About a girl

And here it is in a readable format for anyone unable to read it (obviously). Stick some font tags into your post (use font=Courier), and then a mod can delete this post.

VERSE RIFF
   
d=downstroke    
u=upstroke      
E5  G5        
---0-------3-----I    
---0---0---3---0-I    
-------0-----0-0-I    
-----2-0-0---0-0-I    
-2---2-0-------0-I    
-0-------3---3---I    
d u d u d u d u    
   

1ST AND 2ND CHORUSES

C#5     C#5/G#  F#
---------------|---------0-0---|
---------------|---------0-0---|
----6------6---|---------X-X-0-|
-6--6------6-6-|4-4-X-4--4-4-0-|twice
-4--4-4--------|4-4-X-4--4-4-0-|
--------4----4-|2-2-X-2--------|

E5   A5 C5
----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|
--------9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5--5-5-0-|
-2--2-/-9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5--5-5-0-|
-2--2-/-7-7-7-0-|-0-0-X-3--3-3-0-|
-0--0-----------|----------------|

GUITAR SOLO(w/dist.)
----------------|------------------|
----------------|------------------|
-------5--------|---------12----12| 4 times
-------5h7--7--7|s9--9-9-s12-12---|
---5h7----------|------------------|
-0--------------|------------------|

3RD CHORUS
C#5     G#5     F#5  
---------------|---------0-0---|
---------------|---------0-0---|
-6--6-0--------|---------X-X-0-|
-6--6-0-6--6-0-|4-4-X-4--4-4-0-|twice
-4--4-0-6--6-0-|4-4-X-4--4-4-0-|
--------4--4-0-|2-2-X-2--------|

E5   A5 C5
----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|
--------9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5--5-5-0-|
-2--2-/-9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5--5-5-0-|
-2--2-/-7-7-7-0-|-0-0-X-3--3-3-0-|
-0--0-----------|----------------|

4TH CHORUS

C#5     G#5     F#5  
---------------|---------0-0---|
---------------|---------0-0---|
-6--6-0--------|---------X-X-0-|
-6--6-0-6--6-0-|4-4-X-4--4-4-0-|twice
-4--4-0-6--6-0-|4-4-X-4--4-4-0-|
--------4--4-0-|2-2-X-2--------|

E5   A5 C5
----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|
--------9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5--5-5-0-|
-2--2-/-9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5--5-5-0-|
-2--2-/-7-7-7-0-|-0-0-X-3--3-3-0-|
-0--0-----------|----------------|

E5   A5 C5
----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
--------9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-2--2-/-9-9-9-0-|-2-2-X-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
-2--2-/-7-7-7-0-|-0-0-X-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
-0--0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

ohh sorry  :-[
My mistake

Excellence song.
If you can add the “words and chord changes” it would be almost ready for the data-base.
I know that's a lot of work, but when people are just starting out, and trying sing and play at the same time is hard to do.  I haved know some people that had played a long time and still can't do this very well.  
This is what are songs will have that the other tab sites don't have.  This helps out so much.

Its all about being able to PLAY and SING a whole song.  Put into an easy to read format.  And the simpler the better.  (Could I use a capo and play just open chords)?  The song doesn't have to sound just like the CD.  It just has to sound enough like the song so that you can tell what is being played.  
Some of the GN members can take a hard to play lick and interpolate  (is that the word I'm looking for?) it into something easy to play, and its still sounds OK.  This kind of help from the more advance players, that would be greatly appreciated.  

You also have a lot of chords that we don't see very often.  Maybe a chord map would help.

Keep up the good work!
-Bull

Are you working on this Musi? Cause if not I could type out a tab for it. It's a song I know quite well (for my standard at least)
It has some power chords though, don't know if they fit into this easy song database. Thoughts anyone?

I say, charge ahead, Elvis.  Bull will probably agree with me.

