Stop Frowning. You’ll be stuck with it!

© of Winslie Gomez

How many times have you heard those pearls of wisdom. I had to learn that lesson and swallow a bitter pill.

Image origin and Thank You
Busy in my thoughts as I approached the waiting area to board the ferry, I noticed these two giggly teenagers munching crisps and the two empty seats nearby. So I plonked myself not paying anyone any particular attention but still deep in my thoughts, if I should hire a carpet shampooing machine or should I get rid of the carpet altogether and replace it with nice bamboo flooring as I had done in the bedrooms.

I boarded the ferry still with a myriad of random thoughts.

But the question I want to pose;
What do we project to others, as we go about our daily lives?

You see, as we we were getting off I was in the process of collecting my rucksack when I looked up and caught the eye of one of these giggly girls, who flashed a smile. Just a quick smile, there one millisecond and gone the next.

I did nothing. I thought! How wrong could I be, because, I must have been frowning, as the other girl said to her (the smiler)

“He must be gay”. They giggled some more and I was speechless.

Note to self:

Stop Frowning. You’ll be stuck with it! Smile, it costs nothing!

Sting sings: Shape of my heart.

© of Winslie Gomez

Watched Sting on Jonathon Woss, (sorry Ross) last night. No idea what channel, just happened to sit down with a glass of Rioja. The interview was a good bit of banter, Woss Style.

It’s the song ” Shape of My Heart” that got my attention.

The chord phrasing was just beautiful. Like the repetitive sound of gentle lapping at the waters edge of a Scottish Loch, surrounded by granite hills and of course, “.. a loaf of bread and thou beside me” borrowed from;

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Here with a Loaf of Bread beneath the Bough,
A Flask of Wine, a Book of Verse–and Thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness–
And Wilderness is Paradise enow.

“How sweet is mortal Sovranty!”–think some:
Others–”How blest the Paradise to come!”
Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest;
Oh, the brave music of a distant Drum!

– Omar Khayyam

You may not know that Sting used to be a maths teacher and the words of the song reflect that magical alchemy of numbers and the illusion of life. No wonder it was covered by so many others from Back Street Boys to Sugababes etc.

Watch the video, courtesy of Newplayrock. And Wow! Thank You.

STING Sings
“Shape Of My Heart”

He deals the cards, as a meditation
And those he plays, never suspect
He doesn’t play, for the money he wins
He don’t play for respect
He deals the cards, to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden laws of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs, weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart

He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal, a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart
That’s not the shape, the shape of my heart

And if I told you that I loved you
You’d maybe think there’s something wrong
I’m not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
For those who speak know nothing
But find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost

I know that the spades are the swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that’s not the shape of my heart
That’s not the shape of my heart

More STING related info here

Soul

© of Winslie Gomez

The word SOUL,

has become inextricably linked with black music. James Brown takes centre stage as “The Godfather of Soul“

Could you say, “may his soul rest in peace”.

Then there is, Robert Johnson. Who allegedly sold his SOUL to the devil at the crossroads. Many seen to have travelled looking for the exact location, in the quest to be the next best guitarist.

Mudcat has interesting views on Legba, Voodoo Robert Johnson etc

Listen to Robert Johnson “King of Delta Blues” courtesy of repipepi

You are probably wondering where this is going. The subject was SOUL but I got distracted with guitars and guitarists.

We don’t talk much about the human soul, except in the context of soul music or soul food.

But isn’t music, food for the soul?

Samba Pa Ti. Carlos Santana

© of Winslie Gomez

Woodstock. Thanks to Alvinlee

IMG Thanks to Wikimedia

Decided to try my hand at playing lead guitar. Jimi Hendirix has always been my absolute guitar god, but I never tried lead guitar, ever. As always comfortable being a rythmn guitarist.

Maybe it’s a mid life crisis!
One of my favs is Carlos Santana, s o o o, why not see if I could emulate the unmistakeable Santana sound and try playing Samba Pa Ti.

ENJOY the Youtube videos

Video courtesy of dutajrdjtlqk

OR

Big Thank you to kondurperu3

Liked Bos’un on Santana and worth a visit to the sea dog

Would you like to try it too!

Samba Pa Ti – TAB

from Guitartab.com

Samba Pa Ti

Music by Carlos Santana from the album “Abraxas”

Legend of symbols used in this tab:

5/7 Slide up from fret 5 to 7
7\5 Slide down from fret 7 to 5
/5 Slide up “from nowhere”
5\ Slide down “to nowhere”
5b7 Pick fret 5, then bend two frets
[5]b7 Bend two frets before picking
5b7r5 Pick, bend two frets, release bend
5h7 Pick fret 5, hammer on fret 7
7p5 Pick fret 7, pull of to fret 5
(7) The note is still ringing from a previous hit
~~~ Left hand vibrato
X Fret string loosely to mute the sound

G Bm Em
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|
|—————8-||————-|-6/7—7h8p7—|—————-|
|———7-8h9—||-5h7—–4h7-|—————|—————-|
|–7-9-10———||——–5—-|————-9-|—————-|
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|
|—————–||————-|—————|—————-|

Am7 G Bm Em
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|
|—————-8-|————-|-6/7-7–7h8p7–|—————-|
|———-7-8h9—|-5h7—–4h7-|—————|—————-|
|—7-9-10———|——–5—-|————-9-|—————-|
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|
|——————|————-|—————|—————-|

Am7 D Am7
|–5h7-5h7p5———5—-|—–7——|–5h7p5h7p5—————|
|————8-(8)p5-8b10-|—–10b12–|————8—-(8)p5—-|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|
|————————-|————|————————–|

D [hold] Am Bm
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|
|-8b10r8p5-5h7p5–|———5———5–|———|——4/5h7——|
|—————7-|-(7)——7-5\4/5h7—|———|-4–7——-4–7-|
|—————–|——————–7-|-(7)—–|—————–|
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|
|—————–|———————-|———|—————–|

Am D (D) G
|-5h7-5h7p5-5———5—-|-(5)—-|—————–|————–|
|————-8-8p5-8-8b10-|-(8b10)-|—————8-|————–|
|————————–|——–|———7-8h9—|-5h7——4-7-|
|————————–|——–|–7-9-10———|————–|
|————————–|——–|—————–|————–|
|————————–|——–|—————–|————–|

Bm Em Am7 G
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|
|-6/7-7–7h8p7—|——–|—————-8-|————–|
|————-7–|-9——|———-7-8h9—|-5h7—–4-7–|
|————–9-|——–|—7-9-10———|————–|
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|
|—————-|——–|——————|————–|

Bm Em ~~~~ Am7
|—————|——12———12—————–|-5h7-5h7p5—–5—-|
|-6/7-7–7h8p7–|—-12—15b17—–14-14b16r14p12—|———-8p5–8b10-|
|—————|–12—————————–14-|——————–|
|————-9-|————————————|——————–|
|—————|————————————|——————–|
|—————|————————————|——————–|

D ~~~~~~ Am7 D [hold] Am
|-(5)——-7—–|-5h7p5h7p5—-|-3/5———-|——————-|——–|
|-(8b10)—-10b12-|———-8p5-|—–5-5h7p5–|——5———-5-|——–|
|—————–|————–|————7-|-(7)—7-5\4/5h7—|——–|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|-7–7/8-|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|——–|
|—————–|————–|————–|——————-|——–|

Bm Am D (D)
|—————5h7-5h7p5-5———5—–|–(5)——5/7-|—(7)———–|
|—————-|———8-8p5-8-[8]b10-|-([8]b10)——|—————–|
|–7-7–8/9-7-7–|————————|—————|—————–|
|-9—9——9—|————————|—————|—————–|
|—————-|————————|—————|—————–|
|—————-|————————|—————|—————–|

(w/Fill 1 these 2 measures………)
G Bm Bbm Am D
|————7-7—–|-(7)———-|——–5h7-5h7p5—-|———-5——|
