Cloughie May 2023 Less Is More

[cloughie]

All about rhythm this month. Not as easy as Steve Cropper makes it sound.

The brief this month was “less is more” so I used a very spare backing track from EP 384 – an A note and later an F note in the bass so can’t get much lesserer than that!

Then I tried to layer some simple rhythm parts outlining a progression of

Dm7 Dm7 Am7 G over the A note and then

F G Dm7 Dm7
F Em7 Dm7 Dm7
over the F note.

Be kind to yourself (especially when you're trying to play this instrument!)
Brian Clough

“Got a lotta sinful ideas but they seem kinda sensible” Jim Casy the ex-preacher in The Grapes Of Wrath

[Michael L]

Hey Cloughie, you know it’s a good rhythm track when you want to pull out your guitar and play along. I had some fun noodling over your playing. Nice way to make such a sparse track sound interesting.

[Liam Innes]

Hey Cloughie,

Great submission.

Really nice lead lines and a good choice of chord progression.

I especially enjoyed your sparse rhythm parts – they seemed to just flow effortlessly over the backing track.

Well done.

Liam.

“We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams. “

[Garry]

Yeah! Great Brian, especially loved the double stop vamping/comping! Great to see and hear the butterscotch blonde Tele out. Keep on pickin’ and all the best! 🥸🎸🥸

[Guido]

Liked you original composition and your chords progression, Brian! You layered very well your rhythm section, and then played some very original double stops leads over it. Very well done, an interesting composition enjoyable to listen to!

Guido

[Andy N]

Really nice work Brian, you added plenty of interest to that backing track. It became like a hypnotic backdrop to your rhythm and lead lines. Liked how you worked that progression with the rhythm stabs over the top of the single bass notes.

[Vincent K]

Nice work Brian,

Great chord progression

Sounded very well on that backing track

Awesome rendition

Cheers Vincent

🎸 Vincent 🎶 🇳🇱

[Manfred M]

I like your rhythm approach to this month‘s challenge, Brian. It‘s great to see and hear how this layers came together. A fine composition, very relaxing!

Take the chance to meet your AM friends on Zoom.
The next Meetup will take place on May 31

There will be a detailed announcement here in the forum in the next days..

I look forward to meet you.
Manfred

[Phil B]

It just built into a munch more substantial piece than it started out. Very clever.

[JoeD1]

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to you. It sounded great!

Joe

The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
--Graeme Edge

[Gary W]

What an interesting groove! Fantastic. Well played.

Gary

[James B]

Sounding really cool, Cloughie. Love that slow buildup.

James

[Pap]

Cloughie, that was really creative the way you build up throughout the chord progression. Nice style with slides and double stops…kind of a jazzy feel. Cheers. Pap

[Paul S.]

There was a lot more going on here than meets the ear. For a piece with such hypnotic potential, it has a nice amount of movement and I especially liked the hybrid picked parts walking up the neck. Smart playing!

[Mike W]

Good composition Brian – you transformed the basic backing track into an enjoyable, complex piece of music by the addition of your imaginative lead and rhythm parts.

[sunjamr]

Very creative indeed, true to the goals of this challenge. Way to not shred!

Sunjamr Steve

[AndréM]

Good rhythm playing Cloughie.
Nicely done.
Well done.

AndréM

AndréM

[JoLa]

Oh, love it, Brian!
I wish I had come up with something like that! Love how you started simple and developed the melody, very nice hypnotic vibe.

🎸JoLa

[Tom D]

A very distinctive and avant garde sound you created Brian. Your lead lines captured great ideas that fit so well.

Cheers, Tom

[Serena C]

Very interesting and creative Brian! You showed how creative one can be with such few notes, congrats!

If I wasn't making mistakes I wouldn't be the kind of player I want to be. Perfection is dangerous.
It's all about taking risks, sometimes you get to some place, sometimes you get to a different place. (Brian May)

[John H]

Very tasty Cloughie. Your double stop comps are excellent. I like where this goes.

John

[Werner]

great contribution – I like that laid back picking and that cool groove. Thank you

Werner

[Bob Utberg]

Nice touch Cloughie! Played with class and style. You are a Rock Star for sure! B

Bob U. (aka Bobby Ut)

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