For the first song I will be using a MIDI keyboard controller or a PCR-800 for short as the bass of my song and then if I still have enough time I will be using guitar. With the software logic Pro I can access different instruments and play them while using the keyboard.
For the guitar I’ll be using a pretty simple chord progression.
For the guitar I decided to use some pedals from Logic Pro, the effects were distortion, compressor and a flanger.These pedals created a nice smooth sound that really added a lot to a pretty simple chord progression.The flanger is the best pedal out of the three as it change the sound the most out of any other effects I used, for example I tried using a fuzz pedal which made the guitar sound more heavier than I needed it to be but after switching I got the more dreamy sound that I wanted.
For the guitar I decided to use finger picking to create something of a smooth sounding progression that would sound perfectly with the effects.
For the keyboard I went with pretty simple chords that would match perfectly with the guitar and drums changing the last chord from Em to F to still keep it simple but still enough to sound different.
For the main part of the song I decided to just use two chords as a way to keep it simple and make the guitar sound more effective that way it would create a nice simple sound to support the guitar.
For the chorus I used a pretty simple chord progression that are the same chords as the guitar until the last chord on the second part of the chorus where the last chord switches from a Em chord to an F chord,I did this to add a slight bit of variety to the chorus.I decided to hold the notes because I thought it matched well with the guitar.
I then added a bass to fill out the verse more and make the song a bit more complex than just adding drums and guitar,I picked a pretty simple bass line that fit the speed of the drums and at the same time filled in the gaps between each guitar chord so the song doesn’t become boring and the same.
I then experimented more with the song by adding a string section to the song to see how that would make the song sound,I used short and jumpy chords that are the same as the keyboard chords used in the verse,I decided to use it because I thought gave the song a new and interesting sound rather than just having a basic guitar sound.
I used two different drum loops for the song one for the verse and one for the chorus to add a bit more variety to the song and match the rhythm and flow of the guitar.
The drum loop used for the chorus is slowed down so it can match the guitars rhythm and flow in the chorus along with the keyboard so the chorus doesn’t sounds exactly like the verse.