Topic: New Chords Postings
Tonight has taken on a bit of a Quebec theme for me. I spent most of the evening watching the Montreal Canadiens' home opener, complete with all the ceremonies marking the beginning of the team's 100th season. And even though the game nearly got away (Bruins tied it in the last minute), the Habs won it in a shootout.
So, in keeping with the theme, today's chord chart posting is "Lovin' You Ain't Easy" by Quebec singer/songwriter Michel Pagliaro. This was, of course, one of his English language hits. It's from the album Pagliaro, although saying that doesn't really narrow things down. A check of the discography page on his website shows he has about five albums called "Pagliaro". But this is the one from 1971. The song also appears on his greatest hits CD Hit Parade (pictured).
Pagliaro was the first Canadian performer to earn gold records in both official languages, and earlier this year (May) he received the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, a lifetime achievement award.
The chord chart: https://www.angelfire.com/planet/zerofret/crd/pagliaro-lovinyouainteasy.txt
Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHi3nwKTEzM
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Updated: Thursday, October 16, 2008 2:58 AM EDT
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Posted today is Harlequin's "Superstitious Feeling", from the band's One False Move (1982) album. It's also on their Greatest Hits CD (pictured). This is one from the request file, as the Harlequin tabs often are. There's not too much to say about it, except here's some more Harlequin. That always seems to be a pretty good decision around here. Harlequin is one of the most-viewed bands on the site. Of course, in regard to that, a lot depends on how many tabs of a particular band are on the site, and Harlequin has more than most. But I guess that's because people seem interested in them, and I don't think there are many tabs of theirs available. So I keep doing them.
This is one of those songs that you think is going to be no problem. Two minute pop song, fairly simple melody. Then you work out the first chord. E flat. Ugh. Then you know it's trouble.
Well, in some footage it did, anyhow. So much for the simple pop song. So I re-worked the chord chart, doing it in E. But for somebody who just wants to strum chords, I still think it's easier to capo and play it in D. So I've included both versions. Of course, you can always strum it in E, not tune down, and just don't play with the record. Your options are boundless. 
Everybody loves the "No Time" guitar Intro...don't they? It seems that way. I can remember watching The Guess Who (on TV) during the halftime show of the 2000 Grey Cup game in Calgary, and thinking (probably for the umpteenth time) what a great guitar part it is. And once, a few years ago when I was in a record store getting checked through the cash, this song came on over the PA, and the guy checking me through even had to stop and air guitar a bit, and talk about what a great guitar part it is. 
What is this? This is a rock song."
"Cousin Mary", one of Fludd's most famous songs, came from the band's most infamous album, 1972's oddly titled ... On! The intention had been to name the album "Cock On!", but the band's label (Daffodil Records) couldn't sell the idea to their distributor (Capitol Records). Rather than change the title altogether, they just reduced it. Also scrapped for being controversial was the photo for the inside gatefold sleeve, which showed the band naked but for coats. The album was eventually re-issued in 1996 with its originally planned title. 
A new tab added today, Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Takin' Care Of Business". In a 1999 interview, Randy Bachman gave an account of how BTO's signature song came to be: