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Song Sheets.....
After a long (50 Year) layoff I am playing again. Getting into 4 months or so now. I am coming along probably faster than I would have thought. After a month or so things started to return. I was never much more than a decent beginner.
So, I have a 3 ring binder filling up with songs that I have copied off the interwebs. Lyrics and chords. Many I had learned years ago. As I improve, I am noticing than many of the things I have copied are a bit off. I am noticing chord changes in the wrong place and on occasion chords that don't even sound like they should be there. I have thrown away a number of the things I had copied and on others tried to strike and insert corrections. That's a royal pain. Can you point me to a real good site or two I can get music for my collection? It can be pay or free as long as the quality is there. I don't read music so there is that - at least at this point. Mainly looking for lyrics and chords. Thanks! Jim
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This place is pretty good.
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/
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+1 for ultimate-guitar.com.
I started using an app for my tablet (also works with PC) called Songbook. It lets you download songs from places like ultimate-guitar. You can save, print and share them, but you can also edit them to your liking. It's a bit "techie", but works really well if you're into that sort of thing. Good Luck!!
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I signed up for Ultimate-Guitar and it said thanks for the renewal. lol I guess I found it a few months ago and forgot. Its hell getting old.
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Yes, I have used UG for years it has many versions of many songs. That said, the songs posted there all need to be taken with a huge grain of salt because they are the interpretations of people who posted them. It's always worthwhile to read the comments and discussions, and many of the songs need a lot of improvement. Some of the editing can be done within UG, but it won't save you from the task of re-evaluating yourself and eventually scribbling notes and corrections on the sheet. I don't mind doing that. I also have an android phone and a small tablet, with apps (OpenSong and SmartChord) that can import songs from UG and you can edit them there and display/scroll them instead of using paper. However you do it, it's still up to you to take the songs you like and make them playable for you. Other people's work will always be just a crutch.
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I am a hack, was in a band with about 70 songs in our playlist. Played bass, so ymmv. But I found two things helpful. 1. Take songs and Re-write in own handwriting. It is an editing exercise. Makes sure you only have what is important to a song. 2. Nashville type numbering system. Before band played churches for years and it helped me with on the fly changes.
One thing that helped me study in law school was advice from a friend who is exceptionally smart. He suggested Re-writing outlines a number of times and leaving off details as you go along when you knew details inside and out. Halle’s me learn lot of different songs in short time. My two cents. Ps. Not sure if i answered question, but nothing better than really getting song under your belt. Frees you up to enjoy it. |
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Im still reading guys and thanks for all the suggestions. I do have an Ipad Air, I use to pilot my drone, so Ill check out the OpenSong and SmartChord apps.
Thanks for your comments! Jim
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What you get from the internet is nothing better than transcription skills of the person who submitted the file. I usually ignore the chords altogether, grab the lyrics, and then add the CORRECT chords. I play in a five piece band, trio, and two acoustic duos, so being able to refer to notes that clue me in (like each project playing the same song, but in different keys) before the song kicks off. I use Songbook on my iPad and iMac to keep it all straight. More than 400 songs in active rotation, and about 1000 more.
I really like Songbook in that it runs on MacOS, Windows, Android and iOS ... a different version for each, that work together. All the features of OnSong, but IMO better. |