151

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

Welcome to the forum.  Here's one:

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/0-9/192 … ld_crd.htm

Welcome to the forum.

I can't find it just now, but I recall reading a post a (long) while back where the admin explained how the "top" rankings of the songs on chordie were determined.  It pretty much made no sense to me and seemed to indicate (if memory serves) that they weren't based on stats or data.  In other words, they were kinda random.

Anyway, I might be totally off (I've slept since then), but there it is.

153

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

Google is your friend:  hot chocolate started with kiss chords

Second hit:

http://rock.totaltabs.com/tablature/Hot … ord_38302/


Welcome to the forum.  Great username, by the way.

154

(9 replies, posted in Song requests)

OK Funster, I think I got everything except the last chord.  Try this:

(Between 0:49 – 1:03 in the video.)

Well the (F)fly's ... (C)milk ... (Bb)cat's ... (C)stew.
Another (F)bun . . . (C)oven (G7)oh ... do?
We'll (F)laugh ... (C)sing (Bb)and try to (C)bring
... (F)pound ... (C)pocket.  Good (G)day to (C)you.
Oh these (?*)hard times.

* = I can hear the notes in the last chord but can't find it on the fretboard.  Maybe somebody else can.

It's probably more complicated than that, but if you're playing solo, those will work as a fake.  Good luck.

155

(9 replies, posted in Song requests)

Sorry I wasn't clear:  I know what A chorus is.  I just couldn't pick out THE chorus from this song because of its unusual structure.  I guess I didn't listen far enough in to where I picked up on repeating lyrics.

I'll give it another listen and see what happens.

EDIT:  Holy Moley!  I can see why you're having trouble with it.  The syncopated time signature is really messing with my ear.  Let me study this one and see what I can come up with.

156

(9 replies, posted in Song requests)

Link:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QllVrxr3u_s

The structure of the song is unusual, so I'm not 100% sure what you mean by the chorus. 

The opening verse is a (using 8 count) D-D-G-D-C-C-D-D pattern.

If by "chorus" you're referring to the part which runs from 0:25 to 0:36 (for example), then I hear Bb, Eb and Ab following the same pattern as the opening verse, i.e. something like:

Bb-Bb-Eb-Bb-Ab-Ab-Bb-Bb

Does that help?

157

(2 replies, posted in Song requests)

Hi Dave and welcome to the forum.

This is the original video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O04o9OE3iJQ
And here are the lyrics:  http://www.wowlyrics.com/s/saw-doctors_songs/24339_lyrics_2304046.php

I couldn’t find the chords online anywhere, so I used this acoustic version to pick them out:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaOOgz4nveY

The guitar player uses a capo on fret 5, so the chords shown below assume fret 5 is the nut.  If you want to play it open, transpose all of the chords below +5.

Intro:  C  Em  F  G  (X4)

Verse (example):
(C)sit . . . (Em)wait . . .(Am)know . . . (F)hoping . . . (E7)Phone (G)
Second half of the verse is the same except leave off the G at the end.

Bridge:  (Dm) I’ll . . . (G)crossed (G7)

Chorus:  Same chords as intro

Then the second verse, another bridge and another chorus.

Then a second type of bridge which goes:
(Ab)Wouldn't . . . (Eb)bore . . . (Ab)really . . . (G)sure?

Then a solo, which is the same as the second half of the verse chords.

Then back-to-back original bridges:
(Dm)Until . . . (G) lost . . . (Dm) I’ll . . . (G)crossed (G7)

Then two choruses back-to-back.

End on C. 

And that’s it.  It’s a nice happy song.  Good luck with it.

158

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

beamer wrote:

Almost all "live" records, have overdubs.  Sammy is on record saying that even the concert vid for Live with out a net and the CD was over dubed. Eddie didnt like the sound of the actual, so the whole show was re dubbed in the studio whle watching it on a monitor.

No argument.  I implied that (almost) all live albums have overdubs.  The only point I was trying to make is that KISS: Alive! supposedly had so many overdubs that the only true "live" parts which remained were Peter Criss' drum solos.  According to an interview I saw a few years back with Paul Stanley, they even overdubbed audience sounds to make the crowds sound bigger than they were.  He didn't want to admit that, but after all of these years, he figured who cares?

