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Introduction (First Half)

Added 2022-11-17 14:44:56 +0000 UTC

This is probably one of the weirder parts I've ever written. It's a total vibe! It doesn't follow conventional ideas or chord shapes super well, and it utilizes a lot of open strings. This makes it quite difficult to conceptualize things and fit it into a familiar pattern. I was purposely trying to do something different with this.

It was recorded on an acoustic guitar, but a clean electric works too (as you can hear in this vid). There's also a mellotron harpischord sound which doubles it on the recording, adding to the retro spooky soundscape.

The main idea here is having open strings used as a way to let notes ring out together that would typically be impossible within a standard chord shape.

Each measure loosely outlines a new chord. The chords aren't being played, but you can almost hear them being implied by the part. For each of the 8 measures, the chord progression they follow is:

Dm - Edim - Dm - Gm - Dm - Edim - Eb - A

Drop any questions or comments down below. TAB is attached!