Chord changes.
Lots of them.
Do The Modulation is based on the circle of fifths.
It is a technique for playing all 12 keys in succession in a natural sounding way. You start in any key and then move a fifth, up or down, and carry on like this until you arrive back where you started.
The piece starts in the key of A, so the twelve chord changes are A - E - B - F# - Db - Ab - Eb - Bb - F - C - G - D. The piece then moves back to A and finishes with a flourish in D.
As well as being great fun to play, it is a delight to write. It is like having 12 mini-songs in a single piece.
The main riff played by the guitar and bass.
A tasty variant of the main riff.
The bass plays an extra note and changes the second bar phrasing. The guitar plays two notes from the original riff and substitutes one of them with a third note at the end. The percussion keeps the bass drum, replaces the snare with handclaps, and adds a ride cymbal for a different rhythm.
Over The Top fun on an overdriven guitar.
Go on have a go!
Title: Do The Modulation
Key: A
Tempo: 124bpm
Length: 4' 09"
Track 1: overdrive guitar
Track 2: fingered bass
Track 3: drumset
Genre: Pop, Rock
