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Hi Lena,
Thank you for the tip but writing a song for a charming lady is an honour and a pleasure, however it would be a bit of a strain trying to find different variations of the same theme if I made the same mistake repeatedly.
I have therefore now got a calculator at the side of my PC and a big notice not to use it unless I have had less than three wee drams.
Take care,
Roger
Thanks Mark,
You obviously appreciate the care I need to take with my health at my age. By the way my new zimmer frame has wheels on the front. I does not make me any faster but I do fall down more gracefuly 
Roger
Hi Igor_Ivanovski85,
Reading through this thread I do not think it should be removed. There is a valuable lesson to be learnt here and it is something that any of us, however experienced, could fall foul to.
Thank you for raising the query and for the explanation.
Roger
Thank you friends for those kind words of encouragement and for the truthful ones too. Actually it as I who invented the sound waves James and you are right also Mike as I came close to being burnt at the stake once for using my 5th fret.
Joking apart, as this is such a friendly, well behaved place I am sure that there will be very little for me to do.
Roger
Hey Badeye,
Sounds like fun, if I were a little closer perhaps I would gatecrash, but it is rather a long hike from Portugal. Mind you the Moosehead and music sound tempting.........
Roger
Hello Larson,
The only question that is stupid is the one that is not asked. To ask is to find out, not to ask is to remain in ignorance. There, that is my philosophy for the day.
I assume you know that the six lines are your 6 strings. The numbers then indicate which fret you play that string on. 0 = open, 2= 2nd fret.
Roger
Hi Mike,
Unfortunately I have not been able to listen to "Now Teach Us" as I can only get the first 20 seconds to play. My modem is on a 'go slow' at the moment and that may be the reason so I will try again later.
However I did give it a blast and a warble myself (well the bits where you have the chords with the lyrics) and I liked what I heard. I will comment again later when I have been able to listen to your recording.
Thank you,
Roger
Hey James,
I have just given this a blast and it's a fun little number you have there, a great one to play by fingerpicking. The only problem I had was I found myself automatically playing a G instead of a C at the end of the chorus. I will 'badeye' it and see if I can get it right this time.
Roger
Hi Kori,
I can only second James's suggestions here. Audacity is a very good and free programme for recording and you want to get the best quality microphone that you can. If you want a free programme to convert wave to MP3 for uploading go to: http://www.mp3-converter.com/ and try DBPowerAmp.
If you do decide to use the studio for your first recording session it will give you the best insight into how things are done and will be of great beneift when you later record on your own.
Good luck,
Roger
Hello HeatherAB,
The loss of tone after putting lighter coated strings on may be a characteristic of the strings. The buzzing however is different and I think can be corrected.
There will be less tension with the lighter strings causing the neck to arch back slightly which will leave the strings closer to the frets and hence cause the buzzing. This can be adjusted, although it is not the job for an amateur, so another chat with the guy at your music store will no doubt reveal a competent technician for the job.
Roger
Hello Dave,
You first need to look at the age group of the places you intend to perform in and play covers of songs that they will know and can sing along to.
Playing in a restaurant is slightly different to bars, whilst people are eating softer numbers go down better but after you can crank it up and get people dancing. In a bar I think it is better to hit them with some well known lively music to start, you can mellow it later and then get rocking for the end.
Please let us know how it works out for you,
Break a leg,
Roger
Congratulations Chordie,
And of course Per for his insight in creating such a wonderful place for musicians from all over the world to meet, make new friends and get answers to queries.
I too am pleased to be a member of Chordie and even more pleased that I eventually decided to take the plunge and enter into the forum. I have learned plenty and, I hope, given some help to others by participating.
Roger
Hi Kori,
Wow, that is some song for a first attemp, well done.
I am in dissagreement with Phil's initial statement about needing to know the melody to play a new song. The absolute beauty of seeing new songs here with just the chords is that you do not have the melody and you make up your own as you go along. I know, as I am sure do most others, which notes I can sing to a given chord and although it may end up completey different to how the composer intended it, you put your own stamp on it.
