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Thanks, normtheguitar.
In a hurricane, against the wind, -50 feet, with the wind, the thing could go for miles.
I have a heavy playing stand called a "Tubatamer" for windy gigs. My tuba has a forward facing bell that acts like a parachute when the wind gets honkin' and there is a point where even the tubatamer won't save it.

A few misinterpeted musical terms:

Accidentals - wrong notes
Augmented fifth - a 36 ounce bottle
Cadence - when everybody wants you to stop and you don't
Final Cadence - when they force you to stop
Cut time - when you're going twice as fast as everybody else
Interval - how long it took you to find the right note
Intonation - singing through one's nose
Pizzicato - a small Italian pie garnished with cheese, anchovies, etc...
Virtuoso - a musician with high morals

In college, I was a trumpet player in a rock band.
I always loved guitar and worked long and hard to learn.
One night I brought my guitar to a band gig and my bandmates laughed, at first, and then hid my guitar from me. I fished it out from under the bandstand and played it on one song we performed while adding a backup vocal line.
The guys nodded and patted me on the back and asked what other material I had prepared.
I felt great and greatful.

I believe it is okay to play a cover on U-Tube if you list up front that this is a cover of someone else's tune.

Willie Nelson does it different everytime and his arrangements will blow our minds. You ought to hear what he does to "Someone to watch over me"
If you like his "Angels" song try:
A, C#minor, D, A, D, E, A , and E for the first two lines of the two verses.
A, C# minor, D, A, B7 and E for the second two lines of both verses.
For the "Leave me if you need to" part, Play:
A, A7, D, D# diminished, (on first and second fret)
A, D, E.
Second time through, play:
A, A7, D, D# dim, A, E, A (or) D, C#minor, B minor, A, E,A.

Here is a nice guitar/vocal by Katie Melua.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7-Tb_Fs … p;index=26

She is using a capo to move her up to key of B.
She is using key of G changes, G,C,D.

Any significant volume level will blow the speaker.

In the 70's my bar band managed to avoid learning
"Shake Your Booty" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band until a gig at the Ramada Inn South in Montgomery, Alabama. The gay bar manager insisted on us playing that horrible song for a wet tee-shirt contest on a Saturday night. He sent up and down Highway 31 for every Hooters Girl and barmaid who could get on her feet and "shake that thang".
The contest went on for as long as  the manager could stretch it out - leaving us band members exausted and swearing to kill the next person who requests that trashy song. The little girl who won was almost flat chested but she had the moves.
Fortunately, that Saturday was our last night of a week at that location and we happily moved on.
The next band in had to play for a "hairy chest contest' the manager had planned for the following Saturday.

Cheers, Micky,:)
You don't have to be a virtuoso to sing a decent song. There are many tunes out that are not so rangy and technical that most folks can sing and sound really nice.
Pick a simple tune and take the time to memorize the lyrics and people will be surprised and pleased
when they hear you do a nice job on a sweet song.
"Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" by Willie Nelson comes to mind.
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This is an orchestral arrangement with big fat chords. Neil Diamond plays it in the key of E flat.
A capo is necessary for mosy guitarists to play in that key. The first chord is Eb major 7.
If you are not put off by this and still fired up about the song, post back in and I will try to skull out the rest of the chords.
This is a favorite song of mine too.
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