Miss K's music

how to play ; Drugs don't work by the Verve

2012-01-06T20:48:00.003+01:00

How to Play The Drugs Don't Work on Guitar

(We Are) Performance

2011-12-07T19:44:00.002+01:00

A band from Manchester...

2011-09-26T19:06:00.000+02:00

The Horrors are an English band from Southend on Sea

This week I'm listening to.... The Wombats!

2011-09-07T18:22:00.001+02:00

The Wombats are an indie rock band from Liverpool in the UK!

This week I'm listening to.... The Strokes!

2011-09-01T18:20:00.000+02:00

The Strokes is an American rock band from New York

l'écho des troglos

2011-08-19T12:09:00.000+02:00

This week I'm listening to... Blood Red Shoes

2011-07-26T18:27:00.002+02:00

Blood Red Shoes are an alternative rock duo from Brighton, England!

Ghost in Saturn

2011-03-30T21:48:00.000+02:00

a band from Angers!

the history of Radiohead

2011-02-20T11:21:00.002+01:00

Katy Perry - firework (guitar cover)

2011-01-18T21:18:00.001+01:00

Muse - Starlight -Ukulele cover

2010-10-23T13:02:00.000+02:00

tabs

-6-------6-7-|-------7-6-4--
----7--------|-9------------
-------6-----|----8---------
-------------|--------------

chords

(found on ultimateguitar)

Capo 4

Intro:
G on Bass

G
Far Away
Am                     Em
This ship is taking me far away
C
Far away from the
G
Memories
Am                    Em               C
Of all the people who care if I live or die

G
Starlight
Am                    Em
I will be chasing the starlight
C
Until the end of my
G
life
Am                   Em           C
I don't know if it's worth it any more

G    Am     Em       C
Hold you in my arms, I just wanted to
G    Am     Em     C
Hold you in my arms

G
My life
Am            Em
You electrify my life
C                    G
Let's conspire to ig-nite
Am                       Em             C
All the souls that would die just to be alive

Am   Dm                      Em
I'll never let you go if you promise not to
F    C           F    
Fade away, never fade away

Em                  C     G
Our hopes and expecta----tions
Em                  F     G
Black holes and revela----tions
Em                  C     G
Our hopes and expecta----tions
Em                  F     G
Black holes and revela----tions

G on Bass

G    Am      Em     C
Hold you in my arms, I just wanted to
G    Am      Em     C
Hold you in my arms

G
Far Away
Am                     Em
This ship is taking me far away
C
Far away from the
G
Memories
Am                     Em               C
Of all the people who care if I live or die

Am   Dm                      Em
I'll never let you go if you promise not to
F    C           F   
Fade away, never fade away

Em                  C     G
Our hopes and expecta----tions
Em                  F     G
Black holes and revela----tions (yeah)
Em                  C     G
Our hopes and expecta----tions
Em                  F     G
Black holes and revela----tions

G    Am      Em      C
Hold you in my arms, I just wanted to
G    Am      Em      C               (no chord)
Hold you in my arms, I just wanted to hooold

Guitar tabs

2010-10-08T19:35:00.000+02:00

I found an interesting website, with lots of guitar tabs!! It's GuitarPro on line and free!!

Guitar Pro Tabs With Online Player | Songsterr via kwout

Weezer - Say it ain't so

2010-09-19T09:52:00.000+02:00

C#m7 C#m G# A E

Mad world - Gary Jules/ tears for fears

2010-05-10T19:03:00.000+02:00

Artist: Gary Jules
Album: Donnie Darko Soundtrack
Song:Mad World (cover)
Tabbed by Eric B

Maybe try a capo on 1st fret
Em                G
All around me are familiar faces 
D           A
Worn out places – worn out faces 
Em                          G
Bright and early for their daily races 
D               A
Going nowhere – going nowhere 
Em                      G
Their tears are filling up their glasses 
D             A
No expression – no expression 
Em                     G
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow 
D           A
No tomorrow – no tomorrow 

Em      A                      Em
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad 
Em                      A                            Em
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had 
Em                 A                           Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take 
Em                  A
When people run in circles it’s a very very 
   Em                     A
            Maaaaaad world 
   Em                       A
            Maaaaaaad world 


Em                        G
Children waiting for the day they feel good 
D               A
Happy birthday – happy birthday 
Em                        G
Made to feel the way that every child should 
D               A
 Sit and listen – sit and listen 
Em                       G
Went to school and I was very nervous 
D              A
No one knew me – no one knew me 
Em                     G
Hello teacher tell me what’s my lesson 

D                     A
Look right through me – look right through me 

Em      A                      Em
And I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad 
Em                      A                             Em
The dreams in which I’m dying are the best I’ve ever had 
Em                A                            Em
I find it hard to tell you, I find it hard to take 
Em                  A
When people run in circles it’s a very very 
   Em                     A
            Maaaaaad world 
Em                A
Enlarge your world 
Em       A
Mad world

tabs:

Gary Jules - Mad World
Album: Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets

Tab by Tony K.


