In Vintage Club #19 (check the archive for a recording plus downloadable resources here) we looked at some of the many ways that multiple guitars can play together - with mention that the techniques can be used in adding layers and textures to songs.
Here we put that into practice - by aiming to compose and build the parts of a ‘holiday song’ for the festive season in real-time with input from the audience.
Your ideas and suggestions - taken from live chat - will inform the composition. We will arrive at decisions for chord progressions, tempo, and other elements that will go to composing a song - hopefully in two or more parts (time dependent) of intro / verse / chorus / bridge/ outro etc.
This is definitely a step into the unknown and has all the potential to be a risky venture as Richard will be creating, playing, recording and over-dubbing multiple parts on a looper (a Digitech Trio+ that can also add bass and drums) in front of a live audience! It may go pear-shaped. However … If we have fun, learn a little more about music and songs and playing guitar then we all come out as winners. A number 1 festive song is perhaps a dream too far … but …
If you miss the session the recording will be available in the Clubs Archive along with any additional resources. Clubs Archive.
Sounds like a Joycian ‘Here Comes Everybody’ from Finnegan’s Wake
I’ll await the outcome with anticipation (and possibly steal any ‘good bits’ for future projects )
Gordon has already raised the question of potenial problems re: sharing royalties.
Now you want to add to that by forcing us to seek legal recourse against the scourge of a plagiarist?
Gadzooks.
You bounder.
Hi Richard, I know you’ll be using a looper type device and have a question about them which you may answer here or in the class tomorrow. I don’t have one of these devices and have minimal knowledge of what they are capable of. I know you can record your own background rhythm chords, play them back whilst you play your lead over top. However, let’s say I want to record myself playing along a well known recorded song. For example, “Jumping Jack Flash”, I need the drums and bass background of that song only, which will allow me to play along with the rhythm and/or lead guitar and record myself. How may I do this, what type of device do I need?
@magnanelli Alfio - the pedal I will use is a very specific one - a Digitech Trio+. Some would describe it as a ‘band in a box’ type of pedal.
You play a basic chord progression to ‘teach the band’ what the song is. The pedal learns the progression and, based on some use-selectable settings, will start to playback a bass and drum part to match. If you don’t like the part, you can change some of those settings until it suits. Then you can record a guitar loop over the top. And you can keep on recording multiple guitar loops after that. Guitar loops can be rhythm or lead or whatever.
I have no experience with her band-in-a-box type pedals to tell you of. If you are interested in going down that route, you can check in the gear - accessories sub-section. There’s this discussion and others too.
I read through the live chat comments today - thanks again to all who joined in and got into the spirit of the event.
I did notice something I did not during the pressure of the live event, and due to the passing speed of suggestions at times.
Naughty Wolfgang copy / pasted his suggested chord progression multiple times.
He certainly gave himself a high chance of being selected eh!
Gotta be in it to win it taken to the max.
Haha
Join Richard as we go off-piste in this special Vintage Club session.
A number 1 festive song is perhaps a dream too far … but …
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