2021 50/90 Song Number 38. As of now this will be the last 12 bar blues, but I could always sneak another one in under the wire. I'm kinda tired of this. I waffled on whether to leave the huge ending in place or cut it out. During the…

2021 50/90 Song Number 37. Well... I don't know. It was late at night one night back in August, the 3rd to be exact, and I said to myself, "self? You know what you're lacking? Swing grooves." So I guess this one means I'm not lacking…

2021 50/90 Song Number 36 It's the 36th song finished even though it was the 10th song started. It's been sitting collecting dust for quite a while. The idea was to write a proggie 7/8 rocker where the drummer played with brushes. GarageBand…

2021 50/90 Song Number 35. They don't ask how good, they just ask how many. It's not a total disaster, but I'm pretty disappointed with this one. If the mix sounds sloppy it's because I more or less gave up on this one as I was working…

2021 50/90 Song Number 34 Groovy. Or at least it would have been in more capable hands. Another in a long list of "record this first idea that pops into your head when you plug in your guitar" songs. I wasn't planning on 5/4 time, but…

2021 509/90 Song Number 33. The tempo thing is a gimmick. I had it set in Garageband at 140 bpm but for the first few minutes all the sections have the drummer playing at 1/2 speed. So without actually changing the tempo, the last minute…

2021 50/90 Song Number 32 Another song with a haiku for each stanza. I was planning on doing this a lot this summer but I think there are only two or three. I still have time to add more but I probably won't. This is unique this year in…

2021 5090 Song Number 31 I'm not sure why I don't write key changes more often than I do. I wonder if it's a subconscious desire to cut and paste repeated verses and choruses and such. If you sing the first verse in C minor (as I did with…

2021 5090 Song Number 30. 60% of the way there. 7/8 time. A little heavier rawk than most of my stuff this summer. Not bad. The lyrics are about the weather, which is something I tend to write about often and that's probably a hint at just…

2021 5090 song number 29. I'm having a tough time with the vocals these days. It just sounds off on this song and that's becoming normal. Is it because I am writing melodies that are more difficult to sing, or is it because my ears are going…