Standard Tuning

Main Riff

e|-----------------------------8---------------|
B|--9-11-8-9-6-8-------6---6-9---8-9-6-8-9-11--|
G|---------------8-7---7---7-7-----------------|
D|-------------------8---8---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|---------------------------------------|
B|----1---1----4---4--------------6---6--|
G|----1---1----5---5----3---3-----7---7--|
D|--3---3----6---6------5---5---8---8----|
A|--------------------6---6--------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

Repeat 4x. Note fourth time ends differently...

e|---------------------------------|
B|----1---1----4---4------------6--|
G|----1---1----5---5----3---3---7--|
D|--3---3----6---6------5---5---8--|
A|--------------------6---6--------|
E|---------------------------------|

Chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----1---1---6---6---1---1---6---6---1---1---6---6---1---1--6--|
G|----1---1---7---7---1---1---7---7---1---1---7---7---1---1--7--|
D|--3---3---8---8---3---3---8---8---3---3---8---8---3---3----8--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

At the very end of the song...

e|----------------------|
B|--9-9-8-8-6-6---------|
G|---------------8-7----|
D|-------------------8--|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Guns'nRoses - Civil War - acoustic covers

2010-05-10T18:54:00.000+02:00

One of my pupils is giving me guitar lessons! < Thank you Léo!;) >
And here is the song he tried to teach me today.
I found a few acoustic covers...

don't pay attention to the scary haircuts!

the tabs are here @utlimateguitar
and here are the chords!

Ukulele

2010-03-14T15:58:00.000+01:00

I have discovered a new website!

ukulele-blog.com

there are many videos to learn how to play nice songs on a ukulele, and you'll find chords too, so it's a useful site even if you play the guitar, and not the ukulele!!

Radiohead - street spirit (fade out)

2010-02-08T09:43:00.000+01:00

This is one of my favourite songs, ever!

chords @ultimateguitar
tabs@ultimateguitar

Chupee by Cocoon

2010-01-31T21:53:00.000+01:00

Nice pop song by a French band!

G                    Em                
We have gone to the country
        Bm      RE
In your old car
G                Em
We have lost our way
        Bm      RE
So many times


C      Am
Hello, hello
G               RE
I take you on a trip
C      Am
Hello, hello
G               RE
I take you on a trip



Eating your Chupa Chup
A plane is making a loop
The beavers are so cute
A tree gave me a fruit 

Hello, hello
I take you on a trip
Hello, hello
I take you on a trip

source: ultimateguitar

Christmas songs

2009-12-13T14:42:00.000+01:00

2 Christmas songs covered by the American band Weezer!

the Clash - should I stay or should I go?

2009-11-08T18:02:00.000+01:00

this song dates back to 1982!

the lyrics are easy to sing, and to remember.

So I hope you will remember how to use the word "SHOULD" with that song!

the guitar tabs are here

the guitar chords are here

LA ROUX

2009-10-28T19:17:00.000+01:00

La Roux are an English electropop “synth duo” band, made up of singer and synth player Elly Jackson and co-writer and co-producer Ben Langmaid. Their music is largely influenced by 1980s pop music!

source : lastfm

La Roux - Bulletproof
par LaRoux

guitar chords here! (at ultimateguitar)

This is Halloween

2009-10-18T12:08:00.000+02:00

a video from the movie " the night before Christmas" by Tim Burton!

the song is sung by Marilyn Manson!

THIS IS HALLOWEEN Marilyn Manson

bandlogos

2009-10-11T17:26:00.000+02:00

I found a new funny "programme" to publish some of my favourite bands logos...
Here is the result for this year!:

Welcome to my life

2009-10-01T20:33:00.000+02:00

Teenagers usually like this song by Simple Plan!

