Two cracking songs to rework today, as I move on to my Rolling Stones chords page.
First up is probably my favourite Stones song, "Brown Sugar", but it's a song I always struggled to play on Acoustic guitar.
The song is actually in the key of C - I had previously chorded it in D, but when I tried transposing the chords, they seemed pretty tricky. So, I transposed the whole thing to A, and put a Capo on 3rd Fret to bring it up to C.
When I tried playing along with Angie from my old transcription, it just didn't sit right, so I spent quite a while painstakingly listening to the song on Youtube, nailing a chord or two, rewinding, double-checking, until I finally arrived at a chorded version of the song I'm happy with.
Actually - "rewinding", that probably isn't even a word anymore! Comes from the days when I'd tape songs from radio to cassette tape, play, stop, rewind, pause, play, stop.... oh the pain of it all! But, that was the only game in town back then, it's so much easier now that almost all songs are available to play along with, which was the main reason for my undertaking this exercise in updating and correcting my song chord transcriptions.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Brown Sugar" chords ( relative to the Capo on 3rd Fret ) are - Esus4 E A Asus4 C F G D - a much easier set of chords than my previous version ( see Guitar Chords for Brown Sugar )
"Angie" chords are: Am E7 G F C Dm C/B - again not too tough a group of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Angie )
These new versions are now available on my Rolling Stones guitar chords page, along with another dozen or so, I will get around to the others as time allows. You can find all of my Rolling Stones songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by The Rolling Stones
Video - Rolling Stones 'Brown Sugar'
Video - Rolling Stones 'Angie'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse The Stones albums and other works: Rolling Stones music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Guitar Chords - Creedence Clearwater Revival: Up Around The Bend & Long as I Can See The Light
It's a lotta fun, this blogging lark - yesterday I was 'Up the Junction' with Squeeze, today I'm going 'Up around the Bend' with Creedence Clearwater Revival!!
I'm reworking two of the classic songs on my Creedence guitar chords page - "Up around the Bend" and "Long as I can see the Light"
First thing I discovered was that I had both songs in the wrong key. These would have been worked out in pre-YouTube days, back then I was just working the keys and chords from my memories of the song, it's so much easier now that you can listen to pretty much every song on YouTube while working out the chords.
There were also a few endline 'filler' chords I'd omitted, which make the song sound more complete. I converted the text files to web files, added links to the parent and home page, and embedded the videos to play along with.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Up Around The Bend" chords are - D A A7 G and F#m, a nice easy set of chords for learning guitar players. ( see Guitar Chords for Up Around The Bend )
"Long as I can see the Light" chords are ( relative to capo on 2nd fret ) A E D and F#m, also a handy enough bunch of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Long as I can see the Light )
These new versions are now available on my Creedence Clearwater Revival guitar chords page, along with another 10 or so, I'll be revisiting the page to 'fix up' these songs ASAP. You can find all of my Creedence songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Video - Creedence 'Up Around The Bend'
Video - Creedence 'Long As I Can See The Light'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Creedence albums and other works: Creedence music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
I'm reworking two of the classic songs on my Creedence guitar chords page - "Up around the Bend" and "Long as I can see the Light"
First thing I discovered was that I had both songs in the wrong key. These would have been worked out in pre-YouTube days, back then I was just working the keys and chords from my memories of the song, it's so much easier now that you can listen to pretty much every song on YouTube while working out the chords.
There were also a few endline 'filler' chords I'd omitted, which make the song sound more complete. I converted the text files to web files, added links to the parent and home page, and embedded the videos to play along with.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Up Around The Bend" chords are - D A A7 G and F#m, a nice easy set of chords for learning guitar players. ( see Guitar Chords for Up Around The Bend )
"Long as I can see the Light" chords are ( relative to capo on 2nd fret ) A E D and F#m, also a handy enough bunch of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Long as I can see the Light )
These new versions are now available on my Creedence Clearwater Revival guitar chords page, along with another 10 or so, I'll be revisiting the page to 'fix up' these songs ASAP. You can find all of my Creedence songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Video - Creedence 'Up Around The Bend'
Video - Creedence 'Long As I Can See The Light'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Creedence albums and other works: Creedence music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Monday, June 03, 2013
Chords and lyrics for Squeeze "Cool For Cats" and "Up The Junction
Still working through my artist pages and updating and correcting the song transcriptions. Today it's the turn of Squeeze, and their two major hits from 1979 "Cool For Cats" and "Up The Junction".
