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How to Write a Chorus

2009-01-15T16:20:00.001-08:00

A song without a chorus can hardly be called a song. This rather bad statement is my personal opinion so if you don’t agree, that’s okay. But I would like to start this lesson with this statement, not only to wake you up, but rather because it’s one of the key-statements of this lesson. So if you don’t like songs without a chorus and never intend to write one, than probably you won’t feel at home in this class this month. I must say I never felt at home when I was at school but that’s another story... But if you do stick around, even if you don’t like to write choruses, maybe you will change your mind about them.

A chorus is more or less the heart of a song, at least if it’s a good one of course. Why this is true is not as obvious as it seems. People always tend to remember the chorus of a song, while it may not even be the most interesting part of the song at all. The easiest explanation of course
is the fact that the chorus is usually played a couple of times during a song. But if this was the only reason why a chorus is the heart of most songs, how come then that lots of choruses are easily forgotten, even if they are played seemingly endless in the
fadeout of a song? So there must be more to it.

In this lesson we will see it’s hard to reveal the secrets of a good chorus. Writing a good chorus may be more a matter of the heart (something called talent?) than the mind. But since this counts for songwriting in general, don’t be afraid; there are always some tricks to learn to help those who have to struggle a little more then the lucky, more talented ones. And believe me, most of us belong to the first group, to put it stronger, even the most talented ones often join the struggling crowd when they’re not inspired...
In lesson 5, we already saw some elements a good chorus should have. Now we will take a closer look at these elements, by discussing some rules you should follow if you want to write a good chorus. These rules are:

It should be catchy
It should contain elements of the rest of the song

It shouldn’t be an anti-climax
Following these rules, you obey to the most important rules of writing a good chorus. We will take a look at these rules in the next paragraph. You can also click on the links to go directly to the discussion of each of these rules.

Rule 1: a chorus should be catchy
What makes a chorus catchy? The easiest answer (for me at least) is: listen to all those golden oldies. Almost all the classics from the sixties and the seventies have catchy choruses. Of course The Beatles were real masters at this, but it seems all the bands that became famous in those days were able to write catchy choruses which seem to stick in your mind forever. Who doesn’t know the chorus of Honky Tonk Women for example...
Listening to examples is a great way to teach yourself, and that counts for songwriting too! But there's something more to say about this issue too.

Keep it simple
One of the main rules in writing a good chorus is to keep it simple. Try to avoid to make the chorus sound complicated.
This doesn’t mean that as long as you keep it simple technically spoken the chorus will sound simple! A chorus built around a difficult, but well written musical part will be easier to listen to than a technically simple chorus which is written in an unlogical manner.

Consider The Average Listener
The above indicates you’ll have to keep the average listener in mind while writing your chorus. Most listeners aren’t musicians so don’t forget that! The average listener will often look for things he/she can recognize, a certain general feeling of what sounds logical and which has been developed during many years.
You would probably think now that I’m saying most listeners are dumb but that’s not the case. So don’t treat them like that. They won’t buy the same stuff over and over again (‘though this seems to be heavily contradicted by the house-rage of this time....) so you will have to keep them anxious. In the chorus you can try this by experimenting with backing vocals, special
arrangements etc, but be careful and don’t overdo things.
So in general you could say the secret to write a catchy chorus is to make it sound logical.

Rule 2: a chorus should contain elements of the rest of the song

In this lesson we already saw a chorus is one of the most important parts of your song. In most cases, it's the part of the song which will be played the most often. So it better be good!

Another trick to make your chorus a good chorus is to give it the treatment it deserves! Since it's the main element of your song, whether you like it or not, it should get all the attention it needs while you write it, to gain all the attention it needs when you play it. This brings me to a rather contradictionary issue: writing songs is a very intuïtive job and that also counts
for writing choruses. But to obey to the rule that a chorus should contain elements of the rest of the song, you should at least examine and evaluate your music thoroughly. In mine opinion just writing your music from the heart will generally result in the best music, but it's not very sensible only to rely on your heart. Evaluating your music can be very useful and especially when it comes to writing a chorus.
So no matter how you write, whether you write straight from the heart or not, you will have to evaluate your song. Not only because it will enhance your songwriting skills simply because you are "forced" to think about what you have written, but also because "technical rules" like these
can only be followed by using technical means like evaluation.
Since a chorus is the part that will be played and remembered most, it's the best place to "advertise" your song. Maybe if you consider the chorus to be the advertisement of your song, you will better understand the importance of putting elements of the rest of the song into it, making it kind of an excerpt of your song. Some advantages of doing so are:

Recognition
People will recognize the song by just hearing the chorus. But it works the other way around too; they will recognize the chorus as being part of that piece of music they accidentally hear when
they enter a bar for example.

Recollection
People will remember your song much more easily. Because the chorus is an excerpt of the song, they will only have to remember the excerpt to remember the song. Why not using old school-tricks when they work fine?

Strenght
By putting elements of the song together in your chorus, in fact you are just making a miniature of your song. When you do this right, it will result in a very strong piece of music. Producers will be pleased when they see you have skills to achieve this, because they usually want you to cut out all the unnecessary stuff from your song.
But what elements should you take? This in fact is completely up to you and depends on the song you are writing. Generally it works fine to pick some of the more melodic parts of your song, simply because most people remember a melodic piece of music better than a monotone piece. And that's about all there is to say on this issue, but there are some pitfalls to look out for.

These tips might help you avoiding them:

Don't copy too much
While putting the best elements of your song together into your chorus, you are taking the risk of ending up with a chorus that unveils all the secrets of your song making the rest of the song predictable and dull. Therefor it's better not to copy too literally but hussle things a little.

Tricks like changing the key of the parts while played during the chorus can help. Just consider all the best parts to be some sort of colour-palette, which enables you to make various versions of the same picture.
Don't make the chorus too long. Better leave out some good parts than desperately putting
everything together in the chorus! Good choruses almost never exceed 6 lines.
As you can see, this part of writing songs can be very tricky. Don't forget your skills will grow after every song you've finished, even the more technical skills that you'll need to write a good song, like evaluating your song and deciding what parts should be reflected into the chorus. I deliberatly used the term reflect, because this is one of the most vague issues of writing songs,
making it one of the most difficult parts of it. But aren't things always getting more difficult when technique meets feelings?

