December Song Updates and Newsletter

Belated post to notify you of the December newsletter which was issued to subscribers on 20th December, and is now available online at http://www.guitarsongs.info/news201205.htm

New songs added from Jose Gonzalez, Tom Waits, Jack Johnson(2), Arctic Monkeys, Santana ft. Steve Tyler, Paul Simon, They Might be Giants, Rod Stewart and KT Tunstall, there are also recommended resource sites for guitar learning ( and more ), articles and tips from Chris Elmore (GuitarTips) and from Andy Koblick (Amazing Guitar) - I hope you'll find it useful and interesting.

Do yourself a favour for 2009, check out the best guitar lessons program available - Amazing Guitar Secrets - over 4 hours of Video lessons, more than 300 pages of instructional material - a great balance of practice and theory. It's never boring, and you can feel your guitar playing improve from day one.


Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
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Guitar Giveaway - win an Ibanez signed by Joe Satriani!

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UPDATE - Contest is now closed, winner will be announced soon, best of luck everyone!!
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I wanted to share with you a very special landmark I will be reaching sometime between now and next Monday - my website, PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics will welcome it's 15 millionth visitor!

To celebrate the event, I asked my friends Eric and Steve at the renowned online guitar store MusicPower if they could come up with something. True pals that they are, they came back to me with something way beyond anything I could have asked for - a brand spanking new Ibanez electric guitar signed by the legendary Joe Satriani. If you're asking 'Joe Who' - where have you been??!! Find out more about this guitar hero by searching Google for "joe satriani wiki"

The link to the free competition to win this fabulous prize is at guitarsongs.info

I'd like to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a magical New Year!

Enjoy your music,

PJ

PS - Competition for the Joe Satriani signed Ibanez guitar ends Monday 29th December

Tom Waits - "Briar and the Rose" guitar chords

Always delighted to get requests for Tom Waits songs, mainly 'cos he's about my favourite artist, and also because I usually already have the chords for the song requested.

But typically...! Alan from Wellington, New Zealand requested chords for "Briar and the Rose" from the "Black Rider" album, which, I think, is the only Tom Waits album I don't own.

Strangely very little available on YouTube ( my reliable standby for songs I don't know ). I found a recent Live version of Tom singing the song at the French leg of his European tour, and a bunch of cover versions by various artists.

The live version was played in the key of E flat, so I stuck a capo on the first fret and worked out the chords in D, to be able to play along with the YouTube video. The other versions I checked out, and they were all in the key of G, so I've included both transcriptions in my interpretation of the song, which you can find at the link below:

Guitar chords and Lyrics for Tom Waits songs - "Briar and the Rose"

It's an absolutely delicious song, so thanks Alan, and I have a feeling the "Black Rider" CD could be in my stocking this Christmas!

You can check out Tom's official website at : http://www.tomwaits.com/


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Duffy - easy chords and lyrics for "Mercy"

Really liking everything I'm hearing from Duffy, great voice, great talent!

I'd already posted both "Warwick Avenue" and "Stepping Stone" to my Soul/R&B song chords page, and have now added the lyrics and chords to "Mercy", from her brilliant debut album "Rockferry", click the link below to open the page

Guitar Chords and Lyrics - Soul, Rhythm and Blues - Duffy "Mercy"



You can find the official Duffy website at http://www.iamduffy.com/ and she is also on MySpace http://www.myspace.com/duffymyspace

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Jack Johnson - Sitting, waiting, wishing

Not sure why I took so long to work out Sitting Waiting Wishing by Jack Johnson - it's one of his best songs, and not that difficult to play. Anywaze, I finally got around to it, and just posted it to my Jack Johnson page: http://www.guitarsongs.info/jack-johnson.htm at Jack Johnson "Sitting Waiting Wishing" I hope you enjoy playing this one!

My own guitar playing is still coming along in leaps and bounds using the brilliant lessons course at Amazing Guitar Secrets. Check it out at Amazing-Guitar-Secrets.Com


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Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
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Christmas songs from U2 and Bon Jovi/Eagles

In keeping with the season, I've hunted down two new songs to add to my Christmas song chords collection.

There were already 53 songs, ranging from the classic Christmas Carols through those jolly 50s rockers and ballads, the 70's glammed-up Christmas songs, and a few of the more recent seasonal songs.

