Choir Girl (fingerstyle guitar)

TAB AVAILABLE READ ON...every Aussie fingerpicker needs to have a Chisel number in their belt, I didn't until I put in 2 weeks of effort on this one. It is a quieter Cold Chisel piece, by Don Walker, and suits fingerstyle well. I arranged it Naudo style which, as those who have been following my work, know that I'm right into :)

Points of note:
* I didn't bother with the intro or outtro, well not for now. I just wanted the basic tune down. Maybe later, after all, the intro is a signature riff to this song.

* I didn't actually play it as well as I would have liked, but I had put pressure on myself to get it out. This was the best take out of 4 attempts, if you ever see me play it live it will sound a lot better I'm sure :)

* Mossy has been playing this in his shows recently, he gave me a bit of inspiration into doing this piece. Thanks Mossy! Thanks also Don, great song, meaning is a bit dark though. And yeah, thanks Barnsey, if you hadn't have "crooned" this one it might never have found its way into Aussie folklore ;)

* Yeah, I got a bit more fancy in the video production this time...I hung a sheet in the background ;) Hopefully it will be a bit less distracting than my messy shed, although it didn'tstop the light from reflecting off my forehead!

* I've just about zoned into my new guitar. I have realised that I need strings with more tension though. The nylon is working out great, but after many years of playing steel I'm a bit rough on them. Perhaps I might ease back after a while...perhaps high tension nylon strings will do the job.

* If you aren't a thirty-something Aussie you probably have never heard this song. Check it out here: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=O002YljY3Vk

You can get the tab, mp3 and other resources at:
http://jawmunji.com

Enjoy,
JAW

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• choir
• girl
• cold
• chisel
• acoustic
• guitar

[laydeeMC]

Omg u r blessed! Amazing! Wow honestly made my day. Thank you for sharing your talent plus long live aussie pub rock lol

[jawmunji]

@laydeeMC Ha, thanks Laydee and yeah, long live all Aussie rock! :)

JAW

[eduardoobregon]

hey how did the high tension strings go, is there a difference in sound and or playability?

[jawmunji]

@eduardoobregon Yes and no. You can be a bit more "violent" with high tension strings and get more oomphf out of the guitar, but I have discovered that is not the point. The point is dynamics - play in the middle somewhere, when you need to go soft, ease off. When you need to dig in, dig in. Standard tension is a good place to start :)

JAW

[lyriclala]

omg i love this song i use to listen to this when i was little in only 22 now hehe but my parents listened to this sort of music and i love all my friends think in crazy but ya cant beat it... xxxx thanx this a pretty good

[jawmunji]

@lyriclala The 80's was a quirky/fun time for music - you and your parents have good taste :)

Thanks!

JAW

[augustomatter]

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[sph1ncter]

Good work mate, very nice.

[jawmunji]

Thanks Bro! No suprises it's us Aussies and yous Kiwis who comment on the Chisel/Rayney/other Aus/NZ songs I play - the rest of the world haven't heard them before. In fact I have an Acadaca song which I have noodled with, I should finish it and publish - at least a few people elsewhere in the world have heard of them ;)

Glad to help out, hope you get some value from my tabs!

JAW

[takereipuhi]

greetings from nz,

just like to say a big thanks to you for sharing your talents and guitar skills across the globe, it brings inspiration to those of us who appreciate the humble guitar

keep up the good work man :-)