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#781355 11/06/23 06:00 PM
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Bob and I 10 05

My friend Bob came over last Sunday, October 5, and started jamming this chord progression. We liked it so we recorded it, hence the very clever song title. Bob is on the acoustic guitar and I am on the electric guitar. This is a one-take jam that we thought we would post, warts, and all.

BiaB style - Heartfelt MIDI 60's Brit Pop Ballad
Tempo - 70 BPM

I deleted the strings, guitar, and utility tracks.
Bass- Ample bass - preset - upright bass
Piano - Velvet - preset - MKII - 02 MKII Tine default
Drums - SSD 5 - ballad kit

As always all comments are welcomed.


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Sounds great. Very easygoing feel with nice melody and guitar that kept me listening all the way to the end.

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Very dreamy! Nice playing and melodic invention as the tune moves along. Really well recorded for a "jam", too! Enjoyed the listen, THANKS for posting!


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Mario,

That's one awesome atmospheric jam!

Great stuff!

Bob

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Mario, that is a very listenable jam. It must be great to have Bob close by. Tom

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Sounds great. Really like the way the instruments play together.

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Mario and Bob...you guys have composed a very relaxing and soothing jam mix...nice tone Mario and very nice chord progression...well done!


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Hi Mario,

I very much enjoyed listening to your track. Very chilly and relaxing ... smile


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Ahhh! Peace at last.

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Originally Posted by Joe Stroffolino
Sounds great. Very easygoing feel with nice melody and guitar that kept me listening all the way to the end.

Thanx Joe I'm glad that you liked it.

Originally Posted by DC Ron
Very dreamy! Nice playing and melodic invention as the tune moves along. Really well recorded for a "jam", too! Enjoyed the listen, THANKS for posting!

Thanx so much. The jam part was Bob and my guitar parts. I brought Bob's rhythm track into BiaB, had it read the chords, then I chose a style that fit. I brought those BiaB MIDI tracks into my DAW and mixed everything.


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Originally Posted by rsdean
Mario,

That's one awesome atmospheric jam!

Great stuff!

Bob

Thanx so much Bob.

Originally Posted by tommyad
Mario, that is a very listenable jam. It must be great to have Bob close by. Tom

Tommy, thanx for listening and commenting.


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Originally Posted by Joe Stroffolino
Sounds great. Really like the way the instruments play together.

Thanx Joe.

Originally Posted by firesong
Mario and Bob...you guys have composed a very relaxing and soothing jam mix...nice tone Mario and very nice chord progression...well done!

Thanx Dan. That chord progression is strictly Bob's work. I just jammed along with him.


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This reminds me of a Grateful Dead show I went to once.

I don't remember anything, but there was a 4 hour guitar solo.

You nailed it Jerry!!

smile

I am now working on a 45 minute song titled:

I Listened to a Song by Mario and Bob on November 8th and Ate some Acid and Went on 12 Voyages Around the Sun and then Ate Some Cornflakes.

Is that catchy???

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Originally Posted by David Snyder
This reminds me of a Grateful Dead show I went to once.

I don't remember anything, but there was a 4 hour guitar solo.

You nailed it Jerry!!

smile

I am now working on a 45 minute song titled:

I Listened to a Song by Mario and Bob on November 8th and Ate some Acid and Went on 12 Voyages Around the Sun and then Ate Some Cornflakes.

Is that catchy???

smile

Thanx David, I think.

Acid? At our age isn't it antacid?

Yes it is very catchy. I can't wait to hear it!


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The October 5 fell on Sunday last time in 2014 and it will happen next time in 2025, so this is really a time-travelling experience laugh
Calming song, very beautiful melody and intriguing chord progression lead me to colorful flower fields in a gentle summer breeze. I enjoyed your guitar playing. The rest of the band plays smoothly along, nice piano sound.

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Mario & Bob,

A pleasant jam.
Kiwi and Raspberry, I think smile
Enjoyed the listen.

fj

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Oh, yeah, Mario. Writing progressions and jamming with friends was always one of my favorite things about BiaB long ago, and you and Bob do it so well. I like the progression and, wow, your guitar sounds great --especialy the tasteful way you're playing.


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Originally Posted by jannesan
The October 5 fell on Sunday last time in 2014 and it will happen next time in 2025, so this is really a time-travelling experience laugh
Calming song, very beautiful melody and intriguing chord progression lead me to colorful flower fields in a gentle summer breeze. I enjoyed your guitar playing. The rest of the band plays smoothly along, nice piano sound.

Janne

Thanx so much for this very nice review.

Originally Posted by floyd jane
Mario & Bob,

A pleasant jam.
Kiwi and Raspberry, I think smile
Enjoyed the listen.

fj

Thanx so much Floyd. I'm glad that you enjoyed our jam.


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Originally Posted by BabuMusic
Oh, yeah, Mario. Writing progressions and jamming with friends was always one of my favorite things about BiaB long ago, and you and Bob do it so well. I like the progression and, wow, your guitar sounds great --especialy the tasteful way you're playing.

Thanx Marty. The jam part is just our two guitars, i.e. we were recording live. We liked it so I brought into BiaB, found a style we liked, imported the style into my DAW and selected the BiaB MIDI tracks' instruments. It was an educational thing for me as I have never brought a wav file into BiaB before.

FYI - Virtually all of my instrumentals start with a chord progression and a BiaB style. All of my leads are based on those chords.


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Nice chill vibe......hypnotic and melodic!!! And if 25or6to4 can be a song title, why not yours? Very cool Mario!!! Take care. Greg

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