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Have a look here

http://spytunes.co.uk/tears-in-heaven.html

Sorry, never heard of "lifting".

Takisker is from Skye, Ken. Sorry to butt in.

Will (hope you don't mind me calling you Will), pick any really big R&B song (modern) and then search for an acoustic version on Youtube or something. The acoustic version will change your mind, I'm sure. R&B songs have a great driving beat right through them which lends to a good strum pattern. Give it a go. I see R&B in a totally different way now. Get behind the whole attitude and there is something worth listening to.

No problem. One of the things I found when I first started was that you tend to learn a chord and then just kinda accept that that is the only way to play it. After a while you start to realise that there are numerous ways to play every chord. I don't just mean there are different places on the fretboard to play it, but there are many ways you can place your fingers to play them. If one way is difficult because of a difficult change in a particular song, then use different fingering so that it's an easier change.

Put simply - the chord changes determine which way to play the chords. Depending on what song I'm playing, I can play the same chord with 2 or three different fingerings. Make it as easy for yourself as possible.

Me and my family are members of Historic Scotland which gets us into Dumbarton Castle for free. From the top of the castle hill you can see into the football ground.

I've been married to a Paisley wumin for too long. Always looking for ways to get something for nothing

How long have your strings been on the guitar? My 1st and 2nd string start to buzz at the 3rd fret onwards if they are particularly old and grubby.

Or have you changed string gauge recently? Or maybe your saddle or nut have become worn.

I'd try new strings 1st and then maybe check the other things if it doesn't cure it.

I know how annoying, and even worrying, it can be. Good luck.

Jerome,

What an horrific time you and your family must be going through. My most sincere condolences to you all. My words won't be of much comfort, but I truly wish you peace.

Very cool, Russell. One day I'll pluck up the courage to unleash my lack of talent on the world.

You know us Scots - the more, the merrier! The more, the better the party.

Good call 3CF. If you listen to the artist singing the song you can usually hear the strumming pattern. If it's not obvious then it is usually very very close to the rythm being thumped out by the drummer.

Imagine you are sitting listening to the song, imaginary drumming away with your imaginary drumsticks. Now tie one hand behind your back (preferrably not the one you strum with) and try to bash out the same rythm one handed. You can then usually pick up un down beats and up beats. This may sound crazy but trust me it helps get a feeling for the rythm of the song. And once you have the rythm of the song, then the strum pattern is staring you in the face.

Chords above words is just an easy way of showing where the chord changes are. And they almost always fit in with the rythm of the song.

You've probably heard this a million times before, but the more practice you put in and more experienced you get, the strumming patterns and stuff becomes easier to pick out.

So practice. Go on.

Mine is a shortened version of my 1st name welded onto the phonetic sounding of the 1st intial of my 2nd name. 33 is something else entirely

Guitar lessons at school! Jings! In my day it was the chime bars or the recorder. If you were really good you got to play the glockenspiel.

I had a teacher called MR HAND. Can you imagine the fun 11 yr old kids can have with a guy called Mr Hand?

I once delivered an electric guitar to a guy called Mr Rock