I often do sort of the same thing, Loop a single chord in my DAW or in BIAB or perhaps even three chords. I then try different in scale melody lines. By the way I have to write them out note for note to remember them or record it at that moment.

I also critically often listen to horn players like Charlie Parker. Those horn guys can only play one note at a time. Charlie Parkes plays stuff every guitar player should listen to.

BIAB comes and goes for me. Some days I really like it and some days I curse it like a red headed step child. For me it is useful for coming up with ideas. I have never created a song only using BIAB

My preference is live musicians in a studio with a engineer. All this software stuff is useful but I almost always develop ideas first on guitar or piano. I should have been born both rich and good looking...lol

If I have nothing in mind I listen to drum tracks until something comes up I like. I generally then have some chord progression in mind and play it out on bass guitar or piano. When I compose in that fashion it automatically puts some "fences" around the melody.

It is not just the notes also. Things need to be arranged. How many times have you listen to the piano player, the guitar player and the singer play the same note in the same register at the same time. That is how you make mud out of music.

well...I was up very late last night rebuilding one of my computers. I think it is about time for a nap...lol

Lot of good stuff from you....to be continued at a later time I hope.

Billy

Last edited by Planobilly; 08/14/21 10:19 AM.
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig?
“Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”