The ultimate easy/beginner songbook! Chordie collaboration.. (Page 2 of 3)

that is such an AWSOME idea pix.

i recommend Boulevard of Broken Dreams
by green day

Hi GuitarPix,

  How about Jackson Browne's version of "Stay"...it's only  G Em C D

    Cam

James I have never seen the complete lyrics to that song and hadn't thought about it or heard it in many years. Thanks for this post, an immediate addition to my songbook!

Hi topdown - I just noticed that another chordie use has very thoughtfully appended additional lyrics for 'Phht' in the comments below the version I edited!

This song is just pure goofiness and joy - it is a great campfire singalong since everybody can yowl and howl 'phht' away at the chorus.

For our non-American friends (or for those too young to remember this bit of silliness) here is a YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqnm3A10m8I

Hee Haw - one of the greatest & stupidest shows ever . . .

Brown eyed girl was my first, 3 years ago, I and I and played it at an open mic last night... great fun

I really wished there was a way of taking someones question out an unrellevant thread and creating a new thread)

Hi sunny skies and welcome to chordie.
PLease refrain from posting a question in an thread that is already open if your question is a new one. You can click on "new Topic" and create a new topic to ask your question. That way you are bound to get many more replies and help.

To answer your question though, there are strumming patterns i.e down down up down  etc.
The way I play when playing someone elses song is to know the song and strum it how I hear it. That is if I do not try and change the original a bit.
If you continue to strum while changing chords you might stum all open strings making the song sound wrong.
Once you get the rythum of the song you are playing it will come easily for you.

If you need any more help please just create a new topic and ask.
We are all here to help each other.

Ken

How about-  Seminole Wind- John Anderson, You are my Sunshine, Famous First Words- Gil Grand  : )  Cheers.  Donna

Tops, I've got the majority of the listed songs in a book and it's around 50 of them. I've also got a list that I made (Somewhere) with other songs that I found and a bunch of the strumming patterns that I worked out for some of the songs.

Honestly, I had all but forgotten' about it, Since that point. I'll look around for my papers and see if I can't wrap it up this weekend! May not have the patterns posted with all the songs but I (or others ) can add them after it's public. They're just a general guide but I've got around 30 of the songs figured out. It's really amazing how many use the same patterns when you sit and work them out. It's really all in the feel.

Man...Now I feel bad for forgetting about it...   Thanks for the friendly reminder -Pix

Hey man - I wasn't trying to pressure you buddy. I really was just bumping the thread to remove the offensive thread from the front page.

But it is good to see some progress, that sticky was getting old. Just posting a few tunes will be great!

Well I've got 70 good easy songs in the book now! It's been a job with all the errors and lost tabs I've come across...  I'll post it public tomorrow evening! It won't have all the patterns for the songs and one or 2 may still need some editing/correcting but I think it'll be close enough. I can fine tune it and add more after it's public and I receive some feedback on it. Maybe some others that recommended songs can add a few patterns for their songs as well. I've also added a youtube channel titled Ultimate Beginners Songbook Patterns were I've been recording some quick strumming patterns and samples to post with the songs for a quick visual/audio reference. It's going to take awhile to get all these made and uploaded though, so It'll be a work in progress after the book is public. Time is getting scarce with the work schedule I've had lately. But I'm staying focused on it -Pix

Big Thanks Pix
                  ,Ave just watched the Amazing grace  Video, never heard of the "brush" before. gonna use it  than boring down repeated strum.

Looking foward to the other Videos to come Great job m8

Cheers micky

Dont Stop Kid Keep Rockin'  !!

Hey GuitarPix,

  Just wanted you to know how much I'm sure we all appreciate the hard work you put into this, I know it has to be time consuming. It will really help me alot, as well as others, especially the ones with the strumming pattern's and video's, so thanks again. I think you should get voted "Chordie Member Of The Week"  you've certainly got my vote!

Cam