XTC Back Porch

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:56 am Post subject: Truzzi's Tabs

Truzzi's old XTC Song Tabs are available over at the "Chalkhills" site,
under "Tabs."
(Below the individual song lyrics.)

Just so you know.

Thanks!

- Jeffy

chrestus · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:29 am Post subject:

We can never have enough tabs.
You tabs dorks are a riot. I want to party with you.

_________________
Yours sincerely, wasting away.

Science Eriction · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:38 am Post subject: Back up a second....

Well of course the Chalkhills site has all the tabs, so there's no reason to post them here. What's the point in having them duplicated? It's not like they'll disappear suddenly; the Chalkhills site's been up for years so there's no chance it'll ever crash or anything....

simpleton01 · Mummer Joined: 12 May 2008 Posts: 373 Location: Sideways

Can you buy shoes at clearance prices on this site?

_________________
Wow, you Catholics sure make a big deal out of it when a pope dies. I’d hate to see what you’d do if like a whole busload of popes went over a cliff.

Spastic Minnow · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:16 pm Post subject:

But if I really couldn't... or could... care less, would have I really posted it?

I can't read no chords! Who needs um!

_________________
...in my pants

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 8:31 pm Post subject:

simpleton01 wrote:

Can you buy shoes at clearance prices on this site?

I thought shoes were your former area of expertise, Simp.

Mr Tein · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:23 pm Post subject:

I thought we were getting free cigarettes

_________________
Blonde pride

keltik · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 6:33 am Post subject:

Is there really a town called Sideways, Mt.? Sounds like there oughtta be. With a big sign on the road out advertising 'Burma Shave'. And a diner, one of them silver bullet-shaped ones. And a big guy leaning against the counter, called 'Bubba'. And a one-armed gas-station attendant called Joe. And some guy called Simps.

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:24 am Post subject:

keltik wrote:

Is there really a town called Sideways, Mt.? Sounds like there oughtta be. With a big sign on the road out advertising 'Burma Shave'. And a diner, one of them silver bullet-shaped ones. And a big guy leaning against the counter, called 'Bubba'. And a one-armed gas-station attendant called Joe. And some guy called Simps.

Oh.
You must mean "Smartass, Montana."
Smile

_________________
Don't let the picture fool you!
Inside, I'm tanned and handsome.

chrestus · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:28 pm Post subject:

There's a lot of tab/score freeware on the internets, I just downloaded this one:

Only registered users can see links on this forum!
Register or Login on forum!

which has everything one needs, except a section for including lyrics, which I want, so I may look for another.

I don't know if its possible to attach something like this to this board.
Also, its pretty involved, you have to learn how to use it.

_________________
Yours sincerely, wasting away.

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:54 am Post subject: Andy's Favorite Chords

---Favourite Chord ? (http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard/forums.cgi?forum=44&topic=161)

-- Posted by steve on 4:47 am on Mar. 30, 2004
Favourite Chord, yours ? - Jeff Truzzi

A - What a massive subject Jefferson Truzzi The III, and one that may be tricky to answer
for a non musician musician. An American Immigration Officer once asked me if I wrote music (as in notation), I said I didn’t to which he aggressively snapped ‘well, you ain't a musician then’ pointing to my Visa papers, and he should know.

I’ve got to leave augmented chords alone now its becoming an exotic bad habit, like drinking Laudenum. Ditto the diminished. I tend to play a lot of straight majors as Sixth (lazy finger habits). I always play an Open G chord with a D on the B string. I love F Major with Open G string ringing, that's in so many songs. Fave fave chords of all fave chords would be, say for example, E Major but played with these notes in ascending order A Flat, B, E, B, (bottom four strings only). Also one I call B Mediaeval, notes in ascending orders G Flat, B, D Flat, G Flat (top four strings only) This is also a favourite of Zappa, certainly the early stuff. Of course these chords work all over the guitar. Couple more I’ve used alot are B Flat Glorious, notes ascending are B Flat, F, B Flat, Open G, F, B Flat. Goes great with its cousin B Flat Glowing which is B Flat, F, A, Open G, F , B Flat. That pair are in such tunes as Punch and Judy, Supergirl, Garden Of Earthly Delights, Snowman and Wonderfalls. A.P

doc · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:10 am Post subject:

Thank you Jeff, that is a post I REALLY wanted to find again, to learn those chords and what to do with them (easy you lot).

