brobert133 wrote:
how is the course 'mental guitar secret' advertised on home page
thanks barry
Hey Barry,
I'm not sure. Can anyone else answer Barry?
2,077 2007-07-14 19:19:43
Topic: Chipping Away (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
My original idea of this song was to make it about getting over problem that seem hard to overcome (still a good idea that I may use later) but I changed it as I was writing it to a song about using creative outlets like we all use with music here on the Songwriting Forum. I got to thinking what the world would be like if everyone would use art (instead of violence) in what ever form they chose to express their feelings to the world. That is a world I would dearly love to see.
Chipping Away By Jeff Gilpin
July 14th, 2007
Intro
[Em] [G] [Em] [C] [C] [G] [D] [Em]
Verse 1
[Em]Chipping away sharp [G]edges
[Em]Chipping away the [C]flaws
[C]Starting to [G]take on a [D]shape
[Em]Gradually what's [G]hidden
Will [Em]start to come [C]out
And [C]rise like from a [G]coma to [Em]wake
Verse 2
[Em]In all human [G]hands
Lies the [Em]power to cre[C]ate
A [C]power though that [G]many do not [D]use
[Em]Once we tap our [G]power
The possi[Em]bilities are [C]great
[C]We have [G]only but to [Em]choose
Chorus
[C]Choose to [D]paint a [Em]picture
[C]Choose to [G]write a [D]song
[C]Choose to [D]express what [G]ever you feel in[C]side
[C]Just choose and you [D]won't be [Em]wrong
Verse 3
[Em]Capturing your [G]visions
[Em]Expressing your [C]fears
Or [C]creating [G]just to cre[D]ate
That [Em]little spark that's [G]in you
That [Em]spark that some sup[C]press
[C]Should be turned in[G]to a fire so [Em]great
Verse 4
[Em]Life's much too [G]short
[Em]Life's much too pre[C]cious
To [C]suffer and [G]struggle for [D]survival
[Em]Create your safety [G]haven
For your [Em]freedom to ex[C]press
And [C]witness your [G]soul's [Em]revival
Chorus
[C]Choose to [D]paint a [Em]picture
[C]Choose to [G]write a [D]song
[C]Choose to [D]express what [G]ever you feel in[C]side
[C]Just choose and you [D]won't be [Em]wrong
Verse 5
[Em]Sculpt away your [G]anger
[Em]Paint away your [C]stress
[C]Write away your [G]worries and your [D]pain
[Em]Draw away an[G]xiety
Play a[Em]way your weari[C]ness
You [C]and the world have [G]so much to [Em]gain
Verse 6
If we [Em]take all that a[G]way
And make [Em]beauty to give [C]back
How [C]can the world not [G]be a better [D]place
We’ll [Em]do our jobs much [G]better
Since our [Em]stress we will [C]lack
[C]What a great [G]deal for the human [Em]race
Chorus
[C]Choose to [D]paint a [Em]picture
[C]Choose to [G]write a [D]song
[C]Choose to [D]express what [G]ever you feel in[C]side
[C]Just choose and you [D]won't be [Em]wrong
Ending Chorus
[C]Choose to [D]paint a [Em]picture
[C]Choose to [G]write a [D]song
[C]Choose to [D]express what [G]ever you feel in[C]side
[C]Just choose and you [D]won't be [Em7]wrong
2,078 2007-07-14 19:05:20
Re: Sweet Lady Blue Eyes by Sanguine (Complete) (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Jordan - That's pretty nice. I've always been partial to sad songs and love songs and you hit them both here.
Great job
2,079 2007-07-14 17:04:33
Re: Want to write a song (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
John Prine's In Spite of Ourselves also has quite a few and it's a fun song to play as well.
2,080 2007-07-13 12:58:49
Re: Chords Song MEMPHIS (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey Copper - great era to be stuck in!
2,081 2007-07-13 11:00:58
Re: Up and Down (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks - sometimes I do get rolling I guess.
2,082 2007-07-13 10:59:40
Re: I Have to Wonder (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks Brad - I just got through playing it for the wife and she had to wipe he eyes saying she had to go to work now. I think it worked out well. 
2,083 2007-07-13 04:36:12
Re: sweet lady blue eyes (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Jordan - is this the verse or the chorus? It's a nice start but I'd sure like to see the rest.
2,084 2007-07-13 04:21:19
Topic: I Have to Wonder (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Sorry. I woke myself up with this in my head so I had to put it down before I forgot it. I hope you like it.
