August 07, 2018  -  User Showcase Song - Hamama

It's been a busy summer doing other things, but I have worked on a couple of songs recently, and this is one of them.

https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith/hamama-original

This song came about when a playful little pattern picking lick I found on the guitar (which doesn't appear anywhere in the song, but it did inspire the melody) met a lovely woman from Pakistan last weekend with a personality to match it. She was a force of nature, coming out of her shell. It was fun to watch. Sweet. Pretty. Opinionated. And trying things she'd never tried.

I didn't intend this to be a bluegrass tune. But considering the lick was somewhat bluegrassy to begin with, and the fact that I needed a very playful instrument like a mandolin weaving its way around the song to illustrate her lively personality ... well ... there was nothing for it. Add a fiddle and call it done. I think the conga drums make it a little different, though.

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Hamama
File:Hamama.SGU
Key=D , Tempo 95, Length (m:s)=2:49
No intro. 65 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 65. Repeat x1 chorus
Fadeout ending bars =8.
No Melody
Soloist track has 976 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _CAMPING.STY (Camping Acoustic Guitar w Congas)

RealTracks in style: ~~2475:Bass, Acoustic, HeldSimple Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2441:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking HipFolk Sw16 85
RealTracks in song: 378:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming DoubleTime Ev 088
RealTracks in song: 601:Fiddle, Soloist Train Ev 130
RealTracks in song: 2174:Mandolin, Soloist CountryAndy Ev 165
RealDrums in Song: CongasEv16[single]: a: Congas b: CongasEv16[single]

Posted on August 7, 2018 10:14 AM