Rule 3: a chorus shouldn’t be an anti-climax
The third important rule seems simple but, unfortunatly, is not. Just like the second rule we discussed above, we will discover it's again a matter of walking on the edge. You will have to carefully find your way between what's good and what is bad, and there isn't a clear path to follow. But again, experience is something you can't buy but which comes free with endurance and
perseverance. So just don't give up when it's getting tough; your peaks will get higher and your downs won't be as low as they used to be! So a chorus shouldn't be an anti-climax. Clear! But why is this rule not as simple as it seems? I will try to explain this. If you follow the first two rules you won't too quickly end up with a chorus that's an anti-climax, just because these two rules ensure your chorus will be more or less the heart of the song. But still your chorus can become an anti-climax, simply because another part of the song attrackts too much the attention. A very impressive instrumental break can easily put the chorus in the shadows. So if your chorus is an anti-climax depends not only on
the chorus itself, but on the rest of the song too. To avoid this disturbing effect, you will have to be very careful where to put that instrumental break, charismatic leadvocal-line etc. To make things even more complicated, you will have to watch out for the chorus to become the climax of the song itself! This can be disasterous to your song, because you will end up with a song which repeats it's climax over and over again, with the result that you end up with a song that doesn't seem to have a climax at all! So every time you write a song you will have to deal with the problem to write a strong, catchy chorus but on the other hand not to make it too strong....
This virtual contradictionary is hard to solve, just listen to daily radio. But there are some ways to help you with this:

Distinction
To avoid the chorus and the climax of the song to interfere with each other, you can try to make a very clear distinction between these two rivals. You can do so by putting them apart from each other "physically" (give each of them their own space in the song), or by making them sound as different as the song allows you to.
The clearer the difference, the less chance of interference.
If you can't beat them...
Another aproach is to put the climax in the chorus itself. This works best when done in the final chorus. This solution requires you to change that chorus, otherwise it won't work, as we discussed earlier in this lesson. These changes can range from just changing the key, adding additional instruments (like backing-vocals) to even changing the lead-vocal line. When done
right you will end up with a super-chorus, which won't be forgotten easily!

Some Examples

I will briefly discuss each example and will try to show you how the above is implemented into the examples. I also will point at some tricks I used in these choruses. Don't forget there are numerous examples to come up with, each with different combinations and interpretations of the rules we discussed in this lesson. Just consider these soundfiles as my contribution to what this
is all about: music and the fun of it!

The first example is the chorus of Alien Tune, taken from the live-recorded third cassette of The Stag, Reset. Lesson 6 included the intro of this spacy song so maybe it's not a complete new-one for some of you.
This version of the chorus is played at the end of the song, and to make it stand out to the other choruses just because it's the last one, the third line is added to it, which is actually a repetition of the first line. The original chorus has only three lines, this final one has four.
Another trick I used in this chorus is as simple as efficiënt to draw the attention a chorus needs. I used an effects-processor to distort the lead-vocals. Keeping the original lead-vocaltrack and putting the distorted vocals behind it creates a very dramatic effect. A band like ZZ-Top used a trick like this in their song Manic Mechanic.

The next example is also taken from Reset, and is more melodic than the previous example. This will make it a lot easier to remember this chorus as you will probably notice, but this of course is also due to the fact that parts of the lyrics are repeated a few times. Another trick used in this chorus to make it the eye-catcher of this song are the backing-vocals, which answer the questions "asked" by the lead-singer. Using several backing-vocals and making them "fade out" into the lead-vocals enhances the choir-effect. Recorded in a real studio in stead of the rehearsal-room this can sound real impressive.
Please note the sound-sample starts with the last line of the verse, which features a break to focus the attention to the chorus even more.
Another track taken from Reset, so recorded live at the rehearsal-room of The Stag, is the chorus of The Widow's Game. This chorus is an example of a miniature of the entire song. It contains parts of the main riff of the song, but the lead-vocals switch to a melodic, strong line, while they stick more to the rhythm of the song during the verses.

The final example of this lesson features the first track of The Last Season, the first cassette of The Stag. This chorus is short and melodic, yet it sounds simple. A chorus like this is hard to forget, whether you like it or not. In this particular case, the trick I used to make the chorus stand out to the rest of the song is the addition of backing-vocals (again) and a more prominent role for the keyboards in comparison to the verses. Changes like this are great to draw the attention to the chorus.

Taken from: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Marble/9607

How Do You Write Songs

2009-01-15T16:19:00.001-08:00

There was an interesting post today on a message board that I go to. It was about a guy that just started a new band and he wanted to know if anyone could give him some songwriting tips.

First off, there isn't a wrong way to write songs. But after you've done it for a while, you'll find out that some ways to go about it are easier than others.

This is how I do it.

1. Music and Melody Come First

I never fit a melody to pre-existing lyrics. It’s forced and it doesn’t sound good to me. When you write the words before the melody, you’re trying to force the melody to fit your lyrics. The result is it doesn’t sound natural.

A lot of songwriters start with an idea. It's just easier for me to know what angle I'm coming from. Usually how it happens with me is the music comes first and the melody comes right after that.

Why do I write the melody first before my lyrics?

If I don't know how many notes are in the melody, how do I know how many syllables need to be in my lines? I don’t.

If there’s 8 notes in the first part of the melody and 6 notes in the second part , you’ll have to have 8 syllables in the first line and 6 in the second.

Let’s say you want to put 4 lines in each of your verses, You’ll have 8 syllables in the first and third lines and six in the second and fourth.

Here’s an example:

In the song "I want you to want me" the lead singer for Cheap Trick wrote a four line melody that had six notes in the first three lines and seven in the last line. He knew that there had to be six syllables in the first three lines and seven syllables in the fourth.

I Want You To Want Me

I want you to want me =six syllables

I need you to need me =six syllables

I’d love you to love me =six syllables

I’m begging’ you to beg me =seven syllables

2. Figure Out An Idea To Work From

Ideas are everywhere. You can write about what a friend of yours is going through. You can write about what you're going through.

I keep a journal just for this and make daily installments. I write down everything that I can think of that happened that day. And after a few months of that, I'll go through the journal harvest my ideas.

I treat my journal like the garden it is. Most every song I write comes directly from my journals.

3. Put the idea into one to two sentences

The best way to show you this is to give you an example. Keeping with "I Want You To Want Me", here’s the basic idea:

"I want you to want me as bad as I want you."

You only want one idea for each song. If you have any more, your song is going to last too long. And you're listeners won't be able to keep up.

