Hi guys.
Sorry for my very long absence online, because I’ve been very busy with my work these days. You know, all those deadline stuff. I apologize.
But don’t worry, by next week I’ll be doing my blog updates. And someone contributed his own server to host my multimedia files, so I’m going to do some major file uploads. I thank Lam very much for his generosity.
Hi guys! I’m going to share with you my chords transcription of the song Ulan by Cueshe. I like this rock song.
Enjoy!
Guitar Notation

“Broken” Chords

UlanBy Cueshe
(Guitar with flanger)B F#/B B F#/B
(With all the other instruments)B D#m G#m E (hold)
Stanza 1B F#/B Lagi na lang umuulan
B F#/B Parang walang katapusan
C#m ETulad ng paghihirap ko ngayon
B D#mParang walang humpay
G#m GSa kabila ng lahat ng aking pagsisikap
B F# BNa limutin ka ay di pa rin magawa
D#m G#m E (hold)…
Stanza 2B F#/B Hindi naman ako tanga
B F#/B Alam ko na wala ka na
C#m EPero mahirap lang na tanggapin
B D#mDi na kita kapiling
G#m GIniwan mo akong nag-iisa
B F#Sa gitna ng dilim at basang-basa pa
B F# E (pause)sa ulan…
ChorusB D#mPero huwag mag-aalala
G#m C#mDi na kita gagambalain
C#mAlam ko namang ngayon
E B F# E (hold)May kapiling ka nang iba…
B D#mTanging hiling ko sa ‘yo
G#m C#mNa tuwing umuulan
C#mMaalala mo sanang may
ENagmamahal sa ‘yo…
Guitar Solo 1B D#m G#m C#mC#m F#B F#/B B F#/B
Stanza 3B F#/B Lagi na lang umuulan
B F#/B Parang walang katapusan
C#m ETulad ng paghihirap ko ngayon
B D#mParang walang humpay
G#m GIniwan mo akong nag-iisa
B F#Sa gitna ng dilim at basang-basa pa
B F# E (pause)sa ulan…
(Repeat Chorus)B F# E (pause)…Ako
OutroB F#Lalalala, lala …
G#m F#Lalalala, lala …
A E BLala, la, lala…
B F#Lalalala, lala …
G#m F#Lalalala, lala …
A E BLala, la, lala…
Guitar Solo 2B F# G#m F# A E BB F# G#m F# A E B
Looks like I’m jumping ship, hehehe…
Just kidding.
I really like the reality show Pinoy Big Brother, but I don’t have the chance to watch it except during weekends sometimes. In particular I like the theme song Pinoy Ako by the local band Orange and Lemons.
As a music enthusiast I managed to transcribe the chords and tablatures myself from the song, using my guitar at home. I strived to make the chords, tabs and lyrics as accurate as possible. I’m going to share them all with you. I hope you enjoy.
Guitar Notation
Tab Notation
Riff Tabs
Riff 1
A7sus*
Let ring
Riff 2
D*
Let ring
“Broken” Chords
Pinoy AkoBy Orange and LemonsOST, Pinoy Big Brother
(Plucked, Riff 1 and Riff 2)A7sus* D* A7sus* D*
(With strumming and drums)A7sus* D* A7sus* D*
Stanza 1D F#m Em Lahat tayo’y mayroong pagkakaiba
Gm DSa tingin pa lang ay makikita na
F#m Em Gm DIba’t ibang kagustuhan ngunit isang patutunguhan
F#m Em Gm…
D F#m Em Gabay at pagmamahal ang hanap ko
Gm DPagbibigay ng halaga sa iyo
F#m Em Gm DNais mong ipakilala kung sino ka man talaga?
Chorus F#m EmPinoy, ikaw ay Pinoy
Gm DIpakita sa mundo
F#m EmKung ano ang kaya mo
Gm D Ibang-iba ang Pinoy
F#m EmHuwag kang matatakot
Gm D F#mIpagmalaki mo, Pinoy ako
Em GmPinoy tayo…
Stanza 2D F#m Em Pakita mo ang tunay, kung sino ka
Gm DMayroon mang masama’t maganda
F#m EmWala naman perpekto
Gm D F#m Basta magpakatotoo…
Em GmOh, oh…
D F#m Em Gabay at pagmamahal ang hanap mo
Gm DPagbibigay ng halaga sa iyo
F#m Em Gm DNais mong ipakilala kung sino ka man talaga?
(Repeat Chorus)
BridgeD…
A7 Talagang ganyan ang buhay
A7 Dapat ka nang masanay
A7 Wala rin mangyayari
A7Kung laging nakikibagay
A7 Ipakilala ang iyong sarili
A7 Ano man sa iyo ang mangyari
A7 Ang lagi mong iisipin
A7 DKayang kayang gawin…
(Repeat Chorus)
Coda, plucked (Riff 2)D*
Read first my article on Maling Akala and Reggae.
While still on the subject of Eraserheads, I observed that the articles about the Eraserheads are getting scarcer and scarcer on the Web. Fortunately, the band managed to have their own Wikipedia page; however, the page offered only a bit of info about the band.
I believe that the formation of the Eraserheads is a monumental mark in the history of modern Philippine music. The Eraserheads is sort of “the Philippines’ Beatles” in terms of popularity, creativity, musical style, and even socioeconomic status. (All four Eraserheads members came from the “working class” (i.e., they’re not wealthy people when they started the band, they’re just “common class” people) just like the four members of the Beatles, although George Harrison is a bit well-off among the Fab Four.) Now that the band is gone, all references to them become important memorabilia and thus must be preserved whenever possible. (Isn’t it obvious that I’m an Eraserheads fan? Hehehe…)
I managed to get a working cache of a dead Eraserheads fansite, the Circus website. The Circus website contains a lot of info about the Eraserheads, including the origin of the band, some timelines, news, and pictures. (See also Circus’ Eraserheads database.) I got it through the miracles of the Wayback search engine. The Wayback search engine caches whole ancient websites, websites that are defunct by now but can still be accessible because of Wayback’s archives. Not all pages of Circus have been preserved, though; that’s why I also rely on Google’s cache, like the Maling Akala/Ultraelectromagneticpop interview I referred earlier.
Enjoy!