during jamming...

[slutgarden]

when someone says "Play an original" what do you do?

1)ask what song????
2)just play anything in random
3)think of a song and then nail it with another song so that it sounds 'original'
4)wait for the drum q and then start to play simple riffs.
5)ask the bass to start if off and then you fill in
6)ask what the fck is original?

 

[teraslasch]

if ur band doesnt have any original, then just tell them you don't have one

 

[RazrAsh]

simple.. come out with chords, get the whole band to play along.. then each take turns to do an 8 bar or 16 bar solo... improves creativity.. and for the vox.. ask him/ her to just come out with lyrics on the spot...

 

[slutgarden]

woo yeah i like ur style RazrAsh.thats the way i like it..

 

[bizzynick]

just improvise over the chords like what Raz said

 

[Colarndo]

Original? For my case I would write down the pop scores with lyrics, get my bandmates together and start to brainstorm together as well as bringing along an acoustic guitar. Rather than sitting in a jamming studio caught unaware.

 

[boomdoom]

butter and jam

 

[rearviewmirror]

i dunno abt 'play an original'... but in those 'play anything' situations i'll play a chord progression on the guitar and repeat it until the entire band gets the groove comes in (gradually).

i prefer the rhythm section (drums or bass) to start with a beat though, and work from there.

most of the time it just ends up with loads of guitar wankery though everyone likes to channel their inner page/hendrx/evh once in a while

 

[strats]

most of the time this would happen

"let's jam in E Lydian"

*others looking lost*

 

[Guest]

butter and jam

:lol:

 

[super_punk]

just say butoh

 

[Ichiro]

come out with chords, get the whole band to play along.. then each take turns to do an 8 bar or 16 bar solo... improves creativity.. and for the vox.. ask him/ her to just come out with lyrics on the spot...

this what my class do when we are learning how to do recording and we didn't plan any song....hahaha