Regular readers of my Blog will know that as I try to come up with good new songs for the website, I use TV shows and TV ads quite a lot for my inspiration.
The song from the UK "Surf" ad caught my attention quite a few weeks ago, but only this week I managed to catch the artistname and song title from a radio play - it's "Neapolitan Dreams" by Lisa Mitchell. I have to confess I knew nothing of Lisa, but have discovered from the ever-reliable Wikipedia that she is a young Austrialian singer-songwriter, and the song "Neapolitan Dreams" is from the soundtrack of "Packed to the Rafters", an Australian Comedy show. This album looks worth checking out, as it also features songs by Jason Mraz, Gabrielli Cilmi and Jose Gonzalez, among others.
"Neapolitan Dreams" is a really cute little song, and easy to play, featuring only 4 chords - C, C/B Am F, a very common riff - but Lisa gives the song a really distinctive sound. It is certainly one of those songs to add to the repertoire ( particularly for female guitarist/singers ), with it's anthemic "Ba-da, ba-da-da-da-da..." sing along bit at the end of the chorus, it should go down well at sessions with friends / family.
If you'd like to try playing this song, check out my interpretation at this link:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Lisa Mitchel 'Neapolitan Dreams'
If you feel like playing along to the originl, check out the YouTube version at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSmWvU0Z_8w
Lisa's official website is at : http://www.lisamitchellmusic.com , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Lisa Mitchell CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Iron and Wine - "Passing Afternoon" chords and lyrics
Iron and Wine fans will be pleased to hear that, having posted chords & lyrics for my first Iron & Wine song ( Flightless Bird, American Mouth ) only yesterday, I have posted another today - "Passing Afternoon".
Followers of the US series "House" may remember this one from the final double-episode of Season 4, played over the tearjerking moments...
If you are not an Iron and Wine fan, take time out to listen to their stuff. It might be easy to dismiss as 'Emo', but Sam Beam's singing is absolutely knockout, lying somewhere between Neil Young, Michael Stipe and Jeff Buckley, while not sounding like any of these - just unique.
For the early learning guitarist, most of their stuff is a godsend, simple chords but with really tuneful melodies, so if you can nail them vocally, you can sound really professional without being a guitar virtuoso.
Just to repeat from the previous post, that I also have chords and lyrics to "Such Great Heights" which was an Iron and Wine cover of the Postal Service original. I've listed it as a Postal Service song, but I think my interpretation covers both versions.
You can check out my chords and lyrics interpretation of "Flightless Bird" is on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Passing Afternoon"
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Followers of the US series "House" may remember this one from the final double-episode of Season 4, played over the tearjerking moments...
If you are not an Iron and Wine fan, take time out to listen to their stuff. It might be easy to dismiss as 'Emo', but Sam Beam's singing is absolutely knockout, lying somewhere between Neil Young, Michael Stipe and Jeff Buckley, while not sounding like any of these - just unique.
For the early learning guitarist, most of their stuff is a godsend, simple chords but with really tuneful melodies, so if you can nail them vocally, you can sound really professional without being a guitar virtuoso.
Just to repeat from the previous post, that I also have chords and lyrics to "Such Great Heights" which was an Iron and Wine cover of the Postal Service original. I've listed it as a Postal Service song, but I think my interpretation covers both versions.
You can check out my chords and lyrics interpretation of "Flightless Bird" is on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Passing Afternoon"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Iron and Wine "Passing Afternoon" ( if the embedded video below doesn't work just click the link above )
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Iron and Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth Chords & Lyrics
Once again, I have no excuses to offer. My daughters have been singing the praises of Iron and Wine for years now, and I'm finally getting round to posting my first chord & lyric interpretation of one of their songs - the gorgeous "Flightless Bird, American Mouth", from their 2007 album "The Shepherd's Dog" ( it was also released as an iTunes single in 2008 ).
I had heard their excellent version of the Postal Service song "Such Great Heights", but as I'd already posted the original version of that to my Rock song chords page and the chords seemed pretty much the same, there wasn't much point in reposting.
