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Be polite, ask a shop owner if you can play in front, or maybe talk to a cop in the place where you want to play. And if someone asks you leave, leave. The trick is to look not like a beggar, but a musician who needs to make a few bucks to eat. European countries are much more lenient to busking in the streets than in certain cities in the U.S. due to post 911 terror concerns believe it or not. Peace, CJT EDIT: Futher research has revealed that in some areas you may actually apply for a permit. I've actually heard of this in Santa Monica, Calif. Here's an example of a busking friendly community: http://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/busking.html

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040503063626151203198146143511/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/514507/ $1,129.99, you could probably find one used or negotiate the price to somee degree. This is a nice axe, solid wood. - CJT

I have a reallly good video of Chris playing the Scientist at a radio station. One chord eludes me, mainly because it seems to difficult to fret. First, retune high e to c. The first chord appears to be a Dm played at : c-0 B-10 G-10 D-12 A-12 E-10 - or - c-0 B-9 G-9 D-11 A-11 E-9 Is either chord correct and how can you fret this chord without muting the open c? Anyone have any tab ideas or could anyone correct me? Thanks. If you would like to watch the video goto http://www.dmbvideos.com and download it. CJT

Retune your high e to D and use this link for the body of the song: http://www.th81.freeserve.co.uk/coldplay/tab/paul_mccullagh/trouble_acoustic.txt For the intro, I believe this is correct: G Em7 Bm G Em7 Bm |------0---------0----------------|------0---------0----------------| |--------0---------0--------------|--------0---------0--------------| |----0---------0------------------|----0---------0------------------| |--5--------2--------4~~~~~--|--5--------2--------4------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

15 Series: 000C-15E all mahogany, a very nice axe Interseting how Chris favors this model, it isn't one of the most expensive either. Peace, CJT