out [F]into the great [C]unknown
[C]I don’t understand how people follow blindly
[F]Listen to their elders and then thank them kindly
[C]Every living moment all you do is remind me
[F]that we were never perfect but at least you tried me
[C]You gave me some one to bring out of hiding
[F]And when I shine my light it’s her inside me
[C]Now some people say there’s no money in love
[F]But yet the pay for it from the one up above
[C]I’ve come to the conclusion that I just can’t wait
[F]I’ve been left with all this time to contemplate
[C]Now it seems to me we can make our own fate
[F]It’s an awkward balance between love and hate
They [G]say it’s a [F]god shaped [C]hole
I [G]don’t know it’s [F]just what I’ve been [C]told
This [G]life is [F]such a heavy [C]load
[G]Carried out [F]into the great [C]unknown
[G]I [F]wish that I could [C]see
[G]what it is [F]thats waiting there for [C]me
16 2007-12-13 23:27:21
Topic: Gretsch or Wildkat? (6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Gretsch G5120 electromatic or Epiphone Wildkat LE? If any of you have played either of these guitars and can help persuade me one direction or the other i would be grateful. Also if anyone knows a decent medium priced hollowbody that im overlooking let me know thanks. Keep strumming
17 2007-12-13 18:22:11
Re: Washington Square Serenade (2 replies, posted in Song requests)
I'm looking for stuff off of the new Washington Square Serenade album of which there is only one song on here and its wrong thanks for the help though.
18 2007-12-13 18:20:00
Re: Semi-Technical Christmas song (3 replies, posted in Song requests)
thanks guys
19 2007-12-12 17:41:59
Topic: Semi-Technical Christmas song (3 replies, posted in Song requests)
I need Ideas of a song i can play solo at my church on christmas eve service id like to do something with alot of sound and im a decent player but there are still some things that are difficult
any ideas would be much appreciated i will also need to be able to find the music. thanks
20 2007-12-12 17:27:21
Re: Strawberry Letter 23- Shuggie Otis (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
the intro sounds an awful lot like all along the watchtower B C#m B A
21 2007-12-12 17:22:09
Topic: Washington Square Serenade (2 replies, posted in Song requests)
Any Steve Earle chords or tabs anywhere? Peter Case would be nice as well these two are awesome singer songwriter i dont understand how everyone is not playing their music
i know ultimate guitar has a few but anywhere else would be nice thanks. Keep Strumming
22 2007-11-26 18:57:12
Topic: chords for seattle sessions please (0 replies, posted in Song requests)
The classic crime acoustic seattle sessions ep if any one knows where i can get the chords
im a little challenged when it comes to playing by ear so if any of you gifted people out there can help out i would be much obliged. thanks to all of you who contribute to chordie play on
23 2007-08-31 19:17:43
Re: STRUMMIMG (11 replies, posted in Acoustic)
use a pick it will come in handy
what your doing isnt wrong but it would more likely be used in some sort of classical or maybe country style but it is all doable with a pick and you will get a crisper sound just keep playing with the pick dont put it down and youll have it in a matter of weeks if that