I worked the Iron and Wine song out while listening to a live version on YouTube ( see below ), it was played in the key of C, but with capo on 2nd fret bringing it up to D. You'd really need to play this one with the C set of chord shapes, as it has that nice C, C/B, Am run going all the way through. If you find it doesn't suit your voice, keep moving the capo up a fret until you find a key that suits, as this one doesn't really lend itself to transposition ( unless you move it right up to G, where the chords would be G, G/F#, Em, C, D - which would have a similar flowing chord set. Way too high ( or low ) for me tho! ).
My version of "Flightless Bird" is now on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Flightless Bird, American Mouth"
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I had heard their excellent version of the Postal Service song "Such Great Heights", but as I'd already posted the original version of that to my Rock song chords page and the chords seemed pretty much the same, there wasn't much point in reposting.
I worked the Iron and Wine song out while listening to a live version on YouTube ( see below ), it was played in the key of C, but with capo on 2nd fret bringing it up to D. You'd really need to play this one with the C set of chord shapes, as it has that nice C, C/B, Am run going all the way through. If you find it doesn't suit your voice, keep moving the capo up a fret until you find a key that suits, as this one doesn't really lend itself to transposition ( unless you move it right up to G, where the chords would be G, G/F#, Em, C, D - which would have a similar flowing chord set. Way too high ( or low ) for me tho! ).
My version of "Flightless Bird" is now on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine "Flightless Bird, American Mouth"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Iron and Wine "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" ( if the embedded video below doesn't work just click the link above )
The official Iron and Wine website is http://www.ironandwine.com/ , you can check out their music online at the link below:
"Iron and Wine" music at CD Universe
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Noah and the Whale - Shape of my Heart chords and lyrics
As with "5 Years Time" ( which is also featured on my Rock Guitar song chords page ) "Shape of My Heart" seems to have been another slow burner, in that both of these released earlier as singles from the 2008 album "Peaceful, the world lays me down", and have since both been re-released as singles, as the reputation of the band gains momentum.
I'm kinda undecided whether they're a good band or a GREAT band, the songs are really very simple, but have the same kind of appeal for me as The Kinks, or say, Belle and Sebastian. But they are good fun to play, and many ( including "Shape of My Heart" ) can be played with just 3 Major chords and one Minor.
I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of my Heart" - it's in the key of F, chords are F, Bb, C with an Am in the chorus. If you're an early learner and find these chords difficult, you can transpose down to C and put a capo on the 5th Fret, so you'll be playing: G,C,F,C for the verse, and Em,F,C for the chorus. Check out my guide to chord transposition to learn how to do this for any song where you find the chords too tricky, or where the key of the song doesn't suit your voice.
I've posted my interpretation of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of My Heart" to my Rock guitar songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Noah and the Whale "Shape of My Heart"
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
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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I'm kinda undecided whether they're a good band or a GREAT band, the songs are really very simple, but have the same kind of appeal for me as The Kinks, or say, Belle and Sebastian. But they are good fun to play, and many ( including "Shape of My Heart" ) can be played with just 3 Major chords and one Minor.
I've worked out my version of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of my Heart" - it's in the key of F, chords are F, Bb, C with an Am in the chorus. If you're an early learner and find these chords difficult, you can transpose down to C and put a capo on the 5th Fret, so you'll be playing: G,C,F,C for the verse, and Em,F,C for the chorus. Check out my guide to chord transposition to learn how to do this for any song where you find the chords too tricky, or where the key of the song doesn't suit your voice.
I've posted my interpretation of the chords and lyrics for "Shape of My Heart" to my Rock guitar songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Noah and the Whale "Shape of My Heart"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Noah and the Whale "Shape of My Heart"
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
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my list of cool and useful guitarist resources on ( where else! ) my Online Guitarist Resources page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Bon Iver - "Skinny Love" guitar chords and lyrics
Just finished working out chords and lyrics to my first song by Bon Iver, who's music I was introduced to by my daughters - their musical taste, as always, impeccable!
I've been listening to the album "For Emma, Forever Ago" ( which reached #1 in the US Top Heatseekers chart in 2008 ) for just a short while, but it's really growing on me. I know I keep moaning on about how little good 'guitar music' is being produced lately, so it's great to 'discover' a new artist to listen to and to try to work out and play good new songs.
