Stepping back to the early 60´s when I started me first band "The Leemoons" rehearsing and playing the songs that was popular at the time we found ourselfs into proplem´s! Making av good cover of The Beatles - She love´s you, wasnt that easy at all. To many chord´s, to quick became an impossible mountain to climb. We did realise that we wasnt a good coverband, and started to write our own songs.
With our own songs noone could say that we didnt play it the right way. So in 1964 we had our own hit-song! "Åhh Carina" with lyrics in Swedish, well it could have been a great sucess but it was´nt.
Even if my biggest idols was Chet Atkins and George Harrison, I never became a leadguitar player, instead i alway´s play´d the rhytmguitar partly because I also was singing me heart out!
Ever since then I have been writing me own songs, now always in English. Suddenly some words pop up in me mind, words that in less then a minute become´s the chorus or the verse to a new song. Often this happens when I´m driving my car, or in the middel of the night when I cant sleep. It´s then a race to find pen and paper to write it all down.
Using what I already have written on me paper I struggle a bit to find the rest of the song, the story that I try to tell with me lyrics. Next step is to pick up me guitar and try to make those words into a song.
With our own songs noone could say that we didnt play it the right way. So in 1964 we had our own hit-song! "Åhh Carina" with lyrics in Swedish, well it could have been a great sucess but it was´nt.
Even if my biggest idols was Chet Atkins and George Harrison, I never became a leadguitar player, instead i alway´s play´d the rhytmguitar partly because I also was singing me heart out!
Using what I already have written on me paper I struggle a bit to find the rest of the song, the story that I try to tell with me lyrics. Next step is to pick up me guitar and try to make those words into a song.
Normaly to write the first 8 to 12 bars Is done in a minute or two, but that part is used as a tinplate for the rest of the song. Finally the song including its melody and chords is ready.
What is a good tune, melody song or what ever? For many of you it´s all about the beat, the leadriffs but to me it´s alway´s about the story, the lyric´s. Lyric´s that I do hope the listener will understand and save in his or her mind.
Next step is always to make some kind of simple demo-recording, using the gear that i have. Back in the 60´s it was a simple Reel-to-reel taperecorder. Today it is a computer with a studiorecording program installed. By now my computer been upgraded with no less the 5 huge hardrive´s, filled with more then 500 recorded song´s!
So there I am, drumsection of the tune coming at the first step from some kind of drumbox. The first simple rhytmguitar on the next track followed by the bass. Up until the basstrack we are talking about simple basic´s. The bass is a different thing as it should give the song some kind of caracter.
Next cue will be the first attemt to record the vocaltrack. I´ve already spent at least 2-3 hours recording those first tracks. Now it´s hard work, in singing, to get things right and to sing in the right key.
How many hour´s have I spent trying to play the rhythmtrack in the right way? How many hours on bass and vocal. I dont know! One thing is clear to me. at the same moment as the song is ready on paper and play´d for the first time on an acustic guitar, in my head I know exactly how I want it to be as a ready comple tune.
How to construct a lead tune for the song? Well I dont know, in my case I try to include as much of the vocal melody as possible, playing in some kind of harmony with the vocal´s. Somehow I dont think that the leadguitar break is the song, it is rather a sort of upgrade of the song.
Most songs I write start of as a sweet ballad, that later is tranformed to something completly different. Using an acustic guitar as a tool when writing the song it´s very much singer-songwriter concept to start with. Later at recording stage, the acustic is back on the wall and electric guitars is used.
Soon to being 68 I´m happy that we do have a band. "The Görans Garage Band" with its musicians. Göran on guitar and vocal, Elisabeth on vocal, Kjell on keyboard and BeatBuddy drumbox, Björn on bass and me on guitar and vocal. With this setting we rehearse and find the proper arrangement for the song. Kjell on his sparetime make´s a backtrack with the drumbox and some simple keyboard. A backtrack that I bring home and use in me own small studio. Making it sound like a proper demo for the band at next rehearsal. With a bit of luck we can play it in the same way, making it sound good.
What is a good tune, a good song, melody or what ever? To me it´s all about the lyrics, music is something to make the lyrics reach out to listeners.
So here is some of the songs that has been recorded, either by my self or with both bands.
"Company sale"
my way of telling the story about Jim Burns and his guitarcompany.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180301-company-sale
"I know"
written a few day´s ago, to the love of my life.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180301-i-know
"You are on my mind"
yet another love ballad.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20171130-you-are-on-my-mind
What is a good tune, melody song or what ever? For many of you it´s all about the beat, the leadriffs but to me it´s alway´s about the story, the lyric´s. Lyric´s that I do hope the listener will understand and save in his or her mind.
So there I am, drumsection of the tune coming at the first step from some kind of drumbox. The first simple rhytmguitar on the next track followed by the bass. Up until the basstrack we are talking about simple basic´s. The bass is a different thing as it should give the song some kind of caracter.
How many hour´s have I spent trying to play the rhythmtrack in the right way? How many hours on bass and vocal. I dont know! One thing is clear to me. at the same moment as the song is ready on paper and play´d for the first time on an acustic guitar, in my head I know exactly how I want it to be as a ready comple tune.
How to construct a lead tune for the song? Well I dont know, in my case I try to include as much of the vocal melody as possible, playing in some kind of harmony with the vocal´s. Somehow I dont think that the leadguitar break is the song, it is rather a sort of upgrade of the song.
Most songs I write start of as a sweet ballad, that later is tranformed to something completly different. Using an acustic guitar as a tool when writing the song it´s very much singer-songwriter concept to start with. Later at recording stage, the acustic is back on the wall and electric guitars is used.
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What is a good tune, a good song, melody or what ever? To me it´s all about the lyrics, music is something to make the lyrics reach out to listeners.
So here is some of the songs that has been recorded, either by my self or with both bands.
"If I cant remember"
heres a song that I wrote to my old Swedish idol, Kent Anderzon from the band Swede Singers. By now he sufferes from Alzheimers deciese
heres a song that I wrote to my old Swedish idol, Kent Anderzon from the band Swede Singers. By now he sufferes from Alzheimers deciese
"drive-my-car"
In hope to write a catchy tune, this was the result. Beeing a Jaguar freak natuarly the sound from a Jaguar F-type Supercharged V8 is included.
In hope to write a catchy tune, this was the result. Beeing a Jaguar freak natuarly the sound from a Jaguar F-type Supercharged V8 is included.
"Dont make him loose"
an oldie written to a freind of mine.
an oldie written to a freind of mine.
"Is this Rock´n Roll"
Kjell wrote this 60´s style Rock tune
Kjell wrote this 60´s style Rock tune
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180222-is-this-rnr
"What is reality"
well what is reality, if you do look at people around you?
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180208-what-is-reality-vocal-dem
"Joke of a man"
some difficulties in being a man falling in love with a much younger woman.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180222-joke-of-a-man
"What is reality"
well what is reality, if you do look at people around you?
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180208-what-is-reality-vocal-dem
"Joke of a man"
some difficulties in being a man falling in love with a much younger woman.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180222-joke-of-a-man
"Company sale"
my way of telling the story about Jim Burns and his guitarcompany.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180301-company-sale
"I know"
written a few day´s ago, to the love of my life.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20180301-i-know
"You are on my mind"
yet another love ballad.
https://soundcloud.com/mj-pbp/20171130-you-are-on-my-mind
Well theres a couple of those songs that is performed by Görans Garage Band. Some of em recorded with all members, some that has been recorded by me in studio.
