Topic: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

This month we have Two Songs from Two Different Era`s, the 1970`s and the 1990`s.   Chosen ‘Out of The Hat’ for this Month’s FSOTM for May 2017,  The songs pulled out were:  SANTA MONICA and SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN.

1970`s

SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN

Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down is a song written by Kris Kristofferson before becoming a number one hit for Johnny Cash. This song has been performed by many artists over the years including Willie Nelson.

From Wikipedia:  Sunday Morning Coming Down is a Johnny Cash album, released in 1972. It is a compilation of previously released tracks. It consists of songs previously recorded on albums made from prison concerts or live albums and has songs such as "Folsom Prison Blues", "Orange Blossom Special", "Understand Your Man", and "Sunday Morning Coming Down".
The album was re-issued in 1999 without adding any new songs.

Johnny Cash 1970 link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZN0JdJNvsU
Kris Kristofferson 1970link:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbqGWTxwZEA 
Willie Nelson1971 link:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3WrsOd_Qng

Here are some possible Chords to use:
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.g … 19872.html
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/tabfu … g_down.crd


1990`s

SANTA MONICA by Everclear

From Wikipedia: "Santa Monica" is a rock song by the band Everclear, from their 1995 album Sparkle and Fade. The song was written by the band's lead singer, Art Alexakis.
Though not officially released as a single in the United States, American radio stations played "Santa Monica" enough for the song to reach #29 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart in 1996.[1] The song also spent three weeks atop the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,[1] and reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song also hit #35 on the Top 40 Mainstream chart. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is also featured on the video game Band Hero, and as a downloadable track for Rock Band 3.

Here is a link to the song:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MW6E_TNgCsY

Here are some possible Chords, Tabs to use:

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.l … monica.crd
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/tabfu … monica.tab


Ok, have fun everyone, looking forward to hearing your versions of these two songs.  Cover them however you want, you can try your best to imitate them or you can completely make them your own.

READY?    SET?    GO!!!!

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Topdown has to do Sunday Morning Coming Down.  He doesn't have to listen to it, but he has to do it.

My declaration of what Topdown has to do will have exactly as much influence on Topdown's actual behavior as I think it will.  ;-)

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

I will definitely "do" Sunday Morning Coming Down, but anyone who wants to hear it is gonna have to come to Madeira Beach! big_smile

Rule No. 1 - If it sounds good - it is good!

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Well looks like your gonna have to go visit topdown this month Zurf, record him and then put it up on Sound Cloud for us all to hear wink

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Yeah like Zurf needs another excuse to go bask in some of that Gulf Coast Sunshine !!!  wink

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Jandle wrote:

Well looks like your gonna have to go visit topdown this month Zurf, record him and then put it up on Sound Cloud for us all to hear wink

Sounds good to me.

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If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

So anyone going to have a go at these songs?  I have been away again this last week, so hopefully NO more trips away this month for me, so I can try to record these.

(edited by Jandle - made a mistake in my message).

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

I'm working on Santa Monica.  It's another like Jack and Diane that uses partial chord shapes up the neck - so a good intro to CAGED.  I'm learning.  Also the timing on the lyrics is critical to the rhythm of the song and they are non-traditional timings. 

I'll knock Sunday Morning Coming Down out some afternoon when I've got laundry in the machine.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Also I talked to Beamer yesterday and told him Santa Monica is all electric power chords and he ought to take a whack at it.  I hope he will.  It's right up his alley.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

I'm going to do one

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Zurf, awesome, looking forward to hearing it.  I had to google what CAGED was as i had no idea ... now i have learnt something new thanks to you Zurf smile

I hope Beamer you do have a go at this song as well smile

BGD ......... look forward to it.

Anyone else out there going to have a go at these songs?

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Sat down to give Sunday Morning Coming Down last night.  I've never played it, but it's all cowboy chords and it's in my wheelhouse.  I also saw an episode of Drunk History that featured Sunday Morning Coming Down, Johnny Cash, and Kris Kristofferson.  So anyway, I'll try and record it this weekend. I've got a couple people coming around the back yard on Saturday to enjoy some wine and pick some guitars, so maybe we'll do it as a group.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

I was driving in my car yesterday and Kris Kristoferson sang this song....it was awesome.   

