1 (edited by jerome.oneil 2007-11-20 07:59:34)

Topic: The Justice Song

This is a little country ditty played finger pick style.  You should walk the bass line between the G and C with your thumb.

There's a nifty little guitar riff that goes with it as an intro, a break between the 1st and 2nd verses, and at the end.  I may or may tab that out.  I've got it down in standard notation, if anyone wants to see it.  I could probably scan it in.  DDG plays it on the twangyest guitar we've got.  It's in the key of G, so bust out your scale studies and figure one out.

I also play the C in the chorus with an added G on the high e string.

-3-
-1-
-0-
-0-
-2-
-3-

It gives it that same pop as the Dsus4 does, but I don't know how to tell chordie to provide that C voicing instead of plain old open C.  I've marked that as C/G, which is correct.  Chordie does not display it right, though.



Chordpro error: This is not a valid artistname. You will have to specify an artistname in the form {st: Artistname} in the beginning of the code.

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Jerome,

So Good, so good my Funny friend! There's a whole lot of honesty and Justice

in these words.  But  then you are a very honest, no nonsense type of Man.

Good quality to have! Good song also.

Well done.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

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Jerome,
Very nice tune, indeed, Woody Gutherie would approve. Do you a Dylan sound?  marcalan

I thought ; If I had one idea,
and took it from beginning to end.
I would try another.

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Great Song! Strong Message...

Like it alot. Would love to hear more. Do you guys have this one on your myspace?

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Not on the mySpace just yet.   I just introduced it to the band last week.  We'll work it tonight, and polish it next week.  Then we'll probably try to get recorded.

And if by "Dylan Sound" you mean "simple chord progressions and can't sing" then yes, I sound just like him.  big_smile

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hi jerome a powerful message in this too many times justice weighs the wrong way ....stay cool

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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excellent with so much thought in each line!!

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8 (edited by last_rebel 2007-11-21 22:59:53)

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Jerome, Ive never read anything you've written before, but I have to say you've got quite a bit of hidden talent. I love it, but of course once again you've reminded me how much more you know than me. (which is why I always ask you when I have a question big_smile) I'm gonna try to simplify this down to my level (I'll probly end up strumming it or maybe some very basic fingerpicking), but I'm sure your version sounds awesome.
            LR

All You Need is Love smile

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There's no talent.  It's a really simple song.  big_smile

The alternating bass walk you can do just by bouncing your thumb from the E string to the A string, and plucking the rest of the treble strings with your fingers.   Everything else is done with your fretting hand.  When you switch from G to C, you don't alter your picking at all.

I do strum the D portion, though.  The tempo doesn't change, but it does switch to a half time beat, so it sounds like the song slows down.

Even the riff isn't that hard.  It's played directly out of the G shape, and you can do it with one finger.  I'll  put it in notation and tab, and post it up.

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So we are taking this one into the studio this weekend, and decided it needed another verse.  We wrote that up last night, and now I'm making use of Chordie's awesome chord pro engine to print out the updated song.

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Very nice Jerome. and a surprise I never pictured you as a country folk genre artist this is a change of pace and nicely written, good luck with the recording smile

"Growing old is not for sissies"

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The band has a pretty heavy country influence, even when we're playing straight up punk.    At some level, we've always got our boots on.

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Hi Jerome,

A well written and chorded song and I am looking forward to hearing your recording of it next week.

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

14 (edited by KAP54 2008-12-01 22:20:25)

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Hi Jerome,

I also didn't know you write and play in a band.I've been to your Myspace site but haven't seen any recordings.
This one looks like it plays like it reads...Lots of Fun. smile

Looking forwards to the finished recording.

Kenny

I found your website...deepdishgravity.I like your name.Will have a listen to all songs soon. smile

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Ah yeah, the name.

We actually changed it about six months ago.  One of the members didn't like it and we do that kind of thing by unanimous consent.   I just forgot about the signature.   big_smile

And from the looks of it, the website is pretty borked, too.

That's my fault.

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Hi jerome,three thumbs up onyour song , I just played it a couple of times on my acoustic,sounds like a winner.                       dino

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman

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Hey Jerome,

As we say in Belfast. "Keep her lit !"

"What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understandin' ."    Elvis Costello

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Wicked Song! I'd love to hear a recording.

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Once we have a finished recording, I'll post it up here.  All four tracks will end up on our website, too.

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love it excellent very topical well thought out

Don't Cry because it is over...

    smile because it happened.    Gabriel García Marquez