2,826 Reply by jerome.oneil

(15 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

As a Seattle native, and one who still lives here, I can tell you that the North West music scene didn't start with Hendrix, or die with Kurt Cobain.  There has *always* been a great local music scene here, going way back to the 50s and early sixties  with Kingsman of "Louie Louie" fame and the Whalers running through the 70s with Heart and Robert Cray through the 80s and 90s grunge bands you all know and love to todays emo time with Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service.

Sleater-Kinney, Queensryche, Hendrix...  Those are just the ones you might have heard of.  All from the pacific north west.

The deal is that it rains so much up here, all we have time to do is sit inside and practice.  big_smile

Having said all that, yes, Hendrix is God.

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2,827 Topic by jerome.oneil

(5 replies, posted in About Chordie)

I'd like to be able to publish a songbook to a subset of Chordie users.  I'd like to be able to create a new song on chordie without having to thrash a copy of a different song.

Here's my reasoning.  I'm working in a music project with some other people. We're doing a lot of songwriting and original work (along with a few covers)  and we're using paper, and email, and other means to keep track of everything.   I'd like to introduce my bandmates to Chordie and use it as the place where we do our composition.

In my perfect Chordie world, I would create a group of users and call it My Band.   Then I would create a songbook, and publish it to all the members of My Band, rather than the community at large.   Then I would be able to "Create New Song" and write it up in the traditional manner.

The bennefits for My Band are obvious.  The bennefits to Chordie is that it's now not just a tool for musicians, but a tool for groups of musicians.  That means more users, and more activity on the site, and ultimately, more songs.

Mingle.  Discus.   smile

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2,828 Reply by jerome.oneil

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

acmecorp wrote:

Thanks

Is the guitar very popular in India?

I ask because I've always assumed that Indian music uses different scales and intervals that are not obtainable from a guitar.
Or is the Western twelve tone system used in your country these days?

cheers

David

Check out Shawn Lane's work with Brian Sipe and Jonas Hellborg and the Virakyra (sp) brothers for some fantastic fusion of western guitar and Indian tones.

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2,829 Topic by jerome.oneil

(8 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hey Mr. Moderators and Technical folks,  as much as I love porn, I don't come to Chordie for it.  I've noticed a whole lot of pr0n related SPAM that looks like it was autoregistered.

Please to be taking a look.

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2,830 Reply by jerome.oneil

(4 replies, posted in Electric)

I saw Nickle Creek play a few weeks ago.  They just had a rack with about a dozen different instruments on it on stage.  Picked and played what they wanted.

Must be nice.

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2,831 Reply by jerome.oneil

(33 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Oh! I forgot about the two mandolins and the other guitar in it's case.

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2,832 Reply by jerome.oneil

(33 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I have four in my living room right now, including the bass.  Another one in my car.

I think I need more.....

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2,833 Reply by jerome.oneil

(17 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Tony Scherr.  I just saw him perform with Bill Frisell last night.  Holy cats this dude came unhinged and landed some where east of amazing.  It was a complete bondage act.  He made love to it, then he spanked it, then he'd throw it around, then he'd touch it gently.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Scherr

Bass players in rock bands get that way because no one else wants the job.   I've just crossed over to the dark side, and picked it up for a project.  It's fun.

So after Tony comes Jerome O'Neil. That dude rox!!!   big_smile

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2,834 Reply by jerome.oneil

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Shaylynn wrote:

Good thing I don't play electric then, Acoustic all the way!!!!!

You can play the I and V in any key on an acoustic, too.   We just call it "a perfect fifth" though.

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2,835 Reply by jerome.oneil

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks for the feedback.  With regards to the meter, I was looking for a sort of "rocking" feel like you might find autistic kids doing.    I wanted to get that repetitive sense of motion that these kids all seem to look for.

And truth be told, when I put it on stave paper, it was in 6/8.  But Garage Band doesn't have a whole lot of loops available for 6/8, so I doubled the time and wrote it in 3/4.  big_smile

Technology.  Makin my life easier, or something...

I'm also going to add another 8 bars to the bridge, just to fill out the song.  I haven't written those lyrics yet.  But they're coming.

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2,836 Topic by jerome.oneil

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

My son is five, and autistic.  He inspired this.   It's a really simple song.  I usually put an 8 bar instrumental lead in before each verse and play an extra instrumental of the verse to solo over.



Chordpro error: This is not a valid artistname. You will have to specify an artistname in the form {st: Artistname} in the beginning of the code.

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2,837 Reply by jerome.oneil

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

locky_1 wrote:

hello all, i recently bought a guitar and was wondering if anybody know of any easy songs to play to start off with.

Don't start with songs, start with chords.  If you learn to transition cleanly between the following chord progressions, you can play hundreds of songs using them.  These are the foundation of what we call "three chord ditties."

C F G

A D E

G C D

E A B

D G A


I'd start with D G A,  G C D,  or A D E as those can be played completely in open form (meaning you won't need to barre).


And practice.  A lot.

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2,838 Reply by jerome.oneil

(23 replies, posted in Acoustic)

That's a silly question.   My Epiphone Dot and my Fakocaster get along fine with the Hoffner Classic.   My POD and my Amp, on the other hand...  They have problems.

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2,839 Reply by jerome.oneil

(34 replies, posted in Acoustic)

It would be a custom full bodied dreadnought.    Beyond rosewood fingerboard and mother of perl inlays, I don't have a clue.

