Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘R&B’

Dmin 75bpm 10-16-07

I was feeling mellow today and needed to spend some time in the new Logic Pro 8 so this is what I came up with.
Looks like I’ve been spending a lot of time in Dmin lately.
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10-11-07 Dmin 88bpm

This slow techno/R&B track begins with A phrygian chord and is tonally centered on Dmin Aeolian. I was playing around with the new Logic Pro 8 Template Chooser and used the basic electronic template as my palette. I quickly came up with a simple descending synth hook that I liked. I’m also playing around with a vocal melody that’s not in the mix yet.

Cmin 100bpm

A smooth and silky dark 100bpm groove in Cmin.

Fmin 82bpm

I’ll stand by you to the end.
I’ll never desert you.
I’ll be the one you depend on.
The one you can talk to.

3-14-07 F#min 90bpm

This is a Hip-Hop/Dancehall groove in F#min at 90bpm with some orchestral strings and timpani providing most of the harmony and giving it vigorous motion.

3-13-07 Amin 108bpm

This is a 6-bar groove that I’m working on a melody for. It’s got a driving Hip-Hop/World feel to it.

Music for 06-23-06a

This is a 90bpm gospel/R&B shuffle in Ab. The chord progression goes from Ab9 to GbMAJ7/Ab. Occasionally I drop down to a Gb13 which inspired a nice sounding turnaround. This groove would make a good vamp.