June 2025 Challenge Response – Mark T

[Mark T]

Dear AMers – for this month’s challenge to play something that uses harmonised 3rds, I decided to create my own quite simple, solo composition 🤓

As ever, I hope you enjoy it and I’m looking forward to hearing all your submissions

Best wishes – Mark 👍🎶😎♥️

[Mark T]

Ohh – don’t know what happened to my post! Let’s try that again 😂😂….

Dear AMers – for this month’s challenge to play something that uses harmonised 3rds, I decided to create my own quite simple, solo composition 🤓

As ever, I hope you enjoy it and I’m looking forward to hearing all your submissions – Mark 👍🎶😎♥️

[Lights]

Nice chord sequence, Mark! Well done really.
Lights.

[Jennifer D]

That didn’t sound quite simple to me Mark I thought it looked quite complicated sounded great though👍

[Alan L]

Cool piece Mark. Interesting chord motion on that, reminds me of something by The Beach Boys for some reason (which I think is a good thing!)

[Laurel C]

That chimed along with a whimsical melody. Unique and creative approach for thirds. Delightful.

[Paul S.]

A downright spritely tune! I noticed the careful hybrid picking and a quick major 7th you snuck in there, Excellent work.

[James B]

Kudos to you for creating your own tune, Mark. A melodic piece played very well.

James

[sciencefiction]

Very cool sounding, Mark! Very clean notes that seem to flow endlessly back and forth in different combinations like a rippling stream–very hypnotizing.
Enjoyed.
Larry

[Michael L]

Hi Mark, great composition. I really like the chord sequence and modulation in this piece. It almost has a Kaliope vibe to it. Lot’s of fun!

[Manfred M]

Sounds like a classic, Mark. Your composition is so beautifully thought out and wonderfully played. That was fun!

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[AndréM]

Very nice composition.
Sounds like a tune from a music box.

AndréM

AndréM

[sunjamr]

Well played and well arranged, Mark! Hey, did your post just disappear after you hit “Submit”? The same thing happened to me.

Sunjamr Steve

[Mark T]

Yeah, Steve, that’s exactly what happened to me. Seems like everyone is having the same issue – just hope people don’t get frustrated and give up! It’ll get fixed, I’m sure, and in the meantime there’s this easy work-around.

Cheers – Mark 👍🎶😎

[Martin W]

Hi Mark, this is indeed a very detailed composition, highlighting those thirds ,which to my ear has an old school music box sound , cleverly played especially with the hybrid picking.

Martin

[Catherine Arsenault]

Well played Mark!!!

[Gary W]

What a lovely sound! Well played:-)

Gary

[Alan O]

Hi Mark, very nice composition and well played! Great picking and very clean sounding notes.

Alan

[Pap]

Hey Mark, nice composition using 3rds. Sounded really nice and yes….musicbox like. Well done! Pap

[Dieter]

Very nice playing,

Dieter

[JoLa]

So well done on that, Mark, and extra points for creating your own tune!
Those harmonized 3rds have such a distinctive sound which you highlighted in your composition, good work on that one!

🎸JoLa

[Mark T]

Thank you all, as always, for your comments 👍👍❤️❤️

Music Box?? Hmm 🤔 Not so sure about that – the only one I ever came across was my Grandmother’s, back in the early 60’s. Don’t think that had a Major 7th in it, but I could be wrong 😂😂. The only other Musical Box I know is on the Genesis album, Nursey Cryme – though I don’t think it sounds like this either 🤣🤣

Best wishes everyone- Mark 👍🎶😎 ❤️❤️

[JoeD1]

Nice Mark. Perfect for this challenge. And it was quite enjoyable to listen to.

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

[Reuben B]

Very nice use of chords progression to demonstrate harmonized 3rd across the composition. Great rendition.

[Tremelow]

That was so good Mark! An extraordinary composition and so well played. Quite fast and yet such a lovely melody. Excellent!

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