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2,840 Reply by jerome.oneil

(24 replies, posted in Acoustic)

If those are your choices, I wish I had your kind of problems.  smile

Go to a shop and play a bunch.  Buy the one you like the best.  Personally, I prefer the Taylors, but I've only played them, and never owned them.

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2,841 Reply by jerome.oneil

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

patrickjacques wrote:

over and over and over again

Winner!

Seriously, though.  Repetition is the only way.

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2,842 Reply by jerome.oneil

(10 replies, posted in Acoustic)

arkady wrote:

Hi,
jerome thanks for your detailed answer. I'm certainly going to try them out.

Ark.

Happy to help.  I think the underlying premis of all this is "Don't get hung up on the chord chart."   For any given chord there are probably three different voicings available to you within reach of where you are on the fretboard, and each of those voicings could be fretted in a number of ways.  So there is no "right" way to play a chord.  It's going to be completely dependent on what you just played, and what you're going to play next, and most importantly, what feels and sounds best to you.

The only hard fast rule I have is that whatever chord form I play can only contain the notes in the chord I'm playing.    No faking it with odd, but easier forms that don't produce a pure chord.  But that's just me.   smile

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2,843 Reply by jerome.oneil

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

James McCormick wrote:

Jerome, glad you like it and sorry that you will find it so useful!  To move it into your songbook, here is a work-around . . .
1. Log in to the forum.  Copy the song onto your clipboard.
2. Go to your Songbook, pick a victim song (one that you can spare).
3. Open the victim song using the 'edit' button at the end of it's listing.
4. In the upper/edit pane on your screen, delete the victim song entirely, BUT leave the {t:title} and {st:subtitle} lines intact.
5. Paste in the new song where the victim song used to be.
6. Change the new song's title and subtitle lines to {c:xxxxxxx} lines.
7. Hit the 'save' button between the panes.  Then hit the 'return to songbook' button.
8. The new song is listed under the 'victim songs' title.  You can now open and transpose and print the new song.

PS Don't traumatize Meathead too badly, your daughter may actually love the lunk!  James

Sounds like it's "New Feature" time at Chordie.   smile

I'm not worried about traumatizing him.   I taught her the secret of boys.  They're dumb, and easy to replace.

Plus, it will only hurt for a minute...

Thanks for the tip.  I'm off to find a sacrificial song...

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2,844 Reply by jerome.oneil

(10 replies, posted in Acoustic)

arkady wrote:

Hi,
jerome im abit curious how you manage to play a B chord with two fingers with a barre.

just wondered i use four. Always open for a easier way.

Ark

There's actually a couple of ways to get B with two fingers.  The first is an A shape chord, and the other is the bottom of a G shape.  Both are portable.

Barre completely across the fretboard at the second fret with the index finger.  Barre the B G and D strings at the 4th with the ring finger.   That shape is moveable all the way down the neck.   


That would be this

-2-
-4-
-4-
-4-
-2-
-2-

The other would be to barre B G and D with your index finger, and play B on the e string with your pinkie.  This is a G shape.  If you can play a barred G shape, you can fret the A and E strings as well, but it's easier to just play the four note variant.

-7-
-4-
-4
-4-
-x-
-x-

This is also portable all the way down the neck, and gives you a lot of options for major chords. 

I like this shape because it just by moving the pinky up the e string one fret I can get a Bmaj7

-6-
-4-
-4-
-4-
-x-
-x-

and

by moving it one more I can get a Bdom7

-5-
-4-
-4-
-4-
-x-
-x-

And those tonalities are perfectly portable, too.

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2,845 Reply by jerome.oneil

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

How can I add this one to my songbook?  I'm going to steal it and play it every night.

I think Meathead needs to hear it a couple of times.  big_smile

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2,846 Reply by jerome.oneil

(10 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Learn to barre.   You can play B with two fingers, and Bm with three.

It really is the jumping off point for the next level of playing for you. It will open up the neck.

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2,847 Reply by jerome.oneil

(2 replies, posted in Electric)

John has it exactly right.  Don't try to learn all the notes of all the scales, learn the patterns that form the various scale voicings, as they are portable.  What you'll find is that instead of having to learn 12 major, and the 7 modes associated with it  (12 * 7 = alottascales) you can learn two to five scale patterns, and play wherever you want.

G major scale is exactly the same pattern as G#,  A, A# B,  C, C#, D etc....

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2,848 Reply by jerome.oneil

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

As the father of a beautiful 17 year old girl, all I can say is BRAVO!


*crowd goes wild....*

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2,849 Reply by jerome.oneil

(33 replies, posted in Electric)

Your ability to play any music is directly related to your ability to manipulate the fretboard in a predictable manner.  That sounds calculated and cold, but that's the framework in which creativity flows.

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2,850 Reply by jerome.oneil

(12 replies, posted in Acoustic)

wormproof101 wrote:

Hey everyone,


To answer your question Jerome, I've only been playing for about 4 months and don't have barring down (at all).

Ah, that's one you'll want to practice then.  Learn to barre A and E shapes like you can do it in your sleep.  They fit together like peas and carrots.

E shape to A shape on the same fret is a I -> IV progression.   A shape to E shape on the same fret is a I -> V progression.  That gives you the tools to play in almost any key you want.

Good luck.  And practice every day.

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