okiemusic

Oops didn't clarify that the E7 is only played just before the chorus transitions back to the verse.

No syncopation yet; I first want to hear what the mix-down sounds like. The chorus chords are conventional: D, A, D, G, D, E7 (song in key of D, the E7 is a cheat) The conventionality there is for two reasons: 1) The verse uses a slightly weird Bm, A, G, F#sus2 and 2) I'd like to add a short bridge with something unexpected/fun. The voicing suggestion was an idea I've never thought about before!

I can see where 12 measures seems extreme. But I've been listening to what some musicians (usually soloists) do in a single- or two-chord setting in two genres: ambient and jazz. I've seen people pull this off. I want to at least take a crack at it. I've written one bass line I sort of like where a short repeating pattern keeps changing and "hinting" at an upcoming chord change. This song will likely only be four or five instruments, so the bass will be a noticeable part of the mix.

I'm doing a project with all-original songs. It's going well except for one part of one song. It has a chorus where the opening chord is repeated for quite a while. There's good stuff going on with the melody right there but it needs a little help, most likely from the bass. Can I get suggestions on how I can hold listener interest until the song reaches a place where chords change with a frequency they're more accustomed to? The following numbers represent how many measures a chord is played before it changes, and how many measures the next chord is played, etc. 12, 6, 4, 4, 4, 4 (that last was a 7th before returning to verse)

I will Google around for 6/4 examples.

I'm working on my first CD of all-original home-recorded material. I'm passable on all the instruments except drums. Very newbie there. Much to my surprise, my first song for this project just happened to be in 3/4 time. Can't question the muse. Anyway I'm trying to think of good ideas for the drum track that don't sound like a waltz. My style is probably alt-rock. No histronics but definitely aiming for a lot of feeling in the performance. Songs I admire always have a little something special from each musician, so I'm looking for the drum to be more active than simple timekeeping, without drawing attention from the lyrics etc. Any tips here? I've tried my own experimentation but the 3/4 thing has me a bit befuddled.