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(2 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi Grah. Yes a lot of spam gets zapped by the prog itself, maybe you don't get to see that? I'm glad when members bring this nonsense to my attention and I take great pleasure in moving the posts to spam or as in this case deleting must be around 30 posts. I usually investigate them thoroughly before taking action so thanks for bringing my attention to this cretin.     

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(2 replies, posted in About Chordie)

I don't know what this idiot was playing at but I've spent half an hour deleting loads of posts which said nothing just codes or 555???. so I've banned him . If he has a good excuse for repeating the same trash over and over then I'd like to hear it. It's not as if the posts were repeated at the same time but over a 12 hour? period. 

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(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Hi Welcome. 1 wish that chord finder was around years ago when I was struggling to find the chords to a song. Chordie does that for me now . Though it spoils half the fun of discovery ! some of the guys here have tried it but it's not my thing as I'm old school. I write and record the old fashioned way by playing each instrument and writing each word. If you think it helps you great. Let's hear some of your work.     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Welcome to Chordie and thanks for the review. Hope to see you on the forum as often as you like. We are a friendly bunch with many years of experience; playing live or just sitting in your sitting room. There's always someone who can help with tech stuff etc.     

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(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Look forward to that     

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(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

welcome home. Beamer nice to see You back     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I was reminded of my ex-wife the other day and this song is the product of that ill fated marriage.


She Gets Her Way. Undefined


(INTRO...A-B7)




[E] Well she was five feet nothing in her high heeled shoes.


I knew right away I'd be singing the blues.


Some [A] day-[B7] OK-If she got her [E] way.




She likes [E] way out clothes and short spiky hair.


She worked on the dodgems at the county fair.


Hold [A] tight-[B7] OK-She'll get her [E] way.






(CHORUS 1)




[A] I must have loved her [F#m] once upon a time.


[E] Now I despise her and [B7] regret her being mine.




She had a [E] head full of nothing and a mouth full of spite.


She was always in the wrong. In her mind she was always right.



Look [A] out-[B7] OK-When she gets her [E] way.




So I [E] walked out the door, swore I'd never go back.


She tells the world that I was the rat.


No [A] way-[B7] OK-But I got my [E] way.






(CHORUS 2)




[Ab] She may have said it but it [Dbm] don't make it right.


[A] I don't care cos I'm [B7] out of here tonight.


Look [E] out[A-B7] She gets her [E] way.




(SOLO OVER VERSE > CHORUS 1 > VERSE 3  > CHORUS 2)




Words & Music by Phill Williams. Home Rex 28th January 2025.





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(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I could visualise the scene like a movie unfolding. Great words and stories by you and TIGS     

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(0 replies, posted in Poems)

seems poems are like busses, don't see one for hours then two turn up together. Ponty by the way is short for Pont-y-pridd

There was a young lady from Ponty
What had something strange in her panty
It felt a bit rough
As it was a hair brush
And it once belonged to her aunty


I know I have a strange sense of humour 

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(1 replies, posted in Poems)

This is a limerick which came to me this morning, well the first verse anyway, the rest was hard work especially finding words that rhyme.

Old Cyril last night had a bonk
Which gave him a sore broken conk
The blood was profuse
It flowed just like juice
And his wife just couldn't give a tonk

The doc was no more than a quack
He was short and smelt of chip fat
He said "sit over there
Not there over there
Cos that chair belongs to my cat"

The doc said "you've broken yer hooter"
"I'm sure that you fell off your scooter"
Did the road have a fist?
yes, alright I was....drunk
And my wife has a punch like a booter 

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(3 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I have 2 go to guitars; my Fender Telecaster that I got for my 60th birthday and my Crafter acoustic. They were both bought when they were put in my hands, in different shops at different times, but once they were there I haven't put them down. Love at first sight?     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Yes Pedr I saw that video this week, and that's the first time I've heard of that word too. Apparently it means stealing a bit of a song or two to make a new one without having to pay or give credit to the writers. Another con from American sheister lawyers!     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

