Graham English

Posts Tagged ‘rock’

One Of These Nights

This song is about planning an exciting future with a fine woman.

You Got What You Wanted From Me

A funky blues about a devious woman.

Midnight In This Lonely City

This is a song about showing up.

Emin 120bpm 04-28-07

I started this just over a week ago but have been too busy to spend much time writing or recording. Lame.

2-23-07 BMAJ 100bpm

I’m still searching for a melody for this song.
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Music for 12-07-06

This is a verse and chorus I came up with tonight. I’m not really sure how I want to modulate back and forth from major to minor yet. The rhythm of the melody and harmony don’t provide much contrast but the move from minor to major might be enough. Another option is that the verse [...]

Trains

I cowrote this song many years ago with my former band, Fear The Monk. I had very little to do with the writing actually. I think I came up with a portion of the melody in the verse but none of the lyrics. I dig the groove in the chorus but not much more than [...]

Circles

And I need north to be true. Or spin lost in this CIRCLE. And now my days to be are few. There’s no mercy in CIRCLES

True Home

All we really need to get by is the love that we make today. All we really need in this life is the love that we’ve thrown away

Music for 02-24-06

I tightened up the song I wrote yesterday and recorded this piano track. I’m going to commit to a melody and start putting some lyrics to the form.

Music for 02-23-06d

This is an edit of the track before. It’s a pop rock ballad (u2, coldplay); EbMAJ7, BbMAJ7. You can hear the verse and chorus shaping up with a melody, form and changes. I’m going to write the lyrics and FINISH this one.

Music for 02-23-06c

This is the work in progress of the next song. No need to listen to this unless you want to hear me composing. Around 12:00 I start to find what I’m looking for.