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nadine2 wrote:I know, strictly speaking, they aren't bands but Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Whitney Houstan (spelling?) make me want to chew my own wrists off. All that tonsil wobbling and voice gymnastics, yuck.
I must say that although I don't like this particular sound, I do love classicaly trained singers i.e opera. But they're in a different league to these whiny,self absorbed, divas.
Thanx! I can see clearly now....
I know, strictly speaking, they aren't bands but Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Whitney Houstan (spelling?) make me want to chew my own wrists off. All that tonsil wobbling and voice gymnastics, yuck.
Hey st800,
Don't laugh but how the hell do I tell whether it's an active or passive system? What I know about pick-up's you can write on a matchbox and still have space to turn an oil tanker around. And I live in South Africa so I don't think we even have the same brands here!
Hi James,
Thanks so much, how do you know these things? I've never even heard of nashville numbers!
I searched roger whittaker's last farewell and got a bunch of chords called, 2m, 6m,57 etc. Does anyone know what these stand for?
I got a new pick-up for my 6 string acoustic but it doesn't sound as if it's really doing much. The question is how close to the actual strings must the pick-up be.
And don't tell me to read the instructions...I chucked them about 2 days ago.
Old Doll wrote:Nadine!
Go girl! That one just made me burst out laughing! must remember that 1!
Old Doll.
Thanx Doll!
but Hey... you're irish right?
Paddy went to dublin to see the circus. There he saw an elephant crying hystericaly. He sees a sign that reads : 500 pounds if you can make the elephant laugh.
So Paddy says he'll have a go.
He walks over to the elephant and whispers in his ear. The elephant bursts into fits of laughter and Paddy collects his 500 pounds.
A year later Paddy sees the circus is in town again and wonders whether the elephant is still with them. He goes over and standing right where he last saw him is the elephant. The sign now reads: 10000 pounds if you can get the elephant to stop laughing.
So Paddy decides that he'll have another go. He walks to the elephant, turns his back on the crowd and fumbles with his fly. The elephant immediately bursts into hysterical wailing.
When Paddy goes to collect his money, the owner asks him what he said to the elephant.
Paddy says: " well, the first time I told him, that mine is bigger. The second time I showed him."
PS : JAMES, PLEASE DON'T THROW ME OFF CHORDIE FOR THIS JOKE!!!
I got one...
A burglar breaks into a house. While loading the stuff into his bag, he hears a voice say..."Jesus is watching you"
He looksa around, sees no-one and continues. After a while he hears the voice again..."Jesus is watching you"
Feeling a bit freaked out he starts to look around more intensely. In the corner he sees a parrot in a cage. He says to the parrot " Was it you that spoke to me?" "Yes" says the parrot. The burglar smirks and says" and I suppose your name is Jesus?" The parrot says "No, my name is Geronimo." The burglar says" That's a bloody stupid name for a parrot. Who named you that?" The parrot looks at him and says..." The same guy who named the rotweiler standing behind you Jesus!"
I firmly believe that what you put into a song is what you get. If you want to see somthing bad then you;ll see it. For me it's just a cracking song with a good melody and I like it.
If you have to go through life just looking for the bad then that's all you'll see. For me when I think about that song, it's the first time I met my husband and love at first sight. And no amount of doom and gloom will change that. So, if you don't like what you feel is in this song....don't play it!
jerome.oneil wrote:(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:I'd play it like this:
Low E: 3, played with thumb. (Oh no you have to break a rule there! It's one of the only chords you can do it with)
Fretting E with your thumb is about the only sane way to play minor7s, 9s, and 11s.
I don't fret E with my thumb...am I doing something wrong?
There's a song by Johnny Cash called ' The long black veil" that is lovely. Oh, and "Cocaine Blues"
gitaardocphil wrote:dear mr E, the platte rivier I know is in South Africa, my all time favorite country.
Are you from there?
Or are you music reporter, or reporter, or writer of books?
I got a beautiful "JOBAGREEMENT" being MD on a cruiseline, starting in the Carribean, but finally rejected: "there might be some medical issues" probably when they contacted my hospital, because I had just written in my CV that I had got a very bad car crash, a vertebra is exploded and 32 fractures in my left foot, this was a dream coming reality and ended at the end in a nightmare. I still live can "walk?" and drive. But I miss my beautiful trips in the USA, here in EUROPE, South Africa. At least I was able to do them, because memories like this are forever in your head.
Hey doc,
I knew there was a reason I liked you so much!
Nadine, South Africa
I pick everything....mainly because I absolutely suck at strumming. But If you want to try something intersting try Billie Joel's " Just the way you are" and "Time in a bottle"
(I can't remember who wrote that.)
If you don't have them send me an email and I'll send them to you. I don't know how advanced you are but once you get the hang of them they're really beautiful. Besides if I can do it anyone can!
I agree with wormproof, having the basics of theory under your belt does help you. Learn companion chords (makes working your songs out much easier) Learn the basics of reading music and learn the neck notes. Scales are very good because they improve dexterity and finger movement. At the end of the day it depends what you want to get out of it.
The best way is to find a few songs that you like and learn to play them. That way you learn a few chords everytime and you get to wow your friends and family with your great musical skill!
But don't forget to try a bit of the theory.
By the way, you can try a program called Play Guitar. It's reasonably good.
Had the same problem. Try bringing your wrist forward, I've noticed that most of us tend to "hang" onto the neck at some time or another. Lift your elbow slightly and move your whole arm away from your body. Sounds more complicated than it is! Good luck!
Lakini's juice - Live
Pour some sugar - Def Leppad
Endagered Species - Deep Forest
White wedding - Billy Idol
The Race - Yellow
Folsom Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
Wicked Game - Chris Isacks
Principles of lust - Enigma
O.K. So here's the thing....I'm reading all about the best punk songs thread. What is punk? I've seen the pictures of wierd dudes with their hair standing up like sonic the bloody hedgehog! But where I grew up punk was never played. Or maybe it was and I wasn't allowed to listen to it...I don't know.
The point is this....What is punk? What defines music as punk and who were the bands that played it.? What era was the punk era?
Holy crap!!! Stop whining about your lack of coolness. Nobody gives a monkey's banana whether you're cool or not. Live for the music. I bet you can play half of us in under the table any day,( me for sure!) but your extreme lack of self confidence will always hold you back. If other people don't think you should be in their band...chuck them. Start your own or go solo. Dude, you worry over the weirdest things!
(0)==#paranormal guitar wrote:Some South African's from our link school came over recently, they have great rythm, I made friends with one or two, they were so cool, and they just sing whenever they have an opportunity.
Got annoying after a while... only joking.
None of them played guitar though.
Listen to some South African stories and music (if you want, I can't tell you what to do, can I?), they're billiant.
Will
Gee, thanx Will,
Who knew you could be such a sweetie pie! Strangely enough in a recent poll it showed that the guitar is the most played instrument in SA, beating out even piano.
LEAVE CHORDIE, NEVER!!! I was agreeing on the fact that there is alot of filth all of a sudden.
Here's an interesting thing about the drums used in central africa that my better half just told me...
He says that the drums used in central africa were quite literaly a long distance connection device. They made them out of massive hollow tree-trunks that were lying down on the ground. They would use large wooden clubs to beat the drums. When beaten the drums would emit a low frequency sound that is audiable many kilometers away. The dense forest and vast spaces did not allow for smoke signals or anything like that. Apparently a similar kind of drum was used in New Guinea.
Useless bit of info for you ...
The thing with learning a musical instrument is the concentration involved. The more you can concentrate, the better you can do basicaly anything. But it still stands to reason that the enviroment you are raised in and the circumstances around that enviroment must play a part in the childs performance.
My husband says that the whole thing about maths and music is that people who can pick up the "patterns" in maths are more able to find the "patterns" in music. That actually makes sense...clever bugger!
The whole drum thing is bloody amazing! Are you a historian, Zurf?
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