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Topic: Own songs
Posted By: Abstrakt
Subject: Own songs
Date Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:00
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Here you can share ideas of your own songs and maybe how they are played. Here's a thing i came up with:
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 03 2009 at 16:05
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Oh, and it's played on the organ with a bit of distortion. Then there's pretty intense drumming during the 7/8 and 6/8. It cools down a bit when it settles in 4/4 time. And then there's a simple bassline aswell. Sounds like it sould fit in Heavy Prog, Proto-prog or Psychedelic/Spacerock  |
Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 05:23
| Yeah, I got this theme album building up where all songs are bassed on the same theme that is a shuffle beat and a C / Am / F / G7 pattern on 4/4. There'll be 8 songs, all 3,5 minutes and all about love. |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 05:26
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I really like the main theme. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 05:30
| I've been thinking about doing a 30-minute piece with one Em chord. |
Posted By: progkidjoel
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 05:59
 - Sounds like a masterpiece in the making Vompatti  ------------- 
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Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 05:59
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Howlin' Wolf already dun dat. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 07:21
Hey, i was being serious here!  
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Posted By: Passionist
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 11:00
| So many 7s and majs and adds and #s, who could have doubted you? |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 11:09
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If anyone has Guitar Pro 5, i could send it to you on MSN
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 13:26
Kept working on it today:
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Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 13:37
Send ur .GP5 file to me in a PM. I'm very interested.  . . . unless you were joking, then the joke's on me, I suppose. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 14:17
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So it ended up being 3:54. Entirely instrumental. Could fit on a heavy rock album from 1971 i think  |
Posted By: Johnny_Tsunami
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 15:58
I recently came up with this pretty cool sounding metal riff in 11/8 in the key of D (yeah drop D tuning  ). There's also a lot of tri-tone usage in that main riff. I've been working on it a lot and it's pretty much a completed song now, but if I typed it in here, it wouldn't make much sense as I am theory illiterate. I just know what time I'm playing and what basic key I'm in. Despite the song being in 11/8, then shifting to 7/8, then to 6/8 and then to 5/4 it's not very difficult to follow because my drummer was able to get a beat going pretty easily!------------- I likes musics |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 16:10
There's nothing wrong with Drop D. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 04 2009 at 16:40
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Drop C is more brutal
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Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 05:53
I dunno how to read music. But here's one of my tunes. Might add some Soprano or a flute solo in the middle 
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sp3i2j - http://www.sendspace.com/file/sp3i2j ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 10:11
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Well at least some musical training won't hurt. Such as basic scales and diffrent keys. I'll listen to it later |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 19:08
But i dunno how to play an instrument. The song is based on old style prog. 70s style instruments and melody with a touch of modern drumming
------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 19:25
I can't read music either, so I know where you're coming from. Just keep in mind that Paul McCartney couldn't read music, either. Sounds good, bro. It sounds very Jazzy to me. |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 19:29
That's the plan. Going for the jazz rock feel in this tune
Hopefully the music goes with the early 70s Vigilante theme Charles Bronson/Clint Eastywood style hehe. ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 19:42
tsk! ... if only I'd thought of adding the other two notes to make a chord....
 Drone is a 60 minute opus to the single note, Eb
 ------------- What? |
Posted By: Progologue
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 21:03
Interesting. Have you got it on mp3
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Posted By: Progologue
Date Posted: August 05 2009 at 21:06
I heard this not long ago. Get some musicians and a vocalist and you have a prog hit
It has heaps of potential if you're into old school prog. It has a bit of a Gentle Giant feel to it. Kind of like Mister class and quality. Fun jazzed up rock. The ideas are smart and the bass playing is quite interesting
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 11:07
Nope, but if you have guitar pro 5, you can download the .gp5 file http://www.mediafire.com/?c3jey0gjfwv - here |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 11:16
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Working on a new song now. Based around a chord sequence and melody i wrote down years ago. It's not as intense, but more "floating" instead 4/4 :| Gm7 Am7 | Bbmaj7 Am7 |: Sounds kinda Canterbury |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 12:21
The bass drum is constantly playing 8-notes, and it sounds awesome, but i can't get the last bit of the organ solo right! 
