76 Topic by scrimmy82

(8 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Smiling At The SunUnfinished


By Alex Scrimgeour 26/12/07




[C#m]Its been a long time little [G#]one


I caught you smiling at the [E]sun


Darkened eyes and weary [B]head


Dont look at me your seeing [A]red


And I know [E]why




[C#m]Do you miss me when I'm [G#]gone


Aboard that ship that we went [E]on


Across the sea to another [B]land


You wont let go of my right [A]hand


And I dont know [E]why.......



[F#]Can you [A]take me for a [E]ride


(through broken dreams and broken pride)


[F#]To places [A]that I want to [E]go


(Ive never told you so you'll never know)


[F#]Theres certain[A] things I wasnt to[E] see


(the things belong to you and me)


[F#]And when we've [A]had our little [E]run


You'll still be smiling at the [B]sun..........[A]




Smiling at the [E]sun .......[B]............[A].....[E]




(to [C#m] for starting next verse)


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77 Topic by scrimmy82

(9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

00.37 on Christmas morning, Santa has just been and left a whole load of expensive things for the kids, wonder what he left for me big_smile

Well i hope you all have a great day wherever you are in the world!!!!

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78 Topic by scrimmy82

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Which would you prefer?

Ive got an Ovation Celebrity but I want to swap it with a mate who has a Martin, and his is a feckin awesome guitar, just not sure as I bought the Ovation because I always wanted one, and its originality was a significant factor when i bought it, the Martin doesnt look much at all but holey crap does it sound amazing!!!

So what are your thoughts on this?

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79 Reply by scrimmy82

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

bonedaddy wrote:

That was a damn good song!

Thanks alot mate smile

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80 Reply by scrimmy82

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weedjie wrote:

i think ill give it a go , no harm in that !!

go for it mate, she must be brickin it cos hardly anyones entered big_smile

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81 Reply by scrimmy82

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I wish someone would use my songs lol

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82 Reply by scrimmy82

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

weedjie wrote:

i like it fella its got that whistle for the choir by the frattellis feel to it, good job!

Funny I was thinkin that at first but it was a song by The View that got me inspired, cant remember which one.....

Good luck Ken if i win I wont be doing it anyway its the satisfaction im after smile

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83 Topic by scrimmy82

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

If anyone remembers my song "Have a Nice Day" which didnt get much of a response, I thought it was my best song to date!!

Anyway, I recorded it and put it in for a comp on Bebo.com the winner is to jam with Sandi Thom and record with her so I thoughth WTF!!!

Anyway would you be so kind as to check it out for me and tell me what you think?

Obviously I made some changes to it but give it a chance smile

http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=5090607624

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84 Reply by scrimmy82

(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Thanks for the great response folks, im going to get onto these ASAP smile

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85 Topic by scrimmy82

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Hey ya'll!

Whats your opinions on the best Christmas songs to play on guitar?

Ive been doing the usual Slade and Wizzard stuff, but they get slightly boring after a while!!

Since its teh festive season I thought I'd try my hand at some more!!!

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86 Reply by scrimmy82

(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

25Frankster wrote:

this is a good time to say PRACTICE YOUR BARRE CHORDS.  I know they're hard and frustrating and impossible at times, but once you get them, sharps & flats and sevenths and ninths and minors become very easy--you don't have to learn a bunch of new fingerings, you just slide the shape up or down a fret, or lift a finger.

Yeah im still learning, not even been playing a year yet but got most barre's in E shampe figured out, its A shape I cant get especially down at the bottom of the fret board where its a bit tighter for finger space.

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87 Reply by scrimmy82

(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

11th fret on E it is then mate thanks very much for your time!!

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88 Topic by scrimmy82

(7 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Is this possible to play?


I cant really switch from A shape to E or vice-versa so can anyone help me out here?

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89 Reply by scrimmy82

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Your a star mate I'll try that right now.

I use the chord chart alot on here too but didnt even think of it duuuuuuuh!!

