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2027 (Hangdog Expression Cover)

Oct. 11th, 2009 | 08:04 pm



A couple years ago Nich sent me a rough recording of this, and I thought it was brilliant. A few weeks ago, him and his band, Hangdog Expression, released their first EP and this was included. I figured since I've been singing this one driving to work, I'd dig up the chords and put together a cover. It's nowhere as fun or awesome as the original which you can download from their site: http://hangdogexpression.com

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Cowboy Song

Sep. 6th, 2009 | 08:40 pm

http://www.fabricari.com/music/cowboy-song-v2.mp3

I've been stuck in Bm/A key a lot lately. Basically country chords shifted up to jam with fiddlers. It's, as usual, another shallowly written song, but I kinda like how the words wrap around the melody.

3/4

with a [Bm]bottle of whiskey
or [A]maybe it was gin
that was [Em]when i found out
[Bm]nobody wins

i was [Bm]happy
cause it [A]meant i could quit
i could [Em]pack up my things
and stop [Bm]givin' a shit

and ya [Bm]know what ah'd do
i [A]kicked off my shoes
i [Em]grabbed my guitar
started [Bm]singin' the blues

chorus
(voice an octive down)
i sang [Bm]waaaaaay
hayee [A]ooooooh
i'm a [Em]cowboy
i'ma [Bm]hit this road

so i [Bm]got me this dog
and a [A]rope for a leash
and i [Em]said lissen boy
there ain't [Bm]nothin' I can teach ya

so [Bm]fetch me a beer
or [A]get out of my way
i'ma [Em]walk through these hills
watch [Bm]the night turn to day

repeat chorus

i got [Bm]hungry
my [A]stomach in pain
so i [Em]stole some food
and [Bm]hid in the rain

i been [Bm]lyin' and cheatin'
i [A]threaten'd good men
they [Em]threw me in jail
where i [Bm]count all my sins

(normal voice)
i sing [Bm]waaaaaay
hayee [A]ooooooh
i'm a [Em]cowboy
got [Bm]nowhere to go
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A Gullible Mind

Aug. 31st, 2009 | 10:10 pm

Howdy Folks! I wrote a song, imagine that! OK, so I really post the lyrics and chords here so that I can find 'em when I want to try playing it again sometime.

http://www.fabricari.com/music/gullible-mind.mp3

A Gullible Mind

[A][D][E][A]
[A][D][E][A]

[F#m][E][A]
[F#m][D][A]
[F#m][E][D][A]
[D][A][E][A]

[E]

I [A]think some-[D]times I got a [E]gullible [A]mind
I [A]think I be-[D]lieve you [E]most all of the [A]time
And I [A]wonder [D]why I'm [E]always in [A]trouble
I can't [A]get in-[D]volved without [E]making it [A]double

And I [F#m]won't [E]back [A]down
No, I'll [F#m]stand [D]my [A]ground
And [F#m]even though I [E]get my nose [D]broken in [A]two
I'll [D]stand my [A]ground and take my [E]medicine for [A]you

[E]

I [A]like to think [D]most people have a [E]rational [A]mind
But I'm [A]findin' that ain't [D]true most [E]all of the [A]time
I try [A]makin' sense and [D]makin' peace and [E]makin' things [A]right
But [A]people always [D]findin' cause to [E]throw down and [A]fight

And I [F#m]won't [E]back [A]down
No, I'll [F#m]stand [D]my [A]ground
And [F#m]even though I [E]get my nose [D]broken in [A]two
I'll [D]stand my [A]ground and take my [E]medicine for [A]you

And I [F#m]won't [E]back [A]down
No, I'll [F#m]stand [D]my [A]ground
And [F#m]even though I [E]get my face [D]broken in [A]two
I'll [D]stand my [A]ground and take my [E]licks for [A]you
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Cowboys and Robots

Aug. 17th, 2009 | 10:43 pm

Cowboys and Robots
Wanting to draw more...

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Summertime

Jul. 11th, 2009 | 02:01 pm

I love this song. Tried playing out back with my 6-string after the thunderstorm passed through.

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Sketch

Jul. 1st, 2009 | 06:01 pm

Jeremy in Pool
Sketched this of Jeremy while he was in the pool at a hotel across street from Disneyland. Not easy to sketch when he was swimmin' around.

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Another Sketch

Jun. 29th, 2009 | 10:35 pm

Newsie

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Sketch

Jun. 28th, 2009 | 06:28 pm

Speedy
Sketched this on flight back to Ohio. It was the only thing to keep me sane while surrounded by screaming kids.

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Green Fairie

Jun. 14th, 2009 | 08:14 pm

Green Fairie (Absinthe)

Dale and I stumbled across a bottle of Absinthe on Friday night. Getting halfway through the bottle was much more of a feat than I imagined it'd be - not for 110 proof, but rather it tasted like shit. Seriously, black licorice? Ugg. No green fairies, though, only a couple fireflies.

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Frailing Baritone Ukulele

May. 31st, 2009 | 09:03 pm


Came up with this bit last night around the camp-fire. Trying out frailing on the baritone ukulele and mixing in slides, phantom hammer-ons, and drop-thumbs. A fun little gimmick.

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Robot

May. 27th, 2009 | 11:06 pm

Robot

Just glad to have some time to myself tonight; went for a long walk with the dog and sketched this.

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More Babel

May. 25th, 2009 | 08:13 pm

Babel Sketch

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Trepidation

Apr. 12th, 2009 | 10:12 pm

Trepidation
Not my finest, but I'm oddly really very happy with how I managed to ink the finger nails. Weird, hunh?

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Some Sketches

Apr. 11th, 2009 | 10:36 am

Dancing

Wonky Sketch

Is anyone still using LiveJournal anymore? I like Facebook and all, but it seems a little less personal. And I still don't quite get Twitter.

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Apr. 4th, 2009 | 12:45 pm

Wrote this last night before falling asleep...


I think this melody is a sub-conscious blend of Van Zandt and Cloud Cult.

capo at 5th
4/4
i have [am]seen all these rivers
i have [am]seen all these fields
i have [c]seen the glowing tide
i have [em7]seen the dead of night

and [am]all these things are beautiful
and [am]all these things are you
[c]oh, holy
[em7]night

i've [am]scaled the mountain steps with you
i've [am]swan in these strange seas with you
i've [c]flown the skies of pakistan
in [em7]temples, mosques, and holy lands

and [am]all these things are beautiful
and [am]all these things are you
[c]oh, holy
[em7]night

6/8
[dm][am]x2

4/4
i've [am]been too poor to pay for food
and i've [am]tasted shark fin soup
i've [c]been too high to talk to you
i've [em7]been too sober, too

and [am]all these things are beautiful
and [am]all these things are you
[c]oh, holy
[em7]night

i've [am]walk in fog so thick
in the [am]early morning hours
i've [c]handled my addictions
and [em7]replaced them with another

and [am]all these things are beautiful
and [am]all these things are you
[c]oh, holy
[em7]night

6/8
[dm][am]x2

Oh, and there's a slight chance we're moving to Portland...

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sketch pinocchio

Mar. 29th, 2009 | 10:12 pm

Piniocchio

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Ghosts (Silly fading video effect)

Mar. 29th, 2009 | 07:19 pm


banjo w/ accordion

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Incidental Noise

Mar. 29th, 2009 | 04:16 pm


Having fun with finger picking. It's a bit quiet, I was pretty happy with the first take, so there it is. Chords: Em, B-not-quite-7th, G, A, C
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A Decemberists Cover on Uke

Mar. 22nd, 2009 | 11:59 am


I love the lyrics to this one. It's less about love than escaping one thing or another. I think. I can't help but sing this with a bit of sarcasm. I've been practicing this one for a while, but couldn't make the vocals work until I dropped the key a few octaves. Man, oh man, I love playing songs on my uke - it's so easy to transpose keys with those baby-barre chords. And it suites my brutal style of strumming.

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Some music...

Mar. 20th, 2009 | 09:25 pm

Hi friends. It's been a while. I've been reading your stuff, but I've been too busy (lazy) to cross post the stuff I put on facebook. I know. I suck.

That said, here're a couple songs I done did with my new ukulele and some banjo:

Original song: Singing on the Sunny Side of the House


Finger Picking Fun


Weezer Cover: Pork & Beans


An akwardly bad cover of a Munly song: Goose Walking over my Grave


Original: Some Silly song about Spring


Monkees Cover: Not your steppin stone


White Stripes cover: Little Ghost

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