Believe me, nobody but you will understand them. I know from very bad experience.

4. Write The Lyrics To Fit The Melody

Once you have the idea, you start to explain the idea in the verses with the number of syllables you have in the melody. The chorus is just the overall idea in a summed up fashion.

That’s how I write songs. Music and melody come first. The idea comes after that. Write the idea in a statement form. And then, write the lyrics to fit the melody.

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2009-01-04T17:30:00.000-08:00

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A Huge Concern Over Web: Music Download

2009-01-04T17:28:00.000-08:00

Internet has come to change everything that once relations used to be lied on. Since Internet had invaded homes, the daily life has never been the same again. Internet changed the family’s habits, the culture and the way someone sees the world. Music is just a part of this change.

Regarding to music, this issue is even more complicated. People now can prepare their own CDs by downloading music from the Internet. And this has become another problematic thing that has contributed to increase the piracy.

The music download problem lies on two issues:

- If people can have access to the most varied types of music, they can have a better idea of a particular artist’s material, they can find out singers they had never heard of and get their CDs even this. These actions may be a little bit illegal and sometimes reduce the profits of the big music companies, but, however, it increases the range where a singer is known. When this happens, both singer and his/her music records win a special recognition, which may lead to the hire of them for shows and (guess what?) profits.

- But if it is true that music download can be beneficial for an artist, sometimes it can also be harmful, speaking about profits of course. And this loss of money in general happens to already famous artists. People download their songs from the Internet because they already know that singer and because they like him/her.

The big music industry complex has a tough battle to face. Profits or recognition!? Profits and recognition depends on each other: you only have profits when you achieve recognition, but your recognition can be measured by your profits. How to solve the problem?

Well, even if this matter seems to be far from a solution, some measures are being taken by the companies. Some laws have been created and other demands are being done. Even if it is hard to supervise all the websites on the Internet that offer music download, some people have been being charged of piracy and arrested.

Janis Ian on her article states that the music download increases the profit of the music industries, instead of what these industries allege. According to Janis, when people downloads a music form he Internet and get to know that song, they buy the CD because they already liked it and have no way to regret buying that CD. She also states that this happens because most of people cannot pay for a CD just to “give it a try”.

Music download is a reality – no matter what.

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What are MP3 files and how do they work?

2008-12-11T17:23:00.001-08:00

MP3 music downoad.
If you have read How CDs Work, you understand how musical sounds can be turned into numbers and recorded on a CD. A CD stores music using 44,100 samples per second, 16 bits per sample and two channels (for stereo sound). This means that a CD stores about 10 million bytes (megabytes) of data per minute of music on the CD. A three-minute song therefore requires 30 megabytes of data.

If you have ever tried to download files on the Internet, you know that 30 megabytes is huge. If you are using a modem to connect to the Internet, 30 megabytes of data would take several hours to download.

MPEG (The Moving Picture Experts Group) has developed compression systems used for video data. For example, DVD movies, HDTV broadcasts and DSS satellite systems use MPEG compression to fit video and movie data into smaller spaces. The MPEG compression system includes a subsystem to compress sound, called MPEG Audio Layer-3. We know it by its abbreviation, MP3.

MP3 can compress a song by a factor of 10 or 12 and still retain something close to CD quality. So a 30-megabyte sound file from a CD reduces to 3 megabytes or so in MP3. When you download the MP3 file and play it, it sounds almost as good as the original file. If you wanted to, you could download an MP3 file, expand it back to its original size and then record it on a writable CD so you can play it in a CD player. All that you are doing is converting back and forth between different formats to make downloading easier.

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Looking For an MP3 Player?

2008-12-11T17:22:00.001-08:00

If you don’t have an mp3 player, and even if you do, you should check out all the new stuff that’s going on. I’m hoping this article will give you some idea of what kind of mp3 player you want and some tips on what to look for in an mp3 player.

Maybe you work out and need something small and skip-proof for running or lifting. Maybe you have an 8 hour (or longer) plane ride when you go home and need to pass the time. Maybe you want a new one just for the sake of having a new one. Whatever it is, this article should help you choose.

First, for those of you who want something for working out: The two most important things to look for are size/weight and solid state memory, things CD players lack. You want something that you can clip to your shorts or strap to your arm that won’t interfere with your movements, and you want it to be light enough so you don’t even notice it. (Tip: Get a lithium ion battery to save even more weight.) To be sure that your player will not skip if you move too much or too fast, get one with solid state internal Flash memory, which has no moving parts so it can’t skip. These are usually available as 64 to 512 MB models, with a 64 MB model holding roughly an hour of music. Prices typically range from $100 to $300.

On the other hand, you may want to store all 16,000 songs in your collection on your mp3 player so you never hear the same one twice. In this case you need a hard drive based mp3 player, commonly known as an mp3 jukebox, for which you could pay up to $500. It will be a little bigger and heavier than and not quite as durable as a solid state mp3 player, but that isn’t a concern if you just want to sit around and listen to music. And they are still far more portable than a CD player.

Torn between a small, light, solid state mp3 player and a hard drive based player that holds thousands of songs? Well, the iPod Mini may be for you! The iPod Mini is just one model in a new breed of small hard drive mp3 players. They are a little lighter and smaller than normal hard drive players, and hold more songs than the average solid state mp3 player. (Did I mention the iPod Mini comes in blue, green, gold, and pink?) That’s it for the main differences, but here are some more things you should look for when making a purchase: long battery life, an FM tuner, voice recorder, an easy to read screen, and compatibility with your computer.

If you’re looking to purchase online, I recommend www.amazon.com. But first you should check www.mp3-player-guide.com (which has a buyer’s guide and reviews) so you can make a better decision.

Alternatives to Digital Audio

2008-12-11T17:19:00.000-08:00

Although MP3 is the most popular format for encoding music, it is by no means the only one. There are two basic methods for compressing audio – lossless and lossy, and for each of these methods there are many formats.

Lossless compression means that none of the audio data is removed during compression. Lossy compression means that audio data is permanently removed from the audio file. Lossy compression results in smaller files, but there is no way to rebuild the audio data to its original format. MP3 is an example of lossy compression.

Lossy Compression Formats

There are many alternatives to MP3 when it comes to encoding audio files. Microsoft reportedly developed the WMA format to avoid the licensing costs associated with MP3. WMA files can be played with the Windows Media Player that is included with the Windows operating system as well as many other audio players. It features similar encoding rates to MP3 and similar file sizes.

AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is the format preferred by Apple and is used for its popular iTunes and iPod products. AAC files can be smaller than MP3 files because it uses more efficient encoding technology. A 96 kpbs AAC file is similar in sound quality to a 128 kbps MP3 file.

Ogg Vorbis is another type of lossy compression and uses .OGG as the file extension. It is an open-source product and unlike MP3, there are no patent restrictions on its use.

Lossless Compression

For the audio purist who insists on the best quality sound possible, lossless compression offers CD quality sound. The tradeoff is larger files sizes – while MP3 can compress audio in the range of 80% - 90%, lossless compression typically compresses the file by half.

Popular lossless formats include FLAC, Monkey’s Audio, and SHN (Shorten). These formats are supported by many audio players and are popular for archiving CD collections as well as for trading music.

Download Mp3 Music Safely

2008-12-08T20:31:00.001-08:00

DON'T Download JUNK! Make sure your download mp3 music is a quality mp3 and that your music download doesn't have hidden downloads that will not only ruin your search for great music but will annoy you and invade your privacy.

Here are the four hidden downloads most free music sites install on your computer when you download mp3‘s.

1.Spyware is almost always contained in mp3 freeware and shareware downloads. The spyware gathers information and monitors the activities you perform, unbeknown to you.
2.Adware is also contained in these mp3 download networks. Your computer can and probably will be stuffed with a huge amount of intrusive advertising.
3.Pornography is very prevalent on the Internet. Be very aware that porn peddlers disguise their software as the latest free mp3 download or game demo to redirect your modem to porn sites.
4.Spoofing is when download mp3 networks are filled with fake files. For example, if you download what you think is a popular mp3 song, you will get the same ten seconds of the song over and over again.
So in your hunt to download mp3 ‘s and create your own library of music, be selective of which music download site you use. There are many to choose from but few that offer privacy protection, online service, tech help, spyware-free and adware-free downloads, as well as a large library of quality mp3’s.

Things have come a long way with regards of how we listen to our favorite music. It's as easy as a push of a button with digital music.

Knowing where to start, how you want to listen to your music and what you want to do with it, is the first step. When you download mp3 files from online music services, you need to know what they allow you to do. Some songs are just for listening to, some can be downloaded, and some can be burned to a CD or a portable music player.

A few owners of certain artists publishing rights will not grant the license rights, which means some mp3's are not available for downloading.

The majority of the time, you'll find what you're looking for because the larger download MP3 subscription music web sites have access to the catalog of the Five Big Labels – Sony, Warner, Universal, EMI, and BMG, which account for about 80% of recorded music.

So now that you have the facts on how to download mp3 ‘s, do some research for quality music download sites, take advantage of any Free Trials, download lot’s of music, turn up the volume and don’t forget to Sing Along!

Source :

By Anne Spencer, editor of Music Download Review
http://www.music-download-review.com
To find a Top Music Download Site read:
http://www.music-download-review.com/download-music.html

MP3 Encoding Technology

2008-12-08T20:30:00.000-08:00

The MP3 is a complete godsend for anyone who enjoys and appreciates good music. Not only does it afford users the convenience of purchasing music online and ripping from purchased CDs, it also provides the utmost ease in portability. There are more MP3 players on the market than I can name. These players allow you to download hundreds and in some cases thousands of MP3’s to take along with you anywhere. I create MP3 CD’s containing up to 120 of my favorite songs for my listening pleasure in my car. But how can so many audio files get stored on my 800MB (Megabyte) CD?

MP3 Encoders and MP3 converters are the software that creates MP3s by using an MP3 compression and decompression algorithm. For example, an average 3 minute WAV file can be as large as 15MB. Using MP3 encoders and MP3 converters, a large WAV file can be cut down to a much smaller and more portable MP3 file of about 3MB.

MP3 stands for MPEG Audio Layer 3. At layer 3, psychoacoustics principles are used to find and remove all unnecessary sound data, leaving behind only the crucial audio data. By unnecessary sound data I mean all of the stuff that we humans don’t hear anyway. Most people can’t hear sounds above 16 kHz so why would you want it hogging your disk or hard drive space? Non-music audio such as speeches, sermons, audio books and comedy albums, can be reduced even less based on this.

Compression occurs after the essential data has been separated from the redundant data. At this stage, the same amount of data can be stored using fewer bits and less space. The bit rate is the ratio of the number of bits transferred between two devices per second. The higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality. The lower the bit rate ratio, the lower the sound quality. 192 Kb/s is the most popular bit rate used in peer-to-peer networks. For the most part, MP3 converters and encoders today use variable bit rates. This allows for much better quality audio because the bit rate conforms to the dynamics of the audio frames being stored which in turn keeps more of the important music data.

There are dozens of MP3 compressor and encoder software programs available online and at stores. Some of the main encoding engines are: LAME, Blade Enc, Fraunhofer Encoders and Xing. Deciding which MP3 encoding engine technology is right for you depends on your individual needs and preferences. Blaze Media Pro is an excellent option if you're looking for a powerful, yet easy to use, all-in-one multimedia solution.

Source :
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Downloading MP3's Made Easy

2008-12-07T16:41:00.001-08:00

The MP3 movement started out with a huge audience of music enthusiasts on the internet. The MP3 digital music format has had, and will continue to have, a huge impart on how people, gather, listen to and share music.

The MP3 format is a compression system for digital music that helps reduce the size of a digitized song without disturbing the sound quality. Digital music is converted to MP3 format and made available for use, usually via the web. MP3 files can be downloaded onto your computer from the internet and special software, either commercial or freeware. Using your computer and software you can convert digital music from a CD into MP3 format.

MP3 files can be played in three different ways:
They can be played directly onto your computer.
They can be decompressed and recorded onto a CD.
These files can be played on a portable MP3 player.

The advantage of MP3 players is that they are small, lightweight and rugged. They are a great way to carry your MP3 files with you!

With a portable MP3 player, a personal computer, and the appropriate software, you can do the following:
Obtain free or low-cost music from the web.
Create your own mix of music by downloading MP3 files from the web and converting the tracks from CDs.
Listen to near-CD quality music wherever you go.
Listen to more music (up to 10 hours' worth).

If you want to convert your songs from your CDs into MP3 files, you can use ripper and encoder software. A ripper copies a song's file from the CD onto your hard disk. The encoder compresses the song into the MP3 format. By encoding songs, you can play them on your computer or take them with you on your MP3 player. The ripper and encoder software may come with your MP3 player.

