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Hello SilentSerenade - try this link:
<a href="http://www.countrytabs.com/viewall.asp?id=3&sort=band" target="_blank">http://www.countrytabs.com/viewall.asp?id=3&sort=band</a>
This site requires registration & log-in for viewing any contents - they have a listing for Chris LeDoux's "Paint Me In Wyoming" chords.
Hope this helps.
Hello dwvallence - here is a link that may help:
<a href="http://www.mediaversal.com/wesley/songbook.html" target="_blank">http://www.mediaversal.com/wesley/songbook.html</a>
This site has a giant songbook in pdf format. You have to download a chunk of it at a time in order to get what you are looking for. "Anchorage" is in there with lyrics and chords - lots of other goodie are there too.
Hope this helps - would love to see your Yorkshire gay-scene version when it is finished.
Hello rhiannonhill - try this link:
<a href="http://www.billnelsonmusic.com/usarchives/bebopdeluxe/tab.htm" target="_blank"> http://www.billnelsonmusic.com/usarchiv … uxe/tab.ht m</a>
Bump down this webpage to find the "Ships in the Night" info.
Hope this helps.
Hello Ken - thanks for the link to all-guitar-chords site. It's a treasure trove of info. Could you post this link to the recent forum thread regarding scales & chords?
By the way - - - hows is it going with your new ukulele?
Hello Krames11 . . . Actually, you have a perfectly fine set of chords in your toolbox. Simply use Chordie's index to find songs by performers you like and then use the transposing tool to move the chords into your comfort zone(which seems to be key of G mostly).
You need to find songs that are formatted in such a way as to be transposable. Some selections are not in the proper form so they can't be manipulated. Generally, the songs that appear with blue chords above the lyric are transposable.
You will probably have to play with the transposer a bit before finding the chord set that you want. The chords used in each song (along with fingering charts) are listed in the upper righthand corner of the screen.
To broaden your palette a bit, you may want to learn G7, D7, A7 and Bm.
Hope this helps - happy jamming.
Well said upyerkilt - the 'Best Band Ever' is always playing somewhere on the planet . . . it might be singing in different languages using strange instruments - - - but it is always playing something somewhere.
Howl it out, dude . . . you are the only one in the world who can sing like you do. If you just belt it out with gusto and smile in your eyes - it'll sound exactly like it should. Hey - if Joe Cocker could make an entire career out of singing, then there is room in this world for your voice too!
To restate my point - the 'Best Band Ever' is whenever people get together to make music, have a few laughs, and actually "do" music rather than "consume" music.
Without a doubt it is all the campfire jammers, back-porch pickers, and aspiring garage bands the world over. The 'Best Band Ever' is when people gather to make some music, share a few laughs, and have some fun.
An excellent instructional video made by the bassist for The Band, "Rick Danko's Electric Bass Techniques". Danko was an accomplished musician and vocalist. This tape is a very good intro to bass technique as well as the relevant music theory.
For tabs of many different scales go to "Misc. Scales" under Browse Artist & Search here in Chordie. Plenty of exercises and examples - some just for bass also.
While you're there in the 'Misc.' listings, look around - lots of wierd and wonderful stuff stuck away in this little corner of the index.
Hello bobj. Found the lyrics & chords to "Watching the River Run" on Fretplay.com and sent them to you via your e-mail link. I knew immediately what song you were looking for - it's a great tune. Thanks for reminding me of a beautiful song . . . I shall learn it.
Hello leela145 - look under "Misc. Television" where 602 songs are indexed. To find the listing go to 'Browse artists & search', click on the 'M' tab, then scroll down the alphabetical listing.
I am puzzled as to why some folks seem to have been rankled by the insightful statements and observations made by JeffroFiddlemaster. He simply points out that if you want to be a better musician, it is necessary to actually learn about Music.
The fact is, augementing your own curiosity and creative urges with the collective wisdom from countless generations of past musicians will help you become a better player. Yes - the information is technical and somewhat complex - but it is learnable and it is helpful.
Too many players are willfully (and proudly) ignorant of basic Musical knowledge. If you truly want to be a better musician, then take the time to actually learn how to read real music. There is a vast universe of useful knowledge beyond 'Tabs'.
Learning to read and use real music is one very good way to stretch your mind and challenge your abilities.
What a beautiful lyric - also, thanks to this forum exchange I have 'discovered' Andy M. Stewart. Many thanks for the intro to his music - the sound samples I have heard of his singing are fantastic and I shall purchase recordings for the purpose of learning some new tunes.
His web page andymstewart.com/ also has a treasure trove of links to other musicians and resources that I will have great fun exploring. The web page also listed an Andy M. Stewart Songbook. Although it is now out of print, I would love to my hands on a copy.
To find public songbooks, go to Chordie's home page - in the upper righthand corner (next to the log-in blanks) is a listing of recently posted songbooks. At the bottom of this block is 'all public songbooks'. Hope you find what you're looking for, izakblueberry.
Perhaps you are looking a hymn with the first verse: "The strife is o'er, the battle done, the victory of life is won; the song of triumph has begun. Allelulia!"
If this is what you you are seeking, it is a grand old Easter hymn that appears in the Episcopal Hymnal (1982) as #208. It is probably in the hymnals of other churches as well. Most hymnals have an 'Index of First Lines' in the back.