This time I've worked out my versions to "Please Come Home for Christmas", originally by The Eagles, but probably more recognized as a Bon Jovi song ; I've also chorded "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home), originally recorded by Darlene Love, but U2 recorded a brilliant version ( check it out on Youtube! ).


You can find both of these songs on my Christmas guitar songs page ( link below )

Christmas Songs - guitar chords and lyrics to Please Come Home for Christmas - Bon Jovi / Eagles

Christmas Songs - guitar chords and lyrics to Christmas (Baby Please Come Home ) - U2 / Darlene Love


If you are an early learner, or have reached a plateau and want to bring yourself to a higher level of guitar playing, I have a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page you should check out.

Enjoy your music, and have a really happy holiday season!

P.J. Murphy
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Tom Waits "Tell It To Me" guitar chords & lyrics

As a huge Tom Waits fan, its pretty bad form that I had to wait for a visitor's request to sit down and work out another song from the fabulous "Orphans". Anyone familiar with the album will know that there are 3 'themed' CDs - 'Bawlers' , 'Brawlers' and 'Bastards'.

The latter consists of some weird and wonderful pieces, some spoken, some with just Tom on voice-box, but pretty much none of which are suited to just playing solo on a guitar. The songs from 'Brawlers' are tricky enough too. So far I've worked out only "Rains on Me" from 'Brawlers', and 'Poncho's Lament', 'Long Way Home', 'Little Drop of Poison' and 'Fannin Street' from the gorgeous "Bawlers" CD - all of these posted to my Tom Waits song chords page

This time around it's another 'Bawler' - "Tell it To Me" - the chords should be suited to guitar players of all abilities ( chords are C, C7, G and F ), and you can find it at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Tell it to Me" by Tom Waits

You can check out Tom's official website at : http://www.tomwaits.com/


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P.J. Murphy
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Nickelback "Gotta be Somebody" chords & lyrics

Nickelback released their first album in 3 years last week. Titled "Dark Horse", it continues the indie/grungy rock feel of 2005's multi-platinum "All the Right Reasons", and shows every sign of continuing the band's success story.

I don't actually have a Nickelback page on my guitar chords & lyrics site, but I had previously posted my interpretations of "You Remind Me" and "Rock Star" to my Rock song chords page, so I have now worked out an easy-to-play version of "Gotta Be Somebody", the first single from the new album - this is also posted to my Rock songs page at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Gotta Be Somebody" by Nickelback

Christmas is just around the corner, but it's still not too late to try your hand at some of the many Christmas and holiday season songs on my "Christmas guitar songs" page. Every guitar player should have some Yuletide songs in their repertoire!


Nickelback's official website can be found here: http://www.nickelback.com/

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P.J. Murphy
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Leaving on a Jet Plane - Peter, Paul & Mary

I've had a VERY special request for this song. My daughter's boyfriend won a Darley scholarship ( readers with a horse racing background will know how prestigious this is ) in 2007, which has basically meant that for the past 18 months he has been jetting between the various centres of equine excellence, Newmarket, Curragh, Kentucky, Melbourne, Dubai.... ). Good news is that he will graduate in April, Yeay!!

Anywaze, although it's not of their generation, this song has a lot of meaning for them, so I've worked out an easy-to-play version of the song, and posted it to my folk guitar song chords page at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Leaving on a Jet Plane" by Peter, Paul and Mary


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P.J. Murphy
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Here Comes the Night - Van Morrison/Them chords & lyrics

I had a request yesterday from Chris in Vancouver for the chord for chords and lyrics to "Here comes the Night", which was a great hit for Them ( featuring Van Morrison ) in the 60's ( before my time!! ).

I was about to point out that it was already on my Van Morrison song chords page, and had been for some years, when I checked - and it wasn't there! This was among the bunch of songs I'd had in tattered notebooks and with which I decided to launch my guitar chords and lyrics website almost 10 years ago. I guess in the initial stages of 'lumping up' a large number of songs, it must have 'slipped the net'.

I've made reperation, and (finally) posted my version of the chords and lyrics at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Here Comes the Night" by Van Morrison (Them)

The official Van the Man website is at: http://www.vanmorrison.com/


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P.J. Murphy
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Leonard Cohen - A Singer Must Die

I'm conscious that I've been neglecting to include older songs of late, trying to keep up with the best in current rock and pop artists and songs.

The intention was always to try and create a balance, and add a good mix of songs each month, old, new, rock bands, singer-songwriters etc.

