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Old 06-11-2007, 08:37 AM
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need help: making a looped standard more interesting

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Hey,

http://rapidshare.com/files/36508251/Blue_bossa1.ogg (sorry, but I could not export as mp3 and please disregard the mistakes in the theme)

I have been experimenting with this for a while, but it just seems to miss something to make it interesting...
So could you help me make this better?
Many thanks!
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Old 06-11-2007, 09:32 AM
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forgot to mention, all I got is my bass and my digitech jamman
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Old 06-12-2007, 04:37 PM
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Can someone please help me?
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Old 06-12-2007, 07:04 PM
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You'd probably be better off saying what you want help on instead of hoping people will download a file in format that isn't that common.

I haven't heard it so just take a shot in the dark. You can alway make a tune more interesting by changing the harmony. Add approach chords, chord subsitutions, setup chords with their V7 or a II-V7. If you really know your stuff with harmony and theory you can completely reharmonize the song.

Other thing work up a bass line that is a counter melody. Work on adding some chords to the bassline. So on strong points of the melody you play a chord instead of just a bass note. Play with the rhythm, or do it in another time signature. 3/4 Bossa Nova's are tricky to get used to, but once you get a handle on them they are cool.

Blue Bossa is a tune everyone plays at some point so lots of versions of it out there to listen to. Check out a few and cop some ideas. Brian Bromberg has a nice version all sorts of cool things in it. Check it out.
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