September 24, 2026  -  User Showcase Song: Thankful

A song about finding one positive thing among the many disappointments of the past day and then feeling thankful for it and falling asleep peacefully with that thought in mind. I started writing this already in January this year, but for some reason the song didn't finish on its own, so I had to do it myself and it took time...

I usually don't follow any known chord progression, I just select chords which sound good and intriguing for the current song and mood. I'm mostly self-learned by playing... Several years ago I read some lesson on chord theory in the web, but I got annoyed because it said that the progression should always resolve via V → I. And of course I always want to play against strict "rules". While writing this song I remembered that case and decided to show that IV → I (or iv → i) is equally good, providing a softer landing to a restful state, fitting with the message of this song. At some point I learned that this kind of progression is not that rare, there is even name for it: "plagal cadence". As usual there are some stranger chords, just to break rules in another way wink

BIAB provided the lovely dreamy soul band with nice acoustic guitar and a great sax soloist:

RealDrums:
ElecPopFunkJeffEv

RealTracks:
Electric bass #4854
Electric guitar PopFunkySoulRiffs #3751
Acoustic guitar Baritone Rhythm #3717
Electric piano #4505
Vibes #3765
Sax Tenor Solo #2020

Vocals: Synthesizer V - NOA Hex RDX (lead + backing), Marvin & Saros & Choir voices #1 (backing)

AI: lyrical advisor & video creator
Melodyne: Sax solo modifications

Mixed in Cakewalk Sonar (Neoverb, Ozone 12, Nectar 4)

♫ Thankful by forum user jannesan

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Posted on September 24, 2026 02:20 PM