"How We Were Before"

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I've known most of the bass part for "How We Were Before" for a few years, but I discovered that I'd simplified the part during the bridge ("And as you've waited for me…").  I'd figured it out (correctly) two different times, but I forgot to record it and then forgot how to play it.  So I figured out it again and finally did record it.

I wrote it down too.  I've started a binder where I'm going to write down lyrics, chords, and some notation.

This is supposed to use twelve-string guitar, but I just used acoustic because it's easier to play.

"Care of Cell 44"

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The keyboard parts for "Care of Cell 44."  I was playing the piano part a few days ago, and I realized that what I'd been playing as F major is actually G7 (which does contain an F note, so at least I wasn't too far off), so I had to fix it.  And then I did the mellotron part too because it's been a long time since I've played it and I felt it could use some practice.  Moreso to remember it than for anything technical.

I did all of the piano stuff in this with both hands at once!  Even though I had to cut it into four sections and it took around ten takes total and parts are still a bit shaky or have wrong notes.

I think I'm still missing some details in this, but oh well.  Also, the volume is too loud in some places, but I didn't want to have to re-do it.

First Session at Decca

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The Zombies favorited and re-tweeted my tweet!

New Amp

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New amp (right) next to old amp (left).  Also, tremolo pedal and plethora of cables.  The new amp is smaller than I expected, but it's also louder than I expected.

And it came sooner than I expected.  I just ordered it on Tuesday.  Although, it's a good day for it to come, since it's the 50th anniversary of "She's Not There," "You Make Me Feel Good," "It's Alright with Me," and "Summertime," and I chose a Vox amp because that's what the Zombies used.

"Summertime"

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I've been working on and practicing "She's Coming Home" lately, but a part of the bass part is similar to part of the bass part in "Summertime" (and part of the bass part in "She's Not There") (did I use part enough?).

So I got thinking about the bass part of "Summertime," and I thought the chords would be pretty easy to figure out from it, and they were.  The rhythm is a bit difficult though, which is why I come in a bit late and have some problems with the last part.

Also, it's timely that I figured this out now, as to-morrow is the 50th anniversary (12 June 1964) of the Zombies' recording this song (along with "She's Not There," "You Make Me Feel Good," and "It's Alright with Me").

"She's Coming Home"

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I think I've got the last part of this figured out, and I also learned the bass part.  It's pretty much follows the piano part except for a four-note phrase before the organ comes in.

I think there's only one song I figured out faster than this one, which was the Searchers' "Ain't Gonna Kiss Ya," which took an hour or two.  This took about a week.

"She's Coming Home"

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I had intended just to practice what I knew of "She's Coming Home," but then I figured out some of the guitar parts and the middle bit.

I'm still missing some parts though, including the titular line - "But she sent word to me / She's coming home."

"I Remember When I Loved Her"

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I listened to the Greatest Hits, Greatest Recordings album a few days ago, and I realized that most of the organ part in "I Remember When I Loved Her" is just chords.  (Although some may be just the interval of a fifth.)  Here, I just played chords (or fifths) where the organ solo should be.

I'm still not very good at the guitar part, but it's much better than the last version I posted.

"She's Coming Home"

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A tiny bit of the piano part for "She's Coming Home."  I haven't figured it out past this first part, although there's an-other part later in the song that uses these same chords.  It's on organ and with a different rhythm and/or tempo (I'm not sure how to describe it).

It's sort of embarrassing how much the dynamics change when I play the C#m.  I'm so much more comfortable playing chords where the tonic and the fifth are both white keys.

Also, I may have the chords in the wrong octave.