Re: Help: Lame Song
reed kotler ( (no email) )
Tue, 05 Nov 1996 22:01:46 -0800
At 10:30 PM 11/5/96 -0500, you wrote:
> Last week I agreed to record a couple of bass tracks for a female
>vocalist producing her own CD. She labelled her music as being "adult
>alternative." Fine, I really don't care. So today in the mail I
>received bassless recordings of the two songs, lead sheets, and a letter
>explaining that she really wants to completely re-do the first song, a
>country ballad. She wants to lose the country sound and rework it.
>I didn't agree to doing this kind of work, but it may lead to some gigs.
>I'm hoping for some help as I've never done this before.
> I get the impression that she thinks it needs just a different
>rythmic feel, but IMO, a different feel won't work without some reharm,
>the song will probably just sound worse. I realize it's difficult to
>do this without knowing the melody, but I don't want to do something
>real extravagant that would require a lot of melodic alteration anyway,
>however some would be just fine.
>
>Here are the changes as she wrote them:
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>| A | A | E Esus| E | E | E |
> Asus | A | D | D | A Asus| A |
> E | E | A Asus| A | A | Asus |
> Dmaj7 | Dmaj7 | D | E | A | Esus E|
> A | Asus | D | Dmaj7 | B- | Esus |
> Amaj7 | Dmaj7 | B- | Esus E | A | Asus :||
>
>I've got some questions:
>1. What are these sus chords? I always thought these were used to
> lead into other chords.
>2. Can I begin by adding a b7 to these triads?
>
>3. Can I put something like A7|A7 F-7 B-7|E7| in the first line
> without altering the melody too drastically? Then follow the same
> kinda thing throughtout, Eb7b5 back to the A7, etc.?
>
>I know there's a lot that can be done with this progression, but I'm
>sure the vocalist would not be able to handle it.
>
>Thanks for your ideas and opinions,
>David Kaczorowski
>kaczordk@umdnj.edu
>
>
David,
Esus = [E A B]
This song looks pretty simple.
I wouldnt try rehamonizing the song at all.
Dont add b7 notes to the triads.
Just play roots and fifths on the strong beats
(1 and 3) for starters and then try add passing notes in the key
of A.
Try playing along with the recording using what I
suggested and see if it works.
The most important thing is to lock into the time
feel with the rest of the band.
You are dealing with a basic pop song here.
reed
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