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Autumn Blues Autumn gets a little chilly. Leafs turn color then fall to the ground, a sure sign that winter is coming. The humming birds are gone and the geese are flying north, at least that's what happens here. I have been messing with this chord progression for years so I thought it was time to put some leads with it. BiaB Style - 12/8 at T45 - Slow 12/8 Blues Tempo - 45 BPM I deleted the guitar track Bass - Ample bass - upright Piano - Lounge Lizard - Time Bases - 1BFLY1 Strings - Kontakt - Amadeus - Full Strings Drums - SSD-5 - Jazz Brushes I am playing my Jay Turser Jazz Box guitar and via my breath and keyboard controller the Swam Tenor Sax As always all comments are welcomed.
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Hi, Mario. The geese have taken flight here, but the hummingbirds are still around. A jazzy period piece. The SWAM sax and guitar sound perfect here. 
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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Mario, A beautiful piece of music... The guitar and sax are a perfect fit here. Love the gentle flow and excellent mix. I hear the seasons changing. Bob
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You've got that sax aching and crying.
Nice guitar.
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Super Mario. Very nice atmosphere and great guitars. I love the parts with the chords.
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Hi, Mario. The geese have taken flight here, but the hummingbirds are still around. A jazzy period piece. The SWAM sax and guitar sound perfect here. Thanx David. I had a really bad case of arthritic hands that day so the chords were inputted two at a time and the lead was accomplished with a few punch in and outs. I'm glad you liked it.
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Mario, A beautiful piece of music... The guitar and sax are a perfect fit here. Love the gentle flow and excellent mix. I hear the seasons changing. Bob Thanx Bob. I appreciate your kind review. You've got that sax aching and crying.
Nice guitar.
fj Thanx Floyd. I do like those Swam VSTis.
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Super Mario. Very nice atmosphere and great guitars. I love the parts with the chords.
Laurent Thanx Laurent. I really like that chord progression.
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Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who's not buying it?
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Mario, you craft a leisurely, intoxicating groove like nobody else. Your lead instruments are beautifully played, and the band is in harmonious support. Really like this a lot!
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Mario, you craft a leisurely, intoxicating groove like nobody else. Your lead instruments are beautifully played, and the band is in harmonious support. Really like this a lot! Thanx so much Ron. I appreciate your very kind comments.
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Certainly a lovely seasonal chill accompaniment to the lower temps. The sax sounds amazing and some very tasteful guitar licks.
Pretty darn good Maestro Mario!
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45BPM is usually a dirge-like song. Although this tune is written for that speed you have brightened up the mood very well with the notes you have chosen over this cool chord structure, Mario. Even the strings seem to prefer happiness over the alternative. Wow, what an abrupt ending. I want more. Well performed, Mario.
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Certainly a lovely seasonal chill accompaniment to the lower temps. The sax sounds amazing and some very tasteful guitar licks.
Pretty darn good Maestro Mario! Thanx Izzy. Those Swam instruments sure sound good. Thanx for that very tasty guitar lick remark as my arthritic fretting hand was really hurting me that day. I'm glad that you liked it.
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45BPM is usually a dirge-like song. Although this tune is written for that speed you have brightened up the mood very well with the notes you have chosen over this cool chord structure, Mario. Even the strings seem to prefer happiness over the alternative. Wow, what an abrupt ending. I want more. Well performed, Mario. Thanx Marty. I'll have to get better at my endings. I guess such a slow song with a fast ending wasn't such a good choice.
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Good stuff, Mario!
Great tone and playing on the guitar, and man, that sax is something else!
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Hi Mario - Cool Slow Jazzy Blues Tune .... Like the chord progression. Nice guitar and sax tones.
Great mix and production. !!!
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The geese have started hanging out year round here but the humming birds left a few weeks ago.
Regardless the lovely view of our forest out the window melded so well with this tune.
Fine guitar and THAT sax is chillin' with a bit of a Lester Young vibe.
We much enjoyed this!
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Wasn't expecting anything but a great tune and performance. very "Autummy" song.
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Good stuff, Mario!
Great tone and playing on the guitar, and man, that sax is something else! Thanx Dave. Yes those Swam instruments are something else, i.e. very realistic VSTis. Hi Mario - Cool Slow Jazzy Blues Tune .... Like the chord progression. Nice guitar and sax tones.
Great mix and production. !!! Thanx so much Elliott for this very kind review.
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The geese have started hanging out year round here but the humming birds left a few weeks ago.
Regardless the lovely view of our forest out the window melded so well with this tune.
Fine guitar and THAT sax is chillin' with a bit of a Lester Young vibe.
We much enjoyed this!
J&B Thanx Janice and Bud. We have a lot of geese staying around here also as some people have started feeding them.
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