The lyrics are great to revise the present tense!

click here to see the lyrics and the guitar chords ( on "ultimate guitar.com")

Simple Plan Welcome To My Life acoustic
par Ptit_Seb

Paint It Black!

2009-09-15T18:08:00.002+02:00

Revise the colours with this song!
the original creators of this song are the Rolling Stones! The song dates back to 1966!
This is a cover by Inkubus Sukkubus. I never heard about this band before. It sounds a little gothic.. so it's funny, isn't it?!

and here is a cover by Gob

If you want to try it on the guitar, here are the chords!

Em                       H7
     I see a red door and I want it painted black
    Em                     H7
     No colours anymore I want them to turn black
    Em   D      G          D         Em
     I see the girls walk by dressed it their summer clothes
    Em    D     G      D       A7              H7
     I have to turn my head until my darkness goes

     I see a line of cars and they're all painted black
     With flowers and my love both never to come back
     I see people turn their heads and quickly look away
     Like a new born baby it just happen every day

     I look inside myself and see my heart is black
     I see my red door and I want it painted black
     Maybe then I'll fade away and not have to face the facts
     It's not easy facing up when your whole world is black

     No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue
     I could not foresee this thing happening to you
     If I look hard enogh into the setting sun
     My love will laugh with me before the morning comes

Festival rock "L'Echo des Troglos"

2009-09-05T15:29:00.002+02:00

A new festival near Saumur!

This festival is called "l'Echo des Troglos", and it takes place in Turquant tonight (Saturday,5th September).

The bands are:

Summer festivals

2009-07-07T19:07:00.002+02:00

Artist'o champs, a festival in the Maine et Loire!!

Here is a list of a few festivals in Europe!

Glastonbury (ENGLAND) end of June

here is an interview of the singer of Franz Ferndinand about the festival!

Garden Nef Party - Angoulême(FRANCE) 17-18/07

Festival Internacional de Benicassim(Spain)16-19/07

Dour festival - Dour (BELGIUM) 16-19/07

T in the park - Glasgow(SCOTLAND) 9-12/07

les 3 éléphants - Laval(FRANCE) 23_25/07

Castle Party - Bolkow(POLAND) 24-26/07

La route du Rock - Saint Malo (FRANCE)

Pukkelpop (Belgium) 20-22/08

Rock en seine- Saint Cloud (FRANCE) 28-30/08

Reading festival (ENGLAND) 28-30/08

festival de Saint Nolff (FRANCE) 12/09

Here are a few sites to help you find music festivals for this summer!

GREEN DAY - wake me up when September ends

2009-06-18T19:06:00.003+02:00

Here is a song we are going to "study" with the students in 4 Green.

In this song there are some verbs in the present perfect tense! Yay! We have just learnt about it!

I'm not a great fan of this American band, but well, it's better than Céline Dion, isn't it?!
So here is the music video without the lyrics :

and here is the "karaoke" version

You can try to play it on your guitar!Here are the chords:

verse

G D/F#

Em7 G

Cadd9 Cm G

verse

G D/F#

Em7 G

Cadd9 Cm G

watch this guitar teacher on youtube! Doesn't he look like our Joey? (attitude and bermudas?!!)

The HORRORS

2009-06-10T09:42:00.006+02:00

Let's admit it : the name of this English band from London is not original. But their music is!
Primary Colours is their second album.
If you are into post-punk/ coldwave/shoegaze, this album is for you!
if you are interested in pop music.. don't waste your time and don't watch this music video!

The Horrors@myspace
The Horrors-official site

Obama's elf - All by myself!

2009-06-09T18:11:00.003+02:00

I found this video today @sixthings.net ! I think it's really funny!
When you can't understand the lyrics correctly, you sometimes make up funny ones! "misheard lyrics" are also apparently known as "mondegreens", as I read in the article!
search for " misheard lyrics" on youtube! there are a lot of funny videos! (of course, they are funny if you do understand the original lyrics properly!!)

INTERPOL

2009-05-30T19:55:00.003+02:00

Interpol are an American band formed in 1998 in New York City. The band's line-up is Paul Banks (vocals, guitar), Daniel Kessler (guitar, vocals), Carlos Dengler (bass guitar, keyboards) and Sam Fogarino (drums, percussion).

Interpol is one of the bands associated with the New York indie music scene, being one of several groups that emerged out of the post-punk revival of the 2000s.

