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I had this title, and thought about it last week during a trip to California, and the death of Glenn Frey. I decided to try to write the song in the style of the Eagles. I don't have a proper BIB note, there are about a dozen guitars in the song, the only thing I played was the arpeggios on my Rickenbacker, and the tambourine and maracas. The lead solos are from Real Band,I tried to do lead myself but don't have the chops. https://soundcloud.com/willrockwell/across-the-great-divideAcross the Great Divide - for Glenn Frey FA#C intro F He was a New York boy with his heart on his sleeve A# She was a California girl that you wouldn't believe CF When they got together on a summer night, it's all right A# all right F He woke up dreaming that she was there A# the smell of colitas still in the air C He remembered her smile, the laugh so bright FDm the music played as they danced all night A#CF Oh-oh it was a wonderful night A#F She lives in Monterrey, in a townhouse down beside the bay A#FC She left a kiss, no more than this, nothing much to say A#FDm But in the air she can't decide, she thinks of him on that long, lonely ride CA#CF across the great divide FA#C FDm He thinks to himself, what did I say A#Gm How could I let her get away FDmA# I was a fool, I played too cool, and she's gone C she's gone A#F When the flame is lit, it's hard to quit, you know you can't just blow it out A#FC but life goes on, her smile is gone, and you're haunted by doubt A#FDm so you think of her and stare across that lonely feeling deep inside CA#CF across the great divide CA#CF across the great divide FCDmF A#CF (2) F Sometimes love comes in a minute A# sometimes you can't tell that you're in it CF you never know if she's thinking about you A#CDm you just keep hoping that it's true A#CA# there's nothing else to do A# you can touch and hold her, kiss and enfold her F she's there for you if you decide A#FDm your love is waiting, anticipating, fly to her, go on and take that ride CA#CF across the great divide CA#CF across the great divide CA#CF across the great divide CA#CF across the great divide
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Nice song and good harmonies. The guitars have a Beatles "words of love" vibe that I thought was cool. Enjoyable listen.
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Excellent throughout.
Guitar break reminded me of Buddy Holly's "Words Of Love" mainly because my reference library is etched in the 50-60s. That's not a bad thing, but a fact.
Looking for your next offering.
Don
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Nice! I enjoyed the listen. Great sound and mix. Your vocals are very good. I noticed that when the harmony voices came in there was a jump in volume on the voices. Good job overall. Sonny
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Excellent tune. I am hearing a Tom Petty vibe. Loved the jangly guitars.
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Listening to Words of Love, I see the resemblance in the opening arpeggio, which is just a random picking across the three chords of the intro. This is the only guitar part I played, tracked twice on the Rickenbacker, the right side a string higher. I'm afraid my nasal voice, love of 12 string guitars and background (we're both from central Florida) will give anything I do a Tom Petty feel. Could be worse.
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the smell of colitas still in the air
Nice tribute line!! This is really well done in every way. I was so sad to hear about Glenn. Him and Bowie in very short succession. So sad to see the great ones go. I was about 15 years old, and heading to the beach the first time I heard Take it Easy. Always an Eagle fan since then. Nice work here!! Thanks for posting! Take care. Greg
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Very cool song! I love the Rickenbacker. It really makes it. Very nice production!
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Great song ! And I envy u ur voice !
Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. Trygve "Leo" Larsen BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
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"I'm afraid my nasal voice, love of 12 string guitars and background (we're both from central Florida) will give anything I do a Tom Petty feel. Could be worse."
Nothing to apologize for there...we both love Tom Petty -- just read the new biography.
I've had the Eagles in mind all week. This is a cool tribute and really captures the spirit of the 70's California feel that we love. Enjoyed this fine production.
Nice!
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the smell of colitas still in the air
Nice tribute line!! This is really well done in every way. I was so sad to hear about Glenn. Him and Bowie in very short succession. So sad to see the great ones go. I was about 15 years old, and heading to the beach the first time I heard Take it Easy. Always an Eagle fan since then. Nice work here!! Thanks for posting! Take care. Greg You are the first to mention the colitas reference. I looked it up, colitas are "little buds". And Leo, saying you envy my voice may be the highest compliment I've ever received, thank you. I want to put in a word for the multi-riff solo function in Real Band. I've come to rely on this feature for the fills and solos I just don't have the talent to play. First I "audition" the musicians by trying out different solo artists. When I find one I like, the multi--riff function gives me six variations at a time. If I don't like those six, I listen to six more, or however many it takes. I may keep an entire solo or select and replace parts of it. The end result is a solo track that sounds like the musician "gets" the song, and is actively contributing to it. I think this feature is my favorite part of BIB/RB, because it really sounds like a collaboration.
Last edited by Will Rockwell; 01/26/16 12:25 PM.
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