A little while ago both Ken and I independantly recorded and uploaded James's "So Vivid" and two completely different songs appeared and I bet they were both different to how James plays it. This is what makes this section of the forum so interesting and exciting.
That being said it is alway great to hear the composer's version of their song so how about it? Can we persuade, cajole or bully you into recording this for us all to hear?
Thank you,
Roger
Thank you,
After recieving a private message from the charming Lena I now know that I am forgiven so I can once again sleep easy at nights.
As for the song Lena , I have given it to you, so it is yours to do with what you like. (I will re-record it later when I have shaken off this cold and get rid of the glitch at the end of the intro).
Roger
Hi there andyclarke,
As Chordie is a search engine there are no songs actually here apart from the original songs written by members in the Songwriters section.
There are various legal reasons why Chordie cannot host copywrite material. If you can get it posted elsewhere on the Internet it can then be available to Chordie. There is information in the Resources section to help.
Roger
Congratulations Mike to you and your bride,
Maybe not the song to sing at the reception but after, when you two are alone, it will probably go down very well.
I struggled a bit with this one, hardly surprising considering the difference in our ages and musical tastes, but after the fourth run through I began to get into it.
Thank you,
Roger
Hi Jeff,
It is rather strange that James should liken you to a troubador as the same thought had passed my mind earlier today. Although in my vision, Sir James was the knight with his trusty keyboard righting all the wrongs, I was the Jester as I get everything round my neck, Lord Per was our master, Ken was the tax collector as the Scottish are always canny with cash, and Old Doll was the beautiful princess.
Anyway enough of my daydreaming and back to the reality of your song. It is sad that the team is breaking up and I am sure your presence has had a very positive influence on the young ladies lives. My feeling is that you should record this to CD and give one to each of them as a reminder of their days in the team.
The young ladies, I am sure, will be proud of the song you have written for them.
Roger
Hi James,
With only three chords this is a very simple song for anyone to enjoy and there is something very compelling about it. Although maybe not the song for your beloved on Mothers Day it does have a lovely lyric and I like it immensely.
Thank you,
Roger
Hi Rooster3,
If you have no place to upload it you can easily open a MySpace slot or if you want it on "Friends of Chordie" let me know and I will put it there for you.
There are some pitfalls opening a MySpace slot for uploading music. Make sure that you sign up as an artist and not anything else and you should be OK.
Roger
Regular followers of the forum will know that due to my continued birthday celebrations, and over-indulgence of the Single Malt, I miscalculated and I got a lady's age wrong. As she over-ruled the flogging and the keel-hauling I have written and recorded this song as a apology.
"Sorry Old Doll" can be heard on: http://www.myspace.com/friendsofchordie
I hope I am forgiven. :-(
Roger
Mother's day was 18th March in the UK and last Sunday here in Portugal so I have missed out completely ooops!
Lovely song James and "Catch the Wind" has a great romantic melody to set the mood.
Roger.
Hello Donald49,
Welcome to Chordie, it is a great site. Join in the forum and not only will you get help and advise but you will make a lot of new friends here.
Roger
Hey Jeff,
I started playing this nice and gentle by finger picking and before I realised it I was bashing it our for the whole neighbourhood to hear. A real rousing one this time.
Thank you,
Roger
Hello Rooster3,
That is a wonderful song you have there and it should melt your ladies heart. I too would love to hear the finished version when you have recorderd it.
I do keep a MySpace site, Friends of Chordie, especially and exclusively for Chordie members to use. You are more than welcome to have it posted there if you wish.
Contact me on: roger4songs@yahoo.co.uk if you would like to do so.
Well done and thank you,
Roger
Hey Jeff,
I like the chord sequence and the lyrics can just as well apply to life as they do to a game. I played it cold, just me and my old guitar, and I hope to give it 'the works' later in the week.
Thank you,
Roger
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