Interpol's debut album Turn on the Bright Lights (2002) was critically acclaimed, making it to tenth position on the NME's list of top albums in 2002

Subsequent records Antics (2004) and Our Love to Admire (2007) have confirmed the band's initial success and turned them into a commercial and critical success

source: wikipedia

	Interpol - Next Exit

	Found at skreemr.com

	Interpol - Pioneer To The Falls

	Found at skreemr.com

the KOOKS

2009-05-21T19:08:00.004+02:00

The Kooks are an English indie rock band, formed in Brighton in 2004.
The band currently consists of four members; Luke Pritchard, Hugh Harris, Paul Garred and Peter Denton. They have released two studio albums; their 2006 debut Inside In/Inside Out peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, and their 2008 follow up Konk reached number one.

The Kooks formed at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, where they were all students. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Luke Pritchard, got bassist Max Rafferty involved in a college project, which formed the base of the band. After getting lead guitarist Hugh Harris and drummer Paul Garred involved, they took their name from the song “Kooks” on the 1971 David Bowie album Hunky Dory.

source: lastfm bio

click here to see their official site!

check their upcoming concerts:

Thursday 28 May 2009 Art Rock at Saint-Brieuc
Friday 29 May 2009 Papillons de nuit at Le Bourg
Friday 10 July 2009 Musilac at Esplanade du Lac
Friday 11 September 2009 Fête de l'Humanité at Parc de La Courneuve

if you play the guitar, check the tabs @ultimateguitar.com

Karaoke Party

2009-05-03T20:32:00.003+02:00

You love singing?
You want to sing along your favourite songs in English ?
You want to practise with your microphone?

This site is for you!!!

KARAOKEPARTY

You can try and sing Pink's "who knew" song! click here!

Rock phonetics

2009-04-23T22:02:00.002+02:00

do you know the phonetic symbols??
Here is a brilliant idea, I found on a teacher's blog ( English in Gambier)
She published a funny on-line exercise!
click here : you must find the name of the rock bands, according to their pronunciation!
click here to watch some music videos!

GHINZU

2009-04-06T13:38:00.000+02:00

The name sounds Japanese (and indeed it's a japanese brand of knives apparently)
but the band is from .... Belgium!
and they sing... in English!
They describe their music as "noise-pop"
They have just released their 3rd album "Mirror, Mirror" and are currently on tour in France!
Don't miss your chance to see them live!!

Découvrez Ghinzu!

visit their official site here
visit their myspace page here

here are the lyrics and guitar chords for the song "blow"

ghinzu - blow

d#
You are sent to take
         dm
Every time I fall
          cm
Every piece of me

(repeat 3x)

You are my faith
You are my faith
Every sign you've made
To tell me who I am

Sometimes you're the crowd
screaming too loud
telling me what I'm not

When tugging me all the time
I know you're out there
Every sun that breaks
Is a ticket to the show

d#            dm
Did you ever know
                         cm
There's a light inside your bones
                    fm
The hope that you can't hide

                     d#
and it teases you every night

(repeat 2x)

And you don't understand
glaring at the light
Sitting like a dog
In your ordinary life

Why you're so paralyzed
Why don't you spit it out
Coming on your face
Oh yeah

cm
Feel you
d#
Feel me
dm
One life
fm
One shot
d#
One love
c#
Now you're a mannequin

repeat 2x


Candy
Cane gun
Micro
Brain waves
Remote
Controled white man

High speed
Defcon
Mental
Gang bang
Black out
You're not dragster man

d#

cm                 d#     dm        
Would you tell me who you are right now
fm                       d#
Don't tell me you don't know
       c#
'cause I know
          cm          d#
Every piece of you that breaks
dm            fm        
Everytime you lie
d#             c#           cm
Every time you say you're fine
d#         cm
I guess
         fm    (etc....)
It's time for you to get use to you

Don't tell me you don't know
'cause I know
'cause I know


as above "feel you feel me one life..." cm d# dm fm d# c#

Please take me somewhere we can hide, somewhere we can dance the boogie
Please bring me something
Please give me something

SCOTTISH bands

2009-03-13T19:48:00.008+01:00

I spent almost a year in Scotland, as a language assistant... more than a decade ago!!

What did I like most in Scotland?? well, here is a short list!
Irn-Bru, the Scottish accent, the kilts, Glasgow, Mackintosh style, the Highland cows,
and of course Scottish music...it's not only bagpipes!

