It’s All in My Notes

by @hmstreetteam

Skirmish: Say What You Mean to Say (@hmstreetteam)
It’s All in My Notes
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Liner Notes

#jazzpop #acousticrock
I wrote a whole jazz pop song, but didn’t feel up to demoing during the skirmish. The next day in rehearsal I added the pre-chorus lyrics and a transitional chord and cleaned up some glitches in the melody. I pieced together the demo 4 days after the original writing, with no further intentional changes — and with apologies for my still-hoarse voice.

The song started with the phrase “całą noc,” which means “all night,“ but which I decided sounds like “it’s all in my notes.” That led to the story about a cosmic revelation at night.

Chords:
verse
Fm7 Gm x3 Cm Gm
pre-chorus | bridge | intro
Cm Cm7
chorus
Ab Eb Bbs4 x3 Ab Cm Cm7
coda
Fm7

Lyrics

One thing led to another
Ideas kept getting bigger
Then the night was over
And the sun coming up

You could say we were dreaming
