{"id":1963,"date":"2018-03-07T20:26:34","date_gmt":"2018-03-07T20:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/websterart.com\/wordpress\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2018-03-07T20:33:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-07T20:33:43","slug":"recent-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websterart.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/recent-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been playing guitar and or harmonica about an hour a day recently. Along with regular exercise, it helps me stay balanced. Music is a wonderful gift I got from my parents, who were also both amateur musicians. Dad sang into his 90’s, and mom played the piano.<\/p>\n

Here are my recent songs. Finding the \u00a0sheet music<\/a> and chords<\/a>\u00a0for any given song is a challenge. The two websites linked here seem to be the current best choice. Both of them allow you to transpose the key. Transposing is essential if you are a beginner, as I am on the harp. I need as few flats and sharps as possible. Plus the key needs to fit my voice and the guitar chords need to be easy. It’s a lot to ask, but those websites make it happen. And for $5.50, the sheet music is nicely priced and instantly downloadable.<\/p>\n

Once I get the chords, I copy them into Word and massage them so they are correct, and so they fit on one page. Here are 4 of my most recent songs.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"bobby-mcgee\"<\/a>

bobby-mcgee<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"save-best4-last\"<\/a>

save-best4-last<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"candle-in-wind\"<\/a>

candle-in-wind<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"my-father-chords\"<\/a>

my-father-chords<\/p><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Sitting<\/a>

Sitting on the dock of the bay<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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