This is the 98th solo of the Month (SotM) Challenge.
You can download the backing track from Soundcloud below:
https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sotm98-susbemol-pumping-ls?si=b4e02d3a22354e42a16d9ad7cb7dcb3c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Title: Pumping Ls
Structure/Chords:
|: E D | D | A E | E : |
|: G | F# | E | E : |
|: A/B | Bm | Em/B | A/B : |
|: E D | D | A E | E : |
The bass pedals in E for the first and last 8 bars
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.
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
Great backing track though @susbemol ;
Can't wait to hear what everyone comes up with
I hope people will have lots of fun with it.
What's the tempo? Is it gridded?
Edit: oops, there is another tempo change right at the end, it goes down to 88 and then 68 for the ritardando.
So that's why.
I was trying to work out the tempo in Reaper but couldn't quite get it to fit on the grid throughout the whole song. So I gave up and thought I'd get away without mentioning it.
The intention was to have little tempo variations to make it slightly more interesting and more like playing it with a live band.
Personally, I would just try and lock in with the drums and bass with no click other than a count-in.
Which is what you spotted previously, when I didn't include a gap between the : and the |
I almost missed that one this time on the repeat signs.
While we're talking about chord charts, I recently came across a website which makes this task really quick and easy so I thought I'd mention it in case it is useful to anyone moving forwards. It's totally free as well: https://www.chordsheet.com/
For example, here is how you would write a chord chart for this track:
But still the rest of the forum seem more interested in bitching about the latest Andertons/Victory vid
Isn't he called DFS or something?
Are you being an armchair critic now?
MASSIVE thumbs up from me
...and pumping fists too!
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