Interesting Song Structures
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Interesting Song Structures
Thread here for tunes with unorthodox or odd parts to them
I've been charting stuff as I can't work presently and it's remarkable how many tunes I know but when I go to write them out...hang on...what's this here
Could be non diatonic horde
Change of time signature
Odd number bars
Whatever
I've been charting stuff as I can't work presently and it's remarkable how many tunes I know but when I go to write them out...hang on...what's this here
Could be non diatonic horde
Change of time signature
Odd number bars
Whatever
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
Have you listened to Polyphia at all Reuben? theres some nice bass parts and they're far from conventional
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
I like both Everlong and In a Big Country which are in 4/4 but based on 7 bar length phrases.
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
"Deacon Blue" - Steely Dan intro
4/4
Cmaj G / Bmaj F / Dmaj A / Cmaj G /
Bass plays the maj 3rd of each bars second chord
Then 1 bar of 3/4 Ebmaj
Then 1 bar of 6/4 E7
Smooth moves
4/4
Cmaj G / Bmaj F / Dmaj A / Cmaj G /
Bass plays the maj 3rd of each bars second chord
Then 1 bar of 3/4 Ebmaj
Then 1 bar of 6/4 E7
Smooth moves
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
Polyphia. Um not for me
Everlong FF. Yeah 7 bar format. Well spotted
Pixies "Gouge Away" is a 5 bar phrase
Not sure on "In A Big Country " Will have to have a proper listen tomorrow
Everlong FF. Yeah 7 bar format. Well spotted
Pixies "Gouge Away" is a 5 bar phrase
Not sure on "In A Big Country " Will have to have a proper listen tomorrow
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
The Church
"Almost With You"
14 bar intro
14 bar chorus
There's a funny sounding 6 bar prechorus as well.
"Almost With You"
14 bar intro
14 bar chorus
There's a funny sounding 6 bar prechorus as well.
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
David Bowie "Blue Jean"
1 bar pick up
Verse is
Dmaj x5/ Gmaj x6 / Dmaj x2 / C / D/ C G/
So 16 bars but funny changss IMO
1 bar pick up
Verse is
Dmaj x5/ Gmaj x6 / Dmaj x2 / C / D/ C G/
So 16 bars but funny changss IMO
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
Heard a live version of Pearl Jam “Sirens”
Quite a nice song. Charting it now , 15 bar first chorus 14 bar second chorus.
Quite a nice song. Charting it now , 15 bar first chorus 14 bar second chorus.
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
Blonde “Heart of Glass”
Tom Read popped up a transcription and there’s bars of
4/4 to 3/4 which I don’t think I ever picked up on…despite hearing this tune thousands of times
Tom Read popped up a transcription and there’s bars of
4/4 to 3/4 which I don’t think I ever picked up on…despite hearing this tune thousands of times
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
Not sure I'd use the word interesting, but I've just realised some Bob Marley songs have structures that feel unnatural to me. Been a long time since I played songs that catch me out regularly with an unexpected change. I feel like I have a mental block for 'Could you be loved"
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I just learned Vultures by John Mayer and played bass on it for two gigs on the weekend.
I find the song really challenging to my ear. The bass line is doing F#(m) A B , and the guitar riff is E major based. It does work, but when you start it sounds like you're playing in different keys (to me). But audience liked it, and it's definitely how it's written.
The second part (chorus?) is all A and B.
So to me it feels like the song is in E major but never resolves as it never has an Emajor chord. But you could also hear it as in A (F#m) with an interesting guitar 7th riff/solos.
One guitarist had the same (wtf) reaction when we started it, but the singer/guitarist had no problem starting vocals on right pitch and couldn't hear the weirdness. Really interesting.
I find the song really challenging to my ear. The bass line is doing F#(m) A B , and the guitar riff is E major based. It does work, but when you start it sounds like you're playing in different keys (to me). But audience liked it, and it's definitely how it's written.
The second part (chorus?) is all A and B.
So to me it feels like the song is in E major but never resolves as it never has an Emajor chord. But you could also hear it as in A (F#m) with an interesting guitar 7th riff/solos.
One guitarist had the same (wtf) reaction when we started it, but the singer/guitarist had no problem starting vocals on right pitch and couldn't hear the weirdness. Really interesting.
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
This is one I admire, that I was just listening to. It has it all, interesting chord changes, interesting time, very different sections: November--Dominic Miller.
]https://youtu.be/OWB2rOIzoSw
]https://youtu.be/OWB2rOIzoSw
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Re: Interesting Song Structures
testingolegmcnoleg wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:40 pm This is one I admire, that I was just listening to. It has it all, interesting chord changes, interesting time, very different sections: November--Dominic Miller.
]https://youtu.be/OWB2rOIzoSw
Previous post I made in this section did not show up on the active threads page....
EDit - I can confirm this shows up in the New Posts thread and in Your Posts, but not in the Active thread.
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