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Hello krishanu - I just checked the Dire Straits catalog (under Artists) and there are over 20 listings for 'Romeo & Juliet'. It is a great song and uses a pretty common set of chords - the rhythm is the tricky part for me.
Check out all the listings and you may find one that suits your taste.
Here is one that has just the lyric and basic chords:
http://www.chordie.com/chord.pere/getso … iet.chopro
Here's a little song of love with a country flavor . . .
Ken - It is good they now know precisely what is there and are able to do something for it.
Regarding the voice training - in my mind I envision a 'My Fair Lady' sort of situation with a Professor Henry Higgins sort of guy coaching you on how to say, "The rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain." A very amusing image . . .
But actually, I am truly curious to know just what the voice training will be. Let us know what it is all about when you do that. James
A little bit of sleuthing turned up this info:
The artist is a Norwegian electronica duo called Royksopp and their website is here:
http://www.royksopp.com/
There is a Wikipedia article about the band:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6yksopp
You can also hear the song in the background of this cool Geico Caveman site:
http://www.cavemanscrib.com/
OK? So please don't go insane . . . James
There is a long tradition in classical music to include the chosen key in the name. So, how about something like 'Trio in D Major' or 'Opus 14 in E Minor' or 'Instrumental One in G Major'. Naming an instrumental piece is hard - many jazz composers seem to just randomly pick words for names. Get it written and by the end some appropriate name will probably obvious to you. James
Thank you gentlemen! I really enjoy riding my recumbent bicycle - I ride a Trek R200 and it is wonderful machine: 40 speeds of human-powered fun. Here is a link to show what the bike looks like:
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl= … n%26sa%3DG
Hi drantle - 'Til It Shines' is a great song.
The best way to fix a song is to edit the listing right here in chordie. Here is one way to do that:
1) Log in first and go to the song. Move the song into your songbook.
2) Go to your songbook. Open the song using the green "edit" button at the end of it's listing.
3) You will now see two panes on your screen. The upper one is where you can correct lyrics and chords and make your improvements. There is often lots of 'chaff' or extra junk there that can be deleted. {Note: do not change the song's title or subtitle!}
4) As you are changing things you can hit the 'save' button between the panes to see how it will look. The lower pane gives you the formatted view of the song.
5) After your changes are done, hit 'return to songbook' then open the song again by clicking on it's name. Check to make sure everything is correct, make sure the transposer works and that everything is lined up correctly. If not then go back to the edit mode again.
6) Once everything is correct copy EVERYTHING in the edit pane, then go back to the original listing in chordie's index. At the bottom of the page is a 'correct song' button - hit this to open the main listing for editing.
7) Mouse off and delete all the stuff in the edit window (completely zap the old version) and paste in your improved version. Be sure to hit the 'save' button between the panes before leaving the edit mode.
I know this seems complicated - but it is not really that difficult. The main trick is learning how to use the chordpro coding so that everything gets formatted correctly. Editing and correcting songs is a great way to really learn a tune and it helps everyone to have a correct version available. James
I ride my recumbent bicycle everyday - it is a great way to get around and get happy. 'Regular' upright bikes are often referred to as 'Wedgie Bikes' by recumbent riders (for painfully obvious reasons).
Bullseye! Profound & poingant . . . this is what songwriting is all about. James
I'm so glad you like this one, Old Doll. Yes, I do think of and thank Him/Her, the great I Am - whatever your chosen belief system might call it.
Please don't think that my little diatribe above regarding money-grubbing TV preachers means that I am anti-belief or anti-religion. I am not. Actually, I am an Episcopalian and have been an active member of our local parish for 20+ years. I sing in the choir, have served on the Vestry, and enjoy being part of an active worshipping community.
Like most families here in The South, our church is an important part of our daily lives. It is one of the main ways we are connected to the larger world around us. However, I take a very dim view of anybody who claims that their chosen 'flavor' of belief is the one-and-only-path - that is just utter nonsense.
I deliberately kept 'Sparkling Chains' free of any overt references to a particular diety or 'ism' because it is not a song about any particular religion - it is a song about the connections between people. James
Thank you, Old Doll - What happened to Lillyroo? . . . . Don't know for sure yet, but I have pondered that very thing - - - I'll let you know once I decide.
Maybe she moves to Ireland and lives a full life with a family and many many friends? James
Thanks, Roger. I shall get this one recorded soon. It is mighty long so maybe there won't be a 17 minute drum solo in the middle.
Speaking of recording, Johnny Vitalis (who had been active on the songwriting forum) is nearing completion in the construction of his recording studio/practice hall. He'll be back online soon.
Thanks Jeff! Old Doll really liked the lyrics also and she honored me by reading the words to the guests gathered at a wedding in Ireland - she says it was well recieved!
