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 mattguitar
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Topic starter 03/12/2004 3:52 pm  

All

Right here's another one, and this too is pretty good for newbies - if you can't handle the intro solo, don't panic, just strum the intro chords in a DDUUD fashion and you're away.

Anyway, a few playing tips. As far as the intro goes, barre the 12th fret for the E, B, G and D strings, and leave the barre in place, don't be tempted to move it. And for the bits using fret 14, just barre that as well with your ring / middle finger (according to finger size!). Then its a case of just adding / taking away a finger according to need. I am sure you can work it out after that.

Strumming. All the strumming for this is DDUUD, and you hold each chord for TWO bars. So for instance the first line is
D (D) Cadd9 (Cadd9)
She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories

the chords in brackets show where the second bar starts. So you're strumming pattern should be - (note this is the ENTIRE FIRST VERSE)

D (dduud) D (dduud) Cadd9 (dduud) Cadd9 (dduud)
Gadd5 (dduud) Gadd5 (dduud) D (dduud) D (dduud)
D (dduud) D (dduud) Cadd9 (dduud) Cadd9 (dduud)
Gadd5 (dduud) Gadd5 (dduud) D (dduud) D (dduud)

ok so we've covered the first verse. All verses are the same, lovely. So the only bit to really look at it the chorus. On the chorus, stay on the chord for one bar only, APART from the D which you hold for TWO.

OK got that, well here you go...
4/4
INTRO chords D Cadd9 Gadd5 D

Gtr I D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Cadd9
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-14----------------------|-14----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Gadd5
W W
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-12----14-12----14----14-|-12----14-12----14----14-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Strum DDUUD

verse 1
D Cadd9
She's got a smile that it seems to me Reminds me of childhood memories
Gadd5 D
Where everything Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
D Cadd9
Now and then when I see her face She takes me away to that special place
Gadd5 D
And if I stared too long I'd probably break down and cry

chorus
A C D(2)
Oh Wo Wo Sweet child o' mine
A C D
Oh Wo Wo Wo Sweet love of mine

repeat intro!!!!

verse 2
D Cadd9
She's got eyes of the bluest skies and if they thought of rain
Gadd5 D
I hate to look into those eyes And see an ounce of pain
D Cadd9
Her hair reminds me Of a warm safe place Where as a child I'd hide
Gadd5 D
And pray for the thunder And the rain To quietly pass me by

chorus
A C D(2) A C D
Oh Wo Wo Sweet child o' mine Oh Wo Wo Wo Sweet love of mine

repeat intro

E5 G A (C D) repeated

Where do we go Where do we go now Where do we go
Where do we go Where do we go now Where do we go
Where do we go Where do we go now Where do we go

A C D
Oh Wo Wo Sweet child o' mine

And for thoroughness here's your chord shapes. Note the easy change from D to Cadd9, leave your middle finger on the B string 3rd fret.

D - xx0232 Cadd9 - x032030 Gadd5 - 320033
A - x02220 C - x032010 E5 - 022xxx


   
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 Elvis
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03/12/2004 6:55 pm  

Yet another wonderful song for us. Nice and easy and great to singalong. I have to work on the intro though. Thanks alot Matt


   
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 catalina3899
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04/12/2004 1:12 am  

Matt,

Great song. Heres an alt. strumming pattern DD/UUD found at http://www.grouptherapy.guernsey.net/strumming.html . You keep knocking them out faster than i can play them. I'm not complaining mind you. LOL :shock:

Jim


   
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 mattguitar
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Topic starter 06/12/2004 7:44 am  

thanks for the comments guys.

If its any consolation, I am really struggling with the intro too - be a lot easier on electric i reckon, but hey that's life!

All the best

Matt


   
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 SteveS
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06/12/2004 11:57 pm  

Matt,

For acoustic purposes, transpose the intro/solo down to the first position. So 12 would be open, 14 would be 2, 15 would be 3, etc. Might not sound right on the electric, but it makes for a nice acoustic version.