If you'd like to try playing this song, check out my interpretation at this link:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Bon Iver 'Skinny love'
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
The Bon Iver Myspace page, featuring 3 of their songs is at : http://www.myspace.com/boniver , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Bon Iver CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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I've been listening to the album "For Emma, Forever Ago" ( which reached #1 in the US Top Heatseekers chart in 2008 ) for just a short while, but it's really growing on me. I know I keep moaning on about how little good 'guitar music' is being produced lately, so it's great to 'discover' a new artist to listen to and to try to work out and play good new songs.
If you'd like to try playing this song, check out my interpretation at this link:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Bon Iver 'Skinny love'
You can listen to the Youtube version here:
The Bon Iver Myspace page, featuring 3 of their songs is at : http://www.myspace.com/boniver , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Bon Iver CDs at CD Universe
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Nickelback - "I'd come for you" guitar chords & lyrics
Up to now I didn't have a Nickelback page on my guitar chords & lyrics site, but I had previously posted my interpretations of "You Remind Me", "Rock Star" and "Be Somebody" to my Rock song chords page. As I have now added the song chords and lyrics for "I'd come for you", one of the other singles from the Dark Horse album, and am pretty certain to be adding more, I've created a seperate Nickelback song chords page on the site. You can now find the 3 earlier song interpretations, plus my chords and lyrics version of "I'll come for you" on the new Nickelback page:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Nickelback "I'd Come for You" ( plus other Nickelback songs )
Nickelback's official website can be found here: http://www.nickelback.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!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
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Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Nickelback "I'd Come for You" ( plus other Nickelback songs )
Nickelback's official website can be found here: http://www.nickelback.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!
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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Saturday, May 09, 2009
Badfinger - Come and get it chords and lyrics
I've often been listening to radio, or watching TV and a great old 70s song from my .. em.. infancy... comes on, and I think 'That's a brilliant guitar song, nice chord sequence, not too tricky, good melody' But I end up not working it out for inclusion on my guitar chords Website or this Blog on the basis that most of the guitar community are just too young to know the song.
This situation arose recently watching "Top of the Pops 2" when Badfinger appeared, playing "Come and Get It", a really nice pop/rock song, with a great melody, and mostly straightforward chords, with one or two challenging ones for the early learning guitarist.
So I figured that while there will be people going 'What-finger? - who???', that in the age of YouTube and Wikipedia there are no excuses for anyone not being able to listen to a song, or find out about an artist - I'll post it, and encourage people to have a listen and maybe learn a little about the band. They were actually mentored by none other than The Beatles ( particularly George, if memory serves ), and for a while were touted as the next BIG band from the Apple label.
Unfortunately tragedy overtook two of the band members, and the band never realised it's potential. But they have left us with some great tracks, and I'm happy to have worked out chords and lyrics to 'Come and Get it', which I've posted on my Pop guitar songs page, at the link below:
Chords and Lyrics to Pop songs - Badfinger 'Come and get it'
You can buy Badfinger music at CDUniverse - Badfinger Music page
While there doesn't appear to be an official Badfinger website, individual members have their sites ( just search for: badfinger official website ), as usual wikipedia is the best source of information if you want to find out more about the band. Link below:
Badfinger Wikipedia page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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This situation arose recently watching "Top of the Pops 2" when Badfinger appeared, playing "Come and Get It", a really nice pop/rock song, with a great melody, and mostly straightforward chords, with one or two challenging ones for the early learning guitarist.
So I figured that while there will be people going 'What-finger? - who???', that in the age of YouTube and Wikipedia there are no excuses for anyone not being able to listen to a song, or find out about an artist - I'll post it, and encourage people to have a listen and maybe learn a little about the band. They were actually mentored by none other than The Beatles ( particularly George, if memory serves ), and for a while were touted as the next BIG band from the Apple label.
Unfortunately tragedy overtook two of the band members, and the band never realised it's potential. But they have left us with some great tracks, and I'm happy to have worked out chords and lyrics to 'Come and Get it', which I've posted on my Pop guitar songs page, at the link below:
Chords and Lyrics to Pop songs - Badfinger 'Come and get it'
You can buy Badfinger music at CDUniverse - Badfinger Music page
While there doesn't appear to be an official Badfinger website, individual members have their sites ( just search for: badfinger official website ), as usual wikipedia is the best source of information if you want to find out more about the band. Link below:
Badfinger Wikipedia page
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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