On the web, you can find the lyrics and a sound sample at this url:
<a href="http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/t/strifeis.htm" target="_blank">http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/t/strifeis.htm</a>
Hope this is what you seek. If you would like to work out chords for this tune, I would be glad to work with you on that.
Being able to enter songs (from private archives) would be a great feature. I have several songs worked out that are not indexed on Chordie - - it woule be great to be able to include them in a Chordie songbook.
Being able to edit songs without first moving them into a songbook would also be nice, but I see no problem with the current system. To me, it makes sense to first move a selection into a songbook before editing. I see no practical advantage to being able to edit songs outside of a songbook.
Got this message:
Warning: mysql_query(): supplied argument is not a valid MySQL-Link resource in /data/www/guitar/include/functions.inc on line 276
mySql reports:
This query was executed:
select songbookname from songbookadmin where owner='James McCormick' order by songbookname
Was trying to add a selection into one of my songbooks. The last songbook I had accessed was not the one I wanted to put my selection into - hit the 'change songbook' button and got the message above.
This has happened before, but I hadn't thought of reporting this bug before.
Here are some Chordie songbooks that I know are autoharp compatible (I know they are harp-friendly since I edited & posted these books).
Ballads from Blondes
Silly to Sublime
"In 3" Waltz Gems
Easiest way to locate these books is to go to "All Public Songbooks", then pick "Sort Alphabetically". The "In 3" book will appear close to the end of the list since it starts with a quote symbol.
If you are playing a 12- or 15-chord instrument, you may need to transpose a bit in order to make some of these songs work for you.
Commercial music books published just for the autoharp are aimed mostly at a very narrow market niche - consequently, the range of musical selections in these publications is also very narrow. Don't let that stop you from playing anything that strikes your fancy.
Here are some notable autoharpists who have broadened the horizons of the instrument:
Penelope Houston; California Punker turned Euro-Folkie turned California Punker
The Billy Nayer Show; San Francisco rockers/performance artists/film makers
You can google up some info on these performers. Also you may want to check out the Autoharp WebRing. There are several very informative sites here plus links to good stuff: <a href="http://pages.prodigy.net/cah/autoharp/" target="_blank">http://pages.prodigy.net/cah/autoharp/</a>
Another thing that is fun to do just for shits&giggles is to go to Google News and then do a search for 'Autoharp'. Recent news articles from all around the planet will pop up for your edification and amusement.
Upyerkilt - I have started a new 'Autoharp' thread in the 'Other Stringed Instruments' section. Thanks for pointing out that the previous posts were off-topic in the 'Acoutsic' section.
New 'Autoharp' thread started in the 'Other Stringed Instruments' section of the forum. A recent posting by omIni in the 'Acoustic' forum section opened the topic. This new thread will hopefully continue the conversation under a better heading.
Any other autoharpists out there?
Yes, Upyerkilt, this autoharp thread should actually be under 'Other Stringed Instruments'. Can the thread be moved by a moderator, or should it just be restarted in its proper place?
By the way, I checked out your 'Little Black Flea' song on youtube - - you've inspired me . . . now I want to borrow a digital camera and post some songs of my own.
Greetings omIni - I am an autoharpist! It is a wonderful instrument which (unfortunately) is too often played very poorly. Most folks think it can only be lap- strummed by sweet little old ladies . . . but it is actually a powerful and expressive instrument - with 36 strings spanning 3 1/2 octaves there is vast potential for sonic bliss.
Playing autoharp is alot like playing chess - the basic moves are real easy . . . it is how you put the moves together that really counts. I have been playing for three or four years now - it is a blast and I am constantly discovering new sounds and techniques to coax more nuance from the instrument.
It can churn out monster chord changes with wicked speed and precision or whisper sweet seduction like a sex godess. I love to sing - and I especially love to sing and play my autoharp.
Musically, I'm omnivorous - - - anything from Gregorian Chant to Old Timey to Classical to Rock & Roll to Tin Pan Alley to Blues to Broadway to Top40 to Southern Harmony to Punk to Bluegrass you name it . . . genre labels are tedious - if I hear something I like I really don't care what label applies.
Glad to find another 'harpist on Chordie. It is a tremendous resource. The transposing tool is especially useful for moving a song into a harp-friendly key - and the vast pool of tunes available is great fun.
So - what do play - chromatic or diatonic - 21 or 15 chord - fingers or fingerpicks - ??? Hope to see other autoharpists join this discussion.
Curious occurance - I was just trying to transpose and print while logged in using Internet Explorer browser. For some reason, the transpose tool either just showed a blank page, or it got stuck in a loop and the browser eventually shut down.
After reloading Chordie using Firefox browser, everything worked perfectly.
I use Safari (Macintosh browser) from home and have never had any problems.
With all the recent upgrades, is Chordie now incompatible with Explorer - or did I just encounter a momentary glitch?
Thanks
Hello Erbilluv, Try this link; <a href="http://www.evacassidy.dk/song.php?Ag" target="_blank">http://www.evacassidy.dk/song.php?Ag</a>
I think perhaps the song you seek is "Autumn Leaves" which was recorded by several artists including Nat King Cole. The song is by Jacques Prevert and the original is in French.
Hope this helps.
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