159

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

beamer wrote:

. . . I can not believe . . . that no one mentioned KISS ALIVE.

Old thread, but I'll play.

Alive! is one of my all-time favorites as well.  In later years it was revealed that a LOT of overdubbing was done on the album to clean it up (more than on most live albums), but I don't care.  It brings back a lot of good memories for me.

Near the top of my favorite live albums list has to be Queen's "Live at Wembley" ('86).  That band was awesome.

Another live one I like is Oasis' "Familiar to Millions" (also at Wembley - 2000).  Not an awesome album, but I like it because I was there. smile

. . . and +1 on Frampton Comes Alive.

160

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

Zurf wrote:

I changed my title on account of Z's findings.

Whoa!  Credit where it's due there, bro! smile

bensonp wrote:

Thanks for doing this Astro

You're quite welcome.

Roger Guppy wrote:

Interesting info, although I am afraid that the start dates are arbitrary. There were major changes that were made to Chordie in March 2006 and everyone got given that as a start date.

Yes, I figured that.  In fact I almost mentioned it during the original post, but decided against it.  I could tell that there had to have been a database reset or something equally as radical on 4 Mar 06 because hundreds of people "joined" on that date, and I realized that couldn't be real.

Just for giggles, I took some data from the registered user list (all users who have >= 400 posts as of today) and plugged it into an Excel spreadsheet and ran some calculations.

There are 49 users who have 400+ forum posts.

Those users account for a little over 0.01% of the total number of registered users (451,869).  Yet we (myself included) account for 64.2% of the total posts in the forums.

Only about 2.3% of the registered users have EVER posted in the forums.  This includes the hundreds who have been banned.

TOP 10 - NUMBER OF POSTS
- Russell_Harding:  5647
- Zurf:  4935
- Roger Guppy:  4121
- Old Doll:  3483
- gitaardocphil:  3383
- upyerkilt:  3290
- bensonp:  3203
- dino48:  3163
- daddycool:  2746
- badeye:  2724
These 10 users account for 29% of the total number of posts in all of the forums.  jerome.oneil didn't make the top 10 (he's #11), but his post count of 2670 pushes this total to over 31%.

TOP 10 - MOST PROLIFIC POSTERS (average number of posts per day since joining, calculated as # posts / # days since registration date):
- Russell_Harding:  2.92
- Zurf:  2.40
- mekidsmom:  2.03
- Roger Guppy:  1.75
- Old Doll:  1.63
- gitaardocphil:  1.53
- dino48:  1.48
- daddycool: 1.31
- upyerkilt:  1.30
- bensonp:  1.26
- topdown:  1.26 (tie)

TOP 10 - "OLDEST" MEMBERS (who have at least 400 posts, based on registration date):
- admin
- upyerkilt
- bensonp
- SouthPaw41L
- James McCormick
- jets60
- alvee33
- wlbaye
- bonedaddy
- tandm3
All joined the site on 4 Mar 2006 except for admin, who joined first (26 Feb 06).  There are hundreds of others who show as joining on 4 Mar as well, but they have less than 400 posts. 


Anyway, I thought you might find some of this info interesting.  I did, but then again, I'm a nerd.  It's what I do.

162

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

Being awakened by distant rolling thunder and pouring rain on a Saturday morning, just knowing that I don't have to get up and go to work.  I have always loved that feeling.

And +1 on Funster's warm home made bread (the really heavy, doughy kind) with peanut butter.  That's ambrosia as far as I'm concerned.  That and home made buttermilk biscuits smothered in black-strap molasses.

Yeah, I like to eat.  Deal with it.  smile

163

(5 replies, posted in Song requests)

Thanks beamer.  I usually go to u-g dot com also, and I went there and did a search for Chuck Willis under "bands" and got no results.  I see the version you found has "Chuck Willis" as part of the title, and the artist is "Misc. Unsigned Bands".  I guess if I had done a broader search I would have found it.

The good news is that from what I can tell, the chords page you found matches what I said above.

Thanks again.

164

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

Hi and welcome to the forum.