|—8-8-8-10—10b12-|(10b12)–7—-|-(7)————-8-7-|-(7)-7-8———|
|——————–|———9b11-|-(9b11)————–|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|
|——————–|————–|———————|—————–|

Fill 1:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|—-10——-12——–|————12——|
|—-13b15—-15b17—–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|
|———————–|——————–|

(w/Fill 2 these three measures……………)
G Bm Bbm Am
|———–7-7—–|-(7)———–|————–5h7-5h7p5—–|———5-|
|–8-8-8-10—10b12-|-(10b12)–7—-|————————8-7-|-(7)-7-8—|
|——————-|———-9b11..(hold)….r9—————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|
|——————-|—————|—————————-|———–|

Fill 2: (….doubles 1st gtr….)
|——-10——|————–5h7-5h7p5—–|———5-|
|——-13b15….(hold)…r13————8-7-|-(7)-7-8—|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|
|—————|—————————-|———–|

Gtr. Solo: double time
G Am G Am ~~~~~~~~~~~~
|———–3-5-|-(5)/7——–|————–3-5–|————————|
|—3-3-3h5—–|————–|——3-3-3h5——|–3h5p3———-(3)h5–|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|
|—————|————–|——————-|————————|

G Am G Am
|———–3-5-|-(5)/7–(7)\3-|————–3-5–|——————–|
|—3-3-3h5—–|————–|——3-3-3h5——|–3h5p3———–3-|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|
|—————|————–|——————-|——————–|

G Am
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-8h10—-10—-10—-10—-10—-10-|-(10)-8-7-7p5———5–7—–|
|————————————|————–8-7–8———–|
|————————————|—————————-7–|
|————————————|——————————-|
|————————————|——————————-|
|————————————|——————————-|

G Am G
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~ ~~~
|-3——————–|——-0————7/10-|-10–10–10–7-10-7-10–10-|
|—3/5\3-5-3b5r3p0—-|——0-3p0————–|—————————|
|——————2b4-|-(2b4)—–2b4r2p0——-|—————————|
|———————-|——————2——|—————————|
|———————-|————————-|—————————|
|———————-|————————-|—————————|

Am G Am
~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-(10)-8-7-7p5——5-7-|-3——–12—–|———————————|
|————-8-7-8—–|—3/5\3—–15b17r15—15—15—15—15—15—–|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|
|———————–|—————–|———————————|

G Am
~~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~
|——————————|———————-|
|(15)-15-15-15p12————–|———-15–(15)p12-|
|—————-14b16r14p12—|-12-14b16————-|
|—————————14-|———————-|
|——————————|———————-|
|——————————|———————-|

G Am
|——————-12————-|——————————-|
|-15-15b17r15p12-15—-15b17r15p12-|-15-15-15———————-|
|———————————-|———-14b16-14b16r14p12—-|
|———————————-|—————————-14-|
|———————————-|——————————-|
|———————————-|——————————-|

G Am
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
|———————–|——————–12———————-|
|———————–|——————12–15p12———–15b17-|
|-12—-14b16—-14b16…..r14–14p12-14b16———14b16r14p12——|
|———————–|——————————————–|
|———————–|——————————————–|
|———————–|——————————————–|

G Am
~~~
|-(15b17)r15p12————————–|-12-14-14–15-15–17-17–15-15–14-|
|————–15b17r15p12—————|———————————–|
|————————-14b16r14p12—-|———————————–|
|————————————14–|———————————–|
|—————————————-|———————————–|
|—————————————-|———————————–|

