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Title: Touch And Go
Post by: gbm on December 30, 2019, 04:15:02 PM: PVD, Lyrics
gbm, music, midi instruments, vocals

Finished, pending a better singer :)

The time for us has been suspended
All our norms have been upended
Everything is moving much too slow
Things have become touch and go

Words are mixed and blended
With meanings not intended
It is nothing like it was before
Loving for us has become a chore

I don’t know if I love you or not
The reasons I did seems I forgot
Loving you I just don’t know
Why it’s always touch and go
I touch you and you go … away

Something has gone very wrong
What we’re hearing is a sad song
One that makes me cry
One that sounds like good-bye

I’d say let’s keep in touch
But that might be asking too much
Maybe we should just let go

I don’t know if I love you or not
The reasons I did seems I forgot
Loving you I just don’t know
Why it’s always touch and go
I touch you and you go … away
Title: Re: Touch And Go
Post by: PVD on January 02, 2020, 03:56:46 PM: Gary:

Thanks for giving this one a go, your efforts are respectable, maybe another singer will give it a chance some day.

Paul
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 18, 2020, 08:47:44 PM: gbm - I'll take a look at this over the next few days - the best thing is I have a few vacation days coming up! :)
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Post by: gbm on May 18, 2020, 08:51:27 PM: thanks Reba!
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 19, 2020, 09:53:38 AM: Quote from: gbm on May 18, 2020, 08:51:27 PM
thanks Reba!

gbm - How hard is it to change the key on this song? Its too low if I sing it in your range, and it might not sound good if I sing it the octave higher.

Thoughts?
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Post by: gbm on May 19, 2020, 11:06:52 AM: I believe this was in "C" I can change it to any key, what key would you like?
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Post by: gbm on May 19, 2020, 11:43:23 AM: how about E or F?
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 19, 2020, 02:59:00 PM: Thanks - I'll give it a listen tonight!
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 20, 2020, 09:11:58 PM: Quote from: gbm on May 19, 2020, 12:46:09 PM
Reba

Here's a vocal-less in key of "E"

I changed the last section from the chorus to a verse.

By any chance do you happen to have a vocal lead sheet for the melody you were looking for on this? I can't always quite pick out exactly what you are looking for. Could be my headset, but the lead sheet would really help. I do read music.
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Post by: gbm on May 21, 2020, 06:48:16 AM: I'll write up a lead sheet
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Post by: gbm on May 21, 2020, 08:14:37 AM: lead sheets musecore3 files

pdf and midi

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZOho9RnbycszhSdhgyYF3YRgv6Zn6vLS?usp=sharing

this just a rough guide change it as you wish, could use harmonies too
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 22, 2020, 05:02:52 PM: ok - I have had some time to spend with this song. Happy to hear you can send it it any key - LOL I might have you try many ;D ;D ;D ;D

Can you send it to me in A?
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Post by: gbm on May 22, 2020, 05:23:30 PM: OK let me transpose it and I'll post
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Post by: gbm on May 23, 2020, 11:24:23 AM: key of A

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZOho9RnbycszhSdhgyYF3YRgv6Zn6vLS?usp=sharing
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 23, 2020, 06:47:25 PM: A is the key!!!!!!!

Did you want me to work off the midi you sent in google docs or did you want to resend the bedtrack in A?
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Post by: gbm on May 28, 2020, 02:36:01 PM: I'll post a bed in key of A

:)
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Post by: gbm on May 28, 2020, 03:09:46 PM: A sounds like a good key!

;D
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Post by: gbm on May 28, 2020, 05:10:20 PM: Reba, try a stab at acoustic guitar?

Touch and Go

A, Dbm, D, E7, A, Dbm, D, E7 (2 times)

(v1)

A Bm
Time for us has been suspended
Db7 D
All our norms have been upended
A B7 Em7 A7
Everything is moving much too slow
D Dm A
Things have become touch and go

(v2)

A Bm
Words are mixed and blended
Db7 D
With meanings not intended
A B7 Em7 A7
It was nothing like it was before
D Dm A
Loving for us has become a chore

(chorus)
D E
I don’t know if I love you or not
Gbm E
The reasons I did seems I forgot
Bm Db7
Loving you I just don’t know
D Bm
Why it’s always touch and go
D Dbm Bm D E7
I touch you and you go … away

(v3)

A Bm
Something has gone very wrong
Db7 D A
What we’re hearing is a sad song
B7 Em7 A7
One that makes me cry
D Dm
One that sounds like good-bye

solo (structure verse)

(bridge)

Gbm Db
I’d say let’s keep in touch
G
But that might be asking too much
D Am, E7, Am, E7, Am, E7, Am, E7, Am, E7
Maybe we should just let go

(chorus)
D E
I don’t know if I love you or not
Gbm E
The reasons I did seems I forgot
Bm Db7
Loving you I just don’t know
D Bm
Why it’s always touch and go
D Dbm Bm D E7
I touch you and you go … away
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Post by: gbm on May 29, 2020, 05:00:56 PM: here's an acoustic version
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Post by: Reba1994 on May 30, 2020, 02:57:42 PM: I actually didn't pay attention that this was in the finished works section - Hahahahahahaha!!

Well definitely not finished - uncertain if you want to move it Gary.

Attached is my vocal sep. I have really fallen in love with this tune and I think this is the perfect key for it!
I'll work on some harmony
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Post by: gbm on May 30, 2020, 03:48:30 PM: Reba nice! I'll post this in studio

Yeah "A" is a great key for lots of harmonies

;D
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Post by: Albino on May 30, 2020, 08:49:44 PM: Quote from: Reba1994 on May 30, 2020, 02:57:42 PM
I actually didn't pay attention that this was in the finished works section - Hahahahahahaha!!

Well definitely not finished - uncertain if you want to move it Gary.

LOL

;D
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Post by: Albino on May 30, 2020, 08:54:09 PM: Gary, your strings always amaze me.