Music

When I finished high school in 1978, I thought I wanted to be a professional musician.  Well, I realized pretty quickly that I didn't want to work that hard.  I loved music, but I didn't want to work at it.  So I found something that came more easily for me, and I've made my living as a computer programmer since 1982.

However, my interest in playing music has been rekindled, I've learned to play the guitar.

Guitar Tabs

I don't play guitar much (just starting), but I do know music; I've found that tabs people post online or in newsgroups are very often not very good and sometimes just plain wrong.  However, you can usually get through a song the way the person tabbed it.  Mostly I'm putting these here so that I can get to them. This is good for practice; if you want to really play it right, buy licensed music at your local music store or online.  I've found Sheet Music Plus to be a good source of music.

My equipment:  A DeArmond M65C (Cherry Burst) and a Marshall G15RCD practice amp.

m65cb.jpg (10765 bytes)

mg15rcd.jpg (11783 bytes)

Here's some DeArmond wallpaper for your computer, if you like (1024 X 768, 148K) DeArmond_1024.jpg (148726 bytes)

"Best of the Doobies" album cover (1024 X 768, 331K) BestoftheDoobies_1024.jpg (331158 bytes)

 

The formatting got messed up on some of these... I'll fix 'em when I have time.

tabs/409.crd - Beach Boys
tabs/angel_eyes.txt - Jeff Healy version
tabs/brown_eyed_handsome_man.crd - Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly
tabs/centerfield.crd - John Fogerty
tabs/desperado.crd - Eagles
tabs/dont_worry_baby.crd - Beach Boys
tabs/everyday.crd - Buddy Holly
tabs/fun_fun_fun.crd - Beach Boys
tabs/getting_closer.crd - Paul McCartney
tabs/hannah_jane.crd - Hootie and the Blowfish
tabs/hold_my_hand.crd - Hootie and the Blowfish
tabs/i_saw_her_standing_there.crd - Beatles
tabs/if.crd - Bread
Additional McCartney tabs. (Opens in new window.) From Macca Central
tabs/if_i_fell.txt - Beatles
tabs/imagine.txt - John Lennon
tabs/let_her_cry.crd - Hootie
LikeARock.html - Bob Seger
tabs/listen_to_the_music.crd - Doobie Brothers
tabs/maybe_im_amazed.crd - McCartney
tabs/midnight_special.crd -Leadbelly, CCR, Johnny Rivers

Chord House.gif (4823 bytes) Chord House has online java programs that show you both easy and difficult guitar chords and piano chords.  It works great!

tabs/no_more_lonely_nights.crd - McCartney
tabs/proud_mary.txt - CCR
tabs/rave_on.crd - Buddy Holly
tabs/rock_around_the_clock.crd Bill Haley and His Comets
tabs/roll_over_beethoven.crd - Chuck Berry
music/shine.txt - Collective Soul
tabs/shut_down.crd - Beach Boys
tabs/stray_cat_strut.tab.txt - Brian Setzer
tabs/thatll_be_the_day.crd - Buddy Holly
we_got_married.html - Paul McCartney
tabs/whats_forever_for.crd - Michael Martin Murphy
tabs/when_i_see_you_smile.crd - Bad English
tabs/words_of_love.crd - Buddy Holly
tabs/wouldnt_it_be_nice.crd - Beach Boys
tabs/you_really_got_a_hold_on_me.txt - (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles / Beatles covered it.)

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