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This is a light remix of the track posted on 1st June 23 as the 2nd track in my original "Aya Rocks" YT video, this remix being posted on YT on 15th August 23. Long untitled, the original version of what is now "Aya Rocks V1" was my very first experiment in composing in Band-in-a-Box ~ rather than just creating rhythm tracks for songs I wrote in the 70s and 80s, which is why I bought BIAB in 2021 yet barely used it ~ and I began by just using 2 opening chords from one of my first 1969 songs, then I just let the flow take me.

Aya Rocks V2 © 2023 Chay Tana

Primary YouTube link:
Aya Rocks V2 YouTube video link:
https://youtu.be/NkPUpmPFGGU

Aya Rocks YouTube link (V1 & V2):
https://youtu.be/kTKgi__a9ko

Piano: Solo Acoustic Piano Ballad John Jarvis
Organ: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Band Gene Rabai
Bass guitar: Ditto Tobin Frank
Drums: Ditto Brian Fullen
Rhythm guitar Ditto Darin Favorite
Tenor saxophone: Slow Country Pop w/ Tenor Solo Mark Douthit
Guitar Modern Groove Soloist, Brit Rock Dave Clevelnad

96 bars; 4/4 Em; tempo 120; Time 3:53

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SoundCloud link:
https://soundcloud.com/chay-tana/aya-rocks-v2-chay-tana-aka-wao-band?si=18f81c500db14f43a3d2890d69710940&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


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Uplifting and enjoyable, I particularly like the piano, has a Bob Seger piano vibe.
Great job.


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Thanks for your very positive response, Bass Thumper.
I almost lost that piano sample when I accidentally deleted a file and I'd not frozen the tracks, thus when I tried for a new sample the regenerations weren't nearly as good. I now can't recall how I got the original back - I must have had a copy I'd forgotten about - but it's real magic when the samples come together!


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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WaoBand,
Solid pop arrangement, good choice of instruments. Listens well.
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

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WaoBand,
Super groove.
Great use of RTs.
Great mix.
This sounds like a live jam; great job on that.


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Thanks Misha! Apol0gies for the delay in replying!


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Thanks Mario! One of the things that really impresses me about BiaB is that when the samples come together anyone unfamiliar with the program wouldn't know that it wasn't a real band playing.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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cool instrumental. It does have a Bob Seger vibe to it in the beginning.


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Thanks Guitarhacker. I wasn't familiar with Bob Seger, but I've listened to some of his music now and you're right about the feel, as a previous commenter also mentioned.


Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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