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  • Virtual Open Mic – July 23 2021 – original…A Better Day

    Posted by TimK1 on July 24, 2021 at 5:32 am

    Hi folks…I’d shared this original song last night during the Friday Night Live Virtual Open Mic and wanted to share it here as well.

    I wrote it back in Jan/Feb while in the midst of one of our COVID lockdowns here in Ontario. It was inspired by Sir Capt Tom Moore, a British gentleman who had raised over 38million pounds for the National Health Service at the age of 99. He was Knighted for his efforts. Whenever he was interviewed he had a truly positive outlook on life and I found it really uplifting especially during the isolation of our lockdown. His words form the chorus of the song and the verses were inspired by that.

    It’s in Open D if you want to try to figure out chord shapes etc and the song continues to evolve from when I first wrote it and shared it here back in the winter.

    I hope you enjoy it…

    Cheers,

    TimK1

    https://youtu.be/NNK3EogMVl4

    TimK1 replied 3 years, 6 months ago 7 Members · 12 Replies
  • 12 Replies
  • Omar-guitar-player

    Member
    July 24, 2021 at 8:05 am

    Tim, your vocal (lyrics) and strumming style kind of takes me (mentally) to watching a family-oriented musical. Watching Julie Andrews spinning around in a field of wildflowers singing this song. Actually not a bad mental picture to have, kudos !

    Omar

    • TimK1

      Member
      July 24, 2021 at 6:48 pm

      Thanks so much Omar! I appreciate you taking a listen and the encouragement!

  • Loraine

    Member
    July 24, 2021 at 3:11 pm

    Great song and performance @TimK1

    • TimK1

      Member
      July 24, 2021 at 6:49 pm

      Thank you Loraine!

  • stevieblues

    Member
    July 24, 2021 at 7:27 pm

    That was a great song TimK1! This kind of reminds me of a movie song.

    • TimK1

      Member
      July 25, 2021 at 10:27 am

      Thanks @stevieblues …Glad you enjoyed it…thanks for taking a listen!

  • Marisa

    Member
    July 25, 2021 at 9:08 pm

    Beautiful tune- Fitting for a Broadway show, for sure, and I love the open D tuning!

  • Bill_Brown

    Member
    July 26, 2021 at 8:48 am

    What a wonderfully uplifting song @TimK1 👏🤩👏 Great performance as well👍👍 Not that I’m any kind of expert Tim, but I would think using the open D tuning would lend to a more blues/slide oriented tune😱 What got you to combine that tuning with those lyrics?🤔

  • TimK1

    Member
    July 27, 2021 at 4:29 pm

    Thanks so much @Marisa and @Bill_Brown …so glad you enjoyed it.

    I’m not sure I remember what pulled me into Open D. I may have been watching a demo of open D on YouTube or something and then I stumbled across the strumming pattern. Open D sits pretty well for my lower singing voice but this only the 2nd song I’ve ever done in that tuning. The previous one was a beautiful fingerpicking song by Maggie Pope & Under the Oak called ‘Big Sky.’

    I feel fortunate that the stars aligned on this tune to match the words and tuning. Gotta love it when the songwriting gods give you a little nudge in the right direction 🙂

    Cheers…TimK1

  • MarkD66

    Member
    July 28, 2021 at 10:20 am

    @TimK1 Love this song you have written….. Congratulations! So uplifting!!

    I think I’ll make this my mantra for today….. Peace……

    • TimK1

      Member
      July 29, 2021 at 6:03 am

      Thanks @MarkD66 …so glad you enjoyed it! Peace brother!

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