I Have to Wonder By Jeff Gilpin
July 12th, 2007
Intro
[A] [E] [D] [A] [E] [A] [E]
Verse
[A]I have [E]to [D]wonder
[A]How the stars a[E]ligned
The [A]fates have left [E]me [D]truly blessed
To have [A]met a [E]woman so [A]kind
Chorus 1
I could have [E]searched the whole world for a [D]thousand [A]years
And [D]still not have captured a [E]glimpse
Of my [A]sweet baby doll but in [D]love I did fall
And [A]I haven't [E]looked back [A]since
Verse Music only
[A]X2[E] [D] [A]X2[E]X2[A]X2[E] [D] [A] [E] [A]
Chorus 2
Still [E]today I have to [D]pinch my[A]self
To [D]check that this life's truly [E]real
And that [A]I am not lost in sweet [D]dreams everlasting
Where [A]each and every [E]minute's a [D]thrill [E] [A]
2,085 2007-07-13 01:27:19
Re: Up and Down (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thanks James and Brad - For some reason, and I'm not sure why, I had a really tough time writing this one. It's a short song that took me a long time by my standards to write. I had a gospel kind of idea in my mind when I started writing it but I think it turned out to be more folk rockish which is what I usually turn out I guess but I spend a goodly portion of yesterday evening struggling with it. The chord sequence of 'CEAmG' in the 5th verse line was kicking my butt for awhile (I knew I wanted the E but I started with an F following it and that didn't sound right to me) and the lyrics for the second verse took me a while as well and I might have stretched the rhyme of "Get Up" and "Shut Up" but hey, it worked for me.
2,086 2007-07-12 02:53:39
Topic: Up and Down (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I like to use duality in songs I write so I got to thinking of how sometimes I can be on a roll at work, life and every where else and other times nothing I do goes right. I've also noticed that if I can laugh at my bad luck, which is not always easy, I can usually get over it a whole lot faster. So that is what this song is about. I hope you like it.
Up and Down By Jeff Gilpin
July 11th, 2007
Intro
[F] [G] [C] [F] [F] [G] [C]
Verse 1
[C]When I'm up [F]I can't get much [C]higher
[G]Everything turns [F]out just like I [C]planned [G] [C]
[C]Tough stuff just [F]seems to comes off [C]easy
I [G]don't even [F]blister my [C]hands
[F]But when [C]things go [E]bad I have to [Am]laugh[G]
And [F]hope no one [G]takes a photo[C]graph
Chorus
[G]I've had plenty of ups and my [F]fair share of [C]downs
So [E]Lord please help me to re[Am]member[G]
[F]Notto let my [G]head pull my [C]ups down to the [F]ground
[F]Or my downs [G]sink me six feet [C]under
Verse 2
[C]I've been down to [F]Poor Little Ole [C]Me Ville
[G]Wondering how I'd [F]ever get back [C]up [G] [C]
[C]Kicking myself for [F]doing something [C]stupid [F]a[C]gain
And [G]hollering back at [F]myself to shut [C]up
Then I'll [F]think of something [C]funny and I'll [E]finally get it [Am]right[G]
And I [F]climb out of the [G]hole I dug for [C]spite
Chorus
[G]I've had plenty of ups and my [F]fair share of [C]downs
So [E]Lord please help me to re[Am]member[G]
[F]Notto let my [G]head pull my [C]ups down to the [F]ground
[F]Or my downs [G]sink me six feet [C]under
Verse 3
[C]So if like me you [F]have this common [C]ailment
I hope you [G]understand you [F]have my sympa[C]thy[G] [C]
You first [C]must remember to [F]keep your sense of [C]humor
And [G]dispense your prescribed [F]laughter liberal[C]ly
Oh and [F]yes they're not laughing [C]with you they're [E]laughing at [Am]you[G]
So you might as [F]well join in and [G]laugh at yourself [C]too
Chorus
[G]I've had plenty of ups and my [F]fair share of [C]downs
So [E]Lord please help me to re[Am]member[G]
[F]Notto let my [G]head pull my [C]ups down to the [F]ground
[F]Or my downs [G]sink me six feet [C]under
Ending Chorus
Yeah [F]Don't let them [G]sink me six feet [F]under[G] [C]
2,087 2007-07-12 01:12:55
Re: "You Are Here In Me" (7 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Just a great job you both! I really like your lyrics Lena and Roger I also like your chord sequence and what a great performance as well.
2,088 2007-07-12 01:02:40
Re: I am an Atheist (9 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Ken - Great song and great haunting sound as well. I was playing it kind of fast or at least as fast as I could work the chord changes. Hope that was right.