So I've delved into my CD archives and found a great Leonard Cohen song I had neglected to add - 'A Singer must die' from the 'New Skin for the Old Ceremony' album ( c. 1974 )

I've added it to my Leonard Cohen Song Chords page ( unsurprisingly! ). It's a great song to play, great lyrics and I've enjoyed rediscovering it immensely. I hope you will too! Check it out at the link below

Guitar chords and lyrics to Leonard Cohen "A singer must die"

Check out the official Leonard Cohen website at : leonardcohen.com


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Katy Perry - "Hot'n'Cold" guitar chords & lyrics

I mentioned when posting "I kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry back in August, that I felt this was an unusual selection for me to add to my song chords and lyrics site - it doesn't sound like a 'guitar song' at first listen. On the other hand, I've been having difficulty finding good new songs by female vocalists lately, and Katy Perry's songs are great, fun to listen to 'pop' songs, and I think many of my visitors would enjoy playing her stuff.

So, with that in mind, I have now added my interpretation of her single "Hot'n'Cold", which I've posted to my Pop Guitar Song Chords page at the link below:


Katy Perry - "Hot'n'Cold" guitar chords and lyrics

Katy's official website is at http://www.katyperry.com/ . Her MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/katyperry



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P.J. Murphy
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Gomez "See the World" guitar chords and lyrics

One of the ones that nearly got away! Just caught this song on the radio recently and remembered intending to work it out back in 2006 when the single was released. I guess it just slipped the net.

Anywaze, I have worked out my interpretation of the chords and lyrics to "See the World" ( from the EP of the same name), you can check it out at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "See The World" by Gomez

The band's official website is at: http://www.gomeztheband.com/


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P.J. Murphy
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Young Folks - Peter,Bjorn&John

The power of advertising kicks in again! The song from the Budweiser ads, with the whistling intro which burns its way into your brain and won't go away, is 'Young Folks' by Sweden's Peter, Bjorn and John, from their 2006 album 'Writer's Block'. I've only heard a few songs from the album, but they sound pretty good, in the genre of Snow Patrol, The Zutons, Keane, The Shins et al. Anywaze, I've posted my interpretation of the chords and lyrics to 'Younk Folks' at:

http://www.guitarsongs.info/rock.htm#Ys

Find out more about the band on their website: http://www.peterbjornandjohn.com/



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Razorlight "Wire to Wire" guitar chords & lyrics

I still find it strange that Razorlight have yet to make it big outside of the UK, having had 3 top ten UK albums ( 2 platinum ), but only two minor successes in the US top 40 singles charts. I dunno, they just sound more mainstream USA rock than European Indie to me.

I had already previously worked out my interpretations of "America", "Before I fall to Pieces", and "In The Morning" ( all posted to my Razorlight Song Guitar Chords page ), and I've just now worked out and posted the chords and lyrics to "Wire to Wire" from their new "Slipway Fires" album. You can find the song a the link below:


Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Wire to Wire" by Razorlight

I'd be delighted if you'd take a look at the other miscellaneous songs on my Rock guitar songs or Pop guitar songs pages or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page. Given the season that's approaching fast, you might also like to check out the many Christmas and holiday season songs on my "Christmas guitar songs" page. Whatever your preferred style of music, you can never go wrong playing seasonal songs at this time of year - have fun with them, rock 'em up a bit, but they will always go down well with a crowd.


The official Razorlight website is at: http://www.razorlight.co.uk/

If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!



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P.J. Murphy
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The Killers "Human" guitar chords and lyrics

I have just worked out a simple chords and lyrics version of The Killers "Human", from their new "Day and Age" album, to my Killers Song Chords page, please feel free to check it out.

To find out more about the Killers, check out their official UK website at: http://www.thekillers.co.uk

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Chris Elmore, who has been a great supporter and regular contributor to my newsletter has consolidated all of his guitarist resources under one banner - elmore-music.

- Guitar Tips: Over 70 multimedia lessons to skyrocket your learning process
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For early learners, or those who want to bring their guitar playing to a higher level, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources ( including the Elmore Music lessons above ) on my Online Guitarist Resources page, please feel free to check them out!


Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy
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Kings of Leon - 'Use Somebody' chords and lyrics

"Use Somebody", from the great new "Only the Night" album from Tennessee's finest, The Kings of Leon, wasn't quite the success in the singles charts as "Sex on Fire" ( which I previously worked out and posted on my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page ) , but it's a really good song, with very playable chord sequences, so I have now worked out my 'chords and lyrics' version of "Use Somebody", which you can check out at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon

Feel free to check out the other miscellaneous songs on my "Rock guitar songs page" or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page

The official Kings of Leon website is at: http://www.kingsofleon.com/

If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have put together a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page, you should really check these out!



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P.J. Murphy
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Kaiser Chiefs 'Never Miss a Beat' chords & lyrics

The Kaiser Chiefs are a great English indie band from Leeds who churn out some great anthems and sing-along songs, so I always enjoy working out any of their stuff.

They have released a new album 'Off with their Heads', and I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics to the first single 'Never Miss a Beat', which you can find at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Never Miss a Beat" by the Kaiser Chiefs

Feel free to check out the other miscellaneous songs on my "Rock guitar songs page" or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page

The official Kaiser Chiefs website is at: http://www.kaiserchiefs.co.uk/

If you are an early learner, or feel that you haven't yet reached your potential as a guitar player, I have a list of cool and useful guitarist resources on my Online Guitarist Resources page you should check out.



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P.J. Murphy
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October Song Updates and Guitar Newsletter

23rd October:
Site Newletter issued to subscribers and posted online at http://www.guitarsongs.info/news201005.htm


Songs added from David Gray, Foo Fighters, KT Tunstall, Jack Johnson, Tom Waits, Oasis, Police, Rod Stewart, Tom Baxter and Sam Cooke.

Articles and tips from Chris Elmore, GuitarTips, and Andrew Koblick, Amazing Guitar.

Enjoy your music,

P.J. Murphy
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James Morrison - You make it real for me chords & lyrics

I've had quite a number of requests for this song, the first single from James Morrison's 2008 album "Songs for You, Truths for me'. While I wouldn't say I'm a huge fan - this is the only song I've heard from the album thus far - JM does have a nice mellow style of playing, the songs are catchy and popular ( and written by him ), so I could visualize myself playing this song at a work/friends/family get-together, which is my usual criteria for whether to work out and post a song to my site.

In any case, I have previously worked out the chords to "You give me Something" from the debut "Undiscovered" album. So, having passed the acid test, I've worked out a very playable version of "You make it real", which I've posted to my "Miscellaneous Pop guitar chords" page at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to James Morrison "You Make it Real for Me"

You can find out more about James Morrison on his official website at : http://www.jamesmorrisonmusic.com/

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P.J. Murphy
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Paul Weller ( The Jam ) - Two Songs!

I had a request ( from a work colleague ), for the chords to Paul Weller's version of the Sister Sledge song 'Thinking of You', from his covers album, "Studio 150"

Having worked out the song and placed it in my Jam / Paul Weller song folder, I discovered that my favourite ( and most people's) Paul Weller song 'You do something to me' was sitting in the folder, but had never been posted to my website! At the time I originally worked out the chords for this, it was a NEW SONG! So, rather late in the day, I've made amends. Both songs are now available on my Jam and Paul Weller song chords page below:


PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics - Jam and Paul Weller Song Chords


Paul Weller's official website is at : http://www.paulweller.com/ and you can check out his discography and purchase his albums at the CD Universe link below:


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P.J. Murphy
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Jack Johnson - Cocoon

22nd October: Posted Jack Johnson's "Cocoon" to my Jack Johnson page:
http://www.guitarsongs.info/jack-johnson.htm

I'm gradually building up my Jack Johnson page, really like his songs.


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P.J. Murphy
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Bob Dylan - 'Things have Changed' chords & lyrics

For someone who considers myself a big Dylan fan, I was surprised to discover that the most recent song of his that I'd worked out and posted was from the Travelling Wilbury's era.

It's not that I haven't liked the newer albums, just haven't listened enough to them for any of the songs to jump out at me and really make me wanna learn 'em. I'm going to have to do something about that, although my Dylan chords and lyrics page is certainly one of the most densely populated with 89 songs by the master featured.

One that sprung to mind straight away was the Academy Award winning "Things have Changed", from the 2000 movie "Wonder Boys", so I have worked out my version of the chords and lyrics to this great song, which you can find at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to Bob Dylan "Things Have Changed"


The official Bob Dylanl website is at : http://www.bobdylan.com/for those in search of information about Bob's long musical career.


