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(@vic-lewis-vl)
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Keepin' it simple is what I was good at,
Just three chords and a riff.
Then I discovered F#m,
Came to me like a gift.

Keepin'it simple, I changed key,
F# became E.
A D and E became G C and D,
With Em for "Stand By Me."

Keepin'it simple, I found Am7,
A good substitute for C.
Then I found Dmaj7,
Opened up new worlds for me.

Keepin' it simple, I learned Freebird,
Added an F to my repertoire,
Bb was so tricky at first,
But with a bit of practise, wasn't too hard.

(Bridge)

I'm still keepin' it simple,
I'm a rhythm guitarist,
Though sometimes I play lead....
Though all my solos,
Sound a bit cliche'd,
It's still rock'n'roll to me.....

I'll keep it simple,
I'll use the same chords,
Maybe in a different key,
Yes I'll keep it simple,
And I'll buy a capo,
And hope someone listens to me.....

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Just a fairly simple song, but after not writing for weeks and weeks and weeks, it's good to be inspired again....

:D :D :D

Vic

"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)


   
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(@barnabus-rox)
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I like this Vic

Well done in keeping everything simple its a harder than it looks thats why I cheated

Trev..

Here is to you as good as you are
And here is to me as bad as I am
As good as you are and as bad as I am
I'm as good as you are as bad as I am


   
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(@corlenya)
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It reads away easily, I can almost hear the rhythm just by reading it!

Well done I'd say!

Heh, only thing I wondered is what you call F# (how you pronounce it)? In the Netherlands we call it fis, but that sounds a bit strange ;)


   
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(@vic-lewis-vl)
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Heh, only thing I wondered is what you call F# (how you pronounce it)? In the Netherlands we call it fis, but that sounds a bit strange

F# = F (pronounced eff) sharp......

:D :D :D

Vic

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(@davidhodge)
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Oh, this is fun!

The whole week 45 is now worth it because of the "lead" and "cliche'd" rhyme. It even beat out "repertoire" and "hard." Brilliant!

Can you play honky-tonk piano, Vic? That's all you're missing

Looking forward to more.

Peace

David


   
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Good job Vic!

Reads good! I like it alot.

Did you really learn F#m that soon? :)

Happy writing, Gwynne.


   
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(@vic-lewis-vl)
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Did you really learn F#m that soon?

Ha - I wish! No, it took me years to discover F#m - I just noodled about with a handful of chords for about 20 years. Anytime I came across a song with an F#m or a Bm or B7, I'd just transpose the song to a different key....keepin' it simple, you see! I am pretty good at transposing, though!

:D :D :D

Vic

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Vic

Good One!

I would suggest when you record this you throw in a nice simple Dylanesque harmonica solo.

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Another good idea made into a great story that we can all relate too. 8)

Are you going to work all those chords into the music?

Cheers,

Chris


   
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(@vic-lewis-vl)
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Are you going to work all those chords into the music?

Cheers,

Chris

I seriously thought about it, but I did that once before with a song called "Second String" and I might not get away with it a second time! Besides, it'd make for far too many key changes - and I'm a great believer in keeping things simple! You never know though - stranger things have happened.

:D :D :D

Vic

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