SONG CHALLENGE #1!!!

[Saijinn Maas]

Well, I thought we'd try something new this time. It was something we used to do when I was taking guitar class in school. Not sure how well it will go over, but if it fails, then we move on right?

So here is the challenge...

Write a song... Instrumental, camp fire, jazz, shred, blues, with vocals, whatever! But you must use the following chords in the song.

Am
F
C
Em

They can be in any order, any combination, as long as you do not use any other chords than the ones listed.

If this goes over well, we can maybe do something a bit more difficult, or challenging. But this might do to start us off.

A couple of things to note:
1. You do NOT have to use all four chords in a single progression. As long as the song contains all four chords somewhere in your take.

2. You may use inverted variations of these chords. Whether you want to play the F barred on the 1st fret, 8th fret, or even open, is entirely up to you.

3. No variations like diminished, 7th, 9th, etc... IF this gains any interest we can do more "interesting" ones later.

4. I am aware that there is not much variation that you can do with these chords. But the variation is supposed to come through in our interpretation and use of dynamics. It'd be interesting to see how different everyone will make this.

GOOD LUCK!!!


*SteveG's Take

*Geir's Take

*Tafka's Take

*Bluesberry's Take

*Launched's Take

*Ted's Take

*LESTG's Take w/ORH

*Side Effect's Take

*SdC's Take

*Krog's Take

[Wiley]

Holy crap, sounds like fun.  At least it is 4 of the chords I can play. lOL Maybe make a rock song for the rock fest. 

[SteveG]

So where's the G? I cant do that without the G!!!!!!!

Joking. Will give it a shot if I get time.

[Bluesberry]

So where's the G? I cant do that without the G!!!!!!!

Joking. Will give it a shot if I get time.

Ha Ha thats funny Steve, I was playing around with this chord combo and I kept instinctively going for the G chord, couldn't help myself.  If you strum the Am-F combo back and forth it has that classic Neil Young groove going on, that is hard to get out of my mind also.  Lets see what we all come up with, I may get some time to squeeze something out this week.

[SteveG]

I may get some time to squeeze something out this week.

My Missus wonders why I spend so much time on here ... nobody in the house would have got that chord joke ... my Stepson is in a quite successful band and he would not have understood.

[Ted]

I'll take your damn challenge!

My songwriter's group meets this coming Monday, and I'm not working on anything.  So thanks for a little boost to structure and motivate me.

I'm kind of weird this way anyway.  I often impose a set of arbitrary constraints on a song I'm writing--and challenge myself to forge something out of the limits I've imposed.

I did a song once where every line in the verses had to end on a word that rhymed with "door."  (They were: mayor, ancestor, honor, more, investor, store, before, victor, defector, tax collector, dinosaur, for, tour, yours.)

I haven't recorded it yet, but I will, and post it eventually.

[64Guitars]

I did a song once where every line in the verses had to end on a word that rhymed with "door."  (They were: mayor, ancestor, honor, more, investor, store, before, victor, defector, tax collector, dinosaur, for, tour, yours.)

That reminds me of this great song by The Roches.
(song starts at about 1:10)

That little guitar sounds great for its size!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSBOa7C0O7c

ING

This changes everything Why is it happening I got a feeling And you're changing The sky was darkening When we went out wandering It got confusing And I started singing Ing ... Will we be marrying Instead of parting Or are you still singing The praises of waiting I had a gift to bring A simple little thing I had a little fling That we won't be mentioning Ing ...

Where is all this leading? Is there any meaning? Are we just careening around? I'm always wondering When it starts thundering Which is the better thing To be still or running You with the broken wing Who fell down flying How is it dancing With any old Earthling

[launched]

This is a great idea, Sai. After tying up a couple loose ends, I might just give it a try!

Mark

[guitarron]

So where's the G? I cant do that without the G!!!!!!!

Joking. Will give it a shot if I get time.

Ha Ha thats funny Steve, I was playing around with this chord combo and I kept instinctively going for the G chord, couldn't help myself.  If you strum the Am-F combo back and forth it has that classic Neil Young groove going on, that is hard to get out of my mind also.  Lets see what we all come up with, I may get some time to squeeze something out this week.

had to smile -my paul is tuned to open G   ;-)

[Ted]

That reminds me of this great song by The Roches.
(song starts at about 1:10)

That little guitar sounds great for its size!

Funny song.

The neck on that guitar looks like the neck on my Martin Backpacker.