Well, my first song recorded w/ the Martin

Unread post by **jkanter** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 5:07 am

As I'm sure everyone here knows the story behind my guitar. Although I am lucky enough to have this amazing guitar.....it's almost bittersweet.

Well, I was sitting here thinking of my Grandpa and getting a little sad. I then just started playing while thinking of the last time I saw him.

Here's what I came up with. It's really very pre-lim and I messed around a couple times that def didn't sound great but you should get the idea. I like it....anyway...enjoy

http://www.dmbtabs.com/audio/Grandpa.mp3

I have some temp lyrics that I was writing in my head as I played the song. Not so much lyrics just stuff that was going through my head when I was in the hospital room. I tried to convey that in the music a little.....

Lemme know what you all think....HONESTLY.....peace

DustyDave · Unread post by **DustyDave** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:01 am

Put a tab up you lazy bastard

i like that tune alot , and the Martin sounds sweet , congrats ....

PS add some vocals to that one eh , imho its a very cool tune

Unread post by **jkanter** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 9:18 am

DustyDave wrote:Put a tab up you lazy bastard i like that tune alot , and the Martin sounds sweet , congrats ....

PS add some vocals to that one eh , imho its a very cool tune

Ha....I would put a tab up for it but there aren't any video's out of it being played!!! :lol:

, I'm studying for a test right now. I have lyrics in my head that go with this. Not solid definitive lyrics....but I know what I want to say.

The idea behind the song is I am sitting in the hospital room w/ my grandpa and family.......and I know it's the last time I am going to see him. But given the situation(cancer is eating away at him)....it's a happy song. It's the stuff I was thinking about at that time.....the fishing trips, basketball games, etc. It is also about my grandpa in general. How he was a simple man....all he needed to be happy was his Boston sports, fishing boat, his store, and his family/friends. I'm thinking about adding in a bridge or beginning that's a little darker to reflect the situation in general....but bring it back to the happy part saying in a way to say it's not necessary to think about the bad times....but just the good stuff that was his life.

After my test today, test tomorrow, and project due tomorrow....I will put up a tab and then sit down and really work on the lyrics to this song. I think it could turn out really good.

Also, this Martin MAKES me play. I haven't written a new riff in a while and I wrote like 4 just yesterday and they all sound....well, decent....I think. Anyway.......more comments/feedback....HONESTY PLEASE!!!....peace all

Xoosh · Unread post by **Xoosh** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 10:57 am

it's very playful, makes me think of playing games with a grandfather as a little child... where they are the most influencial to us. nice transition at around :39 - rest of the song is great. work on the notes, when you have long breakdowns between chord jumps they have to be SOLID or they drag on and on and on.

regards,
x

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 2:36 pm

sounds great

DmbFanJason · Unread post by **DmbFanJason** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 4:50 pm

what the fuck kanter??? what got into?....that song sounds great bro...what a great thing to write about too...what a great little riff dude, seriously...wow!...

it's fucked up, because when I listen to it and read your motivation, it seems so real and so on the money(like in a movie or something)...i dunno...jesus, if you polished it up and got really really good at it and taped it , i really could listen to that shit in my car...great job bro, late.

chosta · Unread post by **chosta** » Tue Mar 04, 2003 8:23 pm

that's just like....happy music

makes me want to be 12 again and be able stay out late late on a summer night with kids from the neighborhood....it reminded me of bare feet....like you do in the summer....nice job kanter

ryopan · Unread post by **ryopan** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 1:48 am

im kinda behind on this but that is a tight song. yeah, i feel like im at the park eating sunflower seeds listening to that stuff. i dont really have any complaints cuz i was thinking about gettting some sunflower seeds through most of the song. im sorry about your grandfather. a song can be such a tribute. good stuff man.
ryan

AnandPatel · Unread post by **AnandPatel** » Thu Mar 06, 2003 4:59 am

Nice little tune you got there Jkanter.

cherv · Unread post by **cherv** » Wed Mar 12, 2003 6:25 pm

I really like what you got, but let me tell you some things I think need tweaked.

I'll call the current parts of the song the main riff (with that fill at the end) and the chorus riff (which is just the strumming).

I like the main riff, but I think youre playing it too many times. Maybe just use it as an intro and a lead in after the chorus. You can play the current chorus riff as the verse. For your chorus, you could do something like walking some notes up the A string (or the E string... sorry I couldn't get the key it was in) and then strum some nice minor chords that slide up the neck to add a kind of mellow tension that you can blow away by playing your main riff with that happy cheerful fill at the end.

You can make a nice bridge by shifting up a 5th and switchin up the rhythm/progression/both.

Dont get me wrong, man, I'm not trying to be negative. If ya don't think my suggestions flow with what you have in your mind, thats koo.

Regardless, I still wanna hear v2 of the song whenever you get to it. Thats some good stuff ya got there, man.

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Well, my first song recorded w/ the Martin

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