G Am
|-14–12-12\10-12\———|————————–|
|——————12h13p12\10h12p10\8-10p8\7-5—–5-|
|————————–|——————–7b9—|
|————————–|————————–|
|————————–|————————–|
|————————–|————————–|

G Am ~~~
|——5—————12—|————12—————————-|
|—-5———–15b17——|–12–15b17—-14b16r14p12–14b16r14p12—|
|-7b9—7b9r7p5/———-14b16————————————-14-|
|—————————|——————————————|
|—————————|——————————————|
|—————————|——————————————|

G ~~~ Am
|————-17b19-|-[17]b19r17p15-17-17——12h14-|
|——————-|———————17\——–|
|-12-14b16———-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|
|——————-|——————————–|

G Am
|-15p14p12-14p12\10-12p10-8-7-5-3-5-|-5——-5h7p5————-5–/11/12—|
|———————————5-|—5-7/8——-8-8\7p5—5————-|
|———————————–|———————-7b9————–|
|———————————–|—————————————|
|———————————–|—————————————|
|———————————–|—————————————|

G Am ~~~ G
|-12\10-10\8-8\7-7\5-5\3-3\2-2p0————–|—3-5-7-/10\6/7-5-7-|
|————————-|—–3p1-1p0-0—–|———————|
|————————-|—————2—|-0——————-|
|————————-|——————-|———————|
|————————-|——————-|———————|
|————————-|——————-|———————|

Am ~~ G
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|——-5\3-3h5p3-|-5p3-0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0h3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-|
|-7b9r7———–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|
|—————–|——————————————————-|

Am G
|———————————/12-|-22–22-21–21-20–20–19–19\—–|
|-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0-3h5p3p0—–|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|
|————————————-|———————————–|

Am
|-17-17-15-14-12—————–|
|—————15b17r15p12——|
|————————–14b16-|
|——————————–|
|——————————–|
|——————————–|

G
|—12————12————————-12—————-15b17-|
|-12–15p12—–12–15p12—–12-15p12—–12–15p12—————–|
|———-14b16———14b16——–14b16———14b16r14p12——|
|——————————————————————–|
|——————————————————————–|
|——————————————————————–|

Am G Am ~~~~
|-(15b17)r15p12—————-15-|-14-12———-12-|———————|
|————–12-15————–|——15p12-15\3—|——————10-|
|——————-14b16r14-12—|——————-|-14b16r14-12–12\1—|
|———————————|——————-|————14——-|
|———————————|——————-|———————|
|———————————|——————-|———————|

G Am G Am
~~~~ ~~~
|-7h8—-7——7——|-5—0———0-|-12-10—-|-12–12h14-12h14p12—-|
|–h8-10—8-10—8-10-|—5—5-5b7r5—|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|
|———————-|—————–|———-|———————–|

G Am G
~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~
|———————–|———12h14-12h14p12-|——————-|
|-15–12-15-15b16r15b17-|-(15b17)—————-|-15–12-15p12——|
|———————–|————————|————-14b16-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|
|———————–|————————|——————-|

Am
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|
|-(14b16)r14p12-14b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-14-[14]b16r14p12-|
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|
|————————————————————-|

G (Begin to fade)
|——————————————-|
|——12—–12—–12—–12—–12-15b17-|
|-14b16–14b16–14b16–14b16–14b16———|
|——————————————-|
|——————————————-|
|——————————————-|

Am
|-12——-12———————-12-12\———————|
|——–12–15p12—————12—12\———————|
|—14b16———14b16r14p12–12—–12\-X\——-/X-X\——|
|—————————-14————-\X\—/—–\—–|
|———————————————-\X/————|
|————————————————————-|

G Am G
|-3p2-0————-|————–|—3-5—5-3—2/-|
|——-3-0———|————–|——-5—–3—-|
|———–0——-|————–|——————|
|————-4-0-2-|————–|——————|
|——————-|-0-2–2p0—–|——————|
|——————-|———-3-0-|-3—————-|

Am G Am
|-12———————–12\10-10\7-7\5-5\3-3h5p3———————0–X/|
|—————————-|—————–|—5-3b5r3p0———0-0-0-X/|
|–14b16r14p12-14b16r14p12—|—————–|————2b4r2p0-0-2——|
|————————-14-|—————–|——————-2———|
|—————————-|—————–|—————————–|
|—————————-|—————–|—————————–|

G Am
|-12————————12——–12—X\-12-15b17-17b19-19b22\-22b23-|
|—15-12—————–12–15p12-X—15-X\——|———————-|
|——–14b16r14p12-14b16————————-|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|
|————————————————–|———————-|

G
|-7p5-3p2—————-|
|———5-3/5b7r5p3–3-|
|————————| Fade to black………Whew!!!!!!!!!
|————————|
|————————|
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Bo Jo replaces Red Ken

Might as well be a BJ for a wank.

Who gives a rats arse about LONDON, anyway, apart from the filthy rich, pretentious oil rich, Arabs or the Russian Mafia? Even the Triads don’t get a sniff, they have to move out to the provinces.

The place stinks! of body odour and stale take away meals. Your hair feels like like some dosser puked on it and your clothes smell like a B movie.

Don’t give me a parking ticket! I refuse to pay and I’m off to Barbados!

G’d Bye