The specific instructions will vary with the individual software programs, but the following steps will definitely take place:
Place the CD from which you want to convert songs into your drive.
Select the track(s) that you want to convert to MP3 format.
Convert the selected track(s).
Copy the new MP3 files on to your computer's hard disk.

Now you are ready to download these MP3 files into your portable MP3 player.

Once you have MP3 files on your computer, you can use the software that came with your MP3 player to download the files into your MP3 player. Again, the specific instructions will vary depending upon your software program and player, but you will:
Create a playlist from your MP3 files.
Plug the player into your computer's parallel of USB port.
Transfer the MP3 files according to the instructions.

Once you have downloaded the MP3 files into your portable MP3 player, you are ready to take your music anywhere. Most MP3 players are small, lightweight, and solid-state. Because most players are solid-state, there are no moving parts to break down or skip, so the sound quality is uninterrupted regardless of your physical activity. MP3 players are equipped with various types of headphones or earpieces.

Portable MP3 players can play music longer than a portable CD player. The length of play for a CD player is about 74 minutes, the length of one CD. However, the length of play for an MP3 player depends upon its memory capacity, which can be upgraded on some models. A standard MP3 player can play for about half an hour (32 MB) to a few weeks (40 GB)! Some models can be upgraded with additional memory devices.

Top 50 Music Quotations

2008-12-07T04:45:00.000-08:00

Discover the phenomenonal complexity of music and reflect on the way it can positively influence your life with this sound collection of riveting quotes...

"Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below."
-- Joseph Addison

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness."
--Maya Angelou

"Music is either good or bad, and it's got to be learned. You got to have balance."
-- Louis Armstrong

"Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life."
-- Berthold Auerbach

"The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul."
--Johann Sebastian Bach

"Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life."
-- Ludwig van Beethoven

"Music - The one incorporeal entrance into the higher world of knowledge which comprehends mankind but which mankind cannot comprehend."
-- Ludwig van Beethoven

"Music can change the world. "
-- Ludwig Van Beethoven

"Music can name the unnameable and communicate the unknowable."
-- Leonard Bernstein

"Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live. "
-- James Brown

"Music is well said to be the speech of angels."
-- Thomas Carlyle

"All music comes from God."
-- Johnny Cash

"If you learn music, you'll learn most all there is to know. "
-- Edgar Cayce

"Music is nothing separate from me. It is me... You'd have to remove the music surgically. "
-- Ray Charles

"Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is. "
-- Miles Davis

"There is no feeling, except the extremes of fear and grief, that does not find relief in music."
-- George Eliot

"You are the music while the music lasts."
--T. S. Eliot

"We need magic, and bliss, and power, myth, and celebration and religion in our lives, and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it. "
-- Jerry Garcia

"Music is the language of the spirit. It opens the secret of life bringing peace, abolishing strife."
-- Kahlil Gibran

"When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have."
-- Edgar Watson Howe

"Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossile to be silent."
-- Victor Hugo

"The history of a people is found in its songs."
-- George Jellinek

"Music is the vernacular of the human soul."
-- Geoffrey Latham

"It requires wisdom to understand wisdom; the music is nothing if the audience is deaf."
-- Walter J. Lippmann

"Just as certain selections of music will nourish your physical body and your emotional layer, so other musical works will bring greater health to your mind."
-- Hal A. Lingerman

"Music is the harmonious voice of creation; an echo of the invisible world."
-- Giuseppe Mazzini

"Music is a beautiful opiate, if you don't take it too seriously."
-- Henry Miller

"I started making music because I could."
-- Alanis Morissette

"Music helps you find the truths you must bring into the rest of your life. "
-- Alanis Morissette

"Music is spiritual. The music business is not. "
-- Van Morrison

"Like everything else in nature, music is a becoming, and it becomes its full self, when its sounds and laws are used by intelligent man for the production of harmony, and so made the vehicle of emotion and thought."
-- Theodore Mungers

"Without music life would be a mistake."
-- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"In music the passions enjoy themselves."
-- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

"Music is your own experience, your own thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn. They teach you there's a boundary line to music. But, man, there's no boundary line to art."
-- Charlie Parker

"Music should be something that makes you gotta move, inside or outside. "
-- Elvis Presley

"It's the music that kept us all intact, kept us from going crazy. "
-- Lou Reed

"The music business was not safe, but it was FUN. It was like falling in love with a woman you know is bad for you, but you love every minute with her, anyway."
-- Lionel Richie

"Music should never be harmless."
-- Robbie Robertson

"Give me a laundry list and I'll set it to music."
-- Gioacchino Antonio Rossini

"All music is important if it comes from the heart. "
-- Carlos Santana

"Music is the key to the female heart."
-- Johann G. Seume

"The best music... is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with. "
-- Bruce Springsteen

"All I try to do is write music that feels meaningful to me, that has commitment and passion behind it."
-- Bruce Springsteen

"In music one must think with the heart and feel with the brain."
--George Szell

"When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest."
-- Henry David Thoreau

"For heights and depths no words can reach, music is the soul's own speech."
--Unknown

"Most of us go to our grave with our music still inside of us."
--Unknown

"I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing."
-- Eddie Vedder

"Music at its essence is what gives us memories. "
-- Stevie Wonder

"There's a basic rule which runs through all kinds of music, kind of an unwritten rule. I don't know what it is. But I've got it."
-- Ron Wood

By :
Danielle Hollister is the Publisher of BellaOnline Quotations Zine - A free newsletter for quote lovers featuring more than 10,000 quotations in dozens of categories like - love, friendship, children, inspiration, success, wisdom, family, life, and many more. Read it online at - http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8364.asp

How Do You Find Sheet Music Downloads Today?

2008-12-07T04:43:00.000-08:00

Music is a piece of entertainment that is in society’s daily life consistently. It doesn’t matter whether it is Rock and Roll, Gospel and Christian music, or jazz, people listen to music for a variety of reasons. However, today there are more and more people learning to play instruments and create music pieces themselves as oppose to simply listening to music. On the internet you can find sheet music downloads for songs to sing and play with the piano, guitar, Christian music and more.

When trying to find a certain song or certain kind of sheet music over the internet, it can get frustrating. There are millions of sites to look, but in a way that can be discouraging having to look through millions of sites to find a couple songs. With this article I’ll lead you towards a few of the more popular sites that contain many songs, and attempt to help you in finding sheet music over the internet.

