paul_is_my_husband

Ring out the old, ring in the new! Happy new year everyone! ❤️❤️❤️

paul_is_my_husband

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope everyone has a Wonderful Christmastime! 
          
          Last year, I was battling covid during the worst possible time to be doing so. Through Christmas. I cried everyday, and I wasn't even feeling that bad, it was just the knowing. I wouldn't wish that upon anyone. 
          
          But aside from that, war is over if you want it! 
          
          I shall be listening to the Beatles Christmas records and songs all day with the added bonus of the Christmas Abbey Road shirt I've got :)
          
          

paul_is_my_husband

@EmiliaDeets Garry Crimble and Merry Rudolphs to you too :)
            
            (I'm literally going to start using those terms around everyone just to confuse them haha) 
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EmiliaDeets

@paul_is_my_husband gary crimble and merry rudolphs to you too hehehe
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paul_is_my_husband

@BrianBadgerMay cool! I really love that song too :)
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paul_is_my_husband

https://youtu.be/E4x6DwiSTzM?si=ileS-_QRGzvcvUX_
          
          I finally learned a song! This is the start of a series on my channel and I'll be releasing a video that explains more about what's going on tomorrow, but for now, yes, I know the cover isn't great, but I'm still learning and truly my persona, at least for now, is that I'm playing for fun and even if it sounds a little off or that I'm slow...well, I don't care. I'm just having fun. :) 

paul_is_my_husband

https://m.olyn.com/f1167e44b0d3b69c02f6080379f9c358f53daa11a3d12eb3257f4f38c486a232
          
          Midas Man was only available in the UK for months, meaning I was unable to see it...well, until now. 
          
          This is a link to pre-order it. Highly recommend, as it automatically puts you in the running for a trip to London and Liverpool! A complete dream come true! ❤️
          
          Spreading the word for everyone! :)

paul_is_my_husband

In a way, one could say my guitar is gently weeping...of course, right after I make significant progress on my first...rather ambitious song. Put it There probably wasn't the best option, but I have gotten pretty good with the opening/solo and verses, just need help with tying it together because I'm really slow at the moment and I can hardly keep the chords connected without them getting muted. If anyone has any advice on that it would be very helpful ❤️
          
          And well, I'll probably have to see what's wrong with my B string before doing anything else...so at the moment I feel like crap because I felt ready to keep going... I'm like Paul, once I've started, I want to continue. :(
          
          Also Instagram can sod off... I'm just gonna say it.

BrianBadgerMay

@paul_is_my_husband I'm so glad it worked!! I wasn't sure if it only worked for my guitar or for any guitar, but now I know! I'm very happy that I could help, and your words are so kind! ❤ 
            
            Also yeah, it takes a while to get the angle so it's not muted but it helps to sit up straight for that. Practice works too. You're very welcome! :)
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paul_is_my_husband

@BrianBadgerMay Oh my gosh. That advice was an actual lifesaver. You have no idea how much that helped. I put everything out of tune and played the opening to what I'm learning and reset it and the B string went back to normal. That saved me a trip to the music store. You're the best! ❤️
            
            And as for the whole muting thing, it's likely down to practice and maybe the way I'm sitting too since the angle should be right...I know the proper way and I should be utilizing it better. Thank you so much! :)
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paul_is_my_husband

@EmiliaDeets and I feel really good about the progress I've made :)
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paul_is_my_husband

Words can't describe how much I miss John :(
          
          How much I just want to give the sweetheart a hug and tell him that he's safe and loved... 
          
          If I got through the tragic George day through an uplifting mantra, I will with John's too:
          
          "Everything will be ok in the end. If it's not ok, it's not the end." ❤️

EmiliaDeets

@paul_is_my_husband sounds like a  horror story,  yeah maybe u  did have in mind the word ¡murder' and it get mixed with strange dreams. :((
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paul_is_my_husband

@EmiliaDeets my brain definitely knew, I literally had this strange dream where I was in this house with a bunch of cats I named after people I loved but then realized that a lot of people had died in there and I rushed to get out of there...like people had straight up murdered others in that house...messed up. Horrible timing. My brain knew...
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EmiliaDeets

@paul_is_my_husband ❤️❤️ that's a great quote , all day I've had John songs in my mind it's like  my brain knows :(
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paul_is_my_husband

Guess who's finally starting to learn guitar :)
          
          My fingers (especially my thumb) hurt like crazy but it's so worth it ❤️

BrianBadgerMay

@paul_is_my_husband No problem! And whatever works for you! I find tabs helpful too sometimes, if there's a specific riff I want to learn but yeah! :)
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paul_is_my_husband

@BrianBadgerMay thanks! Yeah, I'd love to do The Night Comes Down, just got to work up to it. Mull of Kintyre sounds pretty easy. I've been using a mix of YouTube and a website called Ultimate Guitar Tabs which has a lot of more obscure songs that pique my interest. I'll definitely have to check out that one too! :)
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BrianBadgerMay

@paul_is_my_husband Queen songs are hard in general! I'm lucky to have a songbook that has all of their albums (and b-sides etc) that shows the words and chords. But online, the website 'chords-and-tabs' is helpful, because it has tons of songs and lets you transpose easily! 
            
            I Want It All and Save Me are great because they use lots of chords. But also there's nothing wrong with a capo.  For other Queen songs, there's not many "simple" ones, haha. I'm In Love With My Car, Tenement Funster, Another One Bites The Dust and Spread Your Wings are pretty easy! 
            The Night Comes Down isn't very hard but it does change chords a lot.
            
            Unrelated to Queen, Mull of Kintyre is maybe five chords, including the key change.
            
            In general, I recommend Roger's songs (solo or Queen) because even if you're just playing guitar by yourself, there's a lot of rhythm in his tunes. It's An Illusion, Outsider, Say It's Not True and Young Love come to mind :) hopefully this helps
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