Happy NGBD (new gig bag day)!  LOL!  Good for you!  It's always nice to get a new toy or accessory for our guitars.  Bonus to get something that's going to keep your guitar nice and safe and have lots of room to bring all those goodies along!

Valh - Chordie does not host any songs, it's more of a search engine finding songs that are hosted on other sites and putting them into a nice friendly format that is easily searchable.  Please read the FAQ here for more info: http://www.chordie.com/faq.php

That said, once you have your song  hosted elsewhere on the internet, if you would like it to show up in Chordie during the next indexing you may submit the link here:  http://www.chordie.com/addurl.php

Oh Wayne, thank you sooo much!  It took a LOT of work, tries and figuring to get it.  At one point I almost ripped the paper I had printed it on up because I thought I'd never get it... or I would get it and couldn't sing it at the same time.  I hope you and Lizzie are enjoying your reunion!  My husband didn't work his day job this past week, we just lounged around the house together during the days

That is a very pretty song... I will have to print that one out

Ha ha Jim!  I don't think I would ever get a portrait tattoo or names (except maybe my kids).  I figure, since all the tattoos I have are done by him, he's already got his mark on me.  LOL!  Likewise, I drew up a tattoo for him that he actually tattooed on himself... so there's my mark on him!  LOL! 

Jim, I honestly have to say that I think your voice has AWESOME potential.  You have a good natural sound, very pleasant.  Hone that along with the guitar skills that you're gaining and everyone around is really going to enjoy it even more with you!  I hope that didn't sound negative at all because it's not.  I can just hear how great your voice is going to be the more you practice (it's not bad now)... and you have a way with your strumming that is really coming along great.  I can't believe you've only been playing for a very short time... you have it in you sir!

You're welcome.  Remember that when you play a song, without an entire band behind you, it's a matter of your interpretation.  So don't get too hung up on a pattern being totally perfect.  My dad and I strum the same songs somewhat differently (and we're talking simple songs!).  The most important thing is to have fun!  Try a few different patterns and see what works best for you.  Good luck and have fun!

I'd love to help you out, sadly I'm not very good at writing in words how to do a strumming pattern.  It sounds like (1)down... (2)down... (3)down up up (4)down up ... does that help (I put it into 4 beats rather than 8)?  Pretty cool song I never heard before though!  Thanks for bringing it up.  I haven't been at this for a year yet, so I could be way off... but I'd try something like that for starters (I might have to listen to this a few more times and try it now too!)  If anyone is interested in trying their hand at a strumming pattern, or just listening here's a youtube link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCBSq7g9z0w

OH... and Welcome to Chordie and the forums!  Everyone here is pretty friendly and willing to help out new members!  Read the stickies at the top of each section and jump right in! 

I believe what NELA meant to ask was what chord shapes are you playing?  Meaning, if you're playing the G, C and D shapes with the capo on the second fret then you are actually playing in the key of A.  That's good to know, because then you could look into songs that utilize the key of A without the capo as your voice might sound good there without it.  Just a thought to help you try some more chords without using the capo. 

Of course, you don't need to... if you're happy then just use the heck outta that thing!  I have been using my capo more and more these days to be able to play simple chord shapes on songs that would otherwise be more complex.  I don't consider it cheating, just an easier way to play more stuff when your fingers aren't ready for the more difficult shapes!    Plus, it's a heck of a lot easier to just throw the capo on than to try to transpose sometimes!  Easy does not equal cheating

Gasp!  Well, at least they will get it for you even if they don't carry it in the store... but at what price does this "service" come?  Do you end up paying the GC price, do they raise the price, do they make any $$ off of it?  That seems very odd.

If you are patient, and are saving the money over the course of 6 months to a year... then you're being responsible and taking your time.  BUY IT!  Unless of course, something else comes along in the meantime that costs a little less that you have the money for right away... then buy that, and start saving all over again for the next itch!

Did you try strumming lightly, one string at a time to see if there is buzz?  I do this when ever I hear buzzing in my strings, only to realize it's my fault due to not fretting well and not the guitar.  As I understand it, electric string gauges run different than acoustics.  Of course, the other guys here can tell you more.  When it comes to the electric, I find it's a lot less forgiving on clumsy fretting compared to my non-electrified acoustics. 

Since I've been at this for a short time (coming up on a year in a few months actually), I save my old string packages and write on them if I liked them or not.  It reminds me what gauge I used and liked/didn't like... what brand, or type also.

Open up a gmail, hotmail, or other random free email account and they'll start rolling into your spam box and you can join us Cam.    I don't get too many in my "normal" email account.