Song on the Wind

Dewy · #1 February 22nd, 2008

Ok, a bit of a test here, but I wanted to offer it to the community, as a chance to help me grow. Some background:

Was on the Audio chat with Windsong tonight and he said he only knew a few chords, so I was toying around with a D,C,G progression (don't let him fool ya, he can blaze on that Tele! ).

So later I was chatting with EddieZ, and we were discussion the noise coming from the monitor into the guitar... and wondering if it gets caught in the recording. So I needed something I could record and post here.

Also, since we're posting... there seems to be some sort of limit on the audacity for the click track... so short songs are all I can write until ya'll help me extend the click tracks.

So with three birds to kill, allow me to toss a song on the wind.

Feel free to expand upon it as it is now community property.

windsong · #2 February 22nd, 2008

Hey Dewy, you got me feel'n like walk'n barefoot on Ft. Lauderdale beach at midnight with the ocean wind blow'n in the face and hear'n the Harley's go by with this tune. Nice tune and thanks for your kind words.

windsong

X4StringDrive · #3 February 22nd, 2008

Nice one Dewy, thanks

in Audacity go to "generate"> "click track" > that will open a window to adjust tempo, bars etc. > make your changes and hit OK

eddiez152 · #4 February 22nd, 2008

Dewy,
Yep the noise is definitely present so kill that bird first. Can't say much about the program cause I don't use it.
In-spite of that, thats some very nice tone, and the playing is very good too.
I kinda liked the whole progression along with the chops. Great playing again.

pastorbob · #5 February 23rd, 2008

Nice progression Dewy! Is this on the Parker too?

Dewy · #6 February 23rd, 2008

It Is the Parker, set to neck pickup, humbucking mode. Clean channel of the V-Amp with a bit of gain for a slight growl.

I have been thinking the guitar might be under shielded, and am pondering pulling the guts out & adding shielding tape. But its also noteworthy that CRT's are a big part of the problem. My computer monitor & Television cause the most noise... so the Parker may be fine in a genuine studio.

Thanks X4, don't know how I missed that when I put the click track in... musta been when my wife was walking in the door last night. You ought to put your band on this riff and see if we can get a backing track for other users to work with.

Windsong, pen us some lyrics and we'll put them to the music.

Remember folks, this is our tune now... lets grow it into something nice we could use to promote the website... or something equally constructive.

starsailor · #7 February 23rd, 2008

[QUOTE
Thanks X4, don't know how I missed that when I put the click track in... musta been when my wife was walking in the door last night. You ought to put your band on this riff and see if we can get a backing track for other users to work with.

Windsong, pen us some lyrics and we'll put them to the music.

.[/quote]

Hi Dewy great tune, I had the start of an idea for lyrics, I linked into Windsongs comment about Fort Lauderdale so I'll run them past Windsong to see if he thinks they're any good as I'm not sure if they'll work

Dewy · #8 February 23rd, 2008

Hmm, here's an interesting question... I normally tune to Eb standard. For collaboration, should I retune, or should we transpose the song? I've pretty much won the bands I have played with over... and we all went Eb. I won't presume to convince everyone here to wander down here with me.

starsailor · #9 February 23rd, 2008

Hi Dewy, I'm still a bit of a novice, so that would be Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, where all the strings are flat.

X4StringDrive · #10 February 23rd, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dewy

....You ought to put your band on this riff and see if we can get a backing track for other users to work with.

Did this with "band in a box" just got it yesterday, still trying to figure some of it out....hope you like

Dewy wanna jam.mp3

Dewy · #11 February 23rd, 2008

I definitely have to tune up... that was real close but off just a hair in every direction.

I guess it was odd setting that up for Db, Cb, Gb ?

Quote:

that would be Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb, where all the strings are flat.

Yes, I can bend a set of thicker strings farther at that tuning... They'll tune up to standard, but I'll be working a bit harder.

X4StringDrive · #12 February 23rd, 2008

Yeah the app "did" the changes, like I said I just got this and its a whole new ballgame thats for sure...
showed it as Db B Gb, the intro added right on top of you{I'll figure this out soon I hope} was GbMaj7 Db7sus GbMaj7

pastorbob · #13 February 23rd, 2008

X4, that was very cool. Of course a real drummer would hve been better, but then I am a bit biased there! LOL

starsailor · #14 February 23rd, 2008

That was cool Kenny, Band in a box looks interesting and sounds like fun

X4StringDrive · #15 February 23rd, 2008

Thanks PB... they usually are

Thanks Chris, it is, I just need to get a handle on it

2nd attempt...less is more?
Dewy wanna jam 2.mp3