I've also heard that top artistes have had to get back to live gigs to make money as records dont do it any more. Not such a bad thing until the artists you grew up loving dont have a voice anymore. Sad but true unfortunately. On YouTube there are some fantastic cover bands that sound almost like the original vocally but spot on instrumentaly.     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Grah, all the biggest hits have themes or sound familiar to songs that have gone before, the punters like familiarity which is why a lot of 60s singles sound very similar to the previous single. And of course then as now the more a record sells the more money the record companies make, only it's Spotify or Amazon music and the like that make the big bucks not the writers, or AI...ha, ha, ha!
My son and daughter in law run a chippy, that's a fish and chip take away not a brothel, by the way. I was in there for a long while the other day and they had music from àlexa, after a while I had to ask "how long does this song last?" They replied "there's been around 10 songs since you came in." They all sounded exactly the same to me, and I think I have a good music ear.
,     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

yep, came through loud and proud. nice rendition, i expect it's due to the chord progression but there are echo's of "if i were a carpenter" and the reference to "tide is high". did the AI write all the words and suggest the chord sequence? i like it though     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

sorry Grah couldn't connect to the link     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Hi Richard. Thanks for the link. The intro saw me drooling over the guitars on show and I very impressed with that pseudo guitar thing,loving the sound etc. At first I wondered why you got rid of it but after watching the vid for a while I understood perfectly. It's not the same as the girl was playing in Petes video but it would take a lot more convincing for me to get one, either one!     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

No comment apart from; I wouldn't buy one. I got my first guitar at 15, I'm 73 now and still learning and enjoying learning. This all began with drum boxes, who needs a drummer? Now it's who needs a group or orchestra or talent?     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Yes Pedr that was special. Beautiful voice. I noticed she had an acoustic guitar also? Now the instrument she was playing....it wouldn't surprise me if it was an Xbox guitar or some such, all she had to do was put her finger on the correct fret and touch the stickee out bit, all very clever and techno. What next a robot shaving razor? Can you imagine the conversation as you're driving to town? "YOU MISSED A BIT UNDER MY CHIN" If anyone gets any ideas, I thought of it first!     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

AIs got talent...you never fail to find the humour in your writings..lol     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Hi Jan.  AI doesn't frighten me it just makes me sad that we can now get a machine to do stuff that humans can do perfectly well without mechanical help. It irks me when I hear modern songs with layers upon layers of voices harmonized and in perfect pitch. Listen to the Beach boys or any of those close harmony groups and wonder why? Does music production need help that badly?     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Pedr you rant away buddy, there's not much going on here on Chordie at the moment so it's nice to have something intelligent to read first thing in the morning.
I remember the good old days when all our working mens clubs had organ and drum backing. Some of the bigger clubs would put on a variety night, usually Saturday,  where you'd have a group to kick off the night, then a solo singer then a comedian then the group would finish the night off. But as you say when the 90s arrived the club scene died off a lot so the first thing to go were the backing musicians and discos were brought in. As you say a lot of solo acts began to use backing tracks or they'd look stupid standing on stage mic in hand singing acapella! I scraped by because I played the guitar. Ah, the days of flare trousers and kipper ties, that's the part I don't miss!     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

I call them "happy accidents"

As for backing tracks I used them when I was gigging, it began because venues had a disco on first and at the end, so a bloke with a guitar looked and sounded lost. Though I can't see the point at an open Mike night, isn't everyone meant to join in?     

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(6 replies, posted in Poems)

Listen my friend, when you hear that voice in your head, as I understood from your words, it's from your soul, it's yours, yes as you write the first line or two they're easy. Then you may dry up. We all do. Then the hard work begins, finding words and lines that fit with what was easy in the first lines. Myself I write down stuff all the time in a scrap book then one day when the muse takes me I try to assemble them into some form of poem or song, which is why my stuff is sometimes messy.     

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(35 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Enjoyed that Pedr. The end chord was a surprise, but I like it.
AI...yeah, as neo says any tool can be used or abused. I think that a lot of people mainly youngsters will use it as a shortcut to making them into "pop stars" and lots of money? Dream on. All these AI gizmos are making the creators a lot of cash and the users lazy as they don't need to learn how to play an instrument or even how to sing or compose. I suppose I'm at fault as I use a synthetic to replicate the sounds of piano or strings, but at least I actually play the thing. Beware humans...skylab is coming...lol