Monday, April 6, 2009

Not acoustic slide...

...but as close as I'm likely to get within the confines of my taste in music.



At the very least it's played with a clean(ish) sound and at a relaxed tempo. This is one of my favorite chord progressions: Bm - Bm/A - Bm/G - F#, which also just happens to be one of the progressions often used in the music of Yngwie Malmsteen.

Imagine that.

The melody is in the key of *shock* B harmonic minor, in the unlikely event that any readers of this blog would be interested in laying down their own tracks to this fantastic progression

9 comments:

Anders said...

..happens to be one of the progressions often used in the music of Yngwie Malmsteen

What a coincident! Who would have thought that!

Would be cool to hear if you build more around this track, though.

Wilhelm said...

..you mean thematically, or in terms of layers?

Anders said...

I was thinking layers, but thematically would be cool too. Now that you mentioned it.
:-D

Wilhelm said...

Actually I like the simplicity of one semi-clean track only for this melody line. I tried some countermelodies and stuff when I recorded this, but to my mind - albeit just one white man's opinion - additional layers cluttered the tune.

I'm working on a more Yngwie-esque instrumental over the same progression at the moment though. The new one will have bass, one rhythm track and the lead, in addition to a guest performance by my spectacular drummer

Anders said...

additional layers cluttered the tune.

Yes, that was my thought as well. I really liked the dynamics of the song, adn thought that the quiter parts shouldn't be filled up with sounds. So I was a bit curious of what you would have done to it. If you would add more to it.

In any case, I know we both agree that adding foot-tapping and harmonic is never wrong.
:-D

Wilhelm said...

...tapping and harmonics always add to a song, I agree with that :-D

Anders said...

Damn. Epic mispelled joke fail...

Wilhelm said...

..height it when that happens

Anders said...

LOL!
Good one, gov.