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Wow, was it speed or fresh air brought all these out ?
I loved Old Fashioned Lady - some up tempo nostalgia !
I got a real Lennon-esque feel through most of them, maybe it's your voice. You're in S Wales aren't you - you aren't originally from further North ?
I can read the dots, but it's glacially slow. Same with tab. But tab still needs an indication of time. To date, it's been easier just to use my ears to work out a tune.
For melody, I prefer ABC's ( see http://abcnotation.com/ ).
Many classically trained musos, and those who gave up along the way, do seem to be dependent on the dots,
Hard to tell without playing it. It could be anything from an over tightened truss rod to a loose machine head.
Try to isloate the buzz - where exactly it is coming from and work from there. The last buzz issue I had was on my electro acoustic. I'd changed the battery, but left the flex loose so it was touching the top of the guitar. It took a while to work out that one.
Have you tuned it by ear to your own guitar ? The most likely problem is that you have tuned an octave below where you need to be. Listen to your own guitar, that will tell you if its an octave out.
The Korg will not show the octave. It's stupid, it knows an A or a C etc , but not which one !
How's this ?
There's a Long, Black Cloud on the Horizon.
There's a long black cloud
On the horizon
And it's a long black car
That we're drivin'
And it's a long, long story
I'm rememberin'
Of you and me
In the summer rain
Thought I'd lost you before.
You took me for a walk in the country.
It took me a while to see,
You were lettin' me down easy.
Right then the storm clouds rolled up,
Thunder roared and lightning struck.
I had to hold you while you trembled
And the hard rain soaked us through
Two hearts shivered in the cold
Scared of what nature might do.
Well, I guess those two hearts melted
And somehow they got welded
Now the thunder has returned
Rain's cascadin' like the sea
But even the jagged lightning
Won't bring you back to me.
Can't go back to the start,
Love's broken, like my heart.
The last weeks have been a trial
There was nothing we could do
Just talk and remember
The living, loving you.
Girl, I wish we were bringin' you home,
But we'll all be goin' home alone.
Thanks for the kind words.
Looking at this again, I need to do more work on it. It's getting there, but may need another verse to make the direction clear.
I was trying to suggest that someone is traveling in a limo / hearse. The rain clouds remind them of how he and his partner came together, but the black cloud is also about that great unknown that we are all traveling to - traveling to alone.
Then again, sometimes things are better left with an uncertain meaning - thinking of the likes of Whiter Shade of Pale, American Pie etc.
I've already got a tune for the first section.
Hi,
Yes, it's an irish eucalyptus!
Apparently a previous owner planted it. I'm glad it's in their garden not mine. It seems the roots go straight down, rather than spreading out. They are, therefore. prone to fall over in high winds. This one is twice the size of the house. The house is halfway up Cavehill, here, so I don't understand why the tree is still standing at all.
Thanks everyone.
I bought the guitar outright in or around 1981, second hand. It's a Yoshi - a flame maple top, back and sides. You can hear each string sound when you play a chord ( when I have my hearing aids in!).
I'm still paying for the wife . . . gladly.
Hi Jeff,
Like the idea. Got me thinking - shamed myself trying to remember what I got the wife and kids for Xmas over the past few years.
I blame it on the kippered memory !
This one might be too sad to sing.
There's a Long, Black Cloud on the Horizon.
There's a long black cloud
On the horizon
And it's a long black car
That we're drivin'
And it's a long, long story
I'm rememberin'
Of you and me
In the summer rain
I thought I'd lost you before.
You took me for a walk in the country.
It took me a while to see,
You were lettin' me down easy.
Right then the storm clouds rolled up,
Thunder roared and lightning struck.
I had to hold you while you trembled
And the hard rain soaked us through
Two hearts shivered in the cold
Scared of what nature might do.
Well, I guess those two hearts melted
And somehow they got welded
The last weeks have been a trial
There was nothing anyone could do
Just talk and remember
The living, loving you.
Girl, I wish I was bringin' you home,
But we'll all be goin' home alone.
For anyone who can access the BBC.
Paul Morley - ( He who has been a music critic / lover / nut for billions of years. He marketed Frankie Goes to Holywood, appeared on ABC's Look of Love video as well as writing for NME in the 70's - yes then!) is on BBC4 at 9.00 tonight (Sat 18 July) and tomorrow.
Why should this be in the Theory section. Well, apparently he has admitted that he has no music theory, despite having critiqued it since 1972. This programme is about a year he spent in the Royal Academy of Music studying composition, eventually writing his own symphony (?!). Apparently he talks about how it changed his views on music.
Sounds like a must watch - on catch up anyway.
Can I object to the keyboard. The keys are in black and white and in inverse proportion to numbers of black and caucasian people in the world population today ; )
Sorry - blame McCartney and Stevie Wonder!
Personally, I think you should learn to play in Nashville notation to start with. Then you would only need to learn chords and their relative intervals. Of course none of us do - because of the tyranny of the piano keyboard. Who ever wanted to invent an instrument that you couldn't just slip - slide four notes up five positions to be cool !
I don't look at them like blocks, I look at them like holidays, but ones that you like to go back to work from.
