The "wrong Blues" Collab, A bit of blues playing together |
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Nov 29 2014, 03:40 AM
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Hi there
I've been quite inactive here lately, so, to "wash my shame off" here's a proposal  I wrote a blues theme some time ago and I have several versions on Soundcloud, with some guest guitarists, but hey, why not making even more, right? I invite you to download the backing and make your own versions of it and post here. Here's the original: https://soundcloud.com/mihai-sorohan/black-cat-2014 Here's the backing track: https://soundcloud.com/mihai-sorohan/black-...4-backing-track Theme and chords here:  First time guitar is playing the melody, then melody gets played by brass and guitar plays chords, until cadenza. *Why is it "wrong blues"? because: 1. it's 16 bars instead of 12 2. cadenza is a constant structure just going down one tone each bar (see the sheet) |
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Nov 29 2014, 07:46 AM
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Hey mate! What a nice initiative!!
So glad to see a Romanian fellow do this around here  What sort of a deadline is there and is it an audio only, or video collab?
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Nov 29 2014, 09:59 AM
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Very nice backingtrack
 . I'll use it to practice some licks , like the jazzy sound of it.Thanks, Janneke |
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Nov 29 2014, 12:37 PM
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QUOTE (Cosmin Lupu @ Nov 29 2014, 11:47 AM)  I like it too Mihai, I have a suggestion - maybe you should try to make the backing shorter, as people would find it easier to play over a focused part rather then being tempted to wander over a large number of bars with less musical intent - when we organize collabs here, we usually emphasize on this aspect, so that we may help people stay more focused on recording memorable ideas  Just a friendly hint here I guess each player can take one chorus (16 bars) but I usually find this for me not enough to develop a solo. At this time I don't have the resources and the time to make it a video collab, in about 4 weeks I'm going to be a father and after that will be just running around changing diapers and saying "don't touch that"  So, for now no deadline, no limit for solo and not even instrument limitation (kazoo solo anyone?). After several solos are recorded and posted, maybe we make a monster mix with all. Meanwhile, pregnancy announcement made the right way: edited by Kris, check it out here it rocks! |
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Nov 29 2014, 09:26 PM
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Awesome track Mihai! I love your phrasing, it's great how the different calls and response interact in the whole tune. Your playing is tasty and very melodic, which is a great combination for blues. Also I think that your phrasing will really inspired many GMCers to create their own solos. A good starting point would be to learn some of those cool ideas and work on variations until the fresh ideas appear.
Cosmin suggestions about providing more info for students as scales, and tips for phrasing as well as shorter backing tracks are great ideas to make this one suitable for everybody here. I'll give it a try this week.
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Dec 1 2014, 09:03 AM
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Hah! So the music wa in you from the very beginning
Are you still in Norway, mate?
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this sounds cool. Say "hi" to Marty Friedman from us |
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Dec 2 2014, 10:47 AM
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Haha! Thanks man
I'm going for the swords and martial arts world, but if I get a chance to meet Marty, I'll definitely say hi!
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Dec 2 2014, 03:31 PM
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I had a lot of fun with Mihai’s backing, and I also discovered you've written many killer tracks in lots of different genres. I am exploring them in this very moment, check them out.
Here is my take: |
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Dec 2 2014, 09:47 PM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Dec 2 2014, 03:31 PM) I had a lot of fun with Mihai’s backing, and I also discovered you've written many killer tracks in lots of different genres. I am exploring them in this very moment, check them out. Here is my take: Cool  Thanks for the very nice words.I love your guitar tone and I like the approach, very "explosive", so different than what I would do. |
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Dec 3 2014, 10:32 AM
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QUOTE (Mihai Sorohan @ Dec 3 2014, 01:33 AM) I like how you were dealing with the modulation, finding the common notes in the scales and going the opposite direction than bass/ harmony. Cool idea. Thanks Mihai. I tend to look at chord harmony by thinking either I or V, and note choice either a strong note or an altered note. So it's a very black-and-white way of looking at things, and I guess it's a way of turning a limitation of mine into a feature, until I dig more into applying theory. Here is the backing with my take, I got the request on youtube: 
BC_backing_w_kris.m4a ( 4.91MB )
Number of downloads: 94 |
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Dec 3 2014, 07:13 PM
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Hi Mihai! I've been improvising over this amazing backing and I have an idea recorded. I can say that it's a killer backing to improvise however I think that there is something tricky in the turnaround section, when you have that chromatic movement of chords. I mostly trusted in my ears when this section happens and I used some chromatic notes that aren't on A minor scale but that sounded good over this section.
Blues_Solo___Gab.mp3 ( 1.55MB )
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