Only a few small changes, but I've converted them from text to web files, included links back to the Home Page and the Squeeze chords page, and embedded the Youtube videos of the songs so you can play along with the originals.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Cool For Cats" chords are - G G/F# Em C Am Eb Cm, A ( see Guitar Chords for Cool For Cats )
"Up The Junction" chords are E A C#m G#m F#m B D Am Gm F D and Bm ( see Guitar Chords for Up The Junction )
These new versions are now available on my Squeeze guitar chords page, along with just a few more, I'll get around to these as soon as possible. You can find all of my Squeeze songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Squeeze
Video - Squeeze 'Cool For Cats'
Video - Squeeze 'Up The Junction'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Squeeze albums and other works: Squeeze music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Only a few small changes, but I've converted them from text to web files, included links back to the Home Page and the Squeeze chords page, and embedded the Youtube videos of the songs so you can play along with the originals.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Cool For Cats" chords are - G G/F# Em C Am Eb Cm, A ( see Guitar Chords for Cool For Cats )
"Up The Junction" chords are E A C#m G#m F#m B D Am Gm F D and Bm ( see Guitar Chords for Up The Junction )
These new versions are now available on my Squeeze guitar chords page, along with just a few more, I'll get around to these as soon as possible. You can find all of my Squeeze songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Squeeze
Video - Squeeze 'Cool For Cats'
Video - Squeeze 'Up The Junction'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Squeeze albums and other works: Squeeze music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Sunday, June 02, 2013
Chords and lyrics for Neil Young "Harvest" and "Harvest Moon"
Today's attention is drawn to my Neil Young page, and I've taken two of my many favourites, both to listen to and play - "Harvest" and "Harvest Moon", validated and corrected my transcriptions, converted them from text to website format, and embedded the Youtube videos of the songs in each new web page.
No major transcription changes, both songs are in native D major. Slight doubt about the endline of the verse and chorus of Harvest "... promise of a man", which I had chorded with D and A, but as I listen to the song, Neil seems to remain on the D for all of the end of the line. I've notated it as D (A), as I find it more natural to play the A chord myself - try playing it both ways yourself, see which you think sounds better for you.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Harvest" chords are - D A G Bm and E - a nice easy set of chords for learning guitarists ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest )
"Harvest Moon" chords are D D/B ( 004232 ) Dmaj7 Em7 G A7sus4 (002030) and A7 ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest Moon )
These new versions are now available on my Neil Young guitar chords page, along with a bunch more which will be tackled later.. You can find all of my Neil Young songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Neil Young
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest'
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest Moon'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Neil Young albums and other works: Neil Young music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
No major transcription changes, both songs are in native D major. Slight doubt about the endline of the verse and chorus of Harvest "... promise of a man", which I had chorded with D and A, but as I listen to the song, Neil seems to remain on the D for all of the end of the line. I've notated it as D (A), as I find it more natural to play the A chord myself - try playing it both ways yourself, see which you think sounds better for you.
The converted and updated pages with these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Harvest" chords are - D A G Bm and E - a nice easy set of chords for learning guitarists ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest )
"Harvest Moon" chords are D D/B ( 004232 ) Dmaj7 Em7 G A7sus4 (002030) and A7 ( see Guitar Chords for Harvest Moon )
These new versions are now available on my Neil Young guitar chords page, along with a bunch more which will be tackled later.. You can find all of my Neil Young songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Neil Young
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest'
Video - Neil Young 'Harvest Moon'
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Neil Young albums and other works: Neil Young music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
Saturday, June 01, 2013
Guitar chords for Lou Reed "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love"
Once again, venturing back into the prairies of songs on my site, replacing the text files with web file, embedding videos, correcting chords and lyrics where appropriate, and transposing to the key of the original song on video, to make it easier for learning guitarists to pick up the song by playing along with the original artist.
