A new ditty.

[Pickles]

http://www.purevolume.com/Shaneathan

The track is Dm4. No words, and not anything like the last thing I posted. Thanks all!

Edit: New version posted. New strum patterns in a couple parts as well as a new outro dealy.

[ut4ever8]

What up Shane? As always I'm gonna try to ignore the fact that you're a Florida Gator so I can give you an unbiased opinion. I don't think its too bad, but if you want me to be completely honest with you, I think you can do better. There are some parts where the playing seems a bit sloppy but for the most part I think it sounds like you are just trying to put in too many variations onto every chord. It sounds like the song wants to start going in a really smooth direction then you'll hit a chord that doesnt quite fit. I did like the little outro you played though, don't mess with that one. When I heard that I started thinking to myself that the whole song shoulda had that feel/vibe to it. Keep up the work man and definitely keep posting.

[Pickles]

Haha thank you for the attempt at unbias

Thanks for your honesty. A couple questions though - this was simply one time through of each progression. It doesn't have actual song structure, just the progressions I would use in it. If it was actually set up like a song, where the progressions are repeated, would that make it better? Or do you not like the individual chord progressions themselves?

This is more typical of the kind of stuff that I write. I really can't bring myself to write something simple. I love using extensions and stuff that sounds like it's not completely write, but still works. For instance, using a Gmaj and Gm in the same 4 chord progression. I just get bored with regular stuff

Anyway, I'd love to hear if you have any more specific critiques - ie, if there was one particular progression that you really did not like, or if it was just a single chord out of it.

Thanks!

Anyone else have opinions?

[chosta]

just gave it a listen shane, sounds really good. what setup did you use? your higher strings do sound a little to twangy in some spots but the bass and middle notes sound really good. i was going to comment on your chord progression but i think its cool you mix it up and it does sound good, but i feel like theres a few chords leading up to your big G (i think its a G, around halfway through) that sound a little too similar. other than that, it sounds cool

[Pickles]

My set up was just my Les Paul -> Garageband. I would've recorded it through an acoustic pickup if my Godin was tuned to standard. I did a little messing around with the EQ to give it more of an acoustic sound.

I end a couple of the progressions on a G - which progression are you referring to?

[markTR]

This is pretty cool man. I agree with what people said, sounds a little too twangy at parts. Overall though good stuff