2,976 Reply by Roger Guppy

(8 replies, posted in Recording)

Hi Stephen,

Definitely an improvement on your first recording but I have to agree with Helena about the intro. To me it did not even belong with the song and I felt it would be improved without it as is as both volume and style it is so radical from the rest. However with careful mixing, perhaps it could be blended in better.

I always listen to music from my PC through headphones and I suggest thst you do too for mixing as you can hear so much clearer to get the panning and balance right.

Keep at it we all get better the more we do and the more we experiment with.

Roger

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2,977 Reply by Roger Guppy

(11 replies, posted in Recording)

Well done and congratulations on your first recording.

Your voice is not awful as you described it earlier, you did go a little off key when you slid a note at the end of a couple of lines but listening to your self and practice will soon sort that out.

If I may offer a little constuctive criticism, try using a click track while you record (you can remove it when you complete your final mix). This will help you keep the tempo even thoughout the recording. I also think you should keep the rhythm guitar playing throughout the instrumental parts.

On the whole though a sterling effort for your first attemp.

Roger

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2,978 Reply by Roger Guppy

(2 replies, posted in Song requests)

A great song, try this:

 


play each chord shown for one bar




Verse:


[E] [E] [E] [E]


[A] [A] [E] [E]


[E] [E] [E] [E]


[A] [A] [E] [E]


[F#m] [B7] [E] [E]





Chorus;


[A] [A] [E] [E]


[A] [B7] [E] [E]


[A] [A] [E] [E]


[F#m] [B7] [E] [E]



An E7 on the last two beats of the final bar of the verse and the second line of the chorus works well.

Roger

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2,979 Reply by Roger Guppy

(10 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Cytania,

I saw an elecric nyton string guitar recently. It was basically an elongated fretboard with the tuning heads at the wrong end, below the bridge. There was no body at all just a 3/4" foam covered tube in the outline of cut away guitar - a most unusual beast.

Roger

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2,980 Reply by Roger Guppy

(7 replies, posted in Recording)

Kenny, I like your voice. Different certainly, but then again so is Rod Stewart's, so don't go beating yourself up about it. Keep practicing and listening to yourself.

We are so used to hearing ourselves internally and not just through our ears that both our spoken and singing voice sounds so different when we hear a recording of ourselves.

This may well be 06's problem too.

Roger

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2,981 Reply by Roger Guppy

(7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I have played this guitar too and like all the Tanglewoods I have tried, even straight off the shelf, the action is pretty good.

The price seems fair. I have seen them at £174 and £195 on the Internet and there would be p&p on top of that, but it is always better to play the actual guitar you are going to buy as there can be differences, even with identical models. You might try and get a gig bag and strap thrown, in to sweeten the deal, if you do decide to go for it.

Roger

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2,982 Reply by Roger Guppy

(7 replies, posted in Recording)

Hi 06,

Learning to sing is pretty much the same as the guitar. Practice, practice and more practice. You did not say whether your just do not like the tone of your voice or whether you are singing off key or hitting occasional bad notes. However you are doing right by recording yourself and listening to the results as you can check where you are going wrong. You could be trying to sing in the wrong key for your voice or in a style that does not suit. Maybe some lessons with a vocal coach is the answer.

Biting the bullet and letting someone else listen to your recordings can sometimes throw light on where you are going wrong. You are better getting help from someone close at hand but I am willing, and I am sure that Russ would too, offer advice if we heard a recording of your singing.

Worst case scenario: There are a few people who are completely tone deaf and never actually hit the note that they think that they are singing, but they are very few and far between. A lot of people say they are tone deaf but in reality they are not prepared to put the effort in to sing correctly.

Roger

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2,983 Reply by Roger Guppy

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

Hi Jerry and welcome to Chordie,

The lyrics are easily found: http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/song- … milton.htm but not the chords so try these. The song I listened to was in Bb but as the chording was difficult I have transposed to A. A capo on the 1st fret will put it back to Bb if you so desire.

The first verse is longer and repeats the last two lines.

   Each chord shown for one bar


[A][A][D][F#m]




[A][Asus][E][E]





[D][Dsus2][A][F#m]


[A][E][A][A]


then repeat




That sounds right to me so I hope it helps

Roger

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2,984 Reply by Roger Guppy

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Russell_Harding wrote:

Mine too lol

Stonebridge wrote:

Tell you what. It makes my brain hurt. smile

With me that makes three.

Roger

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2,985 Reply by Roger Guppy

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

HI Russ,

I hope you have a Happy Birthday and that your fingers forever flow effortlessly over your fretboard.

Roger

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2,986 Reply by Roger Guppy

(34 replies, posted in Recording)

More lyrics this morning arrived, this time from Deedee (Jamie), so a big thank you to you.

I probably have enough material now but I will leave it till the weekend before putting it all together, just in case.

Roger

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2,987 Reply by Roger Guppy

(59 replies, posted in Recording)

Hi Russ,

'Break a Leg' on Thursday and I will invite 'Murphy' round to mine for the day. He has been dogging me lately anyway so having another day with him won't make much difference.

Roger

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2,988 Reply by Roger Guppy

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi pb12mm and welcome to Chordie,

I was told (and I am working here from memory of a long time ago) that the note after the slash was was the bass note for the chord and would be played by the bass player, if there was one, or plucked as the bass note when finger picking but when strumming it is ignored. This is the way I play and if strumming I would play GMaj7, Bm and G in this song.