MOGWAI

a post rock band from Glasgow. Their music is mostly instrumental, but very powerful

Friend Of The Night - Mogwai
official website : www.mogwai.co.uk

the ERRORS

another band from Glasgow, playing "post-elctro" music..; if that means anything!

official website : weareerrors.com
myspace page

the FRATELLIS

The Fratellis are an alternative indie rock band from Glasgow(again!) , who took their name from the villains in the film “The Goonies”

Chelsea Dagger - The Fratellis

FRANZ FERDINAND

another indie rock band from Glasgow, formed in 2001
official webiste: franzferdinand.co.uk
Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses

TRAVIS

another band from Glasgow.. surprisingly!
official website : travisonline.com

Travis - Sing

the JESUS&MARY CHAIN

It's another Scottish alternative rock band .The initial line up formed in 1984. And the band reunited in 2007

interesting sites about music in Scotland:

zillions of Scottish bands on jockrock's bands index
T in the park : the big music festival in Scotland!

OASIS

2009-02-12T20:19:00.002+01:00

Oasis is a British rock band, originally formed in Manchester

in 1991.
They enjoyed a period of huge success following the release of their first album, Definitely Maybe and during the second, “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?”
I really liked those 2 albums when I was younger ;) But I have always thought the Gallagher brothers had very impressive eyebrows!!
Oasis has sold 50 million albums worldwide.
To date, they have released 7 studio albums, all to hit #1 on the UK album chart!

The band currently comprises lead guitarist and principal songwriter Noel Gallagher and his younger brother vocalist/songwriter Liam Gallagher, who are the only remaining original band members. Included in the group are Andy Bell (formerly of shoegaze band Ride), Gem Archer, and drummer Chris Sharrock, former Robbie Williams drummer. The band continues to maintain its original organization of two guitarists, one bassist, drummer, and lead singer.

Oasis are currently touring Western Europe. You can have a look at their tour dates here

And to listen to their last single " Falling down" you can visit their official website here: " Oasisnet"

And here is one of my favourite song !it is called "Wonderwall"

Oasis songs are fun to play on guitar.
Here you can see a video guitar lesson for "wonderwall" on you tube.
Check the guitar chords at "ultimate guitar"

(source: lastfm , oasisnet , youtube)

MUSE

2009-01-29T14:23:00.007+01:00

Muse are a rock band from Teignmouth (Devon, England)

There are 3 members in the band :

Matthew Bellamy – vocals, guitar, piano & keyboards, primary lyricist
Christopher Wolstenholme – bass guitar, vocals, keyboards
Dominic Howard – drums, percussion

they have released 4 albums so far ( plus 3 "live" albums)

here is a list of websites if you want to have more information!
- the official muse website "muse.mu"
- muse on myspace
- muse on last fm
- muse on youtube
- MUSElinks: a list of all existing Muse websites.
If you want to learn how to play Muse songs on your guitar: Muse chords @utlimateguitar

And here... a few videos!
SING! The first one is a karaoke version of starlight

I collect with vodpod

KATY PERRY

2009-01-04T20:50:00.000+01:00

Today, let me introduce you to Katy Perry!

Katy Perry is an American singer(and actress too). She was born in Santa Barbara(in California).
When she was young, she released a gospel album!
I'm sure you know the song "I kissed a girl" from the album "one of the boys", released in 2008.

You play the guitar?? Have a look at the guitar chords HERE

WEEZER

2008-12-24T20:47:00.000+01:00

This Saturday, let me introduce you to WEEZER!

biography:

It's an American band from Los Angeles, California (USA). They released their first album "the blue album" in 1994. Their music has been described as " power pop", "modern "or "alternative" and "indie" rock.
For their most recent single "pork and beans" on the "red album"( released in june 2008), they invited some famous "youtube"faces!! have a look at the video here

on the net :

visit their official website here, their "myspace page", their "imeem page"(you can listen to more songs or watch videos), and their page on "youtube"(for more videos)

listen to some of their songs here....

best Weezer songs

the TING TINGS

2008-11-24T20:43:00.000+01:00

I'll try to write a message about a song, singer or band every week- end!

This week-end it's the British band "the Ting Tings"

I'm sure you have heard one of their songs on the radio!!

Look at the video The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name

here you can read the lyrics!!

The Ting Tings lyrics

listen to the song "shut up and let me go"

here you can read the lyrics!

The Ting Tings lyrics

Have a look at their "myspace page" to learn more about the band! click here!