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Wrote a straight forward rock song for a change. Back to roots. (Original Post) Monsieur_Grumpe Jan 2024 OP
Cool! ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #1
Thanks Prof. Monsieur_Grumpe Jan 2024 #2
For About The Last 9 Months... ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #3
Good stuff Monsieur_Grumpe Feb 2024 #4
Both Good ProfessorGAC Feb 2024 #5

ProfessorGAC

(70,121 posts)
1. Cool!
Tue Jan 30, 2024, 05:15 PM
Jan 2024

Lots to like.
Recording is excellent, I dig the interlude withe organ, chorus bounces, and the cool church organ ending.
Good stuff.

ProfessorGAC

(70,121 posts)
3. For About The Last 9 Months...
Tue Jan 30, 2024, 08:00 PM
Jan 2024

...I've been focused on acoustic guitar. I just decided I was going to be a better acoustic player.
Been spending a lot of time developing new chord voicings, using open strings for color. Wanted to explore the neck more for interesting picking patterns. *
As a result, I've written 3 solo acoustic pieces I'm getting ready to record. 2 on 6 string one on 12 (plus a 12 string ditty I wrote some time ago.
I'm at the point, where I'm working fir "perfection" and that's an unattainable goal. So, I set up my mics and will now just record every time I play them. If I get a good take, I'm done.
Also, on acoustic I'm working on a solo jazz guitar version of Billue Holiday's "Am I Blue?" Counting the bridge, there are 27 distinct chords!
I also tuned my piano in December so I've been messing with a cocktail jazz version of Fur Elise.
Finally, I've gotten really into arpeggios in lead playing. So, when playing electric I'm focused on going up in one pattern and back down in another pattern. Plus, exploring sweep picking.
No real ambition or goal in mind. Just to get better & play more interestingly.

* One simple example.
Play a D major chord by;
1st string open, 2nd string 10th fret, 3rd string 11th fret, strings 4 & 5 open. The open E becomes a major 9th, but as the 3rd highest note.
Now, move down so the 2nd & 3rd strings are fretted at the 7th fret. Still have the open E, but now it's the 2nd highest note.
Now just play a regular D chord with E open. Still a major 9th, but with that 9th at the highest note.
As I go back to a D chord throughout a verse, I play the same chord, but it sounds different in all three places.
If playing an arpeggiated pattern, having the 9th move within the chord is really cool.

Monsieur_Grumpe

(128 posts)
4. Good stuff
Fri Feb 2, 2024, 09:42 AM
Feb 2024

Please post your new tunes when you're finished.
I occasional write tunes with similar chords to what you have described.
For example

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ProfessorGAC

(70,121 posts)
5. Both Good
Fri Feb 2, 2024, 01:52 PM
Feb 2024

But, I really liked the 1st one. Good chord choices.
I've done triads & 7 or 9 chords of the neck on electric, for a long time. But, in the band I only played a couple song ever, clean enough to make use of drone strings.
Then I got this bug in my nose about being more interesting on acoustic.
I took things I did before, but started messing with open strings until I found some that I liked.
Having fun with it.

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