Love to play Snow Patrol songs on my guitar, so I was delighted to hear they're releasing a new album "A Hundred Million Suns" last month, I've only had a quick 'listen-thru', but it sounds great, and I'm hoping I'll be able to work out playable versions of some of the songs.
I've got the ball rolling with the new single "Take back the city". If you're an early learner you may be put off by the number of 'sus' chords throughout the song, but I have provided the diagrams for these chords at the beginning of the song - once you get familiar with the shapes and can get into the rhythm with which they carry the verses along, you'll be fine!
I've posted the song to my Snow Patrol Song Chords page, please feel free to check it out.
You can find the official Snow Patrol website at: http://www.snowpatrol.com/
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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
- Guitar Songs: 50 classic rock songs broken down into intros, rhythm, lead, solos with audio, video and tab to give you all you need to be able to play these great numbers.
- Guitar Backing Tracks - Your very own backing band in the comfort of your home!
- Guitar Leads - Electric, Acoustic, Rock, Jazz - learn to play lead guitar in 30 days
- Guitar Theory - Binds it all together by teaching you the reasoning behind the music
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
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
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Saturday, June 20, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Iron & Wine - 16, maybe less chords and lyrics
I posted my first Iron & Wine songs in May ( "Flightless Bird, American Mouth" and "Passing Afternoon" ) having just recently started to listen to the band.
I've liked everything I've heard so far, so I plan to keep listening, and working out playable versions of their songs, beginning this month with "Sixteen, maybe less" from their joint venture with Calexico, "In the Reins".
The chords are pretty simple, just D, Bm, G and A - although I have transcribed to C, Am, F and G, with capo on the 2nd fret. I suspect this is how the original was played, as there are nice little runs between the C and Am, that lend the song to being played in the key of C.
You can check out my chords and lyrics interpretation of "16, Maybe Less" on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine/Calexico "Sixteen, Maybe Less"
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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I've liked everything I've heard so far, so I plan to keep listening, and working out playable versions of their songs, beginning this month with "Sixteen, maybe less" from their joint venture with Calexico, "In the Reins".
The chords are pretty simple, just D, Bm, G and A - although I have transcribed to C, Am, F and G, with capo on the 2nd fret. I suspect this is how the original was played, as there are nice little runs between the C and Am, that lend the song to being played in the key of C.
You can check out my chords and lyrics interpretation of "16, Maybe Less" on my Rock Guitar song chords page at the link below:
Miscellaneous rock guitar songs: Iron and Wine/Calexico "Sixteen, Maybe Less"
Check out the YouTube version of the song if you want to play along - YouTube - Iron and Wine/Calexico "16, Maybe Less" ( 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/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
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Monday, June 15, 2009
The Shins - Sea Legs chords & lyrics
My last Shins post was "Strange Powers", which actually didn't feature on "Wincing The Night Away", but was the B side of this song, "Sea Legs", the 4th single from that album.
As with almost all of the Shins songs, the quirky intricacies of the lyrics and melodies suggest that they would be hard songs to play, but again, this song has only 4 chords - G, D, A# ( Bb) and F. The rhythm of the chords sometimes seems to go counter to the melody, but it just takes a little getting used to!
You can find my version of The Shins "Sea Legs" on my guitar chords website at the link below:
The Shins - "Sea Legs" guitar chords and lyrics
If the video above doesn't display/play correctly, you can find it on YouTube at this link
You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page
The Shins official website is at http://www.theshins.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/theshins
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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Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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As with almost all of the Shins songs, the quirky intricacies of the lyrics and melodies suggest that they would be hard songs to play, but again, this song has only 4 chords - G, D, A# ( Bb) and F. The rhythm of the chords sometimes seems to go counter to the melody, but it just takes a little getting used to!
You can find my version of The Shins "Sea Legs" on my guitar chords website at the link below:
The Shins - "Sea Legs" guitar chords and lyrics
If the video above doesn't display/play correctly, you can find it on YouTube at this link
You can check out/buy all of The Shins music at CDUniverse - The Shins Music page
The Shins official website is at http://www.theshins.com/ and their MySpace page is at http://www.myspace.com/theshins
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/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal chords and lyrics
The Fleet Foxes ( another debutant band for my site ) are one of the new breed of 'Social Web' artists who, like Colbie Caillet, rose to prominence principally through the exposure of their music on their MySpace page, culiminating in the release of their debut album "Fleet Foxes" last year.
