i only use two fingers to play "F". just play the "A" shape chord on the 8th frett, but lay the 3rd finger across the D,G AND B strings, also used for the dreaded B chord and all the others up the arm. it's simple when you've mastered it. i've been using it for over 40 years now, just avoid dubbing the bottom E (6th string).

phill

hi jeff,

all corners covered here, leeds, gardening and an ode to lost love. a story well told. i went to leeds once too, they called time at 10.30 and you had to drink up and be out by 10.40, very rude i thought, so i never went there again.
but the most surprising part of the song was that it stopped raining long enough for you to plant seeds?

lol phill

hi jeff,

glad you like it, you must be a clever dick, cos i can never figure out peoples songs...lol

hi robert,

from the heart, this one. all true too. we met at a disco where they only played waltzes and "ling-a-long-a-max" you know? grab a granny...lol. then one night ann (the wife) came along to one of my gigs and as i was looking her in the eyes while i was singing a love song she whispered "i love you too" boy was i flying after that! 30 years and counting.

hi tony,

i made a boo boo on blue is grey! you see the riff was running around my guitar for some time, then one day i managed to write a couple of verses, did a backing track and promptly forgot about it!
then a week or two ago, i put together 3 or 4 bits i'd been working on and wrote 10%!!!! then after up-loading to my space, i came accross blue is grey and realised what i'd done. so if you thought the riff and chording were similar, you now know why

thanks to all

phill

Penblwydd Hapus Canada. roughly translated means; Happy Birthdday Canada, does that make all you Canadians 144 too? A lot of you dont look it though  LOL.

I f the prince and his young wife are made citizens, does that mean you keep them? PLEASE

yep that works for me, very visual, i could picture the scene.

well done, cant wait to see more

phill

Kenny, we worked together once (if you remember?) and I have no doubt in my mind that you can carry this off with no sweat at all. The demons are in your mind, and once you get through that most difficult part, which is walking onto that stage and playing the first verse, you'll settle back and love it. You will come off the stage (if the audience let you off!) and you'll want to get back on and do it again, even if it means playing the same three songs!

Performing to an appriciative audience is more addictive than heroin. It happens to me all the time...I wish!

Dont fret it my friend, just enjoy the experience

Phill

PS, not too many sherbets before you hit the boards!

Always a pleasure young man. How are things in the land of canuke?

hi robert, thanks for the review, the sound does seem a little distorted, how is the collaberation with jeff coming on?

hi tony, i was just messing at the piano when fairwinds came, it took all of 10 minutes and about half an hour to record. the guitar came later. nothing planned. it took longer to think of the title!

hello russel, the riff for 10% has been around for a couple of months, words and a melody just wern't coming. then it all came together in a flash.
it's an all live recording, guitars drums the works. thanks for the review.

talk soon ?

if i read your post right, i think you are being side-lined, they get you in, then decide they dont want you cos you dont fit? you then form another band, with a female vocalist....great, suddenly your in demand again. what's gonna happen when the singer gets her feet under the table, are you gonna be dumped again?

jump before your pushed my friend, put all your energies into your own band.

phill

what a beautiful tale. well written and shows us our predjudices and hang-ups, with a little hint of fun and irony.

best regards to you sister

phill