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Post subject: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 12:07 pm
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I finally got up the courage to record/video myself singing my original tune that I wrote back around 1984 called "The Road Less Traveled". The guitar is an old Yamaha 12 string that I've had for years. Sorry for the rambling in the beginning, but I was terrified and very nervous...



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When it's late at night and I'm wishing on a star
I'm just wondering, wondering how far
I could go with this thing called love
It's a feeling that's deep in my heart
I want to tell you but, just, where do I start?
I guess the best place is to tell you in a song

Do you really know how much I love you?
I need your love to keep me strong
Let's build our dreams together
Start a new life forever
Oh, won't you go with me?
Down the road less traveled
Down the road less traveled

I had a dream, you know, just the other night
It was a sweet dream about you and I
We were walking along a quiet country road
Sharing our feelings, our laughter, and our fears
And getting to know each other, after all these years
I hope the stars above will make my dream come true

Do you really know how much I love you?
I need your love to keep me strong
Let's build our dreams together
Start a new life forever
Oh, won't you go with me?
Down the road less traveled
Down the road less traveled
Mmmmmmmmmmm (hum)

CHORDS:
D, Dmaj7, G, Gm, (repeat)
D, A, G, A (repeat)
G, A, D, D7 (repeat)
G, A, D, A, G, A, G(inversion - 5th fret)
D arpeggio on the word "Traveled"
Bb6 inversion and C inversion afterwards


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 2:11 pm
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No video , no sound :(


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 2:29 pm
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Really? That's odd... It plays perfectly fine and displays the You Tube video complete with sound.
:?: :?


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 2:53 pm
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ButchA wrote:
Really? That's odd... It plays perfectly fine and displays the You Tube video complete with sound.
:?: :?


I did not see any link for YouTube :(

You see the link here on the forum ?


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 3:06 pm
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Works for me. Maybe you fixed the problem.

Very nice. I love the acoustic 12 string guitar. :)


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 3:10 pm
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I like it! You're right about the 12 string also.

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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 3:26 pm
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Here's a direct link to You Tube - in case anyone can't see the video in the first post....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxYsL7mWbgU


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 4:07 pm
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Pretty cool. 8) I like the sound of that 12-string, too.

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Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 4:26 pm
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ButchA wrote:
Here's a direct link to You Tube - in case anyone can't see the video in the first post....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxYsL7mWbgU



This one I see. Thank's


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Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 4:40 pm
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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 7:01 pm
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Damn, I wish the audio system in my laptop weren't so crappy!

I'm seriously diggin' that, Butch.

Such a thoughtful and melodic composition, who'd have known it was thirty years old? The song is definitely worthy of further development -- say, adding a bass track, some light synth fills, and some rudimentary percussion.

You have a genuine gift, sir.

8) 8) 8) 8)

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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 7:36 pm
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Butch, you're killing me And I love you and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it :D

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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sat May 21, 2016 7:38 pm
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Thank you everyone for the kind comments! I wrote that song way back when my wife and I were dating. I put the song away in a folder, only to discover it all these decades later! The only person I ever played it to was my (now) wife Margaret. I guess the song is very personal and straight from the heart, which I is why I was scared to death to record it/video it.


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 2:05 am
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Great song , congrat. :D


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Post subject: Re: The Road Less Traveled (on 12 string acoustic)
Posted: Sun May 22, 2016 3:36 am
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stratele52 wrote:
No video , no sound :(



It was my navigator Safari, now I fix it :D


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