I've worked out a playable chords and lyrics version of the first single from the album, you can check it out at the link below:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Fleet Foxes 'White Winter Hymnal chords'
If the video doesn't load below, click here to watch it on YouTube
The official Fleet Foxes website is at : http://www.subpop.com/artists/fleet_foxes , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Fleet Foxes 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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Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy on Facebook
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I've worked out a playable chords and lyrics version of the first single from the album, you can check it out at the link below:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Fleet Foxes 'White Winter Hymnal chords'
If the video doesn't load below, click here to watch it on YouTube
The official Fleet Foxes website is at : http://www.subpop.com/artists/fleet_foxes , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Fleet Foxes 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/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
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Tuesday, June 09, 2009
Missing songs from Chordie
Those of you who regularly use Chordie will have seen frequent messages for several songs indicating that "The person hosting these songs has asked them to be removed from the Chordie index"
Apologies, but I am that person! I'm sorry if you've been frustrated by seeing these messages instead of your requested song chords, but permission was never given to Chordie to use these songs, and they have graciously removed them at my request.
I would have preferred if they had instead replaced their pages with links to my original transcriptions, but this was unfortunately not possible.
Anywaze, you can find all 1,800 of 'em at PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/. Or just search for PJs Chords.
While there are many 'warehouse' song chord and tab sites out there, my site is based on accurate chord interpretations of an eclectic selection of my favourite songs and artists from the 60's right up to songs in the current charts.
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P.S. I've received one post from a Chordie fan which was 'less than complimentary'. Just want to say that this post was not to 'diss' Chordie in any way, it is an excellent site, and I have had a great working relationship with Per & Co for many years. But 'an unexpected error occurred', resulting in all of my efforts of 10 years being subsumed into the Chordie 'engine'. Per has corrected this, but has left the links pointing to an apology. I'm just trying to make sure people who have reached these pages know that the songs have not just disappeared, and let them know where to find them.
Ok J??
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
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Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Apologies, but I am that person! I'm sorry if you've been frustrated by seeing these messages instead of your requested song chords, but permission was never given to Chordie to use these songs, and they have graciously removed them at my request.
I would have preferred if they had instead replaced their pages with links to my original transcriptions, but this was unfortunately not possible.
Anywaze, you can find all 1,800 of 'em at PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/. Or just search for PJs Chords.
While there are many 'warehouse' song chord and tab sites out there, my site is based on accurate chord interpretations of an eclectic selection of my favourite songs and artists from the 60's right up to songs in the current charts.
~~~~
P.S. I've received one post from a Chordie fan which was 'less than complimentary'. Just want to say that this post was not to 'diss' Chordie in any way, it is an excellent site, and I have had a great working relationship with Per & Co for many years. But 'an unexpected error occurred', resulting in all of my efforts of 10 years being subsumed into the Chordie 'engine'. Per has corrected this, but has left the links pointing to an apology. I'm just trying to make sure people who have reached these pages know that the songs have not just disappeared, and let them know where to find them.
Ok J??
P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Monday, June 08, 2009
Midlake - "Roscoe" guitar chords and lyrics
Another 'debut' band for my site! Not that Midlake are a new band ( formed in 1999, according to the ever-reliable Wikipedia ). Hailing from Texas, they list Radiohead, Jethro Tull, Grandaddy and Travis amongst their influences, which was good enough for me to give them a listen.
I liked what I heard too. I could hear the 'Tull influences in "Roscoe", but also, I thought, a hint of the Shins in the vocals and the melody.
The song has a nice gentle flow to it, and with just three chords, is pretty playable, although the chords of G#m, F# and E might be a bit daunting to early learners. If you are among this group, you should learn to transpose songs like this to an easier key, and use your capo ( if necessary ) to bring the song pitch up to the original key.