2,089 2007-07-12 00:55:05
Re: Free (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey James - That's one of my favorites too, James. I'd been just been dwelling on freedom and how it applies to so many things and that those things are usually different depending on the person as well.
Thanks
2,090 2007-07-12 00:45:22
Re: An Old Fashion Guy (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey James - Thanks very much. I'm glad to have something in common with some of my favorite people. It is a fun tune.
Hey Brad - Glad you like it. Badeye away and thanks.
Jeff
2,091 2007-07-11 11:02:30
Re: "Why the Hell Not" (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Really great descriptive lyrics and I wish I could hear it with music. I can totally relate to your words. Great stuff.
Jets/jeff
2,092 2007-07-10 11:09:16
Re: Free (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Donna - thanks and I'm glad you liked it and got it. Don't worry too much about Toffs. Songs often times will hit others the wrong way. What can you do, right? Maybe get song out of it..hmmmmm.
Thanks Toriark - Glad you liked it as well. I did my verses a little different this time to just try something new where the 3rd, 6th and 9th are kind of really played with the music of 2 verses. I'm not sure why I did it but it just gave the song a different vibe I guess. Anyway thanks!
Jeff/Jets
2,093 2007-07-09 11:43:56
Re: Stuck up toffs (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Donna - Until I read the other posts I didn't know what a toff was but I guess I got it now. In the states we have lots of hunters of all kinds but it is usually a working man's sport although some of the upper crust take to it as well. I tried it once before and it's not for me. I do agree that you should be able to write and sing about what you like, dislike or even don't care about.
2,094 2007-07-09 02:27:05
Re: "I Do Not Understand" (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Roger - well stated! I couldn't have said it better myself. Some one smarter than me once said, "The more I know about women, the more I know I don't know about women!" But thank heaven...!
Cheers
2,095 2007-07-09 02:21:56
Re: "Tumble Tumble" (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey James - I think I'll need to hear this - I took a stab at it but not sure I got it right. It's surely a whole lot different from your usual songs but I get trying to do different songs...I know I try that a lot as well although from my try at yours I think you've done a better job at it than I did i nthe past. Looking forward to checking it out on FOC.
2,096 2007-07-08 23:31:11
Re: An Old Fashion Guy (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Thank you Old Doll and I have plenty of blond moments myself.
Hey Roger. Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the welcome back.
2,097 2007-07-08 23:29:02
Re: Free (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Roger - for this one I play at the same tempo and verses 1,2,4,5,7 and 8 and are sung pretty quick where 3, 6 and 9 are sung a little slower if you get what I mean. Heck, I'll record it and let you hear for yourself.
Hey Old Doll - I think you meant old fashion guy for your comments but thanks.
Jeff/Jets60
2,098 2007-07-08 17:59:56
Topic: Free (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
As promised here is my song that I wrote today. It started out from a comment my mom made my music. She noticed I post my recordings free for anyone to download and asked why and offered some money making suggestions...which I didn't take. Anyway, here is what the idea turned into about life's little freedoms and how if we don't watch out they may disappear. I hope you like it.
Free By Jeff Gilpin
July 8th, 2007
[A] [D] [G] [C] [G]
Verse 1
I'm [A]free to make up my [D]mind
Or [G]free to not care at [C]all[G]
[A]Free to waste my [D]days away
Or [G]free to work for a [C]cause[G]
Verse 2
Yeah I'm [A]free to laugh my [D]head off
Or to [G]scream at a world un[C]fair[G]
[A]Free to help the [D]human race
Or just [G]sit there with a vacant [C]stare[G]
Verse 3
[A]Stand up for [D]what you [G]believe[C] [G]
Because [A]freedom [D]isn't [G]free[C] [G]
You [A]just might [D]lose your free[G]dom[C] [G]
And then [A]where [D]will we all [G]be[C] [G]
Chorus
[G]That's [D]not for [A]me
[G]I'd [D]rather not [A]see
[G]Too much [D]apa[A]thy
[G]I'd [D]rather be [E]free[C] [G]
Verse 4
I'm [A]free to write my [D]words
I'm [G]free to sing them [C]loud[G]
I'm [A]free to play for [D]one or two
Or to [G]play them for a [C]crowd[G]
Verse 5
I can [A]sell them if I [D]want to
Or I can [G]give them away for [C]free[G]
They're [A]mine so what I [D]do with them
Is [G]completely up to [C]me[G]
Verse 6
I [A]worry the [D]world will [G]change[C] [G]
That I'll [A]not be able to [D]sing my [G]songs[C] [G]
And that [A]people are [D]far to bu[G]sy[C] [G]
To [A]keep our world from [D]going [G]wrong[C] [G]
Chorus
[G]That's [D]not for [A]me
[G]I'd [D]rather not [A]see
[G]Too much [D]apa[A]thy
[G]I'd [D]rather be [E]free[C] [G]
Verse 7
I [A]hope we all enjoy being [D]free
But it's [G]not certain to be the [C]same[G]
So what[A]ever freedom means to [D]you
Do [G]all you can to help it re[C]main[G]
Verse 8
The [A]freedoms of our [D]forefathers
The [G]freedom paid for with their [C]lives[G]
The [A]freedom many take for [D]granted
Is the [G]freedom I want to [C]survive[G]
Verse 9
Be [A]free [D]to be [G]heard[C] [G]
En[A]sure you [D]pay the [G]cost[C] [G]
Help [A]keep [D]your free[G]doms [C] [G]
Or [A]they [D]will be [G]lost[C] [G]
Chrous
[G]That's [D]not for [A]me
[G]I'd [D]rather not [A]see
[G]Too much [D]apa[A]thy
[G]I'd [D]rather be [E]free[C] [G] [A]
2,099 2007-07-08 17:45:07
Re: Failed Marriage (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Roger - Nice conversion of poem to song - I have a little trouble with that myself. As for the lyrics and story of the song I can relate very closely. In America there is (or was I don't see that side of it so much today) a tendency for fathers to be go to work and leave the family matters to the moms which would tend to generate a bit of a separation from them and the family which if not addressed tended to sink the marriage. I saw it happen to my parents and swore it would not happen to me but it almost did anyway. The amazing thing about what happened with you and Susan and how you managed to understand how things went wrong, get over them and still be close friends.
All in all well done song and a heart felt story.
Thanks,
Jeff
2,100 2007-07-08 15:54:40
Topic: An Old Fashion Guy (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Hey Everyone. Sorry I havn't been posting as much lately. I fully entend to review all the new songs today, post another one and record one as well. Anyway, here's my latest I wrote the other day but couldn't post due to network problems. I hope you like.
An Old Fashion Guy By Jeff Gilpin
July 5th, 2007)
Intro
[F] [Am] [G] [Am] [F] [Am] [G] [E] [Am]
Versee1
I [Am]do things the way that I [F]do them
There's [Am]no need to ask me [G]why
I [Am]could not change if I [F]wanted
I [Am]guess I'm just an [G]old fashion [Am]guy
Verse 2
I'll [Am]smile sometimes when I [F]oughtn't
Or [Am]can't smile no matter how I [G]try
I'm [Am]peculiar and I'm very set in [F]my ways
I [Am]guess I'm just an [G]old fashion [Am]guy
Chorus
So [F]take me or leave me I'll [Am]not care
I'll [G]keep on being me just the [Am]same
I may [F]get on your nerves so I'm [Am]sorry in advance
You [G]know now so you don't have me to [E]blame[Am]
Verse 3
I [Am]open doors for all the [F]ladies
If I [Am]see you I can't help saying [G]hi
I'll [Am]shake hands when we meet and [F]again we part
I [Am]guess I'm just an [G]old fashion [Am]guy
Verse 4
My [Am]wife's tried to break all my bad [F]habits
But at the [Am]end of the day she'll just [G]sigh
I think she'll [Am]keep me but sometimes I [F]wonder
I [Am]guess I'm just an [G]old fashion [Am]guy
Chorus
So [F]take me or leave me I'll [Am]not care
I'll [G]keep on being me just the [Am]same
I may [F]get on your nerves so I'm [Am]sorry in advance
You [G]know now so you don't have me to [E]blame[Am]
Verse 5
[Am]I like to think that we're [F]all good
And that we'd [Am]rather tell the truth than tell a [G]lie
I think we [Am]all want what's the best for [F]the world
I [Am]guess I'm just an [G]old fashion [Am]guy
Verse 6
I [Am]still read all sorts of [F]stories
[Am]Even ones that make me [G]cry
I [Am]hate to be late so usually I'm [F]early
I [Am]guess I'm just an [G]old fashion [Am]guy
Chorus
So [F]take me or leave me I'll [Am]not care
I'll [G]keep on being me just the [Am]same
I may [F]get on your nerves so I'm [Am]sorry in advance
You [G]know now so you don't have me to [E]blame[Am]
Ending Chorus
Okay, [F]so that's me in a [Am]nutshell
I [G]think you all now get how I [Am]am
So [G]if you ever see me [F]walking down the road
You'll know [Am]there goes an [G]old fashion [E]man[F] [G] [Am7]