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90 Topic by scrimmy82

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Ok, so im trying to get a little bit added to a song I wrote, I basically want to be able to play Bm and E at the very bottom of my fretboard using the B and E1 or B and G strings, I have got A and C#m like this............
A
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14--14----------|
|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14-----14-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

C#m

|-----------------------------------------------|
|--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--14--14--14----------|
|--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13--13--13-----13-------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

So whats next? Where can I get Bm and E doing it like this?

Can someone help?

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91 Reply by scrimmy82

(2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Got it Roger, away to upload it right now. smile

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92 Topic by scrimmy82

(2 replies, posted in Bands and artists)

Well I've just created one, so please have a look, give me your songs to add and your lyrics!!!

Add some stuff to the page so you can be recognised!

www.bebo.com/unsignedscotland

What have you guys got to lose by letting a wider group of people hear your stuff??

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93 Reply by scrimmy82

(11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Fookin gutted, David Weir should be ashamed of himself for bottling it at the first goal!!!

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94 Reply by scrimmy82

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Thanks Roger, its funny cos on my Comp I cant hear Chiara in the background, but on other peoples I can lol

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95 Reply by scrimmy82

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

It cant be this bad surely??? sad

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96 Topic by scrimmy82

(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

Have A Nice DayWritten by Alex Scrimgeour


Cant describe the rhythm you'll just have to guess






Verse 1


[A][C#m][Bm][E]


Its 8 O'Clock in the morning and the sun is piercing through my blinds


Its time to wake up and start my day, do whatever's on my mind


I'll have a coffee and a shower to, have a shave and come my hair


Step outside into the summer sun


And see what i can find out there.




[A][C#m][Bm][E]




Theres people walking down the other side of the road as they pass me by


I raise my hat and say "Hello" to them


And I wonder if they'll comply


A Little kid he's probably 8 or 9 he looks at me as if to say


"Sir I thank you for the kindness shown, so wont you please have a nice day......."




(Chorus)


Have a nice day


Well the weathers fine, and the day is mine


Theres so much i want to do (Have a nice day)


Can I spend my day with you (have a nice day)


Well only if you want to......




Verse 2





I keep on walking and i stumble on an old man who's lookin down.


I say Old timer whats the matter now, why do you wear that awful frown


He mutters some sort of hostility I shake my head and carry on


Cos nothings goin to make me lose my smile


I'm going to keep it till the break of dawn!




(Chorus)


Have a nice day


Well the weathers fine, and the day is mine


Theres so much i want to do (Have a nice day)


Can I spend my day with you (have a nice day)


Well only if you want to......




[G][A][F#][G]




Well the weathers fine......the day is mine


I got alot i want to do


So many things i'm think of


I'm gonna keep for me an you


( X2 BUT DO NOT PLAY THE LAST G ON THE 2ND TIME ROUND, STRUM F# AND GO STRAIGHT TO A FOR THE LAST CHORUS)




(Chorus)


Have a nice day


Well the weathers fine, and the day is mine


Theres so much i want to do (Have a nice day)


Can I spend my day with you (have a nice day)


Well only if you want to......


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97 Topic by scrimmy82

(3 replies, posted in Song requests)

Please please please someone must be able to give me the chords for this!!!!


Heres the song incase anyone is wondering, what a great tune!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=QFMxaT4kbis

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98 Reply by scrimmy82

(14 replies, posted in Acoustic)

The way I learned to play barre's was always in E. Start on E but DO NOT use your index finger, keep it loose and use you middle,ring and pinkie to play it then move to fret 2 and barre fret 1 with your index (if you dont know what barring is, its just covering all strings using the whole of your index finger) that gives you F and then just move up the frets you'll get most major chords.

Doing the same with the Am shape gives you notes such as Bm and C#m.

Theres a chord chart HERE that will help alot.

Hope this all helps you mate, I started playing in December/January and took a while to learn barre's but i have the hang of it now.

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99 Reply by scrimmy82

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

James McCormick wrote:

Very cool & cryptic & has a great hoppy-bouncy thing going on.  Shall come back to it later with my instrument and give it warble & twang.  James

Hi James, did you give this one a go yet?

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100 Reply by scrimmy82

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daddycool wrote:

hi scrimmy nice song ,dont go complicting it with these fancy chords i like to keep it basic...

Theyre not really fancy though mate, they just sound alot better than just the average chords lol

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