In this case I would replace the G#m, F# and E with Em, D and C ( in that order ) and put a capo on the 4th fret, so that you're playing Em shape, but actually playing a G#m chord. Check out my beginners guide to chord transposition, you will hopefully find it useful!
I have uploaded my interpretation of Midlake's "Roscoe" to my rock guitar songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Midlake 'Roscoe'
If the video doesn't load here, click here to watch it on YouTube
The official Midlake website is at : http://www.midlake.net , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Midlake 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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I liked what I heard too. I could hear the 'Tull influences in "Roscoe", but also, I thought, a hint of the Shins in the vocals and the melody.
The song has a nice gentle flow to it, and with just three chords, is pretty playable, although the chords of G#m, F# and E might be a bit daunting to early learners. If you are among this group, you should learn to transpose songs like this to an easier key, and use your capo ( if necessary ) to bring the song pitch up to the original key.
In this case I would replace the G#m, F# and E with Em, D and C ( in that order ) and put a capo on the 4th fret, so that you're playing Em shape, but actually playing a G#m chord. Check out my beginners guide to chord transposition, you will hopefully find it useful!
I have uploaded my interpretation of Midlake's "Roscoe" to my rock guitar songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous Rock guitar songs - Midlake 'Roscoe'
If the video doesn't load here, click here to watch it on YouTube
The official Midlake website is at : http://www.midlake.net , and their music can be browsed or bought online at the link below:
Midlake 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/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
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Friday, June 05, 2009
Bat for Lashes - "Daniel" guitar chords and Lyrics
I had been aware of "Bat for Lashes" for quite a while, they'd played Glastonbury in 2007, won the ASCAP Vanguard award the same year, toured with Radiohead and was nominated for two Brit Awards last year, but I only heard them for the first time on "Later with Jools Holland" on BBC TV, singing "Daniel". Either they aren't getting the radio coverage they deserve, or I'm not listening to enough radio!
I think they are a great band, and this is a great song! Just checking out Wikipedia's page for the band, comparisons have been made with Bjork, PJ Harvey, Annie Lennox, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Stevie Nicks and Dolores O'Riordan. Not bad company to be keeping!
The song itself is really melodic and moves along at a nice pace. The version I heard was in the key of E / G#m, but I've transcribed it to G / Em, which means the chords are a more playable set of Em, G, C, Am. These are repeated throughout both verse and chorus, making it a really easy song to learn and play. Just put your capo on the 4th fret and play the 'G' chords as indicated, and you will be able to play along with the 'real' version in E major / G minor.
I've posted my version of the song to my Pop Guitar Songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Bat for Lashes 'Daniel'
If you feel like playing along to the original above, or check out the YouTube version at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSmWvU0Z_8w
The official Bat For Lashes website is at : http://www.batforlashes.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
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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I think they are a great band, and this is a great song! Just checking out Wikipedia's page for the band, comparisons have been made with Bjork, PJ Harvey, Annie Lennox, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Stevie Nicks and Dolores O'Riordan. Not bad company to be keeping!
The song itself is really melodic and moves along at a nice pace. The version I heard was in the key of E / G#m, but I've transcribed it to G / Em, which means the chords are a more playable set of Em, G, C, Am. These are repeated throughout both verse and chorus, making it a really easy song to learn and play. Just put your capo on the 4th fret and play the 'G' chords as indicated, and you will be able to play along with the 'real' version in E major / G minor.
I've posted my version of the song to my Pop Guitar Songs page at the link below:
Miscellaneous Pop guitar songs - Bat for Lashes 'Daniel'
If you feel like playing along to the original above, or check out the YouTube version at this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSmWvU0Z_8w
The official Bat For Lashes website is at : http://www.batforlashes.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
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Chords Blog: http://www.guitar-chords.blogspot.com/
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Wilco - 'My Darling' guitar chords and lyrics
So far I've mainly been working out and including Wilco songs from "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot", this having been the album which ( somewhat belatedly ) got me hooked.
The plan was to move forward thru the newer albums, but I don't make any apologies for now including the gorgeous "My Darling", from the even earlier "Summerteeth Album".