_________________
'thank you my friend... for giving me gold, thank you my friend, you gave me everything I needed to be told'

Bimble · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 5:56 pm Post subject: Re: Andy's Favorite Chords

Jeff Truzzi wrote:

---Favourite Chord ? (http://www.xtcidearecords.co.uk/cgi-bin/ikonboard/forums.cgi?forum=44&topic=161)

-- Posted by steve on 4:47 am on Mar. 30, 2004
Favourite Chord, yours ? - Jeff Truzzi

A - What a massive subject Jefferson Truzzi The III, and one that may be tricky to answer
for a non musician musician. An American Immigration Officer once asked me if I wrote music (as in notation), I said I didn’t to which he aggressively snapped ‘well, you ain't a musician then’ pointing to my Visa papers, and he should know.

I’ve got to leave augmented chords alone now its becoming an exotic bad habit, like drinking Laudenum. Ditto the diminished. I tend to play a lot of straight majors as Sixth (lazy finger habits). I always play an Open G chord with a D on the B string. I love F Major with Open G string ringing, that's in so many songs. Fave fave chords of all fave chords would be, say for example, E Major but played with these notes in ascending order A Flat, B, E, B, (bottom four strings only). Also one I call B Mediaeval, notes in ascending orders G Flat, B, D Flat, G Flat (top four strings only) This is also a favourite of Zappa, certainly the early stuff. Of course these chords work all over the guitar. Couple more I’ve used alot are B Flat Glorious, notes ascending are B Flat, F, B Flat, Open G, F, B Flat. Goes great with its cousin B Flat Glowing which is B Flat, F, A, Open G, F , B Flat. That pair are in such tunes as Punch and Judy, Supergirl, Garden Of Earthly Delights, Snowman and Wonderfalls. A.P

The last time I came to the US with my son, the immigration chap at the airport asked me if I had a letter from his mother saying it was OK for me to be there with him. Pardon? Then, some days later in Walmart, I was asked if I was over 40 when my beer went through the scanner. What is wrong with your country, American people?

_________________
A bounder: and proud if it!

Blushift · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 6:23 pm Post subject: Re: Andy's Favorite Chords

Bimble wrote:

The last time I came to the US with my son, the immigration chap at the airport asked me if I had a letter from his mother saying it was OK for me to be there with him. Pardon? Then, some days later in Walmart, I was asked if I was over 40 when my beer went through the scanner. What is wrong with your country, American people?

What's wrong is that some mothers or fathers kidnap their own children away from from the other parent, so the inconvenience of a few is less than letting someone get away with the crime.

Then, too many shop workers have been fined or jailed by not asking for identification for people buying alcohol, so instead of taking a chance, they are told to ask for id from anyone who make look under a certain age, like 40.

Don't blame all of America for that. Blame the idiots who are constantly looking for ways to break rules. No one country has a monopoly on them. They screw things up for the rest of us.

Sorry for the thread hijack. Someone should tell the admin....

Jeff Truzzi · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 1:43 pm Post subject:

Now, back to ME.
(I'd rather blow my own horn than blow chunks.)
Smile

*************
...from "Ask Andy" in the Swindon Advertisor:

What's that chord again?

Q. Hello Andy! Jeff Truzzi, from the XTC Forum.

It says here you're at our service, ready and willing to answer any of our music-related questions.

So, what's the second chord of "Holly Up On Poppy"? (The first being D major.) Is it (by any chance) 0.0.0.3.3.0 ?

And since the Idea Forum has gone down go boom, don't you miss us maybe just a little? We miss you.

Sincerely,
Jeff

A.Jeff,Jeff, he cooks on a NEF.

Of course I know who you are,and isnt it crappy that the XTC forum crashed and DIGITAL FOREST LTD havent fixed it yet,two weeks later.
I bet they'd love some complaining emails,hint hint.Now.down to matters musical.

Yes indeed you have the right chord,you do know that the bottom string is tuned down to D,making alot of those chords easier to get?.

Your transcriptions of my songs is legendary my house over, and I thankyou a million fold for your enthusiasm and skill.

Stay with it.
Andy

_________________
Don't let the picture fool you!
Inside, I'm tanned and handsome.