Music
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Check out this puzzle. The solution is surprising, but very logical once you see it. Anyway….Did I ever tell you about my Drill Sergeant? He was so tough, his suits were made of steel wool. Can you imagine? And I am not sure why the enlisted soldiers were called “Privates.” There was nothing private about…
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Here is my version of “Help” by the Beatles. This one uses a Philicorda.
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Here are three more remakes of Beatles songs. The Beatles were really good at creating melodies from nothing more than a major scale. All My Loving is a perfect example. It just goes up and down the major scale, like a roller coaster. The constantly evolving collection can be found here.
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Did you know there is going to be a full moon tomorrow night? For more on that, click here. Speaking of moons, here are two versions of songs from The Dark Side of The Moon, a classic if ever there was one. Here is a group that does the entire album in one take. (Put…
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Some songs are just special; I think this is one of them. (You might recognize it from the British version of The Office.) It is titled Handbags and Glad Rags. It can be found with the other songs here.
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The last song I posted had an unusually high number of downloads, so I thought I would do another one by Billy Joel. This one is titled She’s Always a Woman.
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HBO Max is currently showing a documentary about Billy Joel. In the film, he talks about many of his songs including this one titled “And So It Goes.” Almost every chord in this song is a sus chord, which is short for suspended. For more on what a sus chord actually is, check out this…
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And then I went to my laptop and finished these songs – some remakes of early Beatles music. They can be found with the other songs here.
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Two of these songs were posted one year ago today. However, I think these latest versions are much easier to listen to. They are from the Beatles albums Let it Be, Rubber Soul, and Abbey Road. But you already knew that, I bet.
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Sounds like Star Trek. But they are actually what they call “plugins.” And don’t forget, all of these classics can be found here.
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These two songs go out to Ringo Starr on his birthday. Fun fact: Both of these songs start in the key of G. Also, there was no bass line written on the sheet music for the second song, so I wrote that part.
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Here is music for your celebrations. These songs use a Moog synthesizer effect. And don’t forget, these are all found on the Beatles page.
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What would you call a Shrink who has retired? A Shrunk? While you are pondering that question, have a listen to the latest songs.
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Here is my interpretation of a classic Neil Young song to get you through this last Monday of June. It uses an effect called a “phaser.” And I do remember when Neil Young was young. How about you? Where were you the first time you heard “After the Gold Rush?” And this is a guitar…
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Instead of a 60’s Beatles tune, how about a 60’s Neil Young tune?
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Today marks the start of the “Summer of George.” And when I say “George” I mean George Harrison, who played guitar on these songs, and most likely did some background harmonies.
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This is perfect background music for any social gathering. You can download this song and many others here.
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But it’s never too early for the Beach Boys. Here is another classic written by Brian Wilson, one of the greatest songwriters ever. And here is the sheet music for all of you musicians out there: A Little Black Cat With a Big Voice Sings the Blues
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Here are three songs done as a tribute to the great songwriter Brian Wilson. And just in case you have forgotten that there is still love in the world:
