Hello Stu,

For my acoustic guitar I very rarely use a pick as you can get so many variations of sound with your fingers depending on whether you use flesh or nail, a single finger or several. You can also change from fingerpicking to strumming and back easily.

For my electric I always use a pick and I tend to a harder one for rocking and a softer one for gentler numbers but as Patrickjacques said it really is down to personal choice.

Roger

Hi Will,

Most electric guitars that I have owned have adjustable pick-ups, usually one screw on either end. If you turn that you should be able to lower the pick-up slightly to prevent the buzzing.

Hope that helps,

Roger

Hello Angledawg,

I do hope that the lady for which it was intended has heard, I am sure she loved it.

To get the chords displayed read James's 'sticky' at the start of the songwriting section but briefly you put the chords in square bracket [G], [C] etc in the place you play the chord. You have to have the instructions at the very start and end to make it work.

Well done and I hope to soon see it edited with the chords.

Roger

Hi Donna,

Thanks, I try to be kind to the fairer sex at all times but your advice noted and i will endevour to remember.

Take care,

Roger

Hello Toriark,

I am pleased you like it, all comments good or bad, help for future writings and it is nice to hear different people's views.

Thank you,

Roger

Hello Matt,

I do prefer that name so let me welcome you to Chordie.

You are more than welcome to join in with answers and comments to the posted threads and to raise questions and comments of your own.

Chordie attracts members of all ages, skills and musical persuasions. I am often surprised with the maturity and knowledge that some of our younger people have. So join us do.

Roger

Hey paranormal, we are ALL friends on Chordie. You have many friends here, you just have not spoken to them yet.

Roger

Hi John,

As you have found there are plenty of midi files available. If you obtain a programme like Cubasis (there must be others but this is the one I know) you can edit the midi file yourself and remove the tracks you do not want.

I have used a few midi files and removed the melody line to use as a backing track and changed the key and tempo to suit me. If you do go down this road and change the key remember not to change the key of the drums or it will sound odd.

Roger

Hi Jeff,

Just gave your latest offering a whirl. I like the lyrics and agree with the sentiment. A nice little number but I was caught out on verses 3, 6, and 9 do you slow the vocal tempo to half to keep the chords the same or increase the chord changes to leave the vocal tempo the same?

Thank you,

Roger

Hi Chainz_22,

Must be about 40 years ago now, I was between bands and an ex-school pal contacted me to ask me to join a band that was short of a guitarist/vocalist and had a gig booked for three weeks hence. I play rhythm guitar and had a 12 string at that time and agreed to join.

I went along to the rehersal and found a pretty good drummer and bass player but a lead guitarist who could play "March Of The Mods" full stop, no chords, nothing else.

We got stuck in and practiced most nights to get 30-40 numbers ready, which were all songs that I knew, and did the gig with the lead guitarist miming to everything except his one number.

Strangely enough we were received very well, so I guess it was "alright on the night".

Roger

Hi Kent,

That is the funniest thing I have seen for a long time. What is next I wonder a full air band?

Still it does make barre chords easy.

Roger

Hello Black Ink Diary,

Wecome to Chordie.

If you go down to the Songwriting section and read the 'Sticky' at the start of it you will see full instructions of how to write it in the Chopro format to make it appear 'nice and purdy'.

It is best to do this on Wordpad or similar before you post it and then copy and paste your song to your message.

Roger