1 Topic by beestie (edited by beestie 2015-07-02 03:44:58)

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Topic: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

Sorry about my scratchy voice, I'm still getting over a cold.
This is my latest attempt.

https://soundcloud.com/sak-26/dont-sweat-the-small-stuffmp3

Don’t sweat the Small Stuff
[C] [F] [G7]
Verse 1
[C] Your running late, the car’s running rough
[F] Does it really matter, don’t sweat the small stuff
[C] Can’t pay the bills and times are tough
[F] Nobodies died, [G] don’t sweat the small stuff
Chorus
[E7] Life can throw up problems [A7] as we go from day to day
[D7] No amount of worry will make them go [G7] away

Verse 2
[C] You lost your job and no one cares, [F] nobody gives a stuff
[G] Remember that life’s still good, [C] don’t sweat the small stuff
[C] Someone out there loves you, [F] people really care
[G] Even though you’re struggling, [C] help is still out there
Verse 3
[C] Life can throw up problems as [F] we go from day to day
[G] No amount of worry will make them go [C] away
[C] The problems that you had last year are [F] not the same today
[G7] Time changes things and they get fixed as we go along our [C] way

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Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

I can hear the scratchies!  Hope you feel better soon.  I LIKE The song!  Dare I say, it's cute!  smile

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What constitutes excellent music is in the ears of the listener.

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Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

hi beestie, very funny song, it made me laugh, i hope that was what it was meant to do? i listened to your recording before reading the words, then i played it on the guitar and found if you jiggle the chords around a bit, it turns into a bit of heavy metal....maybe not what you planned?  nice one , keep them coming.

phill

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4 Reply by Cocktailsfor2 (edited by Cocktailsfor2 2015-07-02 22:47:20)

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Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

Nicely done.

Glad you changed "throw up problems" to "throw out problems" in the last verse - I was gonna suggest "throw us" after I'd read it, before I listened to it...

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We can be heroes just for one day

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Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

Phill  play  open chords  in a  reggae  rhythm  fits  great    sounds  excellent .
Beestie nice words .

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6 Reply by beestie (edited by beestie 2015-07-03 03:40:45)

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Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

Phill Williams wrote:

hi beestie, very funny song, it made me laugh, i hope that was what it was meant to do? i listened to your recording before reading the words, then i played it on the guitar and found if you jiggle the chords around a bit, it turns into a bit of heavy metal....maybe not what you planned?  nice one , keep them coming.

phill

I would love to hear a heavy Metal version. It still sounds like a bit of a "jingle" for an advert to me the way I play it.

7 Reply by beestie (edited by beestie 2015-07-03 03:39:50)

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Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

Thank guys for the comments. There are 4 of us in Wellington who all write and bounce Ideas around. I sent them an email suggesting the title and suggested that we each have a shot at writing a song with the same title. This was my version.  I am still trying to get my head around how to do a clean change of key as I am starting to see a pattern developing in my writing and I want to try to keep it fresh.

I have a friend who has a far better voice than me and we are going to record the songs again.