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Posted By: Negoba
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 12:28
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That's a nice progression to learn to solo over. It sits on guitar very well. My kind of music. ------------- You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 12:43
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Screw the organ solo! I extended the solo part to 80 bars, so now i can use it as a backing-track for my own solos |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 12:50
Yeah, it sounds awesome! I play in G minor or G blues scale |
Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 15:17
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Here's an idea for a children's album I thought up:
SIDE ONE What Kinds of Fluids Does Your Body Contain? Lego Madness Three Kids at the Bus Stop Don’t Put Your Finger There Lofty Goals at Age Five SIDE TWO Having a Name (Roll Call) No More Pez for Mommy Thunder Pants A Thousand Times No WHAT KINDS OF FLUIDS DOES YOUR BODY CONTAIN? What kinds of fluids does your body contain? Let’s just open up and see If you lift up your skin, what is that therein? Is it blood? Why yes, that is blood Better get a Band-Aid What kinds of fluids does your body contain? Drink that cup of coffee and we’ll see What makes that stain, that your pants doth contain? Is it whiz? Why yes, that is whiz Better get a change of clothes What kinds of fluids does your body contain? Open up your mouth and say “aaaaah” What’s in that warm bubbly moat, just in front of your throat? Is it spit? Why yes, that is spit Better not release it on the bus LEGO MADNESS One lego two lego three lego four I made a truck and I’ll make five more My truck has wheels, goes over banana peels And then it goes back in the garage Five lego six lego seven lego eight I’m in an excitable state Get your hands off my stash, don’t you throw it in the trash I’m not done making more trucks THREE KIDS AT THE BUS STOP A boy is looking at me funny A girl turns away when I arrive A second boy just wants to beat me up I just wish they’d all go away Three kids at the bus stop Are keeping me awake at night I want to tell my mom but I just think it isn’t right Cause she’ll tell their mom and their mom will tell them And then they’ll kick my a/s/s on Monday DON’T PUT YOUR FINGER THERE My dad is sad, my mom is mad I put my finger where it don’t belong She told me to wash my hands But I just don’t understand Because somehow I just like the smell LOFTY GOALS AT AGE FIVE Today this block, tomorrow the world My lemonade stand will be in the Fortune 500 By the age of eight I shall learn to fly And I’ll never have to go to school again If you have cancer, just call my cell And I’ll have so much money you’ll be cured Mommy and Daddy can go suck eggs Because I’m so much better than them HAVING A NAME (ROLL CALL) (instrumental) NO MORE PEZ FOR MOMMY What a draaag it is getting old…. Things are different today I hear every mother say Mother needs something today to calm her down And though she’s not really ill There’s a little yellow pill She goes running for the shelter of her mother’s pez dispenser And it helps her on her way, (**SONG ENDED DUE TO LAWSUIT**) THUNDER PANTS Boom, Boom Fillin’ up the room with my Thunder Pants Scritch Scratch Got a stain to match in my Thunder Pants My friends all think it’s cool But I’m staying after school Cause the teacher wants to take a different stance On my Thunder Pants A THOUSAND TIMES NO I want some candy, I want some juice Don’t want to get in trouble so I’ll make up some excuse The lamp broke itself, the cat always had three legs I can’t get into trouble or I won’t get my juice Ice Cream is mine for the having Or so I wish the story went I asked a thousand times, but each time she said no Mommy is a fascist, and that’s a fact. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 15:26
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^ One of the most disturbing things I've read in a while.
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 16:51
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Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 19:28
Thanks
I'm going to ask my dad to play the organ on it and make it crazy. He's been playing Hammond organ for 40 years. He's mainly into jazz and fusion ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: geddyx12112
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 20:02
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Well, I only write the lyrics for my band, not the music, but right now we're working on a 25 minute epic called Faustaus 2031, based on the Christopher Marlowe play about a man who sells his soul to the devil for power and respect, only we changed a bunch of stuff around but kept the main theme, i would give you the full lyrics only it would take too long for everyone to read, so instead I'll just give you a little taste
The strange dream remains in my eyes Could the demon have heard my empty cries Was my mind just playing tricks on me? Or could my soul no longer be free? |
Posted By: Dr Bogenbroom
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 22:40
Can't you export it as wave or mp3?
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Posted By: Dr Bogenbroom
Date Posted: August 06 2009 at 22:53
Hey that's pretty rad. A good example of a prog song. It sounds more like a song than an instrumental. I like how you used the guitar, not overdone. Just chipping in with a combined riff with the organ. A bit of clav and flute too. It's mainly a jazz based form of rock in a way van der graaf, wakeman, gentle giant(someone mentioned) can be. But it's still unique. There's even a classical feel in the middle with the violin, piano, mellotron. Do you have any lyrics?