Greetings all,
this is the first Easy Song i wrote up, but it was alreasy posted by the time i had finished. Anyways, here's mine complete with chord charts, lyrics the lot. I left out the solo as its posted above, and showed how to play the song without it instead.
Hope its correct and enjoy :)

About A Girl - Slightly Easier Version :)
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Verse Chords Used:
Em - 022000
G  - 320003

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Chorus Chords Used (all powerchords):
c-sharp5 x466xx
G-sharp5 466xxx
F-sharp5 244xxx
A5       x022xx
C5       x355xx
E5       022xxx

Intro / Verse / Interlude / Outro:

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Chords:      Em  G
Timing:      1 2+3+4+
Strum:       d dududu

Chorus / Bridge (ive shortened the names here so they fit over the timing/strum patterns..
assume c = c-sharp5 etc)

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(a)Chords: C   G     F X      
  Timing: 1 2+3+4+  1+2+ +4+  
(b)Chords: E                                            A XC
  Timing: 1+2+3+4+  1+2+ +4+  

Strum: Play a downstroke where timing is indicated (X above a note means mute it)    
      Powerchords are usually played only as downstrokes

Song Order:

Intro x 8
Verse x 8
Chorus(a) x2
Chorus(b)
Interlude x 4
Verse x 8
Chorus(a) x 2
Chorus(b)
Interlude x 4
Guitar Solo (verse x 8 is ok instead)
Bridge (same as chorus)
Interlude x 4
Verse x 8
Chorus(a) x 2
Chorus(b)
Outro x 8

Ok, here goes the hard part. putting words to it

Verse 1:

(Em)I (G)need an (Em)easy (G)friend
(Em)I do ... (G)with an (Em)ear to (G)lend
(Em)I do ... (G)think you (Em)fit this (G)shoe
(Em)I do ... (G)but you (Em)have a (G)clue

Chorus:

(C)I'll take ad(G)vantage (F)while
(C)You (G)hang me (F)out to dry
(E)But I can't see you (A)every (C)night      - (not sure about this bit)

Interlude:

(Em)for (G)free
(Em) (G)
(Em)I (G)do
(Em) (G)

Verse 2:

(Em)I'm (G)standing (Em)in your (G)line
(Em)I do ... (G)hope you (Em)have the (G)time
(Em)I do ... (G)pick a (Em)number (G)too
(Em)I do ... (G)keep a (Em)date with (G)you

Chorus:

Interlude:

Guitar Solo: (Play a verse, then chorus, then interlude)

Verse 3:

(Em)I (G)need an (Em)easy (G)friend
(Em)I do ... (G)with an (Em)ear to (G)lend
(Em)I do ... (G)think you (Em)fit this (G)shoe
(Em)I do ... (G)but you (Em)have a (G)clue

(C)I'll take ad(G)vantage (F)while
(C)You (G)hang me (F)out to dry
(E)But I can't see you (A)every (C)night
(C)But I can't see you every night      - (play 1 full bar of C)

Outro

(Em)For (G)free
(Em)I (G)do ... (x4)

This is the strumming pattern I came up with.  Does it look correct?

Em     G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
d    d u     d u d

I haven't played this but it looks like we could add this also.
-Bull

ok, i'm trying to learn this song and i got a tab that has 2 wierd chords in it, how do you finger these chords?

x46650
244300

x46650
use index on a string(fret 4) midle on B string (fret 5) ring on D string (fret 6 top) and pinky on G string (fret 6 down)
Dont bar with your index finger, just use it on 4th fret and mute the top string with it too ( I use my thumb, but I think it's not thecnically well done)

for the chord '244300' use the same shape

Hope this helps

yeah it does help and thanks man. :)

I played it several times alongside the cd and I guess this is the complete pattern

verse: D /du /du /du with change half measure between Em and G

bridge: that's a bit tricky

start with a measure split between C and G played with D/du/D/du pattern, then a measure of F played with D/du/u/du pattern, repeat it a second time, then a measure of E played with D/D/du/du pattern and end it with a measure of A and C played with a du/du/u/du pattern but with the change anticipated to the second beat so it will be

A : du/d
C:u/u/du

and then go back with the Em, G progression with the verse pattern

So the song is not so simple as it may sounds 'cause it involves four different patterns, half-measure chord changes, antcipation in the bridge

Matteo