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Some new stuff that came from unfinished old stuff (Original Post) Abu Pepe Apr 2018 OP
Not too shabby mate ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #1
Thanks, man Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #2
n/p I added one more too to original message ... with a question. mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #3
Yeah. I was thinking that too. Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #4
So I picked up my axe ... that's C and some form of A ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #5
Not going for hopeful Abu Pepe Apr 2018 #6
S'what I figured ... mr_lebowski Apr 2018 #7
My weekend accomplishment AbuP.2 May 2018 #8
 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
1. Not too shabby mate ...
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 11:48 AM
Apr 2018

I hear hints of Elliott Smith (he's kinda my 'king of acoustic lo-fi'), maybe a bit of Lou Reed & Peter Murphy on the vocals ... and they're kinda Nick Cave-like too.

I kinda feel like it needs a chord change & maybe a chorus in there but if the 'chorus-less 2 chord dirge' is what you're going for, cool

I think it'd be cool if you recorded your own harmony, at least 1, rather than rely on the vocal harmonizer-thingy (what are you using for that?), those are really hard to get sounding natural in my experience.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)
4. Yeah. I was thinking that too.
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 11:57 AM
Apr 2018

Gonna work on the GTRs next. Will probably rerecord it all. This thumbnail is just the closest to shareable it has been. I wanted here in this forum for exactly the kind of feedback you posted.

 

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)
5. So I picked up my axe ... that's C and some form of A ...
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 12:06 PM
Apr 2018

I don't know chord names beyond the basics but the A with fingers only on 3 & 4 at the 2nd fret (not on the 2) sounds cool with the C.

I think Em-C would work as a good change/chorus pair ... could also go Em-G but that 'happy-fies' it a lot, changes the feel. If you wanted a more 'hopeful-sounding' bit at the end, G works for that.

Abu Pepe

(637 posts)
6. Not going for hopeful
Mon Apr 2, 2018, 12:55 PM
Apr 2018

Bauhaus/Peter Murphy is more the feel Im going for. More gloom and anxiety.

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