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Posted By: mono
Date Posted: August 07 2009 at 02:21
Can I try to put that into music? ------------- https://soundcloud.com/why-music Prog trio, from ambiant to violence https://soundcloud.com/m0n0-film Film music and production projects https://soundcloud.com/fadisaliba (almost) everything else |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: August 07 2009 at 04:53
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^^^^ YOu should get Mikael Akerfeldt to do death growls for your children concept album.
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 07 2009 at 07:49
Sure, if you'd like. Just make sure to give me credit though  ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 06:15
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...? ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 16:02
Nah, my compositions SHALL remain instrumental! And it would be easier if i just uploaded the second one, which BTW is titled "Frågetecken". Gimme a minute... |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 16:10
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http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=7b00d8b27c1ac42fe62ea590dc5e5dbbe04e75f6e8ebb871 - 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. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 16:17
| Oh, and if you want the version WITH the solo, just tell me |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 17:23
why don't you just turn them into mp3's
------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 18:35
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This is my A + B single from a few months ago hehe.
VIGILANTE
http://www.sendspace.com/file/sp3i2j - http://www.sendspace.com/file/sp3i2j
FUGITIVE
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4udkif - http://www.sendspace.com/file/4udkif
Can't wait until my dad plays the hammond and rhodes parts
He's gonna make them cool. I'll persuade his jazz guitarist, drummer and bass player to play them lol ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 19:02
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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. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 19:05
I tried to check out your songs, but the password wouldn't work. ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 19:15
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progarchives? ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 08 2009 at 19:21
yeah. It said wrong password or something ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 09 2009 at 06:59
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  |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 09 2009 at 07:00
I don't know how to? |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 09 2009 at 12:55
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. ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 09 2009 at 14:03
Thanks for the comments! As i said earlier, in "Frågetecken", i removed the organ solo so i could solo on top of it myself. And maybe you're right about the first song. Now that you mention it, perhaps i should add a melody there. But on what instrument? I want them to stay instrumental, as i can't sing |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 09 2009 at 14:54
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Well you could always trick someone else to doing it...
------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 09 2009 at 19:24
I haven't heard your tunes but If you go by the original method of prog, then your music is prog. Don't worry about the actual word 'progressive' it's just a name given by critics  . I don't follow the modern formula of prog(which I think is wrong) where bands TRY to invent new styles of METAL. Real prog isn't guitar based music, it's rock music played by musicians who don't get enough from standard rock. The type of musicians who want things to be busy and interesting. Therefore, you jazz it up with jazz drumming, flutes, sax etc and you give the bass player more of a say in the songs while the guitarist plays as part of the band(rather than metal where the guitarist takes over completely), while bringing in some classical key playing and melodies. There you have it. PROG. You won't find me listening to Porcupine tree etc. BORING. Where's the jazzy playing and the classical melody. Nowhere to be heard . I only enjoy original style prog old and new(rare, but some around), but as long as they follow the original formula then they will be interesting. Otherwise, I find it boring just like most rock music apart from prog and fusion. Just like proggers in 1969 prog found most rock music boring imo------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 04:40
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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 ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 05:26
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I just sat by the keyboard and wanted to come up with something. That i just picked the key of C# minor, because i think it sounds cool. Then i just noodled around until i came up with a decent riff or a decent chord sequence. VOILA! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 05:26
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What the hell is an add2 chord by the way?
