Members eeglug Posted August 12, 2011 Members Share Posted August 12, 2011 Right folks, ok this thread was to set a challenge and suddenly there is an uprisingIm keeping this one strict (sorry!!)You can ONLY use C/G/Am/F (or any transposition/capo) and that is itNO 7ths ect....NO missing chords out..... this is a test in melody, and listen to these pop songs, they dont need to cheat so lets see how we get on Dammit...I already started writing mine, using Lee Knight's rule. It's ok, I didn't get far so I'll just smash into a new form. The main part I wrote was for the full progression anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 12, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 12, 2011 NO missing chords out..... Oh... OK, OK, I got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted August 12, 2011 Members Share Posted August 12, 2011 Hmm, looks like my reworking of "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body?" with crazy chord substitutions is not going to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dingoist Posted August 13, 2011 Members Share Posted August 13, 2011 I'll try to be in. I was recently inspired by the Axis of Awesome, took a song that was taking too long to record and arrange, started over just using those four chords (in a slightly different order) and it worked out pretty well. My audio interface decided to poop out on me though. If I get a new one soon, I'll try for the challenge, though I'm now running a weekly acoustic thingy at a pub so my free time to record is less so I haven't exactly been missing the fact that I can't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 14, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 14, 2011 not done [video=youtube;K83JnL99g4I] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 And I might as well use this next song for my collaboration with oldgitplayer.Alright, stay tuned for a melody. oldgitplayer is gonna do the lyrics! I'm presuming the challenge is over on the 31st of the month.Don't leave it too late to give me your melody - Even if I dash off some 24 hour lyrics, you still need to record it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators davie Posted August 16, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 16, 2011 I'm presuming the challenge is over on the 31st of the month.Don't leave it too late to give me your melody - Even if I dash off some 24 hour lyrics, you still need to record it. Hey Phil, sorry I've been preoccupied lately. I started a "1-5-6-4" song, but I already have some lyrics for it. I'll try another type of song. Maybe something fresh and with a different feel. But not overly complex, so its more accessible and easier to interpret into lyrics. I'll send you a melody in the next day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted August 16, 2011 Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 Hey Phil, sorry I've been preoccupied lately. I started a "1-5-6-4" song, but I already have some lyrics for it. I'll try another type of song. Maybe something fresh and with a different feel. But not overly complex, so its more accessible and easier to interpret into lyrics. I'll send you a melody in the next day or two. Not hurrying you here Davie - whatever and whenever is fine with me.I'll be out of town for a week from the 27th Aug. so it's probably better to de-link me from The Challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted August 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 16, 2011 I will start the new challenge on the 11th of next month i guess this thread will still be up so feel free to take up the challenge at any time or maybe jump on board the next one togther Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ok, continuing my mini-thread from "Describe your Process" over here. Got kind of a boogie groove going in E - missing a lot of lyrical lines but it was kind of fun to play - then it turned into "Another Girl, Another Planet". [video=youtube;MmodvpD-Cvs] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 This was fun. Crappy video but I promise you'll get your money's worth [video=youtube;HP6NmnmB17U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP6NmnmB17U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I didn't watch until I posted my own just now. This is really a quality piece of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 17, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 17, 2011 Clever work on the chord progression. I kept thinking... ooh he's not going to get it in, then...yes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted August 17, 2011 Author Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? 48kg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? Great song song by Levon Helm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? All I know is that Annie can put the load right on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 All I know is that Annie can put the load right on me. dammit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? Are you looking for an idea or are we supposed to guess the idea you already have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rsadasiv Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Great song song by Levon Helm. Actually, Robbie get the songwriting credit on wikipedia. :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? A relentless 4 - chord progression? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Are you looking for an idea or are we supposed to guess the idea you already have? Just looking for ideas. Toss your {censored}! I'm aware of "The Weight" but this isn't a songwriting venture I'm taking too seriously. A relentless 4 - chord progression? Actually, I've done some fancy footwork so there appears to be a change without actually being one. That is what I like about it, I'd probably not have stuck with this challenge without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rhino55 Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just looking for ideas. Toss your {censored}!I'm aware of "The Weight" but this isn't a songwriting venture I'm taking too seriously.Actually, I've done some fancy footwork so there appears to be a change without actually being one. That is what I like about it, I'd probably not have stuck with this challenge without it. I did the same thing with my entry Going through a foreclosure actually being a freeing experience. No roots to hold me down... etc Someone on death row who no longer wants to live with guilt is ready to die Someone getting their first "career" job after completing their schooling. Maybe a few months have passed and they were super worried they were going to have to go back to flipping burgers Someone going back to flipping burgers because they were tired of their career job. Ala American Beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldgitplayer Posted August 17, 2011 Members Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just looking for ideas. Toss your {censored}!I'm aware of "The Weight" but this isn't a songwriting venture I'm taking too seriously. How about : You're running a crystal meth lab for a ruthless operator in order to support your family and pay your brother-in-law's medical expenses and help him look for the mysterious Heisenberg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted August 17, 2011 Moderators Share Posted August 17, 2011 I got something, just need to work up some lyrics. The only sure thing I have at the moment is a passionately delivered "Won't you take this weight off my mind". Any ideas what the weight is? weight/wait You tell me take it easyDon't be in such a rushYou tell me settle down nowAnd hushWith this burden on my shoulders The tick tick ticking of timeWon't take this weight/wait off my mindWon't you take this weight off my mind? So, some sort of anticipation of doom. Foreclosure's a good one. Impending divorce ( not that I'd know). Cancer. Like you running from the bullies at school and they've just thrown a rock and you're waiting for it to connect with the back of your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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