Anyone up for a challenge/experiment?

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Subbing Dmaj for Bm is cheating. Gotta go with it as originally stated. I can sub chords all night but what's the point??


By the way ....I vi ii IV ( A F#m Bm E ) is the second most common pattern


chazba
 
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chazba said:
Subbing Dmaj for Bm is cheating. Gotta go with it as originally stated. I can sub chords all night but what's the point??


By the way ....I vi ii IV ( A F#m Bm E ) is the second most common pattern


chazba
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Yes, my mistake there. I was thinking in the key of E, not in the key of A.


I got the lyrics and melody down, not to record it...:rolleyes: This will be my first recording using a drum programmer (or any drums of any kind for that matter) and using my stock laptop soundcard so Im not expecting much.


Mike
 
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The progression could be in E or A.

In A, as stated, it would be I ii V vi

In E, it would be I ii IV v

The minor v chord is a borrowed chord, but it's not that uncommon. Hell, "Louie, Louie" uses I IV v

Interestingly, there's a Counting Crows song called "Speedway" from This Desert Life that uses these exact same chords (even in the same key).

http://www.amazon.com/This-Desert-L...1656069?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1184856892&sr=1-6

If you listen to the sample on this page, it actually starts right on E and goes:

E F#m A E (verse)

Then the chorus goes:

Bm A E Bm A E
 
I think I'll give it a shot this evening :D

Don't know how long it'll take, as I'm currently chomping through Potter books in anticipation of the final one, but you'll get it eventually :)
 
chorus progression verse progression is written. melody for verse and chorus is written...words written..

i just need a little glue to put the verses together. needs more melody
 
Experiment 1: E, Bm, A, F#m

Nightfire said:
How about......E, Bm, A, F#m.
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This is an excellent idea. Such a social/musical experiment is what the internet should be about. I would like to participate.

As for as rules, I have a few ideas:

The first three chord progressions must be present in the song and the fourth is optional. (meaning, I can repeat E Bm A and maybe throw in the F#m sometime after the A, if I wanted)

Chords can be embellished, but cannot be changed from major to minor (meaning, E --> E7 or Emaj7, but not E --> Emin7 or Emin)

That would be awesome if someone was incharge of creating new post/topics which read: "Experiment 1: E, Bm, A, F#m" or "Experiment 14: Bb, A, D, G" etc. Then the experiments will be appropiately seperated into their own posts, eliminating confusion. There can possibly be a general post; maybe a FAQ-type thing.

All it takes is the first person to reply with their song to get things rolling. Think positive & think productive. And concerning things such as web storage space, if we're all communicating, we'll eventually find the proper resources.

Good luck, all!
 
Nightfire said:
I always find it amazing how many different songs can be written with the exact same chords/progression across every genre.
Even though so much folk music is written in G, so much metal in Em and so much punk music uses I, IV, V progressions there are great songs written that distinguish themselves from others.
So heres the deal, is anyone up for writing a song and we all use the same chords?
How about......E, Bm, A, F#m. The progression and structure doenst matter as long as you use those 4 chords. You have to use all 4. You write your own lyrics/melody. No specific genre, just write a song using those chords.
Once your done, do a rough recording (or good if you like it etc., up to you) and post it up on this thread.
Itd be kinda cool to get this going and see how many different melodies, songs, aproaches, genres we can get going using the same four chords.
Yay or nay?


Mike
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Let's not forget this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM
 
Banjo Nose Blow Storm

Ibanks, I can't open your song. Is there another link you can provide?

Thanks
 
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