FAWM: "Quest Accepted"

Quest Accepted

3 weeks ago by @deadhead

Liner Notes

So here I am. Yet another FAWM where I started with some needlessly complex instrumental. I think this took me close to 10 hours to write + record. Ok, to be fair, most of that was re-learning to play upright and mandolin... I haven't touched them in so long.

I think there's a ton more promise with the mandolin part. I barely know my scales any more so improv is pretty tough 😅. But that can be left for polishing at a later date.

#bluegrass #adjacent #maybe
#mandolin #acousticguitar #upright-bass #cajon

Lyrics

Instrumental, but here's the notes I took on the structure...

melody x2 w/ minimal simple

Dm soft jam

melody x4 w/ long simple

flowing riff x2

melody x4 w/ short medium

flowing riff x2

Dm short jam

B x2 spread

flowing riff on Dm

B x4 dense

flowing riff x4 quick w/ complex
flowing riff circle of complex chords

melody x2 w/ minimal complex
melody x2 w/ build complex
melody x2 LET'S GOOOOOOOO

flowing riff w/ melody over circle of complex chords
fade to Dm held

Comments

@leah0k 2w

I wish I could respond to this in GIF. The way this carried on kind of chaotically and yet completely coherent, it’s like - the rabbit is being chased through the woods by a fox, leaping this way and that, through various passageways- and yet it absolutely knows where it’s going and where it will safely land. Sorry Fox, not today. No rabbit stew for you.

@ragbag 2w

Wow - this is complex - some amazing playing - I am in awe. :-)

@fearlessflight2014 2w

Wow. This is really my jam. I was picking blueberries while listening to this unfold. That opening melodic line is golden and the way the whole thing just builds and builds. There’s some delightful little harmonic sunshine moments too. Wonderful!!

@hummingbear 2w

Ooooh, you got me bobbing my head and really getting into this one. I'd say ten hours well spent.

@thinkalto 2w

As I listen to this, I'm making a fresh batch of DudeFood(tm) for dinner. I love that I got up to stir it, sat back down, and I could've been listening to an entirely different track! How's your wrist after all that mando-tremolo? 😀

@boz 2w

Jerry and Dog would be very pleased! Carrying on the vibe!!!

@nadine 3w

I'm always happy to hear your complex explorations. Nice change of time signature and pace. How do you memorize such a long song so you could track down the other instruments? Your playing is insane

@zoelogical 3w

that was really cool, thank you!

@aeye 3w

you absolutely nailed the feeling of Quest accepted. It feels like I'm looking at the quest board and then about to go hunt some mythical monster. Heck of a way to start FAWM!