In essence I agree with Jim but whilst also taking on board that the vast amount of folks here are actually helpful above and below the line ;-)

I have certainly been given help here with some requests and appreciated it too. If I can help others I will. If I cannot then it is not worth me making commentary on it.

Away from Mudcat friends in clubs often give me credit for far more musical ability than I actually have. They think I know what 3:4 time is and that this chord transposes to that chord with the capo here and there. They think I understand music because of some of the stuff I sing. In fact I hardly know anything about timings and chords. Most of what I know I have self learned BUT an amount has been handed over to me and shown with patience by people who wanted to help or cared about what I was doing. Mostly this has only been in the past couple of years. I have been very grateful. The wonderful thing has been that much that has been handed over to me are from the singer/songwriters themselves or the performer of a given song. They never seem stingy with their help. The likes of Tom Bliss, Dave Gibb, Mark Dowding, George Papavgaris, Derek Gifford, Nathan Rogers, Heather Dale, Anthony John Clarke, have all given me assistance at some time or other. There are more too and the list is not complete. One songwriter I know, who is not well known but should be, gives me loads of little tips if he sees me struggling.

Some three chord songs are still not easy to work out. One always finds something when trying new songs and eventually hit a brick wall.

I am minded to think of Glen Cambell's Try a Little Kindness ...

Do unto others...

mp