Grey Room : Chords

hello!

one of my covers that i get fewer requests on the tablature for (but i do still get some) is grey room, by damien rice. i'm gonna go ahead and put those below for you.

here's video of my cover, for reference. enjoy!







C
well i've been here before, sat on the floor
_____F
in a gray...gray room
C
where i stay in all day, i don't eat but i play
__________F
with this gray...gray food
C_______________________________________F
desolate, if someone is praying then i might
F
break out...
C___________________________________F
desolate, even if i scream i can't scream
F
that loud...

Em_____________F
and i'm all alone again
Em____________F
crawlin back home again
Em_____________F
stuck by the phone again


C
well i've been here before, sat on the floor
_____F
in a gray...gray mood
C
where i stay up all night, and all that i write
__________F
is a gray...gray tune

C_______________________________________F
so pray for me child...just for a while that i might
F
break out...
C___________________________________F
pray for me child...even a smile would do
F
for now...

Em_____________F
and i'm all alone again
Em____________F
crawlin back home again
Em_____________F
stuck by the phone again


F________________G_____________________F
have i still got you....to...be...my...
F
open door?
F__________________G___________________F
have i still got you....to...be...my...
F
sandy shore?
F________________G________________________F
have i still got you...to....cross...my bridge...
F
in this storm?
F________________G_______________________F
have i still got you...to....keep...me warm...

F________________C_______________________F
if i squeeze my grape...and i drink my wine yeah
F_________________C_____________________F
if i sqeeze my grape...and i drink my wine....yeah
F________C_______________________
oh cuz nothing is lost, it's just frozen in frost
C___________F_________
and it's opening time, there's no one line but
F_______________G________________F
i've still got me....to...be...your...
F
open door.
F_______________G________________F
and i've still got me....to...be...your....
F
sandy shore.
F___________________G_____________________F
and i've still got me...to...cross...your bridge...
F
in this storm.
F_________________G________________________F
and i've still got me....to....keep...you warm....
F___________C
warmer than warm yeah.
C____________F
warmer than warm yeah.
F____________C
warmer than warm yeah.
C____________F
warmer than warm yeah.




thanks for readin' everyone, i hope that helps!

-loren

Songwriting Lesson with Elliott Smith

hey everybody. today i thought i'd post a video i came across a few weeks ago of elliott smith talking about his songwriting process. of course the single most important aspect of being a musician is actually creating music! it's easy to get lost in the promotion and in finding gigs and making merch and managing websites, all the side stuff. every now and then i find i need a little something to jumpstart my writing, something to inspire me. sometimes it's just a good day or an event, and sometimes it's a magazine article or a video like the one below.

for those of you who don't know, elliott smith was an excellent and influential songwriter in the nineties and early 2000s. he died in '03 but his music is still being released posthumously to this day. he's been one of the biggest influences on my music (and countless others) and if you haven't heard him yet you've been missing out. this video doesn't go into too much detail but like i said, it's inspiring to me, i hope it is to you too.






thanks for reading!

-loren

All You Need Is Love : Chords

well, the other song i get the most requests for tablature on is my cover of the beatles song "all you need is love". so here it is :)


oh yeah, almost forgot, here's the video of my cover for your reference.





the chords i use are...

G - 3st fret E string, 2nd fret (or muted) A string, open D string, open G string, 3rd fret B string, third fret E string.

G/F# is used transitionally and it means a G chord with your finger on the second fret of the low E string, you know, like a walkdown from G to Eminor

Em - open E string, 2nd fret A string, 2nd fret D string, open D string, open G string, open B string, 3rd fret (or open) E string.

C - muted E string, 3rd fret A string, 2nd fret D string, open G string, 1st fret B string, open E string

C/B same as a C but with the 2nd fret on the A string instead of 3rd fret. use this one to walk down to Am

Am - muted E string, open A string, 2nd fret D string, 2nd fret G string, 1st fret B string, open E string.

Am/G - same as Am except with 3rd fret on the low E string instead of muted. optionally the G string can be left open.

D - muted E string, muted A string, open D string, 2nd fret G string, 3rd fret B string, 2nd fret E string.

D/C - same as D except with 3rd fret on the A string. optionally the high E string can be left open.

B7 - muted E string, 2nd fret A string, 1st fret D string, 2nd fret G string, open B string, 2nd fret E string.


INTRO

The timing on the intro is a little weird, with the signature repeatedly changing back and forth from 4/4 to 3/4. I'll put the beats above the chords to kind of give you an idea.

