Own songs

Abstrakt wrote: If anyone has Guitar Pro 5, i could send it to you on MSN

Please do.
[email protected] is my MSN.
I'd love to take a look at it through GP.



EDIT: Ah, sorry, saw that you posted that file already.
No matter - you can send that other file you're working on, if I may ask.

The Gm7, Am7, Bbmaj7, Am7- one.

EDIT 2: The only thing with the first composition is, that it desperately needs vocals and possibly lyrics too.
I think the lyrics posted here would make a very interesting mix...
Or maybe not...?



Edited by Hyardacil - August 08 2009 at 06:33

HERE is "Frågetecken".
I removed the organ solo and extended that section. It's so difficult to get a decent solo from scratch in GP5. I rather improvise on top of it myself.

Abstrakt wrote: HERE is "Frågetecken". I removed the organ solo and extended that section. It's so difficult to get a decent solo from scratch in GP5. I rather improvise on top of it myself.

I wish I could write a prog piece.... I want to start a PA project with no songs ready whatsoever, so anybody could voice what he wants in the song.

progarchives?

Blowin Free wrote: I wish I could write a prog piece....

So do i! I don't know if my songs can be called prog really.
"Ingentitelän" changes between 7/8, 6/8 and 4/4, in different tempos, but other than that i think it's more like heavy prog/hard rock.
"Frågetecken" has a canterbury/jazzy melody, but other than that it sounds almost like an indierock song

Abstrakt wrote: Nah, my compositions SHALL remain instrumental!

What, lyrics aren't progressive enough for ya?

Not meaning to argue, just
I cant totally hear some vocals like Aorta's backing your organ work up.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbpJT7-th9U&feature=channel_page

There are certain points in your compositions which lack something... Specifically a melody! It's just chord progression with rhythm+bass. I'm listening to your new composition and the bars 25-32 repeat 10 times and it has no melody or even a solo in that section. That definitely would be an awesome bit for some lyrics. And when it has good lyrics and vocals too, it will be probably a 5 star song!
In the previous composition as well. It had cool riffs for the organ. Extremely cool! But again, for example 7-18 it's definitely missing a melody, which would be a perfect spot for vocals. In fact I ceep hearing your piece as structured as a very brilliant song. It has a brilliant intro from 1-6th bar, then a cool verse bit, with a conclusion from 21 - onwards. After that it gets interesting enough to work as instrumental, but when it repeats the bit from 7-18 on 41-51- AGAIN it would be brilliant for a second verse. It seems you were composing in song format. I'd say don't worry. They'll still be very progressive, even without being instrumental.

But ah well, sorry if I went too far. Just my (strong...) oppinions.
Cool compositions anyways, just tried some constructive criticism.


Edited by Hyardacil - August 09 2009 at 13:11

Well you could always trick someone else to doing it...

Abstract, you have inspired me though.

I liked your "Egg"'ish sound on the first piece and set out for my own harmonies also.
So I've come up with a thingy alternating between 7/8 and 4/4 in every one bar and with a chord progression of Emadd2, A11, Emadd2, A11, F#m7, F7sus2, Emadd2, A11.
Sounds wicked.

And I'm definitely gonna have vocals on that.

I didn't compose it in a very progressive way though.
I just took up the guitar - I don't know how to play a single thing on it (Except for Em and E major chords!) and took some random harmonies, til' something sounded good. Then remade it to those progressions. :P

What the hell is an add2 chord by the way?