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Beamer
In My Humble opinion......
it's your best song yet!
some classic lines in there!Jim
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOT TOO SHABBY FOR 1 TO 220 AM! EVEN THE ARRANGEMENT 
FIRST RUN THROUGH WITH 63bpm DRUM TRACK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rds90mWv8Dg
V1
Cadd9 C
We started out as lovers,
Am
Never thinking friends.
C Dm
Passion could sustain us,
G Am Am
And provide the fairytale end.
V2
Cadd9 C
The times alone and times apart,
Am
Pulling at our hearts,
C Dm
We never knew that friendship
G Am Am
Is where we needed to start.
CH:
D
Well look at us now
G
I’ll tell you somehow,
D A
Even though we fell apart,
D A G A
We still share a piece of each heart
(brake)
F C Dm Bb (2 beats per chord) X4
V3
Cadd9 C
We started out as lovers,
Am
Never thinking friends.
C Dm
Passion could sustain us,
G Am Am
And provide the fairytale end.
V4
Cadd9 C
We were always starting over
Am
Instead of starting to begin
C Dm
We were always starting over
G Am
Instead of letting each other in
CH:
D
Well look at us now
G
I’ll tell you somehow
D A
Even though we fell apart
D A G A
We still share a piece of each heart
(brake)
F C Dm Bb (2 beats per chord) X4
V5
Cadd9 C
We were always starting over
Am
Instead of starting to begin
C Dm
We were always starting over
G Am
Instead of letting each other in
REPEAT CHORUS 2X
End with V5 again
Most definatly! I had not had anythng tw write lately. Then in a "fuzzy foggy" point at 1:30 AM, I ended up writing the one I posted today.
Bill you can use a Piezo pick up. You put it on your bridge or body top. It wont leave any marks.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail … me-control
The Dean Markley is what my buddy used and its a fine unit, but no volume option.
https://www.beacockmusic.com/p-60494-de … ickup.aspx
Or you can have one mounted under the saddle where you plug into the strap nut.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail … row-format
However I think one of the first options is probably all you need.
Cheers
We cant stop time can we. It is sad. in a band of three, and the iconic pair of Beards, replacing him will be a tough sell. However I shall also be the pragmatic one of the thread.
They will replace him with a hired gun. There are many "A" list players who also can sing who would fill in and do it as an honor. Why? Contractual obligation. Billy could carry the show on his own if wanted to just hire a backing band. He may have to go as Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, but would anyone really not go see him? Then there is also the fact that maybe Bill is sitting good due to his TV gigs and other stuff, Frank Probably could use the $$ as he is not getting any younger either.
Like it or not the reality is, The show Will Go on and it is a dollar driven endeavor. Lets face it, no one is looking to ZZ Top for fresh new music. (the last disk was "Meh" anyhow)
We all want to hear the classic songs we partied with (so this is first 4 disks and Eliminator). We may politely sit through something new, but when BEER DRINKERS AND HELL RAISERS, TUSH, FRANCINE, AND GIMMI ALL YOUR LOVING get broken out, THAT'S when when we let out the big yell and hands go in the air!
give her the best dates to go away and some of my ideas plus a budget and let her arrange the rest.
And that worked for you?? Somehow It seemed that a budget was like the US treasury saying we can operate on a red one. Vacation was always stressed out due to money. I would come home sick and stressed. - - - Humm, I am Divorced now aren't I.
Scott
I like this one a lot! Can't wait til you can play it for us.
The chorus - so simple - but really powerful - the questions millions ask every night searching for answers.Well done my friend!
Jim
p.s. check these out !!
It is slowly coming together. Wanting to take a more modern style to this one. The verse progression is taken care of, but the Pre chorus and chorus are giving me a hard time.
July 6, 2021 Beamer
D standard/ drop C
V1:
Turning to my pillow,
Another day is done.
Reality is dragging on me,
Where am I to run?
V2:
Will I dream tonight?
As my face goes numb.
Will it tell me I’m Ok?
I haven’t thrown my life away.
Pre Chorus:
I dream in darkness. Searching for light
Will you take my hand? When I wake tonight.
We can walk together, we can walk together
And it will be alright!
Ch:
CAN YOU TELL ME,
IF ALL THAT I HAVE DONE,
WILL MATTER FOR ANYTHING,
OR ANYONE?
V3
Running through this tunnel,
Searching for the light,
No plan ahead
I’m Just fighting my fight
V4
Waking to the new day
Feet touching the floor
Pins and needles tell me,
I’m alive, . . . . Once more
Pre Chorus:
I dream in darkness. Searching for light
Will you take my hand? When I wake tonight.
We can walk together, we can walk together
And it will be alright!