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Oasis 'The Shock of the Lightning' chords & lyrics

Having started a mini-revival of mid-90s rock with recent posts from The Frames, Lemonheads etc., I've been aided and abetted firstly by The Verve bringing out a new album ( see my chords post for "Love is Noise" below ), and lo and behold Oasis have now joined in the fun by releasing their seventh album "Dig out your Soul" on 6th October.

I was a big fan of Oasis right from the start, and already had 26 of their songs on my Oasis song chords page.

I have now worked out my interpretation of the chords and lyrics for the first single from "Dig out your Soul" - "The Shock of the Lightning", and added them to my site at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics for Oasis "The Shock of the Lightning"

I hope you'll as much fun playing the song as I've had!

Oasis' official website is at http://www.oasisinet.com/ if you want to get any info on the band, and their MySpace page can be found at http://www.myspace.com/oasis


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Pink - "So What" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

I haven't posted a song from Alecia Beth Moore ( aka Pink ) in absolutely ages. I'm not a big fan of the pop/r&b/dance scene, but Pink's songs lean close enough to the Rock side of things that I like listening to her stuff, and some of her songs lend themselves pretty well to playing on even acoustic guitar.

The version of P!nk's "So What" I've worked out includes Power Chords (5ths) and a riff that runs through the intro ( which I've tabbed at the start of the song ), but you could busk it by just playing the Major chords ( E, B, G) if Power Chords are not your thing.

To check out my interpretation of the song, click on the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "So What" by Pink

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Kings of Leon "Sex on Fire" chords & lyrics

My fourth attempt at creating a playable version of a Kings of Leon song - following on from "Bucket", "Fans" and "On Call", which I had previously posted to my Miscellaneous Rock Guitar Songs page - is the new single "Sex on Fire" from their brand new album "Only by the Night".

You can access my interpretation of "Sex on Fire" at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon

Feel free to check out the other miscellaneous songs on my "Rock guitar songs page" or browse through the list of artists on the left of my Guitar Chords & Lyrics home page

The official Kings of Leon website is at: http://www.kingsofleon.com/

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Duffy - "Stepping Stone" guitar chords & lyrics

Having originally confused Duffy with one of the many pop/rap throwaway artists who largely populate the charts these days, I was blown away when I heard "Warwick Avenue" on the radio, and discovered that this was far from the case - along with Amy Winehouse, Aimee Anne Duffy is one of the best female soul singers I've heard in decades.

I posted my version of "Warwick Avenue" a while back, and hope to post more of Duffy's songs. This time around I've worked out the chords and lyrics to her latest single "Stepping Stone", from her debut album "Rockferry", you can find it on my "Soul/R&B song chords page (link below:)

Duffy - "Stepping Stone" guitar chords and lyrics

Duffy's official website is at http://www.iamduffy.com/ and next time you're on MySpace check out her page at http://www.myspace.com/duffymyspace

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Amy Winehouse - Help Yourself chords & lyrics

"Help Yourself", the final single from Amy's "Frank" album makes up the round dozen of Amy Winehouse songs for which I've worked out chords and lyrics versions, and posted to my guitar chords site, having created an Amy Winehouse songs page some months ago. Once again, if you're an early learner, you may find the chord sequence difficult; I've included charts of the finger positions for the chords at the start of the song page.

You can find my interpretation of "Help Yourself" on my Amy Winehouse song chords and lyrics link below, along with the eleven others I've previously worked out:


Guitar chords and lyrics to songs by Amy Winehouse

You can find out more about Amy Winehouse and her music on her official website : http://www.amywinehouse.co.uk/ or on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse


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The Coral "In the Morning" guitar chords & lyrics

The Coral have recently released "The Singles Collection", a double-CD featuring some of the best songs from their earlier albums, a few new songs, and some good live performances.

I mainly became aware of them from hearing some of their songs as background on TV shows like Scrubs ( which has been a great source for me of hearing bands for the first time ). I've only previously posted one of their songs "Dreaming of You", but I'll be listening to the new album to pick up some gems.

To get the ball rolling, I've worked out the chords and lyrics to "In the Morning", which originally featured on their 2005 "Invisible Invasion" album


I've worked out my 'chords and lyrics' version of the song, which is at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "In The Morning" by The Coral"

The band's official website is at: http://www.thecoral.co.uk/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/thecoral


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The 6ths - "You you you you you" chords & lyrics

The 6ths were one of those enigmatic 'bands/projects' from the 90's which I never really got a chance to listen to. In fairness, they did only release two albums ( 'Wasps Nests' and 'Hyacinths & Thistles' - the latter released in 1999 and featuring such musical luminaries as Neil Hannon, Claire Grogan, Melanie, and Marc Almond ) .

