INTRO
Time for round #40 of the Fretboard Composition Challenge.
Every few months there'll be a composition challenge. It revolves around individuals or groups of forum members composing and recording music.
No prizes for this challenge. It's just for fun, a spur to creating, sharing, discussing music/recording and learning. Plus a way of testing the water with your creations and getting some feedback.
GUIDELINES - THEME
In an attempt to encourage more entries, there's no theme for this one - so it's freestyle
You can specify your own theme or the genre you're aimimg for.
Compose a tune, or recycle something you've composed previously. So you can treat it as a creative exercise or just vehicle to get you music heard and commented on.
Picture: In addition to the music, try to create your own picture that relates to your selected theme/title. This isn't mandatory.
DATES AND VOTING
The submission deadline is midnight 15th April 2024
Voting will start soon after the submission deadline and run for about two weeks, with each voter selecting their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice.
First choice gets 5 points - Second choice gets 3 points - Third choice gets 1 point
The entry with the most points wins.
The order and scores of the three people with the most votes will be announced soon after the voting ends.
SUBMISSION DETAILS
All recordings and pictures need to be sent via email to Compositions@theFB.co.uk
Songs to be submitted in mp3 format.
Pictures to be in jpg or png format.
ENTRY PLAYLIST
It's not a competition.
Comments
Looking forward to having a listen
We're getting off to a good start for this Composition Challenge.
Lyrics again provided by a teenage girl (Sally) to a teenage me back in the long, long ago days. This song has been through various iterations in school/Uni bands though the years, and I've kept tinkering with it.
It's really simple, 3 chords, but not in a Status Quo 3-chords sort of way (you might be glad to hear).
I've applied some of the tips posted by others here (thanks!) to tinker with it again.
Just the vocals to finish, then it'll be on its way.
As posted above, I was gifted these lyrics 40+ years ago by the same teenage friend who gave me another set of lyrics for my entry on the previous challenge. Sally, from Sandbach in the Seventies, where are you now ...
Recording kit;
DAW - Studio One v5
Guitars - all on my Taylor T5z
Drums - tapped in on my Akai MPD218 using the BFD plugin
Strings - played in from my Akai MPK mini, using the (excellent) Spitfire Audio LSO plugin
A little bit of IRs (via Helix Native) plus some of the Eventide UltraReverb and Recirculate plugins on the guitar tracks. CLA Vocals plugin on the vocals.
I remember I'd been listening (a lot) to the Doors, Absolutely Live album around that time, and the basic tune is the same today as my original messing about from way back then.
I set myself the challenge of only using major chords, which has resulted in a happy cheesy little ditty. Next time I might go for all minor chords and make it less jolly
The Sprinkles Of Castle Despair.
Presenting the soundtrack to a boss fight in probably the greatest computer game ever lost without trace. "Sprinkles" because it sounds like an ice cream van in places.
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