Here's what I wish I did a little differently. I really wish I had more lyrics, but I don't. This always happens to me where I feel like I've written part of a song, but not the whole thing. Then, it's like, do I just play it over from the top? I started this song probably 5-6 months ago, and I still don't have anything more to say. The problem is that I don't want there to be any "resolution", omnipotence, or fortune telling. What would Josh Rouse do? Then, I'd like to improve the musical performance - both the guitar playing and the singing. The guitar playing should be cleaner and with better rhythm. The singing could use a little work, especially at the beginning of phrases and "summer". So I think that covers most of the technique / practicing issues of my voice and guitar, except for the rhythm. I haven't been counting out enough in my head, so that would be a good thing. I'm probably playing it too fast, since that's what I've been doing since I first started playing piano when I was 5. Lastly, it would be cool if there were a bridge or a guitar solo or something new and interesting in the song. Most of my favorite songwriters have something of that nature in every song. I'm not as familiar with how to make those. Something to work on, I guess.
The summer games
(Capo on 2)
A D Bm A
I never said that I could take care of you
A D E A
You do it yourself pretty well
A D Bm A
All my heroes have muster and might
D E A
But I never learned to fight
A Bm C#m
sometimes I play games in the summer
A Bm C#m
and I've been known to ride my bike
Bm C#m Bm C#m E
but you you you
A
You I like
A D Bm
Chord Progression:
1 4 2
1 4 5
1 4 2
1 4 5
1 2 3
1 2 3
2 3
2 3 4 5
3 comments:
I'm not sure what Josh Rouse would do, but he might add a darlin' in there somewhere. In my non-musicians opinion, I think that you can leave it open-ended but it does need something to hold it together. How you do that I don't know.
And next time you start dancing in the street at all hours of the night will you please wake me up? I want to observe the madness.
BTW..there is no MP3 for me to listen to, what's up with that?
So I've been thinking (and Carl agrees) that you should try playing this in 6/8. We both think that it will work better this way. :)
yeah, sorry, I'm still figuring out how to post an mp3
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