I've had several requests over the past few years for the chords and lyrics for "You you you you you" and, thanks to the ever-useful YouTube, I've had the chance to listen to the song and work out my 'easy-to-play' interpretation of the song, which is at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "You you you you you" by The 6ths"


I haven't been able to locate an official website for the band, but the 6ths Myspace page is at this link: MySpace page for "The 6ths"


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Weezer - "Peace" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

As a very prolific band, who I only picked up on late in the day, I have quite a backlog of Weezer songs to work out, so while my last effort was to work out the chords and lyrics to "Pork and Beans" from the new album, this time round I'm going back in time to 2005, and concentrating on "Peace" from the "Make Believe" album.

The album itself received mixed reviews, with perhaps a 'pop-ier' sound on songs like 'Beveley Hills' and 'We are all on drugs' ( both of which are included on my Weezer chords & lyrics page ),
I've always thought if it as (another) transitional album for them, with classic songs like "This is Such a Pity", "The Damage in your Heart", "Freak Me Out", and of course, this song, one of my favourite of Weezer's.


I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics to "Peace" and posted them to my Weezer guitar chords page. It's a really catchy song, I hope you like it, and will have fun playing and singing along.


Weezer's official site is at : weezer.com and you can check out their album and singles list on their CDUniverse page

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The Verve - Love is Noise, and Sonnet chords and lyrics

When I started my website ( about 1998 ), I fully expected that I would be featuring a bunch of Verve songs, so created a seperate 'Verve guitar chords and lyrics' page for them, rather than post their songs to my 'Miscellaneous Rock chords and lyrics' page, where songs I like from artists which aren't huge favourites usually end up.

As things turned out, the band split in April 1999, so the page has remained static since then.

But now - a reformed Verve ( with mostly the original line-up ), and a brand new album "Forth", of which I've just had a short preview. I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics to "Love is Noise" , the first single from the album. While going thru the process of uploading the song and adding it to the artist page, I made the shameful discovery that I had worked out chords and lyrics to "Sonnet" over 10 years ago.... and forgotten to add them to the page!

So ten years later, I have the pleasure of introducing two 'new' songs to my Verve page, the brand new "Love is Noise", and the somewhat less new 'Sonnet'. Hopefully new fans who enjoy the latest album will at least appreciate the opportunity to learn and play some of their older songs.


You can check these songs, and my other Verve song interpretations out at the link below:

Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by The Verve


You can check out the official Verve website at http://www.theverve.co.uk


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The Lemonheads - Baby's Home chords & lyrics

I can't claim to have been a huge fan of The Lemonheads, who've been around for an unbelievable 20 years, but I always enjoy when one of their old songs is played on the radio these days.

A while ago I was reminded of their witty lyrical style on hearing "The Outdoor Type" again, and worked out my usual "chords and lyrics" version for inclusion on my Rock Song Chords page

More recently I heard their "Baby's Home", a lovely darkly funny song, and have now also posted this to my guitar chords website, again on the Rock Guitar Chords page. You can check it out at the link below:

Guitar Chords and lyrics to "Baby's Home" by The Lemonheads


You can find the Lemonheads website at http://www.lemonheads.co.uk/


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David Gray - The One I Love

2nd October: Posted David Gray's "The One I Love" to my David Gray page:
http://www.guitarsongs.info/davdgray.htm Haven't heard the rest of the new stuff, but it sounds like they could be back to their best.


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Rory Gallagher - Messin' with the Kid chords

Ok, I'm definitely 'punchin' above my weight' here. But... I'm a huge Rory Gallagher fan, and I actually have a Rory Gallagher chords page on my website.

I was just checking out some great YouTube coverage of concert clips from the 70's when I hit upon a mindnumbing version of "Messin' with the Kid", and realized I hadn't included this in the (short) list of Rory songs I have.

Now I know that the chords are a tiny fraction of what's going on in Rory's blues music, but I also know that people ( i.e. ME! ) like to play along with their favourite music from time to time. Also, from experience, I know that learning guitarists love to get into jam sessions with the more accomplished players, so if you're friendly with a guitar-shredding Rory fan, being able to play along with the rhythm for the song is priceless practice - and great fun!

