“He who ignored music: lived with a big failure!” – once the philosopher Nietzsche said. Listening to the radio and playing guitar for more than 50 years: I’ve lost a lot of good songs out of my memory. Vinyl records lost. Tape recorder lost. Paper-notebooks with chords and tabs for guitar lost.
Cassettes lost, but saved some tracks, converted digitally, to CD and USB-stick.
It goes on and on. Now I discovered CHORDIFY.NET = a paradise for guitarists! Fill in a youtube URL and the software will present the chord progress! I’ve made a test with two of my favorite songs: (1) “Mockingbird” by Carly Simon and James Taylor and (2) a version of the “September Song” played by the Gypsy jazz guitarist Bireli Lagrene.
1.
http://chordify.net/chords/mockingbird-carly-simon-james-taylor-janietf1
2.
http://chordify.net/chords/bireli-lagrene-ensemble-september-song-april-1981-heinz-becker
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Thanks Frizz! I love the Lagrène way of playing!…
I have lost myself a lot of things with age…I hope some of them I would be able to find them again!
Have a great weekend!
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thank you for:
“I have lost myself
a lot of things with age…
I hope some of them
I would be able
to find them again!”
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🙂
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I heard the MOCKINGBIRD version on the radio, when I was in a haircutter’s saloon in Manhattan, 57th street – but they couldn’t tell me the names of the duett singers… 🙂 now I know, Carly Simon lives there in the neighbourhood and made some revival concerts in the Bryant park, 42nd street …
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Thanks for this. I’m part way through and must run, but I will be watching the rest. Love her!
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http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/carly_simon/mockingbird.html
Everybody have you heard
She’s gonna buy me a mockingbird
And if that mockingbird don’t sing
She’s gonna buy me a diamond ring
And if that diamond ring won’t shine
He’s gonna surely break this heart of mine
And that’s why I keep on tellin’ everybody…..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mockingbird_(Inez_%26_Charlie_Foxx_song)
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at first I heard Inez Foxx 1963:
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I always liked that cover of Mockingbird. Yes, it’s good to get the chords. My friend uses that site. It’s helpful.
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Oh !!!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hush_Little_Baby
Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Mama’s gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mockingbird won’t sing,
Mama’s gonna buy you a diamond ring.
And if that diamond ring turns brass,
Mama’s gonna buy you a looking glass.
And if that looking glass gets broke,
Mama’s gonna buy you a billy goat,
And if that billy goat don’t pull,
Mama’s gonna buy you a cart and bull.
And if that cart and bull turn over,
Mama’s gonna buy you a dog named Rover.
And if that dog named Rover won’t bark,
Mama’s gonna buy you a horse and cart.
And if that horse and cart fall down,
You’ll still be the sweetest little baby in town.
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Beautiful shots, both of them. Mockingbird! One of my all time favorites along with Carly Simon. I think she looks absolutely stunning, sexy, superb, and scintillating on the cover of her Anticipation album. A shot I’ve always admired.
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Great finds, Frizz!! 🙂
Ah, cassettes… boxes and boxes full of them. Vinyl is -sort of- back but tapes will always hold a special place in my heart.
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Frizz, I still have and use my CD player (walkman version), so I don’t feel I need an iPod; although, my family, doesn’t have vinyl records anymore. Vinyl records are now collectibles… I think also CD players like mine. Don’t you think? I remember that when I was a child I had various vynil record with music for children. I still remember some songs.
Kind greetings,
Marianne
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Love that September Song jazz guitar. Fabulous! 🙂
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I like the “September Song”–kind of a jazzed up version of “Autumn Leaves”, isn’t it?
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it’s the same mood but different chord progresses – I’m trying to develop a simple fingerpicking arrangement for my acoustic solo guitar performances – but it is difficult – maybe I’m now too old …
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NO you are NEVER too old, Frizz!!! Get that right out of your head this minute!
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Love the Lagrene track Frizz! My vinyls are coming with me to the nursing home!
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Excellent post and photos, Frizz. Music amplifies everything in life.
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