To start, notationmachine is a site where you can find sheet music to over thousands of songs narrowed down to the decades. It also has it broken down into author and song title when you go through the specific decades.

Through this site they also offer a membership that you can download certain software to help you find the thousands of different kinds of sheet music on the internet today from classical to gospel to piano music. With downloading the software it will help you find all kinds of new sheet music and give you access to downloading them and printing them out as oppose to just viewing them. This and much more can be found
here:

http://www.notationmachine.com/

If you are looking for a list of just classical sheet music, then virtual sheet music is the place for you. Here you will find a list of the top composers sold, links to specific composers and instruments, free sheet music, or a list of all of the sheet music available. The price on this site varies from $2-$9 for individual pieces of sheet music, but is well worth the buy as you can play the best classical music made.

This is not a site of just classical music, but a list of the best composers known today. You can find sheet music from Bach, Beethoven, Mozart and more. With a few dollars you too can be playing the greatest classical music made. Find all of the CD’s, sheet music, links and more here:

http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com

If you’re looking for a broad site that will show you sheet music to all kinds of music, then check out 8notes.com. Here you can find sheet music and lessons for numerous instruments including the guitar, piano, cello, voice and more. Also on the home page is a music genres section where you can find pieces and riffs of classical, rock and pop, occasions such as Christmas, and much more.

To check out all of these categories and find many of your favorite songs that you too can play simply go here:

http://www.8notes.com/default.asp

In order to print off the sheet music so that you can take it with you everywhere, there is a $20 per year subscription that is necessary. However, in order to just observe the sheet music on the computer it is free. So check out the site where you can take lessons to improve your skills, and then begin playing all of the best music of all different kinds of genres.

As you can see there are sites containing all different kinds of sheet music out there just waiting for you. Now it’s your turn to find which site suites you best and begin your sheet music downloading.

Next Up and Coming Guitarist in a Long Line of Famous Van Zant Musicians Launches Munch Music - Classic Rock Themed Digital Recording Facility

2008-12-07T04:40:00.000-08:00

A Huge Concern Over Web: Music Download

2008-12-07T04:39:00.000-08:00

Jordin sparks

2008-07-26T02:37:00.000-07:00

Jordin sparks may be winner American idol callow, but don't doubt of vocal quality aged girl 19 year this at the album. she is proved can to steal heart music lovers and get space in international music industrial. the album have a title jordin sparks enter top 10 U.S. Billboard 100 with single tatto and position top five in single no air.

The Titans - Mengapa aku

2008-07-16T05:38:00.001-07:00

Malam-malam begitu sepi

Tertidur hati yang mati

Mati karena ditinggal pergi

Pergi dan takkan kembali

Aku masih sadarkan diri

Dari malam menuju pagi

Teringat akan kembali

Tapi itu hanyalah mimpi

Mengapa aku

Tak pernah bisa melupakanmu

Di kepalaku dan hanyalah kamu

Yang bisa mengobati hatiku

Kini aku masih disini

Merasakan yang ku alami

Tawa sedih senang dan benci

Biar kusimpan sendiri

Mengapa aku

Tak pernah bisa melupakanmu

Di kepalaku dan hanyalah kamu

Yang bisa mengobati hatiku

Hilangkan wajahmu dalam ingatanku

Biarkan semua menghilang menjauh

Takkan teringat di dalam kepalaku

Malam dan sepiku [2x]

Jangan Kau Pergi (Tinggal Kenangan)

2008-07-16T05:35:00.001-07:00

Pernah ada rasa cinta antara kita
kini tinggal kenangan
ingin kulupakan semua tentang dirimu
namun tak lagi kan seperti dirimu

oh bintangku
jauh kau pergi meninggalkan diriku
disini aku merindukan dirimu
kini kucoba mencari penggantimu
namun tak lagi kan seperti dirimu

oh kekasih
jauh kau pergi meninggalkan diriku
disini aku merindukan dirimu
kini kucoba mencari penggantimu
namun tak lagi kan seperti dirimu

oh kekasih
pernah ada rasa cinta antara kita
kini tinggal kenangan
ingin kulupakan semua tentang dirimu
namun tak lagi kan seperti dirimu

oh bintangku
jauh kau pergi meninggalkan diriku
disini aku merindukan dirimu
kini kucoba mencari penggantimu
namun tak lagi kan seperti dirimu

oh kekasih

D’Masiv - Diantara Kalian

2008-07-16T05:33:00.000-07:00

Ku akui ku sangat sangat menginginkan mu
Namun kusadari ku diantara kalian
Aku tak mengerti ini semua harus terjadi

Ku akui ku sangat sangat mengharapkan mu
Tapi kini ku sadar ku tak akan bisa
Aku tak mengerti ini semua harus terjadi

Lupakan aku kembali padanya
Aku bukan siapa siapa untukmu
Ku cintaimu tak berarti bahwa ku harus milikimu slamanya

aaa…aaa…

Ku akui ku sangat menginginkan mu
Tapi kusadari ku diantara kalian
Aku tak mengerti ini semua harus terjadi

The Titans - Melayang Lagi

2008-07-09T16:22:00.000-07:00

Intro: F Bb Dm – C – Bb (3x)

F
Lihatlah ke arahku

Bb
Yang menunggu di sini

F
Bebaskanlah anganmu

Bb
Lepaskan belenggu

Dm – C – Bb
Hasratku hanya untukmu…

F Bb
Reff: Aku ingin memelukmu

Dm –
Hingga nafasku membeku

C – Bb
Tak ’kan lepas genggamanku...