Chorus:
CAN YOU TELL ME,
IF ALL THAT I HAVE DONE,
WILL MATTER FOR ANYTHING,
OR ANYONE?
Scott that's a funky looking axe.
If it plays great - that is the whole ball of wax!
Hope you enjoy it - look forward to hearing you or " Sonbeam" rip it with that baby !
Jim
"Sonbeam" willl be on the drums
She is funky SHE IS SEXY
I think the originals had a built in stand that folded out from the back. I wonder how many headstock`s broke from using it ??
LOL yea they did! I wouldnt trust it! its not a square base.
This is posted here for all the non FB folks. Last Saturday (5 June 21) I picked up a new beauty. A Guild T-Bird. P-90. here is the stock add for it:
"Based on the S-200 T-Bird reissue, the T-Bird ST P90 features the same unique, asymmetrical shape, but with a simplified feature set. Minimalist players will appreciate the added stability and reliability of a stopbar tailpiece and pared down electronic controls, while enjoying the T-Bird’s retro vibe. The dual Guild Franz P90 pickups found on the T-Bird ST P90 are perfect for the player looking for that crisp, vintage, single-coil sound, offering plenty of mid-range output that can be driven to a soaring classic rock tone. The T-Bird features a vintage C shape set mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays. Other period-correct details include open gear vintage tuning machines, and famed asymmetrical headstock adorned with Guild’s logo and Thunderbird icon in mother-of-pearl."
While I know (thanks to Z) that the Franz pups are special and always sold out, I am having them replaced with hotter P90 pickups. Ill hold onto them Franz set just in case, but they will probably go up for sale. (get a little money back).
Here is a clip of Sonbeam and myself. Ill do the same song with the new pups and exact same amp settings for a comparison as soon as the guitar comes back from the shop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv4C62i5zII
As long as it’s fun for both. And mutual. But I this case it’s really not a good thing.
The only line missing there is ; I'll phone you sometime but they never do!
I could feel the anguish in this young ladys thoughts, you've compiled them into a coherent poem. The story tells of lust which never lasts, sex without love is never truly satisfying and leaves the young lady with remorse and in danger of the consequences.
You've treated her thoughts with more respect than the guy in the poem. Well done
Thank you. I did the best I could for due justice and respect.
I met a nice young lady at the pub the other day and she was reading some poetry books. We started talking. I showed her Shades Of Gray (which she really liked!) We exchanged numbers and she sent me a text askeing me to edit her idea and thoughts from a jurnal into a poem.
This is the result.
CAFFEINE AND KRYPTONITE
Caffeine or my kryptonite.
No love, just sex last night
Back to back with hands we still grasp.
The music I play
As you lay there snoring.
Lyrics bouncing off,
You are done, and now I am boring.
You no longer let me snuggle.
So now I drink and hide in this bubble.
I can crash and pretend there is no trouble.
You wake for us to go our separate ways,
Who knows the hours or days.
Love songs have no appeal,
For my heart you did steel.
Thoughts by AG.
Edited and composed by Beamer.
Mick Jagger singing country - pretty funny !!
You never have heard that before??? Off one of the top 5 records (IMHO) they have
beamer wrote:I said this in the sound cloud but LOVE IT. I kept waiting to hear you somehow quote:
"You know you always have the Lord by your side, And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran Twenty red lights in his honor." A'la Mick and the boys.
It has that same feellol thanks for that have not heard that in for ever. i suppose that and the ballad of the uneasy rider are where this song came from
That is another great one!
Well the spare was flat and I got uptight
'Cause there wasn't a fillin' station in sight
So I jes' limped down the shoulder on the rim
I went as far as I could and when I stopped the car
It was right in front of this little bar
A kind of a redneck lookin' joint called the Dew Drop Inn
I said this in the sound cloud but LOVE IT. I kept waiting to hear you somehow quote:
"You know you always have the Lord by your side, And I was so pleased to be informed of this that I ran Twenty red lights in his honor." A'la Mick and the boys.
It has that same feel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyK1bZZ7E-s
Wow, Scott - Lots going on there, powerful stuff. It's like a day-in-the-life anywhere on the planet these days. Would love to hear how the words weave with the music.
I forgot to say thanks again for the help.
THIS IS SO FUN!
ALAS, I HAVE TO BACK TO WORK TODAY
FOR WE MUST GET PAID.
TO ALL A JOYFUL MORROW
LET NOT THE WEEKEND BRING SORROW.
LOOK TO THE SKY AS THE SUN COMES OUT,
AND KNOW WE ARE ALL RESCINDS HERE AND ABOUT
Late credits : Jets helped me out with what is the chorus, and the disavow line.
This is a song, I just dont do TAB well as there is some hammer on and pull offs.
