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Solo of the Month (SotM) #84 - Challenge
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This is the 84th solo of the Month (SotM) Challenge.
The challenge is now open and ends at midnight 24th July 2022.
Discussion:
Following on from last month's backing track from
@fastonebaz, he's provided another great backing track for this month.
You can download backing track from Soundcloud below:
https://soundcloud.com/thefretboard/sotm84-202207-fastonebaz-honky-donkey?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Title: Honky Donkey
Tempo: 80bpm
Structure
Part 1
|D |D |D |D |
|D |D |D |D |
Part 2
|E |Eb5(no 3rd) |A/E(no 3rd) |Em(no 3rd)/G E9(no 3rd)/A |
|E |Eb5(no 3rd) |A/E(no 3rd) |Em(no 3rd)/G E9(no 3rd)/A |
Double time (i.e. 160bpm)
Part 3
|G5 |G5 |D5 |D5 C5|B5 |B5 |
Back to 80bpm
Count the following in 1/8 note triplets
B-B-B Bb-Bb-Bb A-A-A G-G-G
End section
|D |D |D |D | D
EE AW to end
Record your solo over the top of it and then submit it (ideally in mp3 format) to solos@theFB.co.uk
Also, feel free to comment on how you approached the solo, which will add a bit more interest and maybe we can learn something from each other.
There should be headroom to record your solo. Try to set a level without excessive master limiting, because we want to avoid loudness wars.
Voting will start soon after the submission deadline, with each voter selecting their 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice.
First choice gets 5 points - Second choice gets 3 points - Third choice gets 1 point
The order and scores of the top three entries will be announced soon after the voting ends.
No prizes. It's just for fun.
As people submit their entries, I'll post them below to hopefully promote some discussion on approaches used for the solo:
It's not a competition.
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Comments
Signal chain was tele --> Kingsley page (+/- Kingsley troubadour & memory lane jr set for slapback) --> Lazy J40 --> Captor X --> DAW.
I really enjoyed doing this, I've missed SOTM over the last few months! I need to make more effort in future to keep up with it.
It's in the playlist.
Oh good you've entered before me, so I can nick some of your ideas.
...Getting back to reality, I really would make an 'ass' of myself if I attempted that, which would be in keeping with the title of the backing track.
I found it quite hard to think of something to play over the top of the backing track actually.
Decided to try to play two guitar parts partly on harmony panned left/right. It's a bit scrappy compared to how I'd like it to be really. Can't do ascending tapping anywhere near as well as descending.
Will come back to vote though.
I've got another backing track brewing if you need one.