The Write Stuff – The Write Stuff

They sound like something out of a Star Trek episode. But they are actually two different effects that were used on these songs. Like they say on The Masked Singer: “Check it out.”

And don’t forget, all of these classics can be found here.

And here they are without the effects:

These two songs go out to Ringo Starr on his birthday. Fun fact: Both of these songs start in the key of G. Also, there was no bass line written on the sheet music for the second song, so I wrote that part.

Here is music for your celebrations. These songs use a Moog synthesizer effect.
And don’t forget, these are all found on the Beatles page.

What would you call a Shrink who has retired? A Shrunk?

While you are pondering that question, have a listen to the latest songs.

Just hit play, relax and float downstream. The other songs can be found here (but you already knew that).

Here is my interpretation of a classic Neil Young song to get you through this last Monday of June. It uses an effect called a “phaser.” And I do remember when Neil Young was young. How about you? Where were you the first time you heard “After the Gold Rush?”

And this is a guitar tutorial for the same song. It is actually not that difficult to learn.

Instead of a 60’s Beatles tune, how about a 60’s Neil Young tune?

Today marks the start of the “Summer of George.” And when I say “George” I mean George Harrison, who played guitar on these songs, and most likely did some background harmonies.

This is perfect background music for any social gathering. You can download this song and many others here.

But it’s never too early for the Beach Boys. Here is another classic written by Brian Wilson, one of the greatest songwriters ever.

And here is the sheet music for all of you musicians out there: