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| − | I have been wanting to use a minor five chord for a while, and | + | I have been wanting to use a minor five chord for a while, and I sort of decided that this would be the song. So the first change is I-v7. It took about an hour to come up with a melody I really liked that worked over that change, but once I got it, it set the tone, and the rest of the song pretty much wrote itself. |
| − | As mentioned above, I'm still playing with the structure for this. I think it could have a nice keyboardy time through with the singing, and then a Weezer-esque fade up the guitar noise into a crazy guitar-driven time through. | + | As mentioned above, I'm still playing with the structure for this. I think it could have a nice keyboardy time through with the singing, and then a Weezer-esque fade up the guitar noise into a crazy guitar-driven time through. This current demo kind of makes light of the song. It's one of the more starkly emotional lyrics I've written, and I think I'm afraid of trying to play it straight and somber on this one for that reason. But I think the melody and changes would lend themselves well to a less generic rock arrangement. |
| − | I'm afraid to write any more of this song, because I think it pretty much gets the job done here. Maybe I'll do a California-style instrumental second verse and then a second refrain. I'll try that. | + | I think it's too short, but I'm afraid to write any more of this song, because I think it pretty much gets the job done here. Maybe I'll do a California-style instrumental second verse and then a second refrain. I'll try that. |
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Revision as of 08:56, 23 February 2007
Lyrics
don't dress by the window please pull the shade don't spill out the sugar from which you were made remember that i loved you and knew you in a crowd go if you must i know you'll make me proud
Music
Structure
A B
It's linear right now. I am toying with the idea of having a quiet time through and then a crazy guitar solo-playing-the-melody-sort-of time through.
Chords
A e7
DM7 b%7 E7/G#
E7/G# A
b/F# b7/F# Esus4 E7
c% F#7
b b7 b%7 E
A
d E7 D
A
Author's Notes
- Add seven days of Weezer's Pinkerton to seven nights of the original Broadway cast recording of Guys & Dolls.
- Mix in a bowl made of Bicycle Day, and simmer for Emily minutes.
- Serves several.
I have been wanting to use a minor five chord for a while, and I sort of decided that this would be the song. So the first change is I-v7. It took about an hour to come up with a melody I really liked that worked over that change, but once I got it, it set the tone, and the rest of the song pretty much wrote itself.
As mentioned above, I'm still playing with the structure for this. I think it could have a nice keyboardy time through with the singing, and then a Weezer-esque fade up the guitar noise into a crazy guitar-driven time through. This current demo kind of makes light of the song. It's one of the more starkly emotional lyrics I've written, and I think I'm afraid of trying to play it straight and somber on this one for that reason. But I think the melody and changes would lend themselves well to a less generic rock arrangement.
I think it's too short, but I'm afraid to write any more of this song, because I think it pretty much gets the job done here. Maybe I'll do a California-style instrumental second verse and then a second refrain. I'll try that.
