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Originally Posted by Jambi
I was hoping someone here had advice or tips for me. I am working on a tune that's a simple melody over a busy rhythm and my brain is getting twisted trying to multitask it. I came up with it by playing back the rhythm on my phone while perfecting the melody, but when I try to play the rhythm and melody at the same time wires get crossed in my brain.
The notes are slightly apart from another but not a full in-between like a fingerpicked song where the rhythm is a steady 4/4... does that make sense lol? I don't want to compromise the rhythm part but I think I may have created something that I'm unable to play?
Any advice? Please ignore if you rolled your eyes during my 1st world problem ha.
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Jambi,
You need to reduce the rhythm part to its essence.
Play the 'bass' part/notes to the groove that you have in your head, and DO NOT go crazy trying be a 'bass player'.
Insinuation, implication, suggestion, etc go a LONG way towards getting the heart of the song beating strongly enough to be able to play the chord/melody over it.
I do that sort of thing all the time.
I only have the finished track to show you, but the guitar you're hearing is just one guitar with a couple of percussion overdubs.
https://soundcloud.com/user-676357162/uh-oh
Hopefully it will inspire you.
Regards,
Howard