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Posted By: HolyMoly
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 07:00
That's just when you take the third in a triad down to a second. It's a neat sound, Zappa used it constantly. ------------- My other avatar is a Porsche It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased. -Kehlog Albran |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 08:03
Isn't that a Sus2? Suspended second?  For example Csus2 = C, D, G Or do you mean like C, D, E, which is Cadd9? |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 09:09
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Yes, what HolyMoly described is I think a suspended or sus chord. Add2 is that you simply take the chord and count up to the second step and then you ADD it. (add - get it? :P) Emadd2 for example is the E minor chord with the note F# added there. F# being the second step from the root of the chord - E. (I am in the key of E minor, so F is an F#) So yes... it can also be written as an add9. E, F#, G, B. add2 and add9 are the same thing technically. Though Em9 would be another thing entirely. My music teacher said to me that add2 is the correct form of writing the chord down... I wouldn't know though, I've come across add9 constantly too. Btw, you said earlier that you don't know how to put GP5 files to MP3's. Well if you look, then you'll find that GP "file" has an export file option. You can export your GP5 music as a WAVE file. Then all you need to do is a find a program to remake Wave files to MP3's. And there are free to DL programs available for that. I suggest just typing "WAVE to MP3" to google and I think you'll find one. Only thing is that, while playing the GP while recording it to WAVE you have to adjust your sound from the control bar so that it wouldn't record anything but what you hear from the speakers. ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 12 2009 at 15:21
That's what i thought. Emadd9 is how i would write it, though. And yeah, it sounds lovely! So does Bm/E, which equals a Em9, right? |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 13 2009 at 07:03
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Em9 would consist of the notes E, F#, G, B and D. So basically the Em7+add9 is written out as simply Em9. ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 14 2009 at 08:22
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Or you could play it in it's "full" form, which is E, G, B, D, F#. F# being an octave above the starting E Or make it sound even cooler by holding down E and B in the left hand, and G, D and F# in the right hand. |
Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: August 16 2009 at 07:59
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out-section (Recording Ashflame). Any comment would be welcome, and feel free
to ask questions. ------------- He say nothing is quite what it seems; I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: August 16 2009 at 08:00
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Sorry, some strange things happened with the size and the colours …
------------- He say nothing is quite what it seems; I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 18 2009 at 12:15
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I have a few bass lines/riffs in A minor that might end up being some song. But i don't feel like working on that now
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Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 14:06
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So. I'll add to your thread Abstrakt. As I've enjoyed our exchanges so far. Here are some lyrics I have worked on. * * * The title - "An Excerpt from a Conversation Between Two People" I am sitting in your eyes now and I don't know where I am anymore... I see your little stars glow on the sky of some far away land and I reach for them... Perhaps forty thousand years now waiting on a sea of sand... Or perhaps drowning within some hollow dreamlike substance that I have now found in your silent worlds. In your silent words. I am glowing in your sky now. For I burn to be known and touched. Perhaps as some kind of frail and pretentious hint of a frown or a smile in the wind. A smile in the wind. I am sitting on a cloud now I don't know which way is up or down please tell me do I still have to sit here - or perhaps I can at last come down A laugh at my silent worlds. And laugh my silent words. * * * Pretty abstract lyrics in their own right. I tried to capture a state of thought I was in at one moment. ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 15:55
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Seems to go well together with "Frågetecken"!
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 16:08
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Not music, but a poem i wrote based on the meter of "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden: Vad jag ser I profil Är en rastlös krokodil Som är trött Som aldrig förr Allt i vattnet är ju dött Vad jag vet Irrelevant Som en ensam elefant Inte ler Länge till Det är bara han som ser Vad jag hör Det förstör Vad jag är och vad jag bör Hörs ett tjut Hörs ett rop Inte kan det vara slut I en grop I en hög Allt som dammsugaren sög Sopar in Under mattan Och nu har den blivit min Upp på land I min hand Syns en mäktig blodröd rand Ända hit Varför då Jag har ingen dynamit TRANSLATION (sort of): What i see in profile is a restless crocodile who is tired like never before, everything in the water is dead now. What i know. Irrelevant(?) like a lonely elephant who rarely smiles anymore. He's the only one who sees. What i hear, it destroys. What i am and what i better do. A ??? is heard, a shout is heard. This can't be the end? In a hole, in a pile, everything the vaccum cleaner cleaned up. Sweep it in under the carpet and now it's all mine. Up on land, in my hand, a mighty blood-red stripe is showing. All the way here, why? I don't have any dynamite. I'm not sure it made much sense to start with, and it makes even less sense when translated. Feel free to Intepret it any way you want! I hope you enjoyed it |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 16:30