E - B - A - B

Two beats per chord.  Play it over and over (and over and over . . .) and there it is.

165

(5 replies, posted in Song requests)

Assuming this is the song:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FYJ9LhGjAs

Here are the lyrics:  http://www.cduniverse.com/chuck-willis- … 997677.htm

The song is in the key of Bb.  To make playing it much easier, put a capo on fret 1 and play this:

Intro:  A
What am I (A) living... (E) you
What am I (E) living... (A) you
What am I (A7) living... (D) you
Oh (A)nobody . . . . (E)nobody ... (A)do.

Repeat that progression over and over.

In the two bridges at 1:04 and 2:45 in the YouTube video above, the chords are:
...(D)close ... (A)know ...(B)all ... (E)so

If you don't want to use a capo but still want to play it in the original key, transpose all of the chords above +1.

Good luck.

166

(2 replies, posted in About Chordie)

Dman2 wrote:

i could save them as  .doc i could move around the verses in microsoft word

Dman:  You can select all of the lyrics and chord text on the web page and then paste it into a blank Word document.

If you do that, I suggest you paste it using "Paste Special" and then select "unformatted text".  After it is pasted, I suggest you select all of it again and then change it to a font where the columns line up.  I use "Courier New" font.  It makes lining the chords up with words and syllables a lot easier.

After that, you can pretty much manipulate it the way you would any other word document.   I've done this to over 200 songs.

167

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

I would like a logo, please.

168

(2 replies, posted in Song requests)

I don't know whether they are correct, but this version is rated 5 out of 5 stars on the site.   Only two votes though.

http://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/c/chaka … re_crd.htm

169

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

Assuming you mean The Clash's album from 1980(?)

http://www.e-chords.com/album/the-clash/sandinista_1418

If not, please be more specific.

170

(2 replies, posted in Song requests)

Hi.

I never heard the song before, but assuming this is it:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrYS-XjiKgA
I hear it as recorded in the key of A, the chords being A, Bm, D and E (not necessarily in that order).  Maybe an occasional E7 thrown in.

Play around with those while listening to the recording and see if you can make it work.  I can get more specific if you need additional help, but this should get you started.

Good luck!

Edit:  Welcome to the forum.

171

(4 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Sounds a lot like "How to Save a Life" by The Fray:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjVQ36NhbMk

Only not as good.  smile

172

(4 replies, posted in Song requests)

If this is it:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5S1JPwjcdo  then

Here's a version showing the chords:  http://www.e-chords.com/chords/billy-dean/billy-the-kid

If you're looking for fingerpicking tablature, I got nothin'.

173

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

topdown wrote:

Many of you know my history in losing a child to cancer - I've spent more hours in hospitals than I care to think about.

I did not know that.  I'm so sorry for your loss.

topdown wrote:

I knew I had to help. I offered my time a few months ago and they finally took me up on it.  So tomorrow is my first gig. I told them I'm no guitar player, but I love kids and know that a positive attitude is essential to the healing process. I am very much looking forward to spending a few hours with them tomorrow maybe teaching a kid a chord or 2 and hopefully putting a smile on a few faces.

I beg to differ with you.  You most certianly ARE a guitar player, and a darn good one from what I've seen and heard.

Anyway, I envy you the opportunity.  It sounds GREAT!  I can't think of a better way to use your talents than this.  (1 Peter 4:10)

Please do let us know how it goes.

174

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

joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

3 cups in the morning = 8 cups in the coffee maker. This may sound wierd but I keep my cups lined up for the day of the week. My thursday and friday cups are bigger than sunday thru wednesday. And my saturday cup has parrots on it. If someone uses them, I have to wash them so I can use them on the right day.

Not weird at all.  That sounds like more than just a little OCD.  I can totally relate.

Actually, I tell people that I have CDO.

That's OCD, but the letters are in alphabetical order.  Just as they should be.

joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

Does this qualify for the stupidest move ever made by a guitarist?

Not even close.  I heard Tom Petty once broke his hand punching a wall and was out of commission for a while.

At least you were trying to do something constructive.  Grilled cheese bagels are constructive.  And tasty.