1____2____3___4_____1____2___________3
G________G/F#_______Em____(walk back up to the G : E F# G)
Love______Love______Love

1____2____3___4_____1____2___________3
G________G/F#_______Em____(walk back up to the G : E F# G)
Love______Love______Love

1__2___3__4__1__2__3__4
C___C/B____Am______Am/G
Love__Love__Love

1__2__3__4___________________________1___2____3
D____D/C____ (then just these notes, B C D D E G)


VERSE 1

G__________________G/F#____________Em
There's nothin' you can do that can't be done

G__________________G/F#____________Em
there's nothin' you can sing that can't be sung

C___________________C/B___________Am
There's nothing you can say but you can learn how to play

____Am/G
the game,

___D D/C (then just these notes, B C D D E G)
it's easy


VERSE 2

G___________________G/F#____________Em
There's nothin' you can make that can't be made

G___________________G/F#____________Em
there's no one you can save who can't be saved

C____________________C/B____________Am
There's nothing you can do but you can learn how to be

_____Am/G
you in time,

_____D____D/C (then just these notes, B C D D E G)
it's easy


CHORUS

G______Am_____D
All you need is love

G______Am_____D
All you need is love

G______B7____Em___D
All you need is love, love

C_______D
Love is all you need.


(REPEAT INTRO HERE)


VERSE 3

G__________________G/F#____________Em
There's nothin you can know that isn't known

G__________________G/F#____________Em
nothin you can see that isn't shown

C___________________C/B____________Am
there's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're

___Am/G
meant to be,

____D__D/C (then just these notes, B C D D E G)
it's easy


CHORUS

G_____Am_____D
All you need is love

G_____Am_____D
All you need is love

G_____B7___Em___D
All you need is love, love

C_______D
Love is all you need.

(REPEAT THE CHORUS AT LEAST TWICE, THEN THE LAST TIME JUST HOLD THE G CHORD)

G
Love is all you need.

G
Love is all you need.

G
Love is all you need.





and that's the end! hope that helps folks, until next time!

-loren

Brothers on A hotel Bed : Chords

today's post is gonna be more of a howto sort of thing, i get a lot (a loooooooot) of comments on my youtube videos asking for tablature or chords to the songs that i cover. i decided that since so many people seem to be interested in how to play these songs i might as well put them up here in case other people are interested too! plus now i can direct people here instead of typing it out every time.

oh yeah, here's the video of my playing it so you can have some context :)




i play it in the key of e, and the chords are a kind of C#minor 2nd, B suspended, A2nd.

C#minor 2nd = 4th fret A string, 2nd fret D string, 4th fret G string, and the B and E strings open.

Bsus = 2nd fret A string, 4th fret D string, 4th fret G string, and the last two strings open

A2nd = open A string, 2nd fret D string, and 4th fret G string, with B and E left open.

on all these chords I don't play the low E string.

so the intro is 4 beats on the A2, 2 beats on the C#minor2, and 2 beats on the Bsus. i play that two or four times depending on how long it takes me to remember the words, haha.


A2_____________C#m2______Bsus___________A2
you may tire of me, as our december sun is setting
_________________________Bsus___A2
cuz i'm not who i used to be
A2__________________C#m2____________Bsus__________A2
no longer easy on the eyes, these wrinkles masterfully disguise
A2____________Bsus
the youthful boy below
A2_____________________C#m2_________Bsus___________A2
who turned your way and saw, something he was not looking for
_________________________Bsus__A2
both a beginning and an end
A2_________________C#m2_______Bsus________A2
but now he lives inside, someone he does not recognize
__________________________Bsus_____A2
when he catches his reflection on...accident.

A2 x 4
Bsus x 2
C#m2 x 2


A2 x 4
Bsus x 2
C#m2 x 2

A2___________________C#m2_________Bsus__________A2
on the back of a motor bike, arms outstretched trying to take flight
A2___________________Bsus_____A2
leaving everything behind
A2___________________C#m2__________Bsus_____________A2
but even at our swiftest speed, we couldn't break from the concrete
A2______________________Bsus
in the city where we still reside
A2_____________C#m2______Bsus___________A2
and i have learned, that even landlocked lovers yearn
A2____________________Bsus______A2
for the sea like navy men
A2_________________C#m2_______Bsus_________A2
'cuz now we say goodnight, from our own separate sides
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus___A2
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus___A2
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus___A2
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2_________________C#m2___Bsus
like brothers on a hotel bed
A2
you may tire of me, as our december sun is setting
A2
cuz i'm not who i used to be