F Bb
Mimpiku ada di sini

C – Bb
Menunggu melayang lagi

* alternatif kord pilihan

Interlude: Bb - Dm – C – Gm – Bb – Dm – C/E – Bb

Kembali ke: Reff (2x)

Coda: F Bb Dm – C/E – Bb F

Aku Milikmu (OST Kekasih)

2008-05-21T22:38:00.002-07:00

Iwan Fals - Aku Milikmu (OST Kekasih)

ku pikir kau sudah

melupakan aku

ternyata hatimu

masih membara untukku

* waktu kan berlalu

tapi tidak cintaku

dia mau menunggu

untukmu, untukmu

reff:

aku milikmu malam ini

kan memelukmu sampai pagi

tapi nanti bila ku pergi

tunggu aku di sini

repeat *

repeat reff [2x]

tunggu aku di sini

tunggu aku di sini

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Tak Tersisa

2008-05-21T22:38:00.001-07:00

Element feat. Rendy - Tak Tersisa

saat telah tercipta

bahagia dalam hati

engkau putuskan

berakhir di sini

selalu yang aku inginkan

bersanding denganmu

sampai akhir masa

menjalani cinta

reff:

cintaku hilang, jiwaku terbang

tinggalkan asa entah kemana

mimpiku musnah tak tersisa

kini sirna usai sudah

mengapa ini harus terjadi

saat ku takkan mungkin

menjalani kasih

dengan yang lain

repeat reff

cintaku menghilang, jiwaku pun terbang

entah kemana

mimpiku musnah tak tersisa

kini sirna usai sudah

semua sirna

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Sama-Sama Suka

2008-05-21T22:37:00.001-07:00

Radja - Sama-Sama Suka

* aku melihat kau ada dalam diriku

dan aku merasa kau takkan jauh

yang aku tahu cinta mudah datang dan pergi

yang aku mau dekat denganmu

** walau kini kau dan aku

sudah sama-sama ada yang memiliki

tapi tak ada yang bisa merubah

karena saling suka

reff:

kau ada yang memiliki

aku ada yang memiliki

namun kita saling menyayangi

hanya sebatas suka

aku memang seorang lelaki

yang tak pantas untuk dicintai

mungkin hanya engkaulah wanita

yang pasti bisa mengerti aku

repeat *, **

repeat reff

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Pelarian Cinta

2008-05-21T22:36:00.001-07:00

Radja - Pelarian Cinta

sudahkah kau tanya dirimu

masihkah ingin mencari cinta

mungkinkah kau masih merasa

dirimu tak ada yg miliki

walau engkau selalu bilang sayang

selalu bilang cinta pada diriku

sungguh aku tak ingin dirimu

bila pergi dan berpaling diriku

reff:

sayangku jangan pernah kau tinggalkan aku

walau terkadang kau ingin mendua

ku ingin dirimu selalu ada di sini

bukan sekedar pelarian cinta

kekasih mengertilah aku mencintaimu

ku jalani panas mentari

aku rasakan dinginnya malam

yang ku ingat tentang wajahmu

selembut badai di hatiku

kan ku petik bintang-bintang di angkasa biru

ku persembahkan padamu

sungguh aku tak ingin dirimu

bila pergi dan berpaling diriku

repeat reff [2x]

kekasih mengertilah aku mencintaimu

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Dia

2008-05-21T22:35:00.001-07:00

Malique N D’Essential - Dia

Temukan apa arti dibalik cerita

Hati ini terasa berbunga-bunga

Membuat seakan aku melayang

Terbuai asmara

Adakah satu arti dibalik tatapan

Tersipu malu akan sebuah senyuman

Membuat suasana menjadi nyata

Begitu indahnya

Reff:

Dia seperti apa yang selalu ku nantikan aku inginkan

Dia melihatku apa adanya seakan kusempurna

Tanpa buah kata kau curi hatiku

Dia tunjukkan dengan tulus cintanya

Terasa berbeda saat bersamanya

Aku jatuh cinta

Back to Reff:2x

Dia bukakan pintu hatiku yang lama tak bisa kupercayakan cinta

Hingga dia disini memberi cintaku harapan

Back to Reff:

dia seperti apa yang ku nantikan aku inginkan

dia melhatku apa adanya seakan kusempurna

Give me your love 2x

Now so come on and love me2x

Give me your love 2x

Now so come on and love me 2x

Nothing in this world could come baby love to me

I would tell the world when you give your love to me

Give me your love 2x

Now so come on and love me2x

Give me your love 2x

Now so come on and love me 2x

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Main Hati

2008-05-21T22:33:00.001-07:00

Andra and The Backbone - Main Hati

Seribu wanita yang pernah singgah

Hanya datang dan pergi dan tak ada hati

Kau pun datang ada yang berbeda

Mengapa begini apa yang terjadi

Tak pernah sebelumnya

Tak pernah ku duga

reff:

Ku akui ku main hati (ku main hati 2x)

Ku tak bisa tuk memungkiri

Ku main hati

Bersamamu ku rasakan

Yang tak pernah kurasakan sebelumnya

Pencarianku berakhir

Karna ku tlah temukan dirimu

repeat reff [2x]

Ku main hati … Ku main hati

Ku main hati … Ku main hati

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Main Hati

Sadari Hati

2008-05-21T22:31:00.000-07:00

Keyla - Sadari Hati

Disini aku terbayang kau yang tlah pergi

lewati hari tanpamu yang tak terasa berganti

ooo ooooo

kini hati tlah tertutup tak ingin kau hadir lagi

harapanku tlah menghilang

dan tak mungkin ku mengulang

untuk hatimu

reff:

sadari hati apa yang tlah kau lakukan dan ku korbankan

tlah kau hancurkan hati yang slalu mengharapkanmu disisiku

selamanya

hapus sudah airmata tak mungkin aku bertahan

sejuta rasa kau beri tak akan aku kembali pada dirimu

back to reff

putus sudah kisah ini

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Jangan Jauh Dariku

2008-05-21T22:30:00.001-07:00

Anima feat. Asti Ananta - Jangan Jauh Dariku

melihat wajahmu ceria

melihat senyummu oh manja

melihat gayamu bicara ku cinta

melihat parasmu ku suka

mendengar suaramu bahagia

melihat gayamu bicara ku cinta

reff:

jangan jauh dariku

karna ku takkan mampu

sehari terasa sewindu

mengertilah untukku

jangan lupakan engkau

ku tahu engkaupun rindu

hanya satu pintaku

datanglah untukku

melihat wajahmu ceria

melihat senyummu oh manja

melihat gayamu bicara ku cinta

melihat parasmu ku suka

mendengar suaramu bahagia

melihat gayamu bicara ku cinta

repeat reff [2x]

na na na na na na na

na na na na na na na

sehari terasa sewindu

mengertilah untukku

jangan lupakan engkau

ku tahu engkaupun rindu

hanya satu pintaku

datanglah untukku

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Menjaga Hati

2008-05-03T08:32:00.000-07:00

Intro : F#m E D E 2x

F#m E D E
masih tertinggal bayanganmu
F#m E D E
yang telah membekas di relung hatiku
F#m E D E
hujan tanpa henti seolah bertanda
F#m E D Dm
cinta tak di sini lagi kau telah berpaling

