Sunday, July 23, 2017

"Tightrope"

"Tightrope" was the only song from A New World Record that I hadn't either written about or learned a part from, so last week I figured out a synth part at the beginning:


To make my notation, I program a MIDI part and then just take a screen clipping of it.  I don't know how to put in repeats (if that's even possible with my program), so I added my own repeat signs when I edited the image.

I also referenced the early instrumental mix that's a bonus track on the CD re-issue.  The synth part isn't present there, so it's easier to hear the string parts.  I think for the most part, the upright bass plays the same thing as the synth, but I haven't lookt into it that closely yet.  I did notice that in one measure the synth plays G and B notes but the bass plays only a G (in my notation, it's the last measure in the third line).