I’ve been working on a tune. It’s not a brand new one, in fact it’s one I recorded a demo of a few years ago, but I’ve decided to start from scratch with it, record a completely new version, and add a new section. some lyrics are on the cards too.
It has some fun time signatures in it. The main theme is in 7/8, then it moves into a heavier section that has an alternating thing going on which is quite challenging, it basically breaks down into groups of 3 bars of 3/4 followed by a bar of 4/4 … and then repeat. Finally it moves into a 4/4 section that has the same bar length as the 7/8 section, so the tempo goes up to compensate.
The main 7/8 synth riff sounds quite simple, and although on the demo I had originally sequenced it in MIDI, I was keen to actually play it for real rather than just program into the computer. However it has turned out infuriatingly difficult to play, resulting in me getting quite cross with myself. If only I’d kept up those music lessons. Oh well. Practice, as they say, makes perfect.
Or at least something not completely horrible.
