A common chord of action
Can create a real distraction
And perhaps a little traction
Towards a simple satisfaction

An action can be numerous
Within a mind that’s devious
In casting away the previous
To make a life less tedious

An action can be frightening
Like being struck by lightning
An action can be exciting
When there isn’t any lighting

With an action that’s erotic
And a common though melodic
You can dream of the aquatic
While you wipe away chaotic

A common chord of action
Can create a real distraction
And perhaps a little traction
Towards a simple satisfaction

I enjoyed this poem But since I'm learning how to play the guitar, images of lines, dots and numbers keep popping into my head

If you learn past the tab, the images could transform to sounds, the dots and numbers to notes.......

The one thing i can't do with my words, is create the rythme they deserve.

Personally, i've been learning the guitar for many years now. Mostly finger style, can't strum worth a ****....

here's two different variations of something that came to my mind some time ago.........I think i belongs with one of my poems or perhaps with something yet to come. Lets see if i can do this in pure text mode......

">" let ring
"s" slide
"oo" repeat between

BPM = 70

this was the first one that came to mind

3/4 timing - eight notes, 4th and 8th and last whole.

E |------9------12>----------|-----7-----10>-------------|
B |--10----10----------------|--8-----8------------------|
G |--------------------------|---------------------------|
D |--------------------------|---------------------------|
A |--------------------------|---------------------------|
E |--------------------------|---------------------------|


E |-----2-----5s-4>----2>----|--------------------------||
B |--3-----3-----------------|--------------------------||
G |--------------------------|--------------------------||
D |--------------------------|--------------------------||
A |--------------------------|--------------------------||
E |--------------------------|--------------------------||

then i thought i would speed it up a bit to see
what would happen....

12/8 timing

all quarter notes, 7th and 14th dotted, end with whole.

E |---------9-------------12>-------7----------10>--------|
B |-----10-----10----10----------8-----8----8------------|
G |o-11-----------11----------9----------9---------------|
D |o----------------------------------------------------|
A |-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------|

E |--------2-----------4s-5>-2>-------------------------||
B |-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------------||
G |--4-----------4-------------------------------------o||
D |----------------------------------------------------o||
A |-----------------------------------------------------||
E |-----------------------------------------------------||

Thanks I am at the VERY beginning stages I'm still working on memorizing chords and Eddie Ate Dynamite Good Bye Eddie But I was able to do the tab and even though it was very slow, I think I'd like to use it to practice on. It has a haunting sound to it I didn't understand the different between the single line at the end and the double one? Timing and Rhythm and such, way down the road for me At my age, just memorizing the basic chords is going to take a while But my goal is to be able to read, understand and play a whole song within a year's time