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im currently working on what i thought was going to be a 3 part suite, but is now going to be either 4 or 5 parts (working on part 4). It's still unnamed. I used riffs, melodies, and other ideas and interchange them within each song. Kind of inspired by Dream Theater's 12 Step suite, and Frank Zappa's conceptual continuity. for example there is one riff played once in part 1, and i expanded on it in part 3, which made the bulk of the song. Part 2 plays the main theme from part 1 to connect the theme from part 2 to this jazz-fusion-like section. there is also a sad sounding 2 chord sequence for solos that runs though the suite, part 1 contains a fast 6/8 version of it with trombone soloing. Part 2 features the same 2 chords, but in 4 and a little funkier (at least in the groove) with a hammond organ solo. i currently working in another version of the sequence with extra harmonies for part 4, but i dont know which instrument is going to take the solo. part 1 is very dark, and extremely jazzy. there's a bunch of King Crimson influence, but thats only because i enjoy working with tri-tones. A little Planet X sounding in certain parts. lots of electric and rhodes piano. part 1 is about 3 and 1/2 minutes Part 2 is (so far) the most prog rock of the suite, it goes through different themes, and a couple of melodies (one being the main theme) and is played over the original chords to accompany it. however, as i was writing part 2, the sad sounding chords sounded awesome under the main theme. so you hear both at some point in the song. it goes into the jazzy part, with the sax ripping it down over an interesting melody. it goes to a happy, triumphant section, which you hear throughout the song, but here it is expanded on and played in full, sounding more upbeat. the end sounds like it would be the end of the suite, but the final chord is a very dissonant chord giving you the feeling that it's not over. part 2 is a little more than 8 minutes. part 3 is mostly an expansion of one riff from part 1, and so far is the shortest one, with lots of odd meters, poly rythyms and such. there is another hammond solo over a walking bassline with the guitar playing the chord sequence under the theme from part 1. there is one riff from part 2 that is brought back, and played in cut time. this one's really technical, and really hard to play. part 3 is not even 2 minutes long. part 4 is so far the most jazz fusion of the suite, but not finished. so far, there are no guitar solos in the suite. there probably wont be either. (im a guitarist) as one whole suite this will be my 39th completed composition. they easily can stand by themselves as individual songs as well, so if you count it like that, and if the suite becomes 5 parts, they will be my 39th, 40th, 41st, 42nd, and 43rd completed song. i kind of prefer to cound all of them as my 39th because, unlike the 12 step suite, im writing them all in one shot, plus i want my 40th work to be spectacular, though i dont think about the numbers too much anyway. i would like to show it to you guys when im finished, but i dont know how to do that. they're MIDI files, and i have a weird sound recorder on my computer. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 16:35
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You sound really talented!
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Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 18:24
thank you ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm
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Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: August 28 2009 at 21:30
some cool relaxed genesis/van der graaf styled prog there ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 29 2009 at 04:25
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So, I figured out how to upload MP3's to this site. And here's a little prog instrumental by me, which I have been working on for some time. It's called "Composition a'la Genesis." http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=923489&songID=8030723 It began with me coming up with a random guitar riff to go with a rhythm for 7/8 time signature, as I'd never really used it fully before. The riff was strong enough so I started to go from there. Composed in true canonical prog rock standards. A lot of modulations and time signature changes between 7/8, 6/8, 3/4, 4/4 etc. Has some 2-3 main themes in it, mostly built upon riffs. Largely inspired by the music of early Genesis. Hence the title. Too bad the sound quality was reduced a bit by me transporting it from Guitar Pro 5 to MP3. For example - no stereo effect. I guess it'll have to do. Oh, and also has an atonal polyphonic part. That's my own personal favorite - everyone else hates it though. Oh and my "band" hyardacil in that site thus far has 2 other compositions uploaded there. 1 is a very short thingy (under a minute) for organ and the other a decent length solo piece for the acoustic guitar. The only thing so far I'm not happy about this piece is that it sounds too damn happy. The best bit is - in my opinion - because of that the atonal part and the middle part keyboard solo that goes to minor keys at times. Anyways - always looking for constructive criticism. Anyone who feels like it's not too much trouble... As I can see there are a lot of realy musicians hanging around here. Care to give me some words? ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Hyardacil
Date Posted: August 29 2009 at 04:31
What does Frågetecken mean ayways? ------------- "I am sitting in your eyes..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: August 29 2009 at 07:59
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Posted By: refugee
Date Posted: September 03 2009 at 09:58
Thanks, they are two of my favourite bands! I see you also post chord progressions here. Here is another one (a quasi waltz in 5/4, three beats on the first and two beats on the second): Db – Adim7/C Bbm7 – C#7/G# Am7 – Ab7#5 Gmaj7 – D/F# Fm6 – Em7 B/D# – E/D A/C# – Cdim7 … and finally back to Db If you play through these chords, remember to avoid parallell 5ths and octaves !------------- He say nothing is quite what it seems; I say nothing is nothing (Peter Hammill) |
Posted By: The Runaway
Date Posted: October 24 2009 at 08:27
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Bump because I'm interested. ------------- http://www.formspring.me/Aragorn224" rel="nofollow - Trendsetter win! The search for nonexistent perfection. |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 24 2009 at 09:14
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Thanks! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: October 24 2009 at 16:34
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Here's a couple of old project's of mine, which some of you might have heard before (whatever..):
http://www.last.fm/music/Bj%25C3%25B8rnar%2BLunde%2B%2526%2BEspen%2BHauge - Bjørnar Lunde & Espen Hauge
A 12 minute fusion improvisation recorded spring 2008. Me on the drums and Espen on the bass and guitar. It's mainly in 6/4 time although some variations occur.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8vJRRl44OI - Ole Bjørnar's
A wacky parody of the christmas song "Santa's Coming Home Tonight" complete with jazz and blues influences and some really bizarre time signatures. VERY proggy!
