Hi folks,
I was wondering if any of you could provide some constructive feedback on some tunes I've written. You'll have to imagine a real band playing it, since this is all robot MIDI. Bass lines are there just to illustrate the chords.
Here's two tunes I'm very happy with (don't be afraid to burst my bubble if you need to ...)
A basic blues mambo
Noteflight - Cuban Cm Blues
And a major key, boppy thing (was thinking Brown/Roach)
Noteflight - Dyn-o-mite!
I mostly like this one; I'm happy with the melody, but not totally sold on the chords. The verse melody is based on some Moroccan folk music I've been listening to. Problem is, it's minor pentatonic, and I'm not 100% sure on how to harmonize it, since it would clash with chords based on a harmonic or melodic minor I.
Noteflight - waltz#1
I have the same problem, but more so, on this one. This time based on an Ethiopian pentatonic scale utilizing the minor 6th. Not sure about the bridge vs verse either (was thinking minor/major shift ala Caravan)
Noteflight - East of Denial 2nd Version No Piano
It seems like Trane (and Alice too!) and other modal players
used these type of melodies. Maybe they're inherently too modal and shouldn't have chord changes imposed upon them?
Any feedback is quite appreciated, thanks for listening / reading
