4,051

(21 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rebel and Ken,

Well done the pair of you. The collaboration has worked very well to produce a great song and a nice, relaxed performance from you Ken (but you should keep your feet of the settee or Mrs Upyerkilt will bat your tab lol)

Thanks to both of you,

Roger

4,052

(15 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Suz

If you are always losing your picks you can buy a stick-on holder to keep attached to your guitar then you always know where they are.

Roger

4,053

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hi Leiven,

Thank you, I really appreciate the messages you have sent me about spam/porn but with SouthPaw (Toney) in American and in a different time zone will mean that the section is monitered for more hours during the day.

In fact thanks to everyone who has put in a spam/porn report it does mean that when we Moderators log in we can see that there is a problem immediately and get straight on to sorting it out.

Roger

4,054

(21 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rebel,

You do not need a second guitarist to play the lead part. Record the rhythm to CD, play the CD and the play the lead to it whilst recording both together.

I will go and listen to Ken's recording now.

Roger

Hi Helena,

Lovely song and I must admit I too try to rescue the smallest of creatures that get into difficulty, unfortunately with limited sucess. Well done,

Thank you,

Roger

4,056

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

You will have noticed that SouthPaw is now jointly Moderating this section of the forum.

Unfortunately the Acoustic section seems to be most heavily targeted by the Internet Scum and, as most of the reports were coming in from SouthPaw whist I was getting my beauty sleep, I have asked him to help keep the offenders at bay. Along with James I hope that the three of us will be able to keep the incidence of this crud to a minimum.

So welcome to SouthPaw and good hunting.

Roger

4,057

(6 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi,

I too have seen the screen that Danspr is referring to but I see it so infrequently that it has not been a problem to me.

Roger

4,058

(10 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Hi,

I too am using IE7 and I have no problem with the printout of American Pie. I have used both the normal print button on the right of the page and the the IE toolbar print button to try to duplicate this error but it was perfect both times.

Roger

4,059

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi GuitarRox.

A fine start to your song but remember we all suffer from mental blocks and every songwriter on this forum will have several unfinished pieces of work.

These can be put aside and looked at again in the future, or maybe a collaboration with a friend will see them finished and sometimes, I am afraid, they do just gather dust. Funnily enough, even starting a completely new song can sometimes give you an idea to finish a earlier unfinished one. So even if you do not finish this one now, keep trying with new ones.

Thank you,

Roger

4,060

(11 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Guitarpix and Ken are absolutely correct.

I rarely use a pick with an acoustic guitar as you can get so many different sounds by varying the use of your thumb, fingers, nails and flesh. It is also very easy to change from strumming to fingerpicking without having a pick to worry about.

However like anything to do with playing a musical instrument it does take a lot of practice and perseverance, but bear with it as it is worth the effort.

Roger

4,061

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Jeff,

Always a worry when our children are in the armed forces. Oddly enought there was a TV programme about training Commando's and they reckon that statistically there is more risk going out on a Saturday night than going to the areas of conflict.

I am sure that Tim will be as proud of his dad for writing this as you are of him for serving in the armed forces.

I love the lyrics and the different style of playing but I must admit that I had a little difficulty with the melody so I hope you will record this soon.

Thank you,

Roger

4,062

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

Hi all

A certain charming Irish lady who will remain completely anonymous mentioned to me the other day that Friends of Chordie was rather plain and bland and perhaps I should make it look more attractive with the many tools available for MySpace. Of course my reply was that as I am plain and bland pehaps it suited me but of course it is not for me it is for Chordie members so I have brightened it up somewhat. What do you think? Is it OTT? Have you a better suggestion?

Please have a look and let me know:  http://www.myspace.com/friendsofchordie or click the Website under my avatar.

Roger

4,063

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

Just to give an idea 12 of us went out for a meal last week to a local bar. One course only, either 1/2 a chicken or 3 pork chops with as many chips, potatoes, rice and salad as you wanted. All drinks, including several bottles of wine, uncountable bottles of lager plus several shorts to finish the day were in the price - €6.50 per head. Come to think of it there were a lot of sore heads the following day lol

Roger

4,064

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hey Ken,

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought that the first message was a request for help. Maybe I am poking my nose in when it is not wanted if so, sorry.

Roger

4,065

(12 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi David,

Look out for my e-mail, I have sent you a ChoPro formatted version of your song in an effort to help. Do check the chord placements though. James's 'sticky' at the start of this section explains in detail the formatting proceedure but it does take a little getting used to as many of us can testify to.

Take care,

Roger

4,066

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

A very talented and skillful guy but if he asks to borrow my beloved Fender he will get a very definite and resounding NO.

Roger

4,067

(14 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Hello BBDGus,

Everyone learns differently and tends to go in fits and starts so there is nothing abnormal about your level after only six months. With the singing you also need to practice that too, OK voices, particulatly male ones, do change at puberty so you will sound very different from the schoolboy soprano you once were, but your voice is like any musical instrument you need to practice with it to keep it in shape.

Good luck and keep at it,

Roger

4,068

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Rhiannon,

Great and thought provoking song from you and as James said a recording would be great.

As a 'nearly' relative I will come and sort this guy out if he does not treat you right.

Roger

4,069

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks Ken,

I have just been completeing my education and found John Prine's "Blow Up Your TV" on YouTube and plenty more of his to listen to also. I can copy them from there legally (I think).

Roger

4,070

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nice song Ken,

Reminds me of a couple of stories I could tell but this is not the place, maybe one day we will meet up for a dram or two and I can reveal all.

Mind you I have missed out on something. I have never heard of the 'Blow Up Your TV' song.

Roger

4,071

(6 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Just a thought Al,

It is YouTube you need a video for; MySpace, only a picture and even that is not essential. Of course FoC will always make a slot for you if you wish. lol

Roger

4,072

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Nice recording James,

Well done, you are certainly getting better at it.

Roger

4,073

(5 replies, posted in About Chordie)

This is definitley a cause for celebration but I am not quite sure what yet, I will have to give it some thought. I guess though that I wrote "Chordie Friends" a month too early or that could have been my contribution.

Roger

4,074

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

Chordie gets my vote too but, and it is a BIG BUT, it is the Chordie Members that make this site what it is. Intellegent, well mannered, knowledgable, helpful and caring people from all around the globe sharing a common interest.

As Moderators we have little more to do than delete the spam and move a thread to the right section so it is all you Chordians that deserve the praise.

Roger

4,075

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Hi Jeff,

Lovely song and a beautiful sentiment. I bet Michiyo was well pleased with it, mind you it does rather give her carte blanche to play even more golf. Well done.

Thank you,

Roger