So, I've worked out my usual basic chord pattern for the song, if you want to try it out, click on the link below:

Rory Gallagher guitar chords - Messin' with the Kid


Rory Gallagher's official website is at: http://www.rorygallagher.com/ , and his fantastic albums can be checked out at the link below:

Rory Gallagher CDs at CD Universe

For a great trip down memory lane, click HERE


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Keane - "Spiralling" guitar chords and lyrics

Just checking through my Blog and observe that the last Keane song I posted was "Is it any wonder", from "Under the Iron Sea", way back in 2006.

Keane are another of the many bands I quite like, and who produce some really good songs, but I'm not committed enough to create a 'Keane' page on my site just yet.

I heard "Spiralling" from the yet-to-be-released "Perfect Symmetry" album, and was pretty impressed, the single ( assuming that it will be ) is at least as good as their better stuff from the previous two albums. I'll try to get hold of a copy of the new album, and if I like the songs, will post more songs in my usual simplified 'chords & lyrics' format. Watch this space!

Meanwhile, you can check out my interpretation of "Spiralling" on my Keane Guitar chords page at the link below:

Guitar chords and lyrics to "Spiralling" by Keane


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Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof chords and lyrics

Vampire Weekend are another of the new bands I've taken a shine to, although I've only had a few listens to their debut "Vampire Weekend" album, released earlier this year.

Hard to put a label on the band, lot of influences, certainly an African flavour, and there are hints of the Shins and a few other 'Indie Rock' ( yet another expression that has been virtually rendered meaningless by overuse! ) bands.

My interpretation of the guitar chords and lyrics for the first single from the album "Mansard Roof" are available at the link below:


Rock Songs guitar chords and lyrics: Vampire Weekend "Mansard Roof"


The official Vampire Weekend website is http://www.vampireweekend.com/, they have a MySpace page at http://myspace.com/vampireweekend and you can check out their music online at the link below:

Vampire Weekend music at CD Universe


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Duffy - "Warwick Avenue" chords and lyrics

Ok, regular visitors to the Blog or to the website ( PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics ) will know that I have an eclectic mix of songs across a number of genres, and over a number of decades. They do all have one thing in common - I like them! While I never turn away requests for help with chords for any song, I only actually post songs to the site and blog if I would enjoy playing them myself

You will find very few ( if any ) rap songs, gangsta songs, rhythm & bass etc songs ( as opposed to rhythm'n'blues - I have a 'Soul/R&B song chords' page dedicated to these ). Which is why it is usually only as a last resort that I turn to checking out the UK and US singles charts for inspiration for new songs. But on a few occasions, I've been glad I did. At the beginning of this month I was browsing the UK charts and found "Warwick Avenue" - a song I'd heard just a few times on radio, but which I really liked. For some reason I had pigeon-holed Duffy into the above categories, but I was determined to include "Warwick Avenue", so I've worked out a chords and lyrics version for guitar, it's on my "Soul/R&B song chords page (link below:)

Duffy - "Warwick Avenue" guitar chords and lyrics

Duffy's official website is at http://www.iamduffy.com/ and next time you're on MySpace check out her page at http://www.myspace.com/duffymyspace

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The Kooks - "Shine On" chords and lyrics

I have earlier posted the first single from the Kooks brilliant "Konk" album - "Always where I need to be", which was a #3 hit in the UK singles chart.

The second single "Shine On" has only had modest success in the singles chart, but as "Konk" spent some time at #1 in the album chart this is probably understandable.

Another really catchy, fun to play song in the Kooks inimitable style. I've worked out my interpretation of the chords and lyrics, which you can check on on my Kooks song chords page at the link below:


PJs Kooks Guitar Chords and Lyrics page

Once again, it's in a somewhat awkward key - F sharp - so I've transposed the chords down to F, if you put a capo on the first fret you should get the right sound if you want to play along with the original.

You can buy all of the Kooks music at CDUniverse - The Kooks Music page

The Kooks official site can be found at http://www.thekooks.co.uk/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/thekooks


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September updates and newsletter

20th September:
Site Newletter issued to subscribers and posted online at http://www.guitarsongs.info/news200905.htm


Songs added from Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Tom Waits, Willy Mason, Stereophonics, Velvet Revolver, Randy Newman, Magic Numbers, Dave Matthews and Elliot Smith.

Articles and tips from Chris Elmore, GuitarTips, and Jermaine Griggs, HearAndPlay.