Main riff Is: G to A then hammer C#2x and hammer D and pull off. then to a one finger A(think slow ride by Foghat)
C5 to D5 back to intro riff. the rest is not hard to follow.
https://youtu.be/fYe6XwbW4JA
( Random name for music on YT is Gooder)
Shades of Gray
First measure intro riff bar 1
Second measure intro with full drums: start verse
V1:
Do your best to be a good guy,
Tell the truth they call you high
Shades of grey I just can-not abide.
Black and white and will make you cry
Ch:
Hear a call, and you’ve come to aid
Ungrateful thanks, are all you’re paid
Shades of grey now start to fade,
Played for a fool, yet we still make the grade!
(Up the neck w/ guitar)
V2:
Have it your way, go speak to a crowd
See how much the masses allow
Standing tall and standing proud
Brothers to brother never disavow
V3:
Speak in half-truths, straddle the line
Play the fear and push back in time
You create hate and mistrust,
I won’t ride that poisonous Bus
Ch:
Hear a call, and you’ve come to aid
Ungrateful thanks, are all you’re paid
Shades of grey now start to fade,
Played for a fool, yet we still make the grade!
Repeat V1:
Do your best to be a good guy,
Tell the truth they call you high
Shades of grey I just can-not abide.
Black and white and will make you cry
Shades of grey now start to fade,
Played for a fool, yet we still make the grade!
Tell the truth they call you high
Black and white and will make you cry
Phill Williams wrote:I have a predilection
That could lead to a conviction
An uncomfortable vacation
In a room of mass extinction
While the world goes on in rapture
Over what they shoot or capture
As we modify our nature
to accommodate our pleasure
And name it as our fate
While we thoughtlessly copulate
Eventually...predicateSweet thought-provoking words from a cunning mind!
OK I will play along, as each have contributed to this poem and song.
The cunning mind, feels alone
As it leaves us all behind.
Forward into the nether we shall meet our end
And hear our final chime.
Some await the final moment
The greatest question will be known,
What will be the answer?
Will the mind be blown?
This is the stripped down and, yes, altered version for PUNK!
I have to be honest, I have not played this as of yet, just did my best to sing the changes in my head. So if you need to move some notes around, it probably means it needs to be done. LOL.
I’m feeling ¾ time at 134 BPM
Tuning in Eb.
Major chords are Root 5 or full barr chords.
Minors are open in first p[position. (cowboy chords)
strumming pattern:
1 2 3 4
D * * D * U * * U D * U
____ _____ _____ _____
3 3 3 3
Another Chance- Streamlined for Punk, rewrite by Beamer
V1
G F G
I can’t get you off my mind
G F D
Wondering why I left you behind
C D Bm Em
Everybody’s telling me I must be insane
C D G
But without you girl my days are so plain
V2
G F G
Every song I hear reminds me of you
G F D
Pictures in my mind, what will I do
C D Bm Em
I can’t get my head ‘round being in this fight
C D G
Nightmares wake me, how do I make this right
Chorus:
Em G
I never meant to do no wrong
Am C
Now I sit and write you this song
Em G
Will I be lonely or will you take my hand
Am C
My hearts on the table, can’t you understand?
V1
G F G
I can’t get you off my mind
G F D
Wondering why I left you behind
C D Bm Em
Everybody’s telling me I must be insane
C D G
But without you girl my days are so plain
V3
G F G
Mistakes happen and we have a fight,
G F D
Resentment buries into your life
C D Bm Em
Will you forgive me, please let me know?
C D G
I guess for now I sit back and watch the show.
Chorus:
Em G
I never meant to do no wrong
Am C
Now I sit and write you this song
Em G
Will I be lonely or will you take my hand
Am C
My hearts on the table, can’t you understand?
V2
G F G
Every song I hear reminds me of you
G F D
Pictures in my mind, what will I do
C D Bm Em
I can’t get my head ‘round being in this fight
C D G
Nightmares wake me, can I make this right
Chorus:
Em G
I never meant to do no wrong
Am C
Now I sit and write you this song
Em G
Will I be lonely or will you take my hand
Am C
My hearts on the table, can’t you understand?
A few less words, and some shifts, and we can make it punk if you want.
It may be a little different but ill take a crack at it.
i can understand people that dont bother to vote.
I have never felt anyone represented my views,so politicians dont represent me.
i usually vote for a minor crazy party just to be able to say that i exercised my right to vote.
being a straight white working class bloke i feel even less represented nowadays.another thoughtful piece Pete.
This is so true. However in America this is how such a donk of a person like trump was elected.
He played to the white ignorant vote, stirred up racism to a terrible new high and surly will be ranked in the top 5 worst presidents in history.
I’m not real thrilled with Biden, but what were the alternative options?
As you say, why vote? I voted, but not real happy about what was there. It was a game of the lessor of two evils.
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