Ian Black's video: Keeper Original

About three weeks in the making, this song features harmonics, arpeggios, a key change, a modal bridge, and even an echoed section (cheeky bit of editing since I'm an acoustic boy) - all that in addition to the usual bells and whistles. A bluesy twang here and there to keep you on your toes. But I don't think it's any less listenable for all that stuff going on. I guess I'm trying to say that I'm proud of this one. Mind you, the level of anxiety I experience when it's time to record is really... worrying. I can play this song without thinking when it's just practice, but as soon as I hit record my heart beats four times as fast, my brain stops altogether, and my limbs feel heavier and lighter at the same time. Recording is a struggle, for sure. But in this case, assuming somebody's reading this and thinking "you did a good job this time", I'm willing to say it's worth the pain. Backing Track: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HID-4g6Ke-g Keeper Rhythm Verse E Major triad, A5, B5 - x3 C , B5, A5... A5, B5 E Major triad, A5, B5 - x3 C , B5, A5 with open strings ringing... A5, B5 Rhythm Chorus A-shaped E5 with open strings ringing, E-shaped G # triad with open strings ringing, A-shaped C with open strings ringing, A-shaped B5 with open strings ringing A-shaped E5 with open strings ringing, E-shaped G # triad with open strings ringing, A-shaped C # tried with open strings ringing, A-shaped B triad with open strings ringing - loop twice in first chorus, thrice in second. End on two bars of the B and then an A major (three bars of B in second chorus) A5, B5 into Chorus Rhythm Bridge F , E5 loop x 5, then F into an A major... A5, B5 back to Verse Lead Verse Harmonics: A7, A12, E7 A7, A12, E7 A7, A12, E7 A7, E7 A12... A12, E12 Second Verse B7s9, B9, D9, G8, G8h9 B10s12, B12, B12, B9, B9 G11, G11, G9 G8h9p8, D9, D7, D6, D9 A7, A7h9, A9, E9 A7, D6h7s9, A7, D9, D9s11 E7h9, A7... A7s0 E7h9, A7, A9s11, A11, A7, A7 D9s1, D11, D9, D9, A11, A11 A9, A9 A9, A9h11, D9, E9 A7h9, A9b, A7, D9s11, D11 Lead Chorus A7, D9, A7, G9 A7, D7, A7, G5 A5, D7, A5, G7 A2, D4, A2, G4 A7, D9, A7, G9 A7, D7, A7, G5 D6, G6, D6, B5 D4, G4, D4, B4 - echo this whole section End on B2 Second Chorus/Finale: e7h9p7, B9, B7s9, B9, B9 e7h9p7, B9, B7s9, B9, B9 B5h7, B7b, B5, B5h7, G6 G4, D6, D4, D4s6 D9, D9h11, D9 D5h7s9, G7, D9, D7, D5, D7b, D5, D7s9, A7, A7 D9, D9s11, G9 G9h11, G11, G11, G11b, G9h11, G11s13 B12, B12s10, B9 B7, B7h10, B7hB9 B7, B7h10, B7hB9 B7, B7h10, B10s12, B12 G9, G9h11p9, D11, D9 B7, B7h10, B7hB9 B7, B7h10, B7hB9 B7, B7h10, B10s12, B12 B10, B9h10p9, e12s14, e14s12, e12, e12s9, e9, e9s7, e7, e7s9, B9 B5, B5h7, B7b, B5, B7s9, B9 B9, B9s10, B7 G8, G8s9, D9, D6, D6h7 Lead Bridge A9h11, D9 (snappy), G9, G9h11p9, D11p9, D9 (snappy) D7, D7p6, A7p6, A6, A6, A6h7s9, D7, D9b G8s9, e9, G9s11, e11, B12, B9, B7h9, B9s12, B12, B12, B12, B11, B11, B11, B9 B7, B7h9, G9 G8, G8h9, D11 D9, D9h11, A11s9, A7, A4, A4h6s7