This is the 82nd solo of the Month (SotM) Challenge.
The challenge is now open and ends at midnight 24th May 2022.
You can download backing track from Soundcloud below:
https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sotm82-2022-05-susbemol-groover-manoeuvre?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Record your solo over the top of it and then submit it (ideally in mp3 format) to solos@theFB.co.uk. Also, feel free to comment on how you approached the solo, which will add a bit more interest and maybe we can learn something from each other.
Title: "Groover Manoeuvre"
Tempo: 86 bpm
Structure: ABA
A
|| C7#9 Db7#9 D7#9 Eb7#9| E7#9 Db7#9 | E7/Bb |
| C7#9 Db7#9 D7#9 Eb7#9| E7#9 Db7#9 | A/B |
| C7#9 Db7#9 D7#9 Eb7#9| E7#9 Db7#9 | Ab7#5 G7add13/F# | F7#11 ||
B
|| Em7add9 | Bsus2/Eb | D/E | Amaj7 A/B B/C# |
| C/D | Gmaj7 B7 | D/E Eb7#11 C/D Db7#11 | Bb/C A/B ||
There should be headroom to record your solo. Try to set a level without excessive master limiting, because we want to avoid loudness wars.
Voting will start soon after the submission deadline, with each voter selecting their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice.
First choice gets 5 points - Second choice gets 3 points - Third choice gets 1 point
The order and scores of the top three entries will be announced soon after the voting ends.
No prizes. It's just for fun.
Comments
And then there's the rhythm to contend with: follow it, play around it or just float over the top of it?
Very funky backing, nice one @susbemol
Whilst @susbemol 's track was superbly made, mixed, recorded, played and sounded very professional especially with the tight drums matching the phrasing, but for me I found the dissonance of the chords so grating with my brain I struggled to loop over it for too long. So my approach was to find the most dissonant grating patch I had in my rig and hit record.
...and another one in the playlist.
That's 4 in the playlist.
I've had a stab at making a backing track for a future SOTM if you need one.
@susbemol I just wondered if you need a nudge, as it's your excellent backing track.