After Russ's reply I have searched for the fingering of these chords I can find G/F# as 220003 which makes sense as the bass G is dropped a fret to F# but I could not locate the others. Logic tells me that Gmaj7/E would be 0x5432 and Bm/D would be xx0432 but my chord finder says not so I am at a loss.

I now wait to be shot down and told I am wrong.

Roger

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2,989 Reply by Roger Guppy

(34 replies, posted in Recording)

I woke this morning to find a new verse in my mail from someone who has not offered his name as a lyricist nor can I remember him ever posting a song neither (but I have been known to be wrong) - our very own virgin songwriter Topdown.

Thanks Jeff, your contribution is welcome. A bit of lateral, or maybe literal, thinking there.

Roger

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2,990 Reply by Roger Guppy

(1 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi jwschoo and welcome to Chordie,

If you go to your Songbook and click on the 'View/Print Songbook' tag, then on the toolbar click on the tag at the side of 'Page' to reveal the dropdown menu. Then click on the 'Edit with Microfoft Word'. This will open the Songbook within Word and you can then save but make sure you change the type from *.html to *.doc before you click 'Save'. You will get a message saying that some features are not supported but click 'continue'.

The whole songbook will be saved as a Word document and looks a little odd in preview with boxes around the chords and lyrics. You are able to highlight, copy and paste the individual songs to a new document and, when printed, the boxes do not show on the hard copy.

I do not know if anyone has an easier method but this works for me.

Roger

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2,991 Reply by Roger Guppy

(34 replies, posted in Recording)

Russell_Harding wrote:

You are a hopeless romantic, but thats a good thing smile

Reading your contribution I am not the only one lol

Thank you Russ.



To everyone else,

This song is coming on nicely so please don't be shy if you have something to offer.

Roger

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2,992 Reply by Roger Guppy

(1 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi Al and welcome to Chordie,

I am pleased you like the site, I am extremely fond of it too.

I found the song you were trying to add to your songbook: http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.u … mp;define=

Unfortunately I had the some problem too although I was able to add 'Bad Moon Rising' from the same Songbook so I will drop a line to Per and ask him to look into this for you.

Roger

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2,993 Reply by Roger Guppy

(34 replies, posted in Recording)

I have one verse already. Thank you Helena (Old Doll).

By the way I deliberately asked for the verses to be sent direct to me and not posted here so that one person's idea would not influence another to give the song diversity.

Roger

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2,994 Topic by Roger Guppy

(34 replies, posted in Recording)

Help, I Need Somebody!

Although these are excellent lyrics for a song I have a feeling it has been done before lol but I hoped it might grab your attention.

I would like to use the kind offer of fellow Chordians to write and record a song, it will be interesting and, I hope, fun to do.

I have written the chorus for a song and would like help with three or four verses. Once I have the lyrics I will write the music and be asking for help with various part of the recording.

If you can come up with a verse, or verses, can you please send them direct to me at: roger4songs@yahoo.co.uk and I will post the completed lyrics here for you all to see.

The chorus is:

In the still, small hours of night,
When darkness and silence abound,
I am wrapped in happiness, hope and joy,
As I can feel your presence all around.

Thank you,

Roger

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2,995 Reply by Roger Guppy

(7 replies, posted in Electric)

I was in my friend's music shop today when a customer brought in a guitar for repair. When he opened the case it was an early 1960's 'Chet Atkins Tennessean' hollow body Gretsch with a bridge problem. I was surpised that the 'F' holes were in fact painted on and not holes at all but it certainly is a hansome beast. I have no idea of what it is worth, but I guess quite a bit.

I was cheeky enough to ask if I could play it when it is repaired and received a 'yes certainly' so I am looking forward to that day.

Roger

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2,996 Reply by Roger Guppy

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Old Doll wrote:

Hi Daddycool,

ya look fine to me here! all complete like!

That is because someone sneaked in quietly in the night and put it right for Daddycool but did not have time to play the song and comment when he did so. You see if you are very good Father Chopro will do these things for you while you sleep and Robert has been a very good boy lately lol.

----------------------------------------------------

Hi Daddycool,

Nice song but personally I struggled with the timing in the 5 line chorus so how about  getting the recording equipment out this weekend and letting me/us here how it should be.

Roger

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2,997 Reply by Roger Guppy

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

Here's a real beginners song, two chords only and just revitalised here in Portugal as it is used as background music to an advert for Portuguese Electricity. This spiritual song was originally recorded by Laurie London in 1958 but I have yet to findout who is singing the new one.

http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/www.u … ;id=343288


Roger

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2,998 Reply by Roger Guppy

(22 replies, posted in Electric)

SouthPaw41L wrote:

WooHooo!!!!!!!! Like Seal, Air Supply guy/gal(?), Albert King, Doyle Brahmall, and many more.

Air Supply guy!!. Graham Russell, guitarist and vocalist originally from Sherwood, an area of Nottingham. A great guitarist and it is fascinating to watch his style of playing.

Roger

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2,999 Reply by Roger Guppy

(4 replies, posted in Recording)

Many quality audio microphones/leads have a three pin XLR plug and socket for which adaptors are available to use in 6mm jack socket. There are also 6mm to 3.5mm adaptors available to use direct into a PC soundcard.

So the answwer is yes, if you have no mixer to interface through, you can plug direct into your PC.

Roger

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3,000 Reply by Roger Guppy

(21 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Gentlemen, this is the Songwriting Forum, please do not let this thread degenerate into a political slanging match. Comment on the song and its contents are welcomed but there are Forums for political argument and Chordie is NOT one of them.

Thank you,

Roger

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