Very cool cartoon - this guy needs to join the chordie forum!

Roger, this is a great song about a great guy - love it!  James

Jeff, you have captured the essence very nicely.
I like Georgia too - and Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana .  .  .
Actually, I like everywhere I have ever been.  Good people live all over - it's just easier to meet them in places like Georgia where people still smile and wave.

I'm hearing this one with harmony on the choruses?

My Last Refrain - by Me!

Hear it here . . .
http://www.myspace.com/r200james

(sorry . . . couldn't resist!)

Hi Dusia & welcome to chordie and to the chordie forum!

You are asking about 'tabs'.  Not everything on chordie is in tab format.  Most of it is in chord notation.  If you look around a bit more you can often find different versions of a song - some in chords, some in tabs.  Some artists inspire 'tabbers' and some artists inspire 'chorders' to figure out the music and post it to the web.

Tabs are a simply one method of showing which fret and which string to play.  The first set of tabs in your post indicated that the strings are played 'open' (zero fret).  So, you would pluck or pick each string in the order indicated reading from left to right.  Tabs don't show precise rhythmic values, just the order of the notes.

The second set of tabs is a little more involved.  The 'p' represents a pull-off.  The 'h' represents a hammer-on.  The '/' represents a slide.

Tabs are useful mostly to convey the details of licks and riffs - some players prefer tabs, some players don't.

Here is a link to an article that explains some of the common notations used in tabs:
http://guitargnome.com/tab.html

Hope this helps.  James

Hi paulbigyummy & welcome to chordie!

Glad you have some decent instruments to play with now.

An A/F# chord is a normal A major chord with an F# added.
The regular A major chord has A, C#, and E notes.
Adding the F# to this chord will alter the 'color' of the chord.

You can find several different fingerings for A/F# at the chord chart on chordie's 'Resources' page.  Click on any chord in the chart to see alternate fingerings - use whichever version 'fits' best and/or sounds best.

Hope this helps, James

Ummm . . . Hi kath628 and welcome back to the chordie forum!  Have just read your post above and feel the need to respond - but I'm not quite certain what to say since I am notoriously bad at discussing things of an emotional nature.

Am glad that you have found Music calling you forward in your life.  Go for it and learn as much as you can - there will always be more to discover.  James

Hello monstamamma & welcome to the chordie forum!

Here is a site with a treasure trove of old blues, ragtime, jazz, minstrel, gospel, and show music from the late 1800's through the 1930's.  The Templeton Collection contains thousands of pieces of sheet music (plus recordings, instruments, record players, & memorabilia).

This vast collection of sheet music is steadily being digitized and you can view the full scores.  You can also search the collection by genre, date, composer, publisher, etc.  This is a wonderful resource for tunes that may seem obscure now, but were quite popular in their day.

http://library.msstate.edu/content/temp … &z=392

Give it a look-see, hope you can find the type of stuff you like.  James

Hi Craig & Happy Boxing Day to you too!
Is this the tune?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YDp77erUD8

Hi Swafford81,

I also don't know any piano sites like chordie.  Teaching piano is still largely the domain of teachers who to teach children and who insist that the kids 'play the notes on the page'.

Here is a link to 'Scott the Piano Guy'.  His approach to playing piano is wonderful.  You learn basic chord shapes and then how to link them together.
http://www.scotthouston.com/index.htm
With his approach, all you need are lyrics and chords to play a song - it is very cool stuff.  First saw his program on National Public Broadcasting - great show.

Most Excellent, kori!

Glad that bit of satire got some airing - Festivus, like any holiday is what you choose to make of it.  I'm sure the rave reviews were more for your performance than my wacky lyrics.

Some cheesey 'free' ringtone company wanted to feature my recording of 'Poignant Festivus' as part of a holiday package - I declined their kind offer, since I suspect it is one of those spam deals where somebody gets free ringtones but ends up also getting lots of text ads and other junk.

Keep 'em guessing,
James

Thanks All!
Ken, yes I do certainly mean Uma Thurman - she has excellent posture, a large vocabulary, and exceptional personal grooming habits!  Seriously though, I have admired her grace and beauty for many years.  I'm not a creepy stalker or anything - I just think she is a fascinating individual.

Roger, chances are she has already moved to town - I've gotta keep a sharp lookout, she's bound to be here already! 

Southpaw41L, I'm not much of an arm wrestler but maybe we can shoot of couple rounds of target archery?  Got a real nice range out back - very intense and lively competition between my son and I.  Wouldn't much matter though since we are both happily married and Ms. Thurman would probably only laugh, wrinkle her nose, and sashay off in a most graceful and alluring manner. 

Old Doll, Glad you liked this one - tiling and grouting are mind-numbing, meticulous tasks.  The only good thing about doing stuff like that is letting the mind wander - the image of Uma moving to Starkville kept me amused for quite some time.

Also got to thinking about how some people claim video games cause deviant behavior in adolescents . . . but, has anyone ever looked into the effects of golf on middle-aged men?  I think golf causes white collar crime - embezzlement, tax fraud, investments scams, insider trading . . . . serious stuff, and I bet 99% of the people convicted of such crimes are big-time golfers!