Steve


   
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 catalina3899
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07/12/2004 1:46 am  

TSteveS,

This as apposed to

|--------------3-----2----|--------------3-----2----|
|-----3-------------------|-----3-------------------|
|--------2--0-----2-----2-|--------2--0-----2-----2-|
|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

This

|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Wow what happened to my tab?


   
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 SteveS
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07/12/2004 2:20 am  

Jim,

Yes, looks ugly :wink: but that's exactly what I'm talking about.

There's a specific way to get tabs lined up properly. Its been posted a bunch of times, I just can't seem to find it right now...

Steve


   
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 PappaJohn
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07/12/2004 4:42 am  

If you surround them with ... tags they will line up properly. So if you type this:

|--------------3-----2----|--------------3-----2----|
|-----3-------------------|-----3-------------------|
|--------2--0-----2-----2-|--------2--0-----2-----2-|
|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

you'll get this:

|--------------3-----2----|--------------3-----2----|
|-----3-------------------|-----3-------------------|
|--------2--0-----2-----2-|--------2--0-----2-----2-|
|--0----------------------|--0----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

|-------------15----14----|-------------15----14----|
|----15-------------------|----15-------------------|
|-------14-12----14----14-|-------14-12----14----14-|
|-12----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

-- John

"Hip woman walking on a moving floor, tripping on the escalator.
There's a man in the line and she's blowin' his mind, thinking that he's already made her."

'Coming into Los Angeles' - Arlo Guthrie


   
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 catalina3899
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07/12/2004 5:19 am  

SteveS/PappaJohn

Thanks guys for the alt intro/solo and code help.

Jim


   
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 PappaJohn
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07/12/2004 5:30 am  

sure thing

-- John

"Hip woman walking on a moving floor, tripping on the escalator.
There's a man in the line and she's blowin' his mind, thinking that he's already made her."

'Coming into Los Angeles' - Arlo Guthrie


   
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 mattguitar
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Topic starter 07/12/2004 8:04 am  

Guys, great idea, I like that a lot!

I'll give it a try tonight.

All the best

Matt


   
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 art&lutherie
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07/12/2004 2:02 pm  

Matt,

For acoustic purposes, transpose the intro/solo down to the first position. So 12 would be open, 14 would be 2, 15 would be 3, etc. Might not sound right on the electric, but it makes for a nice acoustic version.

Steve

Too funny I just thought of this in my sleep last night. I just wasn't fast enough.

Chuck Norris invented Kentucky Fried Chicken's famous secret recipe, with eleven herbs and spices. But nobody ever mentions the twelfth ingredient: Fear!
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 mattguitar
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Topic starter 07/12/2004 3:34 pm  

here's the whole intro transcribed down for acoustic
Gtr I D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------3-----2-----|-------------3-----2-----|
|----3--------------------|----3--------------------|
|-------2-0------2-----2--|-------2—0------2----2---|
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Cadd9
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------3-----2-----|-------------3-----2-----|
|----3--------------------|----3--------------------|
|-------2—0------2-----2--|-------2—0------2-----2--|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gadd5
W W
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------3-----2-----|-------------3-----2-----|
|----3--------------------|----3--------------------|
|-0-----2—0------2-----2--|-0-----2—0------2-----2--|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|

D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------3-----2-----|-------------3-----2-----|
|----3--------------------|----3--------------------|
|-------2-0------2-----2--|-------2—0------2----2---|
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


   
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 catalina3899
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07/12/2004 9:54 pm  

Newbie accually learned something. You can take a chord and move it around the neck. Man, I love this site.

Thanks Guys
Jim


   
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 mattguitar
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Topic starter 08/12/2004 8:51 am  

Jim

I second that, this site is the best thing that's ever happened to me online. Its such a rareity to find a site with no back stabbing, no egos, and genuinely helpful people that give up their time to help others.

That's one of the reasons i do try and post songs on the ESD and try and explain in my own simple way how to play them. Its just i feel like its giving something back when we make the effort to do this.

I was reading a post the other day from someone who listed out all the songs they had learned off the ESD, and it was a LOT. And I thought to myself how great it is to be able to go into one site, and learn all that stuff.

Much respect to everyone on here...and let's hope it carries on like this for as long as possible.

All the best

Matt


   
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