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Wayne,
If you can hold it together, this'd be a great tune for your special little gal.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I5UV4VWCSk-Toney
Jeez Toney, I struggled to keep it together just listening to it. And my daughter's only 12. Lovely little song.
Now that's a great story! I had a listen and you know what? Tuba really does fit in well. Who'da thunk it!
Thanks for that, Dennis.
Don't know how big The Kooks are in North Carolina but I like them.
Most songs can be simplified so they're easier to play. I do it all the time. Like bensonp says - think of a song, there's bound to be an "easy" version on here somewhere. Also, check out the "public songbooks", there's tons of collections put together for beginners. Have fun. 
let's hear some licks 56
(man, i promised myself i wouldn't get involved in this thread) 
If you find chords or tabs elsewhere on the net you can add them to the chordie index. Chordie does not host songs but searches for them and displays them in an easy to read way. If you find a song elsewhere and would like to add it to the index, take a note of the URL and then click on the resourses tab on chordie homepage and then click "add to index" and insert the URL in the specified place. It may take a few days but it should then start to appear on the index. As we speak the chordie index is being updated by the site admin so watch out for loads of new songs and artists appearing soon.
Hey, there are lots of guys and gals on here looking for folks near-by to strum with. I was wondering if there are any real success stories. Has anyone found others and really hit it off? Has it started a real friendship and musical partnership that has really been worth while.
I'm really just being nosy.
Man I'd have loved to have seen your face when the engineer turned up and waved a loose cable at you. Priceless!
I use 1,2,3 the most, by far. But I do use 2,3,4 sometimes too. It depends on what's going on with the rest of my fingers. Like are there walk-downs (or ups), are there hammer-ons? It took me a long time to realise that there is more than one way to play a chord. As a raw beginner I just accepted that whatever shapes I had learned for each chord were final. It was like a total revelation when I realised this was not the case.
In the case of your 12-string predicament - I'd go with the one that gets best results to start with and then maybe practice more on the other to see if it improves. Man, that must be so frustrating for you!
All the best.
Yeah, I'm getting wiser all the time.
This is a charity event in the UK during which people do silly things for charity. I thought Justin Sandercoe.s (of justinguitar) was pretty good....
Hi iptitmuss, first of all, welcome to the chordie forum. I hope you don't mind me moving your 1st post but I felt it belonged in here rather than "chat". As far as I can see there is only one Larry Graham song on the chordie index (and not the one you seek) but I did find a version here...
http://www.e-chords.com/guitartab.asp?idmusica=73400
Cheers
I thought I'd add in that if you transpose down half a tone it may be easier to play.
Hey Ken. Many happy returns. Hope you get loads of cool stuff. Or even just the usual hugs and whisky.
All the best,
Al
Favourite band of all time - The Alarm
Big favourite just NOW - Switchfoot - I've developed a real liking for these guys over the past 5 years or so. I really think Jon Foreman is one of the best songwriters to emerge in the last decade. Not everyone's cup of tea but they float my boat alright.
Check out this section of Justin Sandercoe's website. The section is dedicated to rhythm and has a few videos on different styles of rhythm and strumming.
http://www.justinguitar.com/en/RH-000-RhythmGuitar.php
Hope this helps. Justin's videos have helped me greatly. Which is why I regularly make a donation to his site. Please feel free to do so, if so inclined.
You'll find it on Chordie here...
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/getso … day.chopro
Welcome aboard.
Yeah. Love this guy too. First time I heard him it brought back memories of Billy Bragg (who I also admire greatly). Like Bragg, I prefer the solo versions of the songs to the band versions. But that's just me.
Why should the devil have all the good music? - Larry Norman
Sometimes you need to mix n match patterns. Using one for the whole song may sound a little off. Sometimes you get away with just a single strum (as in 1 down stroke) while singing what seems like a complicated section and then picking up a more settled pattern in the next section.
Sometimes.
But if it sounds "right" then just go for it. Make sure your audience is as drunk as mine usually is and you'll get away with it no problem.
Unfortunately, as has been said many times, Chordie does not post the songs on the index directly. It searches for them and displays them in an easy to read format (when it can). Try having a look through some of the Public Song Books, maybe someone has added in the strum patterns after adding to their songbook.
Other than the places already suggested you'll just have to trust me that "the feeling" for strum patters WILL develop with time, practice and experience. I fully appreciate your frustration but, believe me, it will all come together if you stick at it.
I still tend to avoid B but am not as scared of it as I used to be. I started off as you are trying to do and really just practiced it A LOT. I'm now fairly "comfortable" with either that way or a double barre. Face your fear.
It's like driving in Edinburgh. I really don't like to but I will if I have to.
And, Doctorzoidberg, I'm afraid you got it spot on. It's ALL about practice and patience.
Except the B chord, of course. The B chord is sinister in and of itself.
- Zurf
Just out of interest, Zurf, how do you play chord A major?
Sorry for hijacking 
I have small hands too and find some things just impossible. But you DO find ways around them. Keep at it and I'm sure it'll all come together.
Man, I can't believe this topic has come up!
I was strolling around yesterday while listening to my iPod. Heart of Gold was in my ears and I was thinking that I must check out what harmonicas are all about. I knew they were in different keys but have never played one seriously. My new mission was to find out a bit about them and what's the best key to start with etc.
I fall on to Chordie today and this topic is the first I see 
Is the universe trying to tell me something? .... (spooky voice)..... Alvee...... get yerself... a.... moothie...
So has the beer stopped flowing now? Ahh, I was just on my way to get one too.
Guitar chord forum - chordie → Posts by alvee33