Doing something different or new will often kick off new stuff for me.
We were out at friends last night for dinner. They had a firepit which he and I stoked up to a blaze. He had a eucalyptus in the garden and a lot of shed bark which we stuck in the fire. We ended up pulling these out of the fire and wandering round the night garden using them as torches. What with that and the sparks flying into the sky, I'm in an Australian, lizard, stone age frame of mind this morning. And reeking of smoke!
Hey come on now.
Give the guy a break.
Check out the links in your post above South paw and you'll see what he's actually posting - nothing's missing. It's a problem with the download into chordie.
Can we just live and let live. There are some awfully high horses out there. If someone wants to do something, let them get on with it. Jumping all over people for an initial mistake means that people who want to ask questions that could help them move forward are put off from asking them.
And I'm not singling out South Paw when I say that.
Jeez - what did the poor woman say ?!
This is the song I mentioned in the other thread.
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Hey Daddy, sorry for not commenting. We're in the middle of sorting out an extension to the house. We've been cutting down trees, emptying a garage, interviewing builders. I've hardly had time to write myself, never mind record. One song I did write was about falling out of love - with my guitar - which shows how bad it's been ! ( I'll post it just for badness ).
So please accept my apologies - I'll try and do better.
Hi,
Thanks for the comments. The sea is never the same - I suppose that's what is so fascinating about it.
We have corracle's too - on our rivers and lakes, the curragh is sea-going with a raised bow. Here's a picture http://www.drewmurphy.net/joomla/index. … &id=56 . Did I mention that they have 6 legs!
You could look a long time for an answer to this one. The Irish Tradition ( which has had a strong influence on Scotland - and vice versa ) is based on a number of key elements. One good site to explore these is http://www.thesession.org/ , which brings together a library of 11,000 tunes and commentary. I'm no expert, but the elements would include
1. The Rhythm - you should look up reel, jig, slip-jig, horn-pipe, polka, waltz and march in this context. But beyond that, it's how different beats are emphasized, how it swings and how it feels.
2. The tunes - as suggested in the link provided by SouthPaw, the tunes are modal ( not initially based on chords). Many were dreamt up ( because the musos back then had no theory and could not write ) on the basis of what notes sounded good together. They were passed on orally from one player to the next. This is why the tunes sound different - it is often very difficult to strum along with them because they don't rest within a chord sequence. The tradition in Ireland is that most musicians at a session play the melody, rather than a backing.
3. The Structure - many tunes are made up with short phrases that are played and then other phrases added on. This then leads on to
4. Ornamentation - this is the core of Irish ( and I would suggest Celtic ) tradition. Many players add bits to the phrases as they are played. This can get very complex, some of the best players would claim never to play the same tune the same way. They add bits to the start, and end of tunes, and in places where the "feel" is right. You should look up ornamentation, triplets, rolls, crans. Really the best way to learn this is to know a tune well and be able to recognise when the ornamentation is added
Check out the Kesh Jig at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWwmhj92-Cw and Tripping Up The Stairs at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czcb-mu- … re=related .
Great song with real drive, Selso.
In ancient times in Ireland, the salmon was said to be the "Salmon of wisdom." I remember watching a fisherman playing a salmon on the River Roe near Limavady in Northern Ireland. As the name suggests, the River Roe is a deep red, as it tumbles from the blanket bog high in the mountains. The silver of the salmon was a shock as it leapt from the Roe, tethered to the rod-tip.
A curragh is a type of boat made from bent branches and canvas or hide.
I Can See the Silver Fishes.
I can see the silver fishes
Swimming in the sapphire sea
And I shall reach below the waves
To claim one silver fish for me.
And from the shore the task looked simple,
But from the boat the cause looked lost.
Each time I reached below the waves
The curragh buckled, tempest tossed.
They said that in the evening lands,
Strong men spread their glimmering nets
And reach below those western waves
And silver haul when evening sets.
And so I ran before the wind
Into the ocean's foaming maw
And there I reached below the waves
But arcing lights were all I caught.
So, heartbroke, to the shore I rowed
Where in the surf a woman called.
"If you would reach below the waves,
First know which silver fish you seek."
And many's the tide that rose and fell
While her riddle I pursued.
What did I seek below the waves?
What to gain or what to lose?
Then in the darkest hour of night,
Then in the highest of spring tides,
I found in my hands below the waves
The hand of my love, who stood behind.
I have seen the silver fishes
Swimming in the sapphire sea
And as I reached below the waves
There my heart's true love claimed me.
I have a lot of reservations about the stuff that came out about kids - however - I well remember when the Thriller video came out. No-one I knew had MTV and we eventually got our hands on a battered VHS tape. It was all lines and fistle, but it had a real impact
I hope they allow him the dignity in death that so many refused him in life - but I wonder.
Usually words first, though I have a collection of chord progressions that I am interested in using.
It can take a while for melodies to emerge. Some lines write their own melody.
It has Tull written on the side.
Really like this one Mark.
Looks like you've got the chord names right = maybe one should be D7sus2sus4 ? - but I only know them because of Chord Name anyway !
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