What are you working on musically?

[Seamus OReally]

There are always threads about what’s on your workbench. But what’s in your woodshed? What are you learning?

I’m a member of the Robben Ford Guitar Dojo, and I’m working on the intermediate lessons, which are introducing me to some knuckle-busting jazz chords that other Dojo students have described as a “rite of passage.” I’ll work on those progressions for half an hour, and then turn to my TrueFire materials and just jam over something like “Cut You Loose.”

 

[GrooVey]

I’ve been emulating Bill Frisell. Songs like What The World Needs Now, Blue Sky, Surfer Girl, Moon River.

 

[iblive]

The Who - Behind Blue Eye
Petty - Into the Great Wide Open
Status Quo - Pictures of Matchstick Men
Various Neil Young tunes.
A couple covers of Jimmy Buffet doing covers of the original songs.

 

[Session 5]

Somebody- Bryan Adams
In The City- Joe Walsh

 

[Seamus OReally]

I’ve been emulating Bill Frisell. Songs like What The World Needs Now, Blue Sky, Surfer Girl, Moon River.

Damn, I wish I could emulate Bill. I tried once, worked out an arrangement of “Shenandoah.” Then I heard Bill’s version. I went back to chasing some kind of uptown blues.

 

[Don O]

Nobody knows you when you’re down and out - Clapton version
Blowin’ Free - Wishbone Ash

 

[EC Strat]

Working on building a setlist with my new band. So far we have

Cocaine
Remedy
Are you gonna go my way
Tuff enuff
White room
Comfortably numb
Lunatic Fringe
Gloria

 

[bea]

White Room is something i am also currently working on. Drum Computer Bass, Voice, Sax-Solo... the bass must fill the space of some guitar (which, if You listen to the reunion version seems entirely possible cause Eric does not do much during his rhythm guitar part).

And drum sheets of Ginger's playing can be found on the net and easilily transferred into Hydrogen.

 

[EC Strat]

White Room is something i am also currently working on. Drum Computer Bass, Voice, Sax-Solo... the bass must fill the space of some guitar (which, if You listen to the reunion version seems entirely possible cause Eric does not do much during his rhythm guitar part).

And drum sheets of Ginger's playing can be found on the net and easilily transferred into Hydrogen.

Do you play the saxophone? Such a cool instrument.

It’s a great song! I really enjoy playing it as it gives me the opportunity to use a bunch of pedals and go off LOLOL. I have a Strymon Lex for the Leslie rotary during the intro chords and a nice wah for the fills and chorus / closing solo

 

[67plexi]

This year been working on original songs

 

[ibmorjamn]

The solo section of “Let it Roll” by UFO always makes my finger tips hurt and my brain . I was on it yesterday, playing along. It always eludes me. I work on it until I can no longer play sometimes. There are so many little ideas in each section. I can play pieces of of it but flawed.

 

[bea]

Do you play the saxophone? Such a cool instrument.

no, thats verenas job. i do the bass and program the drum computer.


today we started Tea in the Sahara with the Queens. Me on the bass vi. and with real drums. sax with the most aggressive mouthpiece through heavy effects playing intentionally weird stuff. and me trying a solo based on tritone intervals

 

[67plexi]

no, thats verenas job. i do the bass and program the drum computer.


today we started Tea in the Sahara with the Queens. Me on the bass vi. and with real drums. sax with the most aggressive mouthpiece throug heavy effects playing intentionally weird stuff. and me trying a solo based on tritone intervals

I have fake drum programs they just don't sound real to me I'm down to 3 acoustic drum sets this Ludwig maple set records well 24" bass drum

 

[Sargeant Preston]

I've been working on some new music of my own creation for the past few months, but I haven't pressed that bright RED Record Button just yet.

 

[iblive]

I've been working on some new music of my own creation for the past few months, but I haven't pressed that bright RED Record Button just yet.

That’s my problem with recording. I wondered what that red button was for. Now I feel silly.

 

[Don O]

That’s my problem with recording. I wondered what that red button was for. Now I feel silly.

 

[Sargeant Preston]

That’s my problem with recording. I wondered what that red button was for. Now I feel silly.

Unlike red street lights and red stop signs that say "STOP", that big Red button on a recorder says "GO for it."

 

[iblive]

Unlike red street lights and red stop signs that say "STOP", that big Red button on a recorder says "GO for it."

Not in Reaper. It's just a teeney tiny red square.... if there's anything written on it, my glasses are strong enough.

 

[ibmorjamn]

Not in Reaper. It's just a teeney tiny red square.... if there's anything written on it, my glasses are strong enough.

It does have a tiny red arm button to record.
Drop the volume slider below 6, usually 12 or in between.Arm the track, red button
Add a virtual instrument track and in effects add your favorite free drum plugin, add midi, un-arm the drum track, adjust the click track to count in before recording. Hit record !
You can undo recorded track.

 

[DirtySteve]

Due too certain posts in the country music thread I'm currently learning Dwight Yoakam's, Fast as you. My fingers are NOT happy, but so far they're willing to keep going.