------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 24 2009 at 18:59
Already heard both of them. The first one is really good! 
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Posted By: daslaf
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 14:17
The key you provided for file download was invalid. This is usually caused because the file is no longer stored on Mediafire. This occurs when the file is removed by the originating user or Mediafire.  I use guitar pro 5 too and I have some tunes tabbed, I'm just waiting to get a decent sound card to make a record =( anyway, could ya upload the tune again please? well here's my latest tune, I guess it's finished but I'd like to add an alternative verse or chorus after the guitar solo instead of that cross-faded transition to the Outro... I play guitar, bass and I also sing, that's why my keyboard lines aren't pretty creative to be honest xD.. Oh and I also need to work on the score, right key signatures, etc.. anyway here it is http://www.speedyshare.com/838623274.html ------------- But now my branches suffer And my leaves don't bear the glow They did so long ago |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: October 26 2009 at 21:01
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Why was my reply deleted? ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: daslaf
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 12:37
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argh, just a few links are working I tried them all, and yers Progmonster 2008 aren't working either =/ Well about what I listened to: Hyardacil - Composition a'la Genesis Very cool song man, the only low point here is the bass riff in the beggining, it sounds a little pointless and out of direction, besides that the song is very interesting, cool moods, nice melodies and soloing. there was a bunch of good breaks and nice atmospheres here and there, so I'm totally gonna give it a few listens more =) ------------- But now my branches suffer And my leaves don't bear the glow They did so long ago |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 13:52
Ah, dammit!  Which one do you want? "Ingen Titel" or "Frågetecken?"? Ingen Titel (No title) = A heavy jazz/rock instrumental Frågetecken? (Quesntion mark?) = A melodic jazzy "alternativ" instrumental |
Posted By: daslaf
Date Posted: October 27 2009 at 15:00
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both try uploading the files with speedyshare, it-s completely awsum and fast and give a listen to my song ------------- But now my branches suffer And my leaves don't bear the glow They did so long ago |
Posted By: PROGMONSTER2008
Date Posted: December 27 2009 at 02:13
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Here's a melody I just started last night. Think I can get something cool out of it
http://www.sendspace.com/file/1wwgzk - http://www.sendspace.com/file/1wwgzk ------------- Jazz/Classical Rock(70's style prog/fusion). Lots of prog keys and melodies(all original ideas) http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/vigilante2008 |
Posted By: Kazza3
Date Posted: January 04 2010 at 00:46
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I'm writing a song, it's aimed to be pretty proggish. The difference compared to you all is that I'm actually playing and recording the parts (guitar, bass, piano, clarinet, vocals. The drums are programmed). It's kinda slow going, because I'm constantly redoing parts when I decide I don't like them anymore.
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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: January 05 2010 at 00:08
| I came up with a piece of freestyle vocal (scat singing in a certain respect really) It's a cross between prog and grunge. I tried to cross the sound of little bits of Yes, Pearl Jam, Wishbone Ash and Pixies style vocals. It worked! I might use it as a proggy piece on its own and extend it, or have some lyrical verses put around it so it becomes an innovative trademark for an otherwise ordinary blues rock song. |
Posted By: AbrahamSapien
Date Posted: January 09 2010 at 13:34
Can't you just send it? Here's my msn: [email protected] |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: January 18 2010 at 12:01
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Electronic Jazz. Or as I like to call it, RHODESCORE. http://soundcloud.com/alekzanderpodraza/suitcase-of-liquid-nails - http://soundcloud.com/alekzanderpodraza/suitcase-of-liquid-nails http://soundcloud.com/alekzanderpodraza/elegance - http://soundcloud.com/alekzanderpodraza/elegance ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: gurumusicmaster
Date Posted: March 13 2010 at 05:09
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I must appreciate for posting song notations here. Please keep posting notations of good songs and it will be benefits more people who actively participate in this community. Really good work which is appreicated.. ------------- http://www.welovelyrics.com - Music Song Lyrics |