In four different keys.
The West Wing Theme Song
Month: October 2020
The Hits Are Back
The Emma and Ryan Show Continues
Here are two versions of “Mia and Sebastian’s Theme Song” from La La Land.
From Bach and Beyond
Here is another ditty
From me to you
Whoever you are
And whatever you do
Ludwig Would Be Proud
Here is another example of how different a song can sound by leaving the melody alone, but changing the accompanying chords.
Nothing But Arpeggios
This little 12 bar section has nothing but arpeggios. As you no doubt know by now, arpeggios are the notes of a chord. In this case there are only 3 chords: C7, G7, and F7.
Which notes do they share?
C7: C E G Bb
F7: F A C Eb
G7: G B D F
C7 shares one note with F7: C
C7 shares one note with G7: G
G7 shares one note with F7: F
So it turns out the notes they share with each other are the roots of each chord.
The third and seventh notes of a chord are considered to be the most important. Musicians call them guide tones. Check out what happens when you multiply numbers by 3s and 7s:
333 x 444 = 147,852
333 x 777 = 258, 741
2 x 333 x 777 = 517,482
Do you notice anything about those answers? They all have the same digits. The first answer is the exact reverse of the second one. And one of them is twice as much as the other. Do you know any other numbers that have the same digits when they are doubled, or are the exact reverse? I haven’t found any yet.
Fun Fact #37:
37 x 99 = 3,663
37 x 999 = 36,663
37 x 9999 = 369,963
73 x 99 = 7,227
73 x 999 = 72,927
73 x 9,999 = 729,927
I could go on and on, but the answers will always be the same backwards and forwards. And it only seems to work with 37 and 73.
Isn’t that fascinating? I think so too!
If you find math as interesting as I do, you will probably like this video. And it might just save your life one day:
Day Four of “The Week of The Blues”
I have been working on this song for hours
Instead of being outside with the flowers
Because music is just what I do
So here is a song, from me to you
(By the way, do you know day today is? Is it Thursday?)
No Title Needed
A tiny blues band is in my laptop trying to get out
I hear them in the evening when they start to scream and shout
I try to calm them gently with an understanding word
But they won’t stop yelling at me, so I guess they should be heard.
Take it away, tiny Blues Band!
More Good Times, More Bad Times
I’ve had several readers ask for me to add a lead guitar to this song.
So I did.
Who Needs Minor Chords
Many songs by the Rolling Stones have nothing but dominant chords. The song “Good Times Bad Times” is one such song. I have done two versions here. I hope you like them. Come on, say you do!
More La La Land
Did you know that Ryan Gosling learned to play the piano for his role in La La Land?
And he did all of his own playing. I find that very impressive, don’t you?
La-La Land
It’s a story as old as time itself
A girl falls in love with a musical elf
It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone
And everyone cries because he ends up alone
The Write Stuff 