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Another Yesterday

I've not been around much lately. Di's medical issues keep us at the Dr's office a lot. Plus, our new home is finished and we'll be moving into it a week from tomorrow. They've been working on it since May. So, our time has been sponged by all of that. Will be over to listen to many more of you as often as I can.

This is another one I threw together while Di was receiving her daily infusion several months ago. No more than three hours, total, invested. It's a very simple tune with a sparse band. My most significant question: "Is the bass line too loud?" Sometimes I think so; other times I think it isn't. With the band being so sparse, I think the bass line's resonance fills in without being excessively over-dominant. Open to suggestions and thoughts on that.

I used the song style as a starting place and replaced almost all the instruments with the ones annotated below . I also completely redid the chord pattern with this simple progression.

Many thanks in advance.

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Song Summary - Another Yesterday

File:Another Yesterday.SGU

Key=Ab , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=3:11

Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,

Style is _EPJZPO2.STY (Cool Jazz Pop Quintet w/ Electri)

RealTracks in song: ~2474:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2195:Piano, ElectricVintage, Rhythm CoolJazzPopHeld Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~2200:Guitar, Nylon, Background CountryBrent Ev 085
RealDrums [in Song:ModJazz16Brush: a: Snare Quietb: Snare, HiHat


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Very nice song Alan. Lovely backtrack. Such cool chord progressions. That acoustic melody was just excellent as well..


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A mellow tune that took some interesting turns.

I enjoyed listening. smile


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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very nice song Alan. Lovely backtrack. Such cool chord progressions. That acoustic melody was just excellent as well..


Thank you, Scott. Glad you enjoyed it. It's actually a very simple progression. the only "odd" chord is a Bbm11. Other than that ... pretty standard chords. Thank you for the very nice comments! Take care and be safe ...

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Originally Posted By: dcuny
A mellow tune that took some interesting turns.

I enjoyed listening. smile


HI David ...

Many thanks for your kind comments. Appreciate them very much. Please be safe ...

Alan


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"With the band being so sparse, I think the bass line's resonance fills in without being excessively over-dominant."

I would agree with that, Alan. Whole-heartedly.

A beautiful tune. A gorgeous mix. I truly enjoyed listening.

Best to you and Di. Congrats on the house!

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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very nice song Alan. Lovely backtrack. Such cool chord progressions. That acoustic melody was just excellent as well..


Thanks a bunch, Scott. It's actually as pretty simple chord progression ... just has a small turn here and there. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks again. Be safe ...

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Originally Posted By: dcuny
A mellow tune that took some interesting turns.

I enjoyed listening. smile


Thanks, David. I appreciate that! Take care and be safe ...

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
"With the band being so sparse, I think the bass line's resonance fills in without being excessively over-dominant."

I would agree with that, Alan. Whole-heartedly.

A beautiful tune. A gorgeous mix. I truly enjoyed listening.

Best to you and Di. Congrats on the house!

fj


Thank you so much, Floyd. Glad you enjoyed your listen.

If you're interested, here's a link to the house. With our upgrades, we added about $19,000.00 to the base price. We're pretty stoked!

Here's the link: https://www.zillow.com/community/bakers-farm/2080274211_zpid/


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Sparse but not gaps and no waste.
Lovely progression and tone throughout.
The brushes get a little busy on occasion but that's okay.
Well done.


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Good listening to chill out the election watching.

Smooth!
Bass?....I think that can change dramatically with your listening environment but, I say it sounds good here in my studio.

Well done.

Good luck on the move and best to Di.

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This is really a lovely piece Alan! The melody and unexpected twists and turns with the chord structure really involves the listener and holds your attention! Beautiful work! Thanks, T




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Despite the time you said you spent on it, it sounds really well thought out and put together. I think you did well with it!


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Very nice. A meditation. The picture chosen goes well with it.


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Originally Posted By: rayc
Sparse but not gaps and no waste.
Lovely progression and tone throughout.
The brushes get a little busy on occasion but that's okay.
Well done.


Hi Ray ...

Those are really comments. I do appreciate them very much. Many thanks! Wishing you the very best ...

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Originally Posted By: CaptainMoto
Good listening to chill out the election watching.

Smooth!
Bass?....I think that can change dramatically with your listening environment but, I say it sounds good here in my studio.

Well done.

Good luck on the move and best to Di.

moto


Howdy, Cap'n ..

Thanks a bunch. I appreciate the comments. Thanks for the feedback on the bass line. Also, we appreciate the kind words on the move into our new house!

Best to you. Be safe ...

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Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
This is really a lovely piece Alan! The melody and unexpected twists and turns with the chord structure really involves the listener and holds your attention! Beautiful work! Thanks, T


Thank you very much, Torrey. It's great having you back on the forum! Miss your great talent when you're not here.

I sure do appreciate those very nice words. That's very kind of you! As always, wishing you the very best and be safe.

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Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
Despite the time you said you spent on it, it sounds really well thought out and put together. I think you did well with it!


Hi Ember ...

It's always a pleasure when staff from PG Music stops in for a listen and a comment. It's very nice to hear from you, in particular.

Most of the tunes I post here are relatively quickly put together. I have a couple dozen songs, I've not yet posted, I created and "finished" while my wife was receiving her daily infusions. Gotta do something during that three hours, so these songs are what I do most of the time.

Thank you for the very nice words. I appreciate them very much. Wishing you the best. Please be safe.

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Originally Posted By: edshaw
Very nice. A meditation. The picture chosen goes well with it.


Hi Ed ...

Always a pleasure to hear from you. You are always so kind with your comments about my music. I appreciate that very much! Wishing you everything good. Please be safe ...

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Wow this is awesome so dynamic lots of nuggets chords guitar work mix so well done Alan thanks for sharing Eric


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