Composing for Guitar: Section 5,6 of "A New Flower"
5. THE EXCITEMENT LEADING UP TO THE WEDDING
Here I wanted to do 2 things. First I wanted to use repetition
to sort of bolster the song for the listener. So I went back
to the bouncy little intro that I had before. I’ve included
the transition from the last section with this so you can see
how I did that. Second, I wanted to represent the whirlwind
or the rush of cramming all that wedding planning into a few
months before the event. So I figured the tempo and the melody
of the introduction would do that. You’ll see some variation
throwen in there to represent moments of fun or excitement
or whatever else happens in the wedding planning stages. The
first 9 measures lead into the intro repeat. Then you’ll
see the variation after that kind of answering the introduction
phrase. Finally I slow the tempo at the end to get reaady to
repeat the other section, the main phrase of the song as a
reminder of the bride and groom’s love for each other
in all the craziness.
6. THE FLASH BACK TO ALL THAT FUN THE HAD BEFORE ALL OF THE PLANNING FOR THE WEDDING, AND KIND OF A CELEBRATION OF EACH OTHER AGAIN BEFORE THE PLUNGE
As you can see, this is the return to the main phrase of the
song, but only briefly. Next is the climactic finish, the wedding
itself. I knew I needed a strong finish so I purposefully picked
up the tempo and threw in 16th and 32nd notes to speed it up.
I also added big jumps in the melody to make it a dynamic and
dramatic finish.
7. LAST SECTION: the wedding itself
The Tab above shows the finale of the song. Notice the tremelo technique used and that 5-3-4 sequence is played very rapidly with the accent on the bass note beat.
Composing for Guitar: Section 5,6 of "A New Flower"
5. THE EXCITEMENT LEADING UP TO THE WEDDING
Here I wanted to do 2 things. First I wanted to use repetition to
sort of bolster the song for the listener. So I went back to the bouncy
little intro that I had before. I’ve included the transition
from the last section with this so you can see how I did that. Second,
I wanted to represent the whirlwind or the rush of cramming all that
wedding planning into a few months before the event. So I figured the
tempo and the melody of the introduction would do that. You’ll
see some variation throwen in there to represent moments of fun or
excitement or whatever else happens in the wedding planning stages.
The first 9 measures lead into the intro repeat. Then you’ll
see the variation after that kind of answering the introduction phrase.
Finally I slow the tempo at the end to get reaady to repeat the other
section, the main phrase of the song as a reminder of the bride and
groom’s love for each other in all the craziness.
6. THE FLASH BACK TO ALL THAT FUN THE HAD BEFORE ALL OF THE PLANNING FOR THE WEDDING, AND KIND OF A CELEBRATION OF EACH OTHER AGAIN BEFORE THE PLUNGE
As you can see, this is the return to the main phrase of the song,
but only briefly. Next is the climactic finish, the wedding itself.
I knew I needed a strong finish so I purposefully picked up the tempo
and threw in 16th and 32nd notes to speed it up. I also added big jumps
in the melody to make it a dynamic and dramatic finish.
7. LAST SECTION: the wedding itself
The Tab above shows the finale of the song. Notice the tremelo technique used and that 5-3-4 sequence is played very rapidly with the accent on the bass note beat.