Hi, in the "olden days" I'd hear a song, buy the record, put it on the record player, write down the lyrics as best I could then ,, then try to tune my guitar to the record, and work out the chords (I knew that if I could work out the I chord, then I'd know the IV and the V, but anything esle was a mystery not knowing about harmonising the scale back then.
Now , if I hear a song I like , I'll look on Ultimate Guitar, change the key, and cut and paste to a word document. reformat it as I want, and "try" to memorise the lyrics and storyline (I'm very old and have run out of RAM).
Now it is my song and I'll change the key, tempo, maybe a lyric or two. make some notes on the A4 sheet and "Bob is your uncle" ... as they say.
I don't read notation, and never use tab, as I work out my own intro and breaks mostly using the vocal melody.
The most important aspect of the song is the storyline.
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Silly Moustache,
Just an old Limey acoustic guitarist, Dobrolist, mandolier and singer.
I'm here to try to help and advise and I offer one to one lessons/meetings/mentoring via Zoom!
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