(Jun, 2002) Rotherham, UK. Chris is married and has 3 grown up children.
Musical Background: I started playing piano when I was around 10 years old. At that time, my family moved into a house that had a neglected upright piano in one of the rooms. The piano was out of tune and needed several repairs to broken keys. A local piano tuner carried out the repairs and tuned it as well as he could, but had to leave it at 2 or 3 semitones below concert pitch. If my playing sounds out of tune, you know the reason why!
I taught myself to read music and to play the piano from an old Piano Tutor book that was in the piano stool. I well remember the painstaking effort to perfect the right hand and then the left for my very first piece. Only to be followed by having to play them both together!
About 10 years later I bought my first organ (as it happens, all Yamahas from here on). I owned three organs over the next few years, the last two being from the HS series, and eventually succeeded in adding some sort of a left foot pedal technique.
From then until only two or three years ago, my interest in playing dwindled to just the occasional session, as I lacked any real outlet for my music. My interest was, however, renewed when I bought my first keyboard and re-awoken each time I upgraded. I currently play the PSR3000.
A few years ago, my discovery of the internet and what it can do to aide the musician was a revelation. The friendship that the various groups and forums provide to we keyboardists took me from a solo home player to part of an international family of players, generous with their time, advice and encouragement.
My only public performing has consisted of a few charity concerts, providing backing music to a troupe of performers. But, more recently, I have been lucky enough to have some music accepted and published on various music websites. So who knows I may still be famous one day! (updated 8/11/07).
MIDI Song Index
Chris provided 120 songs in midi format. These were created on the PSR-2000 (2k). Individual songs are shown in the table below and any one song can be downloaded by right-clicking on the song link. The table displays the song title, tempo (T), time signature (TS), lyrics (L), chords (C), where possible, the style used, the original volume (V), and the keyboard used (K). You can download all of the MIDI songs in this file: CB-2k.zip.
Title | T | TS | L | C | Style | V | K |
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Across The Universe | 75 | 4/4 | N | Y | PianoBallad | 07 | 2k |
Africa Theme | 110 | 4/4 | N | N | 02 | 2k | |
Again | 72 | 4/4 | N | Y | Swing2 | 07 | 2k |
Ain't No Sunshine | 75 | 4/4 | N | Y | KoolShuffle | 02 | 2k |
Albatross | 65 | 4/4 | N | Y | RockShuffle | 11 | 2k |
Alfie | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 03 | 2k |
Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life | 125 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | 07 | 2k |
And I Love Her | 106 | 3/4 | N | N | 06 | 2k | |
Angels From The Realms Of Glory | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
Angels From The Realms Of Glory | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Ave Maria | 106 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 01 | 2k |
Away In A Manger | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
Baby It's Cold Outside | 99 | 4/4 | N | Y | Swing1 | 02 | 2k |
Berceuse | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 09 | 2k | |
Besame Mucho | 126 | 4/4 | N | Y | GuitarRumba | 01 | 74 |
By The Time I Get To Phoenix | 60 | 4/4 | N | Y | 07 | 2k | |
Capriccio Italienne | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
Caprice | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
Carnival Is Over, The | 77 | 4/4 | N | Y | PopBallad | 06 | 2k |
Cavaliera Rusticana | 137 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 01 | 2k |
Charade | 103 | 3/4 | N | Y | SwingWaltz | 01 | 2k |
China Tea | 88 | 4/4 | N | Y | ScottishReel | 03 | 2k |
Christmas Song, The | 84 | 4/4 | N | Y | JazzBallad1 | 05 | 2k |
Clair De Lune | 55 | 3/4 | N | N | no style | 02 | 2k |
Clair De Lune | 55 | 3/4 | N | N | no style | 03 | 2k |
Coventry Carol, The | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Crazy | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | 03 | 2k |
Crying Game, The | 92 | 4/4 | N | Y | 8BeatModern | 01 | 2k |
Don't Cry For Me Argentina | 128 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 06 | 2k |
Do You Hear What I Hear | 85 | 4/4 | N | Y | PopBallad | 11 | 2k |
Dream Of Olwen, The | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 11 | 2k | |
Early One Morning | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 10 | 2k | |
Espana | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 04 | 2k |
Father And Son | 75 | 3/4 | N | Y | SwingWaltz | 10 | 2k |
Feed The Birds | 80 | 3/4 | N | Y | ChristmasWaltz | 06 | 2k |
Foot Tapper | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 60sGuitarPop | 01 | 2k |
Georgia On My Mind | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Ghost Theme | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 05 | 2k |
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen | 190 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
Good Bad And Ugly, The | 107 | 4/4 | N | Y | 8Beat1 | 06 | 2k |
Green Leaves Of Summer | 78 | 4/4 | N | N | EpicBallad | 01 | 2k |
Gymnopedie No1 | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 09 | 2k | |
Hine E Hine | 65 | 4/4 | N | Y | Unplugged1 | 09 | 2k |