I have recorded a version of this song and have sent it to Roger for posting on the Friends of Chordie site. Should be up there in a day or two. Separating the verses with a little interlude is good idea. James
Here is a story in song - sort of epic in length, but I wanted to tell sort of a different frontier tale.
Usually frontier stories are all about a cowboy riding through town and changing lives (sort of like the movie 'Shane'). However, in this song the main character is a young girl who pauses in her journey west toward Hollywood and her presence causes quite a stir in a little town.
Hello flester and welcome to chordie! Take a look on the 'Resources' page for info on adding songs to chordie's index. The FAQ's section also has some useful information. James
Hello tom456 and welcome to chordie! I have also noticed the alignment glitch and it is frustrating because it seems to happen at seemingly random places. If it is any consolation, this is a relatively new bug . . . there was a major upgrade of hardware and software a couple of months ago and this oddity seemed to start occuring about that time.
This is the sort of thing that the one and only 'Mighty Admin' must handle as he is the programmer with all the special incantations. I shall send him a heads up and it will probably be easily rectified by sacrificing a fatted calf under a full moon (or whatever it is that programmers do).
Glad you are finding chordie to be a useful resource. Spread the word.
James
Thanks, Roger! I am planning on recording this tomorrow (Sunday). Thought I would get to it today, but couldn't find a quite moment.
James
Thanks Old Doll! I had read that poem years ago and enjoyed being reminded of it. It has a great message in the story.
However, the video link is to a short film by Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN). These are the 'Give-us-your-money-because-we-have-shiny-hair' TV preachers. The woman who wrote the poem (Myra Welsh) published it anonymously because she didn't want it's message to be obscured.
Unlike the poetess, the TBN people are all too eager to thrust their egos and images and avarice into their fundamentalist, fear-mongering 'ministry'. I still like the poem, but am saddened (but not surprised) that this money-grubbing, theocratic juggernaut has tried to use it to further their own radical political agenda and promote their simplistic take on faith.
James
Hello northernmusic & welcom to chordie! Great idea - hope you are able to sustain the effort and continue having great success.
Check out a band from Belfast, Northern Ireland called Stiff Little Fingers.
I had never heard of them until I saw their stuff discussed here on chordie. It's good, straight ahead punk and they actually have something to say beyond "**** you, I'm cool".
I like it! Glad you finally got the song to post.
Hope that the obvious bitterness from the break up is subsiding . . . makes me wonder what the other side of the story might be like! James
Hello Matt - Sorry for the frustration, it is probably one of those situations where something very very simple is being done incorrectly.
I'm no techno-whiz either, but the format of the file should not matter - both .txt or .doc files should work fine. I have used both successfully.
Be sure to 'mouse off' or 'mark' all the text that you want to copy and paste into your message (avoid coppying extra, blank lines at beginning and end of text). If you are trying to paste in just the file's name, that will not work.
Other than that, I am stumped also . . . hope we can get this fixed, would love to see your song. James
Hello xmusic - That disclaimer is included in some songsheets merely to point out that the copyright to the song is owned by somebody other than the maker of the tab. Learning the song and playing it is no problem.
However, if you were to try and make 'big bucks' off the song that would be considered 'improper use'. For instance, if you were to cover a song and then sell a recording, the copyright owner would be owed some of the money generated.
Some internet tab sites are currently battling it out with the Music Publisher's Association. Since the sites make money selling advertising targeted at the users of the tabs, the music publishers feel they should recieve compensation from the tab site owners.
Copyright laws, 'fair use' and other topics are complex legal issues. The copyright police will not swoop down on you and put you in shackles for learning and performing a song (unless you are making big big bucks and are truly worth going after).
There is an African ideology called 'Ubuntu' which is based on the idea that our humanity comes only from our connections to those around us and that our interdependence defines our individuality.
This song is about the joys of being connected. The accompianment is simple and the melody is based on a lovely traditional Irish tune. I see the song as being both celebratory and elegiac.
A recording is now on Friends of Chordie.
Note: I dropped it one whole step for recording, so the chords are actually Bb, C, Gm.
Thanks to Roger for putting it up on FoC: http://www.myspace.com/friendsofchordie
Hello Marya and welcome to chordie!
That's not much to go on for finding a song - would you happen to know who sang it, or when it was made, or where, or if it was part of a Christmas show? Any more background info would really help track it down. James
Greetings Paul and welcome to chordie! "Hey Jude" may well have been originally recorded in F#, but that only matters if you want to want to play along with the original recording.
There are umpteen versions of 'Jude' in the index. Find one that looks about right and then use the transposer tool to shift it into whatever key you like. If you spot an error in a version you can always move it into your songbook and edit it to your satisfaction. James
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