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The Fratellis - "Look out Sunshine" chords & lyrics

The second Fratellis album "Here we Stand" continues to grow on me. After the euphoria of "Costello Music", to my mind the best debut album in decades, I feared that the follow-up was lacking in some of the urgency and feelgood factor of it's predecessor, but I think it may just be a "slow-burner", the new songs are beginning to acquire a personality of their own.

"Look out Sunshine" is the 2nd single from the album, another cynical but bouncy romp.

I've worked out my interpretation of the chords and lyrics of the song, and added it to my Fratellis song chords page:

The Fratellis guitar chords and lyrics

Once again, the song is in the key of B Major, and doesn't really lend itself to transcription to an easier key, sorry! Players in the early learning stage may find it tricky, but if you're a Fratellis fan, hopefully you'll stick with it, learn the song and improve your skills at the same time! If you took the plunge and learned "Mistress Mabel" ( also in B major ), you'll have already had loads of practice at the chord shapes and changes, so should find it easier this time around.

You can browse or buy the new album ( or "Costello Music") online at this CD Universe Fratellis music link.


Check out the Fratellis official website at: http://www.thefratellis.com

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Amy Winehouse - "F Me Pumps" chords & lyrics

"F Me Pumps", from the brilliant "Back to Black" album is the 11th Amy Winehouse song I've worked out and posted to my guitar chords site, having created an Amy Winehouse songs page some months ago. I realize that for the early learning guitar player some of the chords can be a bit tricky, but am working on the basis that if you like an artist enough to want to play their songs, you'll push yourself that bit harder!

My 'chords and lyrics' version of "F Me Pumps", can be found at my Amy Winehouse guitar songs link below, along with the others I've worked out previously:


http://www.guitarsongs.info/amy-winehouse.htm

You can find out more about Amy Winehouse and her music on her official website : http://www.amywinehouse.co.uk/ or on Wikipedia : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse


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Noah and the Whale - 5 Years Time chords & lyrics

I caught some of Noah and the Whale's performance at Glastonbury, and thought they were a really interesting new band. I gather they also played Lollapalooza last month, so I'm guessing they've made a bunch of fans Stateside now.

Since then "Five Years Time" has been getting considerable airplay on radio, having been originally released in 2007, and re-released in 2008, hitting the UK top 10.

I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics for the song ( very simple, three chords - C, F and G ) and I have posted these to my Rock guitar songs page at the link below:

Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Noah and the Whale "Five Years Time"


The official Noah and the Whale website is http://www.noahandthewhale.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:

"Noah and the Whale" music at CD Universe


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Katy Perry - I kissed a girl chords and lyrics

Ok, regular visitors to the Blog or to the website ( PJs Guitar Chords and Lyrics ) may find this song a strange addition to the eclectic mix you will have become used to. While the site does have a 'Pop Songs' page, it would be very seldom these days that the type of song to hit #1 in both the UK and US Top 40 singles charts would be one I would consider working out and adding to the blog/website.

But I found myself humming and strumming along to the radio while this song was playing, and it does have a really nice sequence of simple, straightforward chords, and actually sounds fine just on an acoustic ( I got my daughter to sing and play it ). Plus I'm struggling to maintain my quota of songs with female vocals, generally only managing one or two among the ten songs I add each month. And... well, I like the song, it has a fun theme which makes it a good 'party piece'.

So, making no apologies, I've posted my version of the chords and lyrics to "I kissed a girl" at the link below:


Katy Perry - "I kissed a girl" guitar chords and lyrics

Katy's official website is at http://www.katyperry.com/ . Her MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/katyperry



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The Shins - Black Wave chords and lyrics

As promised, I am continuing to include a Shins song in each monthly update.

Sticking with the latest album ( "Wincing the night away" ), this time I've gone for "Black Wave", one of my favourite tracks from the album.

I've worked out my interpretations of the chords and lyrics - somewhat surprisingly it consists of just three easy chords - G major, E minor and B minor. Obviously impossible to recreate the original sound with just three chords on an acoustic guitar, but the intent of my site ( and this blog ) is to provide playable songs for those in the early learning stages. You can still get a lot of satisfaction ( and fun ) from playing 'busking' versions of your favourite songs.

Anywaze - you'll find my interpretation of "Black Wave" on my guitar chords website at the link below:

The Shins - "Black Wave" guitar chords and lyrics


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P.J. Murphy
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