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I have never been the best guitar player, so I have to go about things in my own strange way when it comes to writing songs. This song is purely instrumental, and where it is lacking in technical skill, I hope it makes up for it with emotion and feeling. I layered the other guitar playing over the top of a chord structure I created. I wrote that part on the spot, not knowing what I was doing, and this is the recording that came from it.
I find that the feeling of this track comes across the strongest for me when the sun is going down and I'm looking out the window at the horizon. That sounds cheesy, but it's the place where this song lives in my mind, hence "The Light's Edge"...
P.S. It's not really a 'solo' in the normal sense, it's just me playing around on the guitar. I couldn't write a guitar solo if my life depended on it, so try not to think of it in those terms.
I have never been the best guitar player, so I have to go about things in my own strange way when it comes to writing songs. This song is purely instrumental, and where it is lacking in technical skill, I hope it makes up for it with emotion and feeling. I layered the other guitar playing over the top of a chord structure I created. I wrote that part on the spot, not knowing what I was doing, and this is the recording that came from it.
I find that the feeling of this track comes across the strongest for me when the sun is going down and I'm looking out the window at the horizon. That sounds cheesy, but it's the place where this song lives in my mind, hence "The Light's Edge"...
P.S. It's not really a 'solo' in the normal sense, it's just me playing around on the guitar. I couldn't write a guitar solo if my life depended on it, so try not to think of it in those terms.
Like your song...yes? no? yes? no? yes? no? ....... Yes!
I REALLY like the rhythm and backing track to this piece, I'm not so into the solo it's a bit wally!
My indecision comes from the fact that I do really like the rhythm guitar, it has a wonderful feeling about it, I actually first expected a Pink Floyd 'Wish you were here' type of song, the slow warm deliberate home brew guitar turning into something totally pro and amazing.......... but it didn't it turned into a solo.......ploink
Never mind,
If you can work on that rhythm track , do it exactly the same but better, I'd love a copy to see if I can put a lyric to it......I like it that much.
I wont have time to work at it for a few months, I have to finish building my 'studio', but twill be done.....on earth as it is in heaven !!!
If you were to listen to my own 'Folk-' tracks here on bandAmp you might hear why I like it.
I REALLY like the rhythm and backing track to this piece, I'm not so into the solo it's a bit wally!
My indecision comes from the fact that I do really like the rhythm guitar, it has a wonderful feeling about it, I actually first expected a Pink Floyd 'Wish you were here' type of song, the slow warm deliberate home brew guitar turning into something totally pro and amazing.......... but it didn't it turned into a solo.......ploink
Never mind,
If you can work on that rhythm track , do it exactly the same but better, I'd love a copy to see if I can put a lyric to it......I like it that much.
I wont have time to work at it for a few months, I have to finish building my 'studio', but twill be done.....on earth as it is in heaven !!!
If you were to listen to my own 'Folk-' tracks here on bandAmp you might hear why I like it.
Inspiration at its best...Well I personally dig it!!!I think there's some real good spots in it...I also think it fits the title well..good performance..The only thing I found was the bass a bit low in level all though it still cuts through well!!
Anyways good job!
Anyways good job!
I like the rhythm, but the solo doesn't fit in well. It flows too much with the song making it annoying and it sounds a bit off pitch from the rhythm guitar.
Wow. Annoying AND off-pitch. Flows too much with the song... yet doesn't fit in well....???
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IT is out of pitch with the song, yet, the melody is flowing too much, so it doesn't really fit the song. It should be more emotive.. specially since that is what you seem to be really stressing that you are trying to do, just close your eyes and play, don't let it be constrained by the rhythm.. Just let go and play, let your mind break free...
Just try to stay in key...
JimK
Just try to stay in key...
JimK
Hey Trans ..the reason I think they say off pitch is do to the flattening/sharping of a few notes..But I think what your trying to do is express something a bit more out the box...The scale sounds like it has attributes a chromatic fingering which is fine and not for everyone....I think it something you should pursue though do the fact many of us just dance around the penta world.....Anyways it works for me and "no" in musical context sorry but is not out of pitch guys...
The scale sounds like it has attributes a chromatic fingering... but is not out of pitch guysNo. not chromatic scaling here. Not what I'm talking about. I enjoy chromaticism. The soloing guitar sounds slightly out of tune from the rhythm guitar. And I think the equing of it against the equing of the strumming guitar enhances that.
Well thanks for the feedback guys.
Whether it may or may not be "out of tune" technically, I don't hear it that way, and I find the notes to fit quite well with the rhythm, as have others who have listened. But you may hear it differently which is fine.
I know nothing of chromatic playing or standard scales, so when it switches between them, all I care about is whether the playing still fits together, which I think it does.... But to each his own. I know there are a few flat notes in there, maybe one day I'll get around to re-recording it
Whether it may or may not be "out of tune" technically, I don't hear it that way, and I find the notes to fit quite well with the rhythm, as have others who have listened. But you may hear it differently which is fine.
I know nothing of chromatic playing or standard scales, so when it switches between them, all I care about is whether the playing still fits together, which I think it does.... But to each his own. I know there are a few flat notes in there, maybe one day I'll get around to re-recording it
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