My musical taste for anything post-1990 has been mainly informed by my gorgeous daughters, who are both Wilco fans, and "My Darling" is a really beautiful song from a parent to their child, which I'd like to dedicate to them. I know, I know, you didn't have me pegged as the schmaltzy type - it's a Father thing.... But it is a lovely, simple song, with pretty basic guitar chords - C, Em, D, G, F.
You can find my chords and lyrics interpretation of "My Darling" on my Wilco page (below):
Wilco - "My Darling" song chords and lyrics
Check out the songs on YouTube, hopefully these interpretations can help you play along with the songs while learning them.
Wilco's official site is http://www.wilcoworld.net/ If you want to browse or buy Wilco music online, click the link below:
Wilco 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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The plan was to move forward thru the newer albums, but I don't make any apologies for now including the gorgeous "My Darling", from the even earlier "Summerteeth Album".
My musical taste for anything post-1990 has been mainly informed by my gorgeous daughters, who are both Wilco fans, and "My Darling" is a really beautiful song from a parent to their child, which I'd like to dedicate to them. I know, I know, you didn't have me pegged as the schmaltzy type - it's a Father thing.... But it is a lovely, simple song, with pretty basic guitar chords - C, Em, D, G, F.
You can find my chords and lyrics interpretation of "My Darling" on my Wilco page (below):
Wilco - "My Darling" song chords and lyrics
Check out the songs on YouTube, hopefully these interpretations can help you play along with the songs while learning them.
Wilco's official site is http://www.wilcoworld.net/ If you want to browse or buy Wilco music online, click the link below:
Wilco 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/
Guitar Tips Blog: http://www.guitar-tips.blogspot.com/
Squidoo Lens: http://www.squidoo.com/guitarsongs/
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
May Site Update and Guitar chords Newsletter
The May site update has been completed, the May Newsletter was issue to over 6,000 guitarists on 26th May.
The Guitar chords newsletter can be viewd online at http://www.guitarsongs.info/news270505.htm
Ten songs added to the site:
Rock Songs:
California - Phantom Planet
Madness - Lovestruck
First Day of my Life - Bright Eyes
Such Great Heighs - Postal Service
Pop Songs:
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Sway - Bic Runga
She Came Home for Christmas
Bob Dylan:
Don't Fall apart on me Tonight
The Smiths:
Last Night I dreamt that Somebody Loved Me
John Mayer:
Daughters
Check out http://guitar-leads.guitarsongs.info/ - over 200 interactive multimedia lessons showing you how to play the lead breaks from the Rock Classics. I've now negotiated a $10 discount for any of my Blog readers who want to subscribe to the lead lessons program.
I've also negotiated a $5 discount with the Amazing Guitar guru Andy Koblick, you can see more details in the newsletter.
I'm always looking out for good resources for guitar players, and where possible, using the power of numbers ( 7.5 million site visitors, 6,000 newsletter subscribers ) to obtain great value for learning guitarists.
Enjoy your music,
PJ
http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Tips+DVD Lessons
The Guitar chords newsletter can be viewd online at http://www.guitarsongs.info/news270505.htm
Ten songs added to the site:
Rock Songs:
California - Phantom Planet
Madness - Lovestruck
First Day of my Life - Bright Eyes
Such Great Heighs - Postal Service
Pop Songs:
Songbird - Eva Cassidy
Sway - Bic Runga
She Came Home for Christmas
Bob Dylan:
Don't Fall apart on me Tonight
The Smiths:
Last Night I dreamt that Somebody Loved Me
John Mayer:
Daughters
Check out http://guitar-leads.guitarsongs.info/ - over 200 interactive multimedia lessons showing you how to play the lead breaks from the Rock Classics. I've now negotiated a $10 discount for any of my Blog readers who want to subscribe to the lead lessons program.
I've also negotiated a $5 discount with the Amazing Guitar guru Andy Koblick, you can see more details in the newsletter.
I'm always looking out for good resources for guitar players, and where possible, using the power of numbers ( 7.5 million site visitors, 6,000 newsletter subscribers ) to obtain great value for learning guitarists.
Enjoy your music,
PJ
http://www.guitarsongs.info/
Guitar Tips+DVD Lessons
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