It's like meeting old friends at times, songs I've always loved, but haven't gotten around to playing myself in a long time. My site is deliberately eclectic - I had the choice at the beginning ( 15 years ago! ) of accepting submissions from everyone and building the site as a 'warehouse' of songs, or only including songs I like and enjoy playing, and where I have worked out the chords and lyrics myself.
I opted for 'eclectic', and while you won't find every song ever written ( or every artist ), I have a wide enough taste to ensure that most visitors find chords for at least a bunch of songs they want to play, among the 2,000 odd I have available.
Working on the Lou Reed page today, and I have re-transcribed two of my all-time favourite songs "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love". Neither of the songs were in the original key ( I had transcribed them to suit my own voice ), so I've changed "Perfect Day" from A minor to Bb minor, by the addition of a Capo on the first fret, and for 'Satellite of Love', which I'd always played in G, but which is actually in F, I transcribed it to D, indicating a Capo on the 3rd, as playing in F would have led to some tricky chords.
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Perfect Day" chords ( relative to Capo ) are - Am G C F Dm E A Amaj7 Dmaj7 D6 and F#m ( see Guitar Chords for Perfect Day )
"Satellite Of Love" chords ( relative to Capo ) are D E G A Bm and Em - a nice easy set of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Satellite of Love )
These new versions are now available on my Lou Reed page, along with a bunch more which I will get to as soon as I can. You can find all of my Lou Reed songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Lou Reed
Video - Lou Reed "Perfect Day"
Video - Lou Reed "Satellite Of Love"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Lou Reed albums and other works: Lou Reed music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
It's like meeting old friends at times, songs I've always loved, but haven't gotten around to playing myself in a long time. My site is deliberately eclectic - I had the choice at the beginning ( 15 years ago! ) of accepting submissions from everyone and building the site as a 'warehouse' of songs, or only including songs I like and enjoy playing, and where I have worked out the chords and lyrics myself.
I opted for 'eclectic', and while you won't find every song ever written ( or every artist ), I have a wide enough taste to ensure that most visitors find chords for at least a bunch of songs they want to play, among the 2,000 odd I have available.
Working on the Lou Reed page today, and I have re-transcribed two of my all-time favourite songs "Perfect Day" and "Satellite of Love". Neither of the songs were in the original key ( I had transcribed them to suit my own voice ), so I've changed "Perfect Day" from A minor to Bb minor, by the addition of a Capo on the first fret, and for 'Satellite of Love', which I'd always played in G, but which is actually in F, I transcribed it to D, indicating a Capo on the 3rd, as playing in F would have led to some tricky chords.
The new pages containing these songs are at the links below, and videos for both songs have been embedded. The songs are chorded in the correct key for playing along with the video.
"Perfect Day" chords ( relative to Capo ) are - Am G C F Dm E A Amaj7 Dmaj7 D6 and F#m ( see Guitar Chords for Perfect Day )
"Satellite Of Love" chords ( relative to Capo ) are D E G A Bm and Em - a nice easy set of chords for beginners ( see Guitar Chords for Satellite of Love )
These new versions are now available on my Lou Reed page, along with a bunch more which I will get to as soon as I can. You can find all of my Lou Reed songs guitar transcriptions at the link below:
Guitar Chords and Lyrics to Songs by Lou Reed
Video - Lou Reed "Perfect Day"
Video - Lou Reed "Satellite Of Love"
Play along with the videos above to help you learn the tempo, strumming etc.
Go to CDUniverse to browse Lou Reed albums and other works: Lou Reed music at CDUniverse
If you're looking to improve your guitar playing, check out my friend Dan Denley's great Acoustic Guitar Lessons site.
Enjoy your music!
P.J. Murphy
Guitar Songs Website: 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/
Facebook Page: P.J. Murphy - Guitarsongs.info on Facebook
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