If I had any singing ability I would give it a go.

can't wait to hear some chordie folks knocking it out!
JIm

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

No one has supported CSOM
so here`s a wee bit of song,i didn`t have the whole song so just did a taster.
not very tasty, i don`t really do covers, with my lack of ability.
Is some else going to do one???
come on you proper singers
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/sunday-morning

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Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Hey.  I'm still working on Jack and Diane from April.  I've got the intro to where it's recognizable and reasonably accurate about one out of four times.  I'll keep practicing the intro while I move to the chorus. I may have it ready by August.  :-) 

I'm making good progress on Santa Monica, but am having a really hard time with keeping the rhythm with the G5 power chord and singing.  The G5 is basically playing the tom-tom part of a drummer.  Plus the singing is particularly rhythmic in that song.  Doing two rhythms at once while remembering lyrics is too much for me.  So I've got a guest singer who will be helping me out.  We've been trying for weeks to get together to practice, but his family's schedule and my family's schedule haven't synched up.  I was even thinking of getting a distortion pedal, but am going to forego that expense.  I'll mess around with the settings on my amp a bit though to see if I can get something tasty.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

easybeat wrote:

No one has supported CSOM
so here`s a wee bit of song,i didn`t have the whole song so just did a taster.
not very tasty, i don`t really do covers, with my lack of ability.
Is some else going to do one???
come on you proper singers
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/sunday-morning

Do more than a teaser bud!  That was right on target.  I don't know what you mean by "lack of ability."  It sounded good to me.  And you know Rule 1 - If it sounds good, it is good.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Sunday Morning Coming Down - https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/su … oming-down

Not good with recording at all.  Getting better about learning how to use microphones, which makes the recording worse.  A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Zurf

Sounds very nice.
Jim

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Solid work to everyone!

I'm trying to get Santa Monica nailed down but it's a tricky little bugger. Doing my best though. Hope to do at least a subpar job of it by Monday.

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Baldguitardude wrote:

Solid work to everyone!

I'm trying to get Santa Monica nailed down but it's a tricky little bugger. Doing my best though. Hope to do at least a subpar job of it by Monday.

I'm shooting for subpar mediocrity on that song myself. It has got tricky timing.

Granted B chord amnesty by King of the Mutants (Long live the king).
If it comes from the heart and you add a few beers... it'll be awesome! - Mekidsmom
When in doubt ... hats. - B.G. Dude

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

I am going to see if I can get through Sunday Morning Coming Down - I like that song a lot

Unlike Zurf and BGD - I never worry about tricky timing bc I have enough trouble just getting the chords close to being right.  smile
I wouldn't even know what tricky timing looks or sounds like !
enjoy the weekend all  Happy Memorial Day (Monday) to all in the states,  (my son in law just deployed so it's been a rough couple days for my family)

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Hi everyone, I just spent tonight catching up on what you all have been recording and commenting on here in Chordie. 

easybeat ......... .Firstly,  thanks for getting the ball rolling with FSOTM  smile  and wow, great job!  I liked your cover, you certainly did it justice and left me wanting you to do the whole song!  As i have told you before, this style of song suits you very much.  More please smile

Zurf ........... that was so  good, you got me singing along, great guitar work too.   Nothing wrong with your recording ... what are you talking about?! smile

BGD ........ Looking forward to hearing your covers too.

TIGLJK ........... Yay,  I hope you do Sunday Morning Coming Down, will look forward to it.   Hey, join the club regarding getting chords right on guitar ......... stupid F and B chords!  How are we meant to get the timing right with chords like that? trying to get fingers in position on time ..... sheesh roll

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23 (edited by TIGLJK 2017-05-28 18:42:14)

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

so I was just messing around waiting for my daughter to come home today and thought I would check out Sunday Morning coming down on youtube

I came across this ----  and got a great education in songwriting history.
for instance.....
Never knew who Sue Brewer was - now I do. smile
Did not know what the boar's nest was  - now I do.
Never knew how these people all hung out as young struggling stars - now I do.
Never knew Willie Nelson was such an awesome guitar player - do now !

There is a series of 5 of these that all play one after another.  I totally recommend watching it - it is so intersting.

# 1 does have Sunday Morning Coming Down  in it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG0XUS7 … lIc9HpoQ2Q

hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Jim

Your vision is not limited by what your eye can see, but what your mind can imagine.
Make your life count, and the world will be a better place because you tried.

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except only the the best." - Henry Van Dyke

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Thanks for that link Jim - I watched all 5. Great stuff.

Rule No. 1 - If it sounds good - it is good!

Re: MAY 2017 FSOTM - SUNDAY MORNING COMING DOWN - SANTA MONICA

Jim that was good, thanks for sharing smile

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