Holly And The Ivy | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
How Deep Is Your Love | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
I Can't Stop Loving You | 125 | 4/4 | N | N | 11 | 2k | |
I'm Getting Sentimental Over You | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 07 | 2k | |
I'm Gonna Sit Write Down And Write Myself A Letter | 130 | 4/4 | N | N | Dixieland1 | 10 | 2k |
In An English Country Garden | 80 | 3/4 | N | N | no style | 06 | 2k |
In Dreams | 126 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 04 | 2k |
In Dulci Jubilo | 120 | 4/4 | N | Y | Jig | 05 | 2k |
In My Life | 95 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 04 | 2k |
Irish Boy | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | 10 | 2k | |
Irish Love | 70 | 3/4 | N | Y | SwingWaltz | 10 | 2k |
It's My Party | 135 | 4/4 | N | Y | 02 | 2k | |
I Who Have Nothing | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | 05 | 2k | |
Jammin' | 120 | 3/4 | N | Y | 07 | 2k | |
Joy To The World | 77 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 05 | 2k |
Just A Simple Love Song | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 11 | 2k | |
Just The Way You Are | 118 | 4/4 | N | Y | 07 | 2k | |
Land Of Hope And Glory | 160 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 06 | 2k |
La Ronde De L'amour | 93 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarWaltz | 02 | 2k |
La Serenata | 90 | 3/4 | N | N | SlowWaltz1 | 01 | 2k |
Learn To Be Lonely | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Listen To The Rhythm Of The Falling Rain | 115 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 10 | 2k |
Londonderry Air | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Lonely Shepherd, The | 105 | 4/4 | N | Y | 09 | 2k | |
Mattina | 55 | 3/4 | N | N | no style | 03 | 2k |
Meditation | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 07 | 2k | |
Merry Christmas, A | 132 | 3/4 | N | N | no style | 05 | 2k |
My All | 92 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 02 | 2k |
My Big Fat Greek Wedding | 95 | 4/4 | N | Y | 09 | 2k | |
My Heart Will Go On | 120 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 06 | 2k |
Never An Absolution (From Titanic) | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 03 | 2k |
New Beginning, A | 80 | 4/4 | N | N | 09 | 2k | |
Next Time, The | 78 | 4/4 | N | Y | CountrySwing1 | 11 | 2k |
Night Before, The | 150 | 4/4 | N | Y | BritishPop | 02 | 2k |
Nimrod (From Enigma Variations) | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 06 | 2k |
Nobody Does It Better | 72 | 4/4 | N | Y | 09 | 2k | |
Norwegian Wood | 52 | 4/4 | N | Y | 07 | 2k | |
O Holy Night | 158 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Only You (w/Will Stewart) | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 04 | 2k |
Paraguayan Song | 95 | 4/4 | N | Y | no style | 03 | 2k |
Petit Gavotte | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | 09 | 2k | |
Pipeline | 150 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 01 | 2k |
Potato Picking | 80 | 3/4 | N | Y | SwingWaltz | 10 | 2k |
Puccini | 87 | 3/4 | N | Y | GuitarSerenade | 02 | 2k |
Raining In My Heart | 122 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 04 | 2k |
Raining In My Heart | 122 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 05 | 2k |
Romance De Amor | 130 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 05 | 2k |
See Amid The Winter Snow | 133 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
She | 90 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 04 | 2k |
Something | 65 | 4/4 | N | Y | 16BeatBallad1 | 05 | 2k |
Song For Eva | 100 | 4/4 | N | Y | Evasstyle | 04 | 2k |
Song From Moulin Rouge | 95 | 3/4 | N | Y | JazzWaltz1 | 03 | 2k |
Spaceman Came Travelling, A | 85 | 4/4 | N | Y | 12 | 2k | |
Spooky | 108 | 4/4 | N | Y | RockChaCha | 12 | 2k |
Sunny | 68 | 4/4 | N | Y | R&B | 03 | 2k |
Tara's Theme | 106 | 3/4 | N | N | 11 | 2k | |
Tears In Heaven | 86 | 4/4 | N | Y | no style | 01 | 2k |
Think Of Me | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 11 | 2k | |
Third Man Theme | 125 | 4/4 | N | Y | GypsySwing | 04 | 2k |
This Guy's In Love With You | 80 | 4/4 | N | Y | 05 | 2k | |
This Guy's In Love With You | 148 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 11 | 2k |
To A Wild Rose | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Try A Little Tenderness | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 10 | 2k | |
Unchained Melody | 150 | 4/4 | N | N | 10 | 2k | |
Until It's Time For You To Go | 68 | 4/4 | N | N | 07 | 2k | |
Up On The Roof | 125 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 08 | 2k |
Way We Were, The | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | LoveSong | 02 | 2k |
Way We Were, The | 70 | 4/4 | N | Y | LoveSong | 03 | 2k |
What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life | 115 | 4/4 | N | N | 04 | 2k | |
When I Am Laid In Earth | 120 | 4/4 | N | N | no style | 04 | 2k |
Where Have All The Flowers Gone | 92 | 4/4 | N | N | 10 | 2k | |
Windmills Of Your Mind | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 09 | 2k | |
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again | 100 | 4/4 | N | N | 12 | 2k | |
Wonderful Tonight | 80 | 4/4 | N | N | 08 | 2k | |
You Don't Have To Say You Love Me | 68 | 4/4 | N | Y | 6-8Soul | 09 | 2k |
Young Ones, The | 142 | 4/4 | N | Y | 60sGuitarPop | 06 | 2k |
You Really Gotta Hold On Me | 79 | 4/4 | N | N | 11 | 2k |