Reff I
D E A F#m
biarkan aku menjaga perasaan ini
D E A F#m
menjaga segenap cinta yang telah kau beri
D E
engkau pergi aku takkan pergi
A F#m
kau menjauh aku takkan jauh
D E F#m
sebenarnya diriku masih mengharapkanmu
E D E
ooh oooh

F#m E D E
masih adakah cahaya rindumu
F#m E D E
yang dulu selalu cerminkan hatimu
F#m E D E
aku takkan bisa menghapus dirimu
F#m E D Dm
meskipun kulihat kini kau diseberang sana

Reff II
D E A F#m
biarkan aku menjaga perasaan ini
D E A F#m
menjaga segenap cinta yang telah kau beri
D E
engkau pergi aku takkan pergi
A F#m
kau menjauh aku takkan jauh
D E A
sebenarnya diriku masih mengharapkanmu

F#m E E A
andai akhirnya kau tak juga kembali
F#m E D E
aku tetap sendiri menjaga hati

Reff III
E F# B G#m
biarkan aku menjaga perasaan ini
E F# B G#m
menjaga segenap cinta yang telah kau beri
E F#
engkau pergi aku takkan pergi
B G#m
kau menjauh aku takkan jauh
E F# B
sebenarnya diriku masih mengharapkanmu

Coda :
E F# G#m
sejujurnya diriku masih mengharapkanmu
F# E F#
oooh ooohh

Janji Suci

2008-05-03T08:30:00.000-07:00

Intro : D E A 2x

D E A
dengarkanlah wanita pujaanku
D E A
malam ini akan kusampaikan
D E A
hasrat suci kepadamu dewiku
D E A
dengarkanlah kesungguhan ini

D E A
aku ingin mempersuntingmu
D E A
tuk yang pertama dan terakhir

Reff :
D E A
jangan kau tolak dan buatku hancur
D E A
ku tak akan mengulang tuk meminta
D E A
satu keyakinan hatiku ini
D E A
akulah yang terbaik untukmu

D E A
dengarkanlah wanita impianku
D E A
malam ini akan kusampaikan
D E A
janji suci satu untuk selamanya
D E A
dengarkanlah kesungguhan ini

Int : E F# B 2x

E F# B
jangan kau tolak dan buatku hancur
E F# B
ku tak akan mengulang tuk meminta
E F# B
satu keyakinan hatiku ini
E F# B
akulah yang terbaik untukmu

E F# B
akulah yang terbaik untukmu

Coda :
E F# G#m F#/A# B

Dia Untukku

2008-05-03T08:29:00.001-07:00

Intro : G C D 2x

Bm C D
semula ku tak tahu
Bm C D
engkau juga tak ingin memilikinya
Am Bm
bukankah ku lebih dulu
Am
bila engkau terlalu
D
sebaiknya tak mengganggu

Reff:
G F#m
dia untukku bukan untukmu
B Em D
dia milikku bukan milikmu
G C Bm
pergilah kamu jangan kau ganggu
Am D
biarkan aku mendekatinya

G F#m B Em
kamu tak akan mungkin mendapatkannya
D G C Bm
karena dia berikan aku pertanda juga
Am D G
janganlah kamu banyak bermimpi ooo…

C D
dia untuk aku

Bm C D
bukankah belum pasti
Bm C D
kamu juga kan jadi dengan dirinya
Am Bm Am
dia yang menentukan apa yang kan terjadi
D
tak usah mengaturku

Int : C D C D

Am Bm C D
kusarankan engkau mundur saja…

Reff :
A G#m
dia untukku bukan untukmu
C# F#m E
dia milikku bukan milikmu
A D C#m
pergilah kamu jangan kau ganggu
Bm E
biarkan aku mendekatinya

A G#m C#m F#m
kamu tak akan mungkin mendapatkannya
E A D C#m
karena dia berikan aku pertanda juga
Bm E A
janganlah kamu banyak bermimpi ooo…

C D
dia untuk aku

Tentang Kamu

2008-05-03T08:07:00.000-07:00

Intro: D – Bm (2x) G – Em – D - Dsus4 - D

D – Bm
Ku tak bisa menebak

G – Em
Tentang kamu

D - Dsus4 - D
Tentang kamu

D – Bm
Kau buat ku bertanya

G – Em
Tentang kamu

A - D - Dsus4 - D
Tentang kamu

D/C# – Bm – D7 – G
Reff: Bagaima... na bila akhirnya ku cinta kau

G - F#m - Em A - D
Dari kekuranganmu hingga lebihmu

D/C# – Bm – D7 – G
Bagaima... na bila semua benar terjadi

G - F#m - Em A - D
Mungkin ini - lah yang terindah

Interlude: Bm – D – Bm – G – Em – D - Dsus4 - D

D – Bm
Begitu banyak bintang

G – Em
Tentang kamu

(A) - D
Tentang ka - mu

Kembali ke: Reff

G - A - D – G - A - D
( * ) Aaa... a a... aaa... a a...

G - A - D
Hoou... aaa... a a...

G
Ho o o ou...

Kembali ke: Reff, ( * )

Selalu Mengalah

2008-05-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Am/B = (x22210) D/F# = (200232)

Bb7-5 = (x2323x) Em/B – Em bass on B = (x22000)

Intro: G F C Bb C-G F C – Bb

Am – Am/B – D
Seberapa besar kau yakin padaku

G – D/F# – E
Untuk tetap bisa ber- tahan denganku

Bm7-5 Em Am – Em/B – D
Pertengkaran yang terjadi, seperti semua salahku

G – D/F# – Em
Reff: Mengapa s’lalu aku yg mengalah

Am
Tak pernahkah kau berfikir

G – D/F# – Em
Mengapa ku yang harus selalu mengalah

Am D
Pantaskah hatiku masih bisa bersamamu

Kembali ke: Awal

F Am
( * ) Ooo... a a aaa… aa...

C G
Ooo... a a aaa… aa...

F Am D
Ooo... a a aa... a aaa...

( * ) – ulang

Kembali ke: Reff (2x)

Coda:

G F C Bb
Wooo... wo wo woo... yeeaaah…

G F C Bb
Wooo... wo wo woo...

G F C Bb
Wooo... wo wo woo... yeeaah…

G F C Bb
Wooo... wo wo woo... yeeaah…

G
Huuuu...