Does nobody know what a chord is? (Page 2 of 2)

Hi welcometomyhead,
I came to this thread today to see what you had to say in answer to all your replies????? Nothing!  I dont read music either! My Niece who plays the Concert Harp, In the Neatherlands, is dislexic, never stopped her?
Its a well known fact to some people on this site, when i came to it i was trying to keep tabs on not losing my mind? 5 awful tragedys in 22 months!
No one  questioned my ability on music skills? But all of them recognised my passion for Guitar and music,and interacting with my fellow human beings! I ofton felt i asked the most stupid questions? But recieved gems of tips to help me along! and have improved greatly!
I do believe we all connect in life for a reason! lifelessons in all connections!
You! have been given a harvest full here! how lucky are you!
If you posed the question wrong! Say so! If your feelings are as we read, then i would rather have my own crazy head any day!    At the risk of sounding unchristian to you. Quote "Your Ulcers will not be from what you are eating? But whats eating you?"  end off.
Welcometomyhead you will be included in the candle i light every morning in thanksgiving for every member of the Chordie Site. "May God hold you all in the palm of his Hands"  because you all deserve it!
Slán
Old Doll.

I CAN read music, I CAN transpose, I CAN tell you who wrote what and how they wrote it but I CAN'T write a decent song, I CAN'T move people to tears (the good kind!)with my playing, I CAN'T just pick up any old song and play it immediately without sucking, I CAN'T read or even play tabs all that well..notice how the CAN'T list is longer than the CAN list welcometomyhead?
How many pieces of paper you have saying you know all the theory doesn't make a great musician...PASSION for the music does!
If you have to rely on a score sheet to make music for you then perhaps you need a new hobby.

Hi welcome2myhead - Did you know that you can select 'chords only' up at the top of an artist's index page?  While the sifting tool does not work flawlessly, it allows you to eliminate most of the tabs from the selections.  For some artists when you eliminate the tabs, there is not much left.

It seems to me that some artists inspire their fans to 'tab out' a song - other artists inspire their fans to work out the chords.  Maybe the prevalence of tabs for some artists is merely a reflection of the style of play of the fans who are motivated to learn the songs.

Either way it is amazing to me how much stuff is available on the net.

I'm an old guy so I can remember when the only way to get a song was to buy a songbook for an artist.  It was expensive and you would end up with books full of songs that you really didn't want.

Seems to me that unless you contribute to the wealth of songs on the net by tabbing or chording out some songs yourself, then you have no complaint.  Sites like chordie exist because individuals who love to play have taken the time and effort to transcibe songs and put them up on the web for other players to access.

Tabs are great for describing licks and riffs and nifty embellishments.  Chords grids are great for sketching out a song's skeleton.  I don't find tabs to be particularly useful myself, but if that is what other players find useful then more power to them.

A good tab for a song is a better starting place than nothing at all - like upyerkilt said, you can always move it into your songbook and edit the song to your liking.  James

I notice that on other sites - you tube - is just one example ... that the ones who make the stupidest comments are usually the ones who cannot play an instrument or sing or contribute anything decent at all ..... sad losers mostly .To complain about a music hobby site is very sad indeed .

If I might add a little historical perspective here . . .

Tabs or tablature is not a modern invention.  Various forms of 'tab' notation have been used for centuries.  Renaissance and Baroque composers for the lute, archlute, vihuela, theorbo and other guitar precursors used several forms of tablature to convey their music on parchment or paper.

I support anything that helps people make music.

Hello welcome2myhead,
Wow you really opened a can of worms! I see you been a member for nearly 3 years and have only made two posts. I am just curious as to what the other one was.

I wish I could read music fluently, but, I can't.  There is just a disconnect from eye to brain to fingers.  But, put a letter note down and I can figure out pretty fast which fret to press on which string to get the note.  Same with finger picking chords.

I'm playing music, I don't care how, it's good enough that I can make a decent tune with my skill level as it is.  Maybe someday with practice and more practice the neurons will connect in the old brain.  But, until then I'm going to enjoy the music no matter how I come to make it.

Rock on Chordie!

But then again, I have seen and heard that playing by ear is a rare skill unto itself. 

Peace

Thanks for the Smiley Zurf! A lot of folks don't get my sense of humor but if not for it I would have no sense at all.

Thank you James ...
You took the words right out of my mouth , I have also read that tablature is the oldest form of written music ..
Since the person who started this thread is no longer around , I can only assume that he must have found a website used by " REAL musicians ", L O L .... I rarely use tab myself , rather work stuff out on my own , but I still respect any means to communicate music ........
              Jerry