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My Colombian Geisha - Soundcloud My Colombian Geisha - Youtube Hello fellow Boxers, My latest offering isn't a newie, but a BIAB rework of an oldie... so old, it's almost 1 year old!! I haven't had the creative juices flowing recently, so I thought I'd give this one a new lease on life. I can't remember what the theme for the song write was, but I turned my attention to one of my and many people's favourite addiction, coffee. The title come about when a tripped over this coffee brand on the internet. No great insights or thought provoking lyrics, but plenty of coffee related terminology. Like the best of coffee's, BIAB has given this take a smoother, well rounded and dare I say a satisfying aroma. Cheers, here's hoping this stimulates me to more creativity. BIAB Info:Title: My Colombian Geisha Key=A , Tempo 112, Length (m:s)=4:04 Style is _LAMAGIA.STY (La Magia Latin Rock Soloist) RealTracks in style: 1717:Bass, Electric, TexasBluesRockStraight Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~686:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 4172:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm LatinRock Ev 125RealTracks in style: 4174:Guitar, Electric, Soloist LatinRock Ev 125 RealDrums in style:LatinRock8thsPerc^2-a:SnareClosedHat , b:SnareBellRide Rhythm: Seagull Coastline acoustic Vox: Moi MY COLOMBIAN GEISHA Lee Brown INTRO: A / / / Aadd9 / / / A / / / / / / / A11sus2 / / / A9 / / / A11sus2 / / / / / / / Am11 / / / Am9 / / / Am11 / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / VERSE 1 A Maybe I’m crazy, and a little unhinged. A11sus2 I can’t silence the voices, chaffing on Silverskins. Am11 Am9 Blonding and brewing, a desired toxin. Fmaj7/A A11sus2 tacet A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Aahhh, my Colombian Geisha, Macchiato. VERSE 2 A Heightened awareness, with no point of view. A11sus2 Through this cherry, the world has a different hue. Am11 Am9 But is it worth it, if I’m tampering you. Fmaj7/A A11sus2 tacet A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Aahhh, my Colombian Geisha, Americano. BREAK Aadd9 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / A9 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Amadd9 / / / / / / / A13sus4 / / / / / / / A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / VERSE 3 A The dirt gets filtered through my prolapse. A11sus2 Clouds of vapour percolate every synapse. Am11 Am9 Java stirs the voices in my psycho relapse. Fmaj7/A A11sus2 tacet A / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Aahhh, my Colombian Geisha, Affogato. OUTRO Fmaj7/A A11sus2 A / / / / / / / Aahhh, bella bella Geisha, mine’s Espresso Fmaj7/A A11sus2 A / / / / / / / Aahhh, sweet sweet Geisha, make it Cappuccino . Aadd9 / / / / / / / A9 / / / / / / / Amadd9 / / / A13sus4 / / / A / / / / / / / A
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Lee, Very cool song! As a coffee lover I can certainly relate.  Great arrangement, vocal and an excellent mix. I also enjoyed the video. Very well done. Bob
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Lee, nice one!
Love the changes and your rumbling vocals. Nice band, nicely arranged. That soloist fits right in, too.
Not a coffee aficionado so had to Google a couple of terms. So an educational song as well!
Well done!
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It's a good thing I did some Googling, because my mind definitely went in a different direction from what your song intended. Once I was properly oriented (pun intended), I was able to enjoy your very good song. Good vox, good use of BIAB, and quite a chord chart! Well done, Lee!
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It made me want to have a cup of coffee. The guitar parts are great. The accompaniment and vocals have a slightly captivating quality. Very pleasant to listen to.
Laurent
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Hi K-Dub!
I held off reacting to your song until this morning when I have my cuppa in hand to support the full experience.
This is another song of yours that makes good use of vocables in the main vocal of the chorus, and I love your use of chord extensions to add some flavour as well. The low pitch main vocal is refreshing amongst other songs - great! The Fmaj7 - A for the chorus sounds really good to my ears. Good choice of RealStyle too - Latin for Colombian. Maybe some panpipes could have been used? I’m unsure if BIAB has a panpipes patch, and would be really impressed if it did.
I had to look up silverskins…
Silverskins on coffee refer to the thin, papery layer that envelops the green coffee bean.
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Thank you Bob,
I did take quite some time trying to get the mix just right. I cut quite a lot out of the original and left just the rhythm and Vox. In the end it’s worked out well and better than the original , although I was almost tempted to leave my original lead guitar in. But the BIAB lead just takes it to another level.
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Cheers Ron
The vocal was a good break from trying to sing in a higher range. There was no straining and it was a lot easier to get down. I spent quite a while auditioning 2 bar sections for the solos (F5j. Whilst BIAB does a reasonable attempt to provide a complete 16 bar solo on the first generation, it doesn’t always sound like a flowing melodic version. It does throw together some weird combinations.
Thank you Ron, I appreciate your feedback and comments, regards.
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Hi Rob,
Thank you for your kind words. From what I recall a year ago, I too did a bit of Google research for all terms relating to Coffee, I can’t profess to being an expert….i hope that doesn’t grind anyone’s beans!! A lot of chords I wouldn’t normally use, but I usually just tinker around a chord until I find an alternate fingering that blends well with the song…”oh, that’s an A11sus2, really!!”.
Kind regards Rob.
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Thank you Laurent,
If it made you want a coffee then it’s done its job. As I said in a previous post I took the time to get a good mix on the solo. It’s such an important part of the overall mix, that it needs to be sound like it flows naturally. Perhaps the use of a deeper Vox just lends very well to the subject. Like the sense of a strong blended warm steaming cup of coffee and that first taste….aaahhh!!
Thank you Laurent, I appreciate your kind words.
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Good morning Mr Dee,
So you went for the 3d effect of coffee in hand, did you? I wonder if Starbucks is interested in using it for commercial purposes!
It was surprisingly refreshing to sing in that range, no straining and fairly easy on the voice. I was trying to channel some of Mr Bowie’s lower range and feel on this one. I really did go to town on this one with those chord extensions, not sure what possessed me (caffeine probably), but it works and fits well. I did specifically want a Latin, almost Santana type style, and this suited really well, even down to rasp that plays throughout. I was in two minds to keep the original lead guitar I recorded. It was a lot darker and driven guitar compared to the BIAB guitar. Both work well but in the end BIAB was the clear winner.
Coffee today? 10am?? ……now, where did my Geisha go?…Honey!
Cheers Andrew.
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