Dad

This is a song of tribute to my dad who passed away in Oct 2016.
My sister Lisa wrote a poem at the time called Dad as a remembrance.

recently I was playing my guitar with the capo on fret 6.
D, Am, C, G.
pretty basic but sounds very pretty with the capo.

I was wondering what to do with it when the anniversary of my dad's passing came and I looked up this poem again.

Loaded up BIAB.
Made a chord sequence.
Picked a style.
and now I have a song.

Dad
Written by Lisa Ricciotti

What can I say to comfort us
Now that we’ve lost our father?
God only gives you one
There will not be another.

Though we knew it had to happen
That some day all dads must go,
It doesn’t make it any easier
Knowing ‘tis always so

Folks say that life’s a journey
It must end as well as start,
But we grieve for what we’ve lost
When the ones we love depart.

If all of life’s a circle,
Then we’ll come back to where we start.
One day we all shall rendezvous
No more to be apart.

Though time will dull the heartache
True comfort comes from this:
Our time on earth is finite
But next comes eternal bliss.

So this the circle closes
Dad lives on in our hearts
And in his kin and in our thoughts.
No, a father never really parts



Song Info

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Dad V3
File:Dad V3 country rock.SGU
Key=C# , Tempo 115, Length (m:s)=3:32
10 bar intro, 88 bar chorus, from bar 11 to bar 98. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _CROSFST.STY (Country-Rock Crossover)

RealTracks in style: 784:Bass, Electric, PopCrossover Sw16 075
RealTracks in style: 785:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming CrossoverSnappy Sw16 090
RealTracks in style: 786:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CrossoverChop Sw16 090
RealTracks in style: 787:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CrossoverClean Sw16 090
RealTracks in song: 1274:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopUplift Ev16 120 (Bluesy)
RealTracks in song: 1277:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopUpliftA-B Ev16 120
RealDrums in style: NashCrossovrSw16^05-a:Snare, Closed Hat Skip Beat 1 , b:Ride Cymbal, Boogaloo

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I play the intro and outro on my acoustic guitar
Double tracked the vocals.
panned about 3/4 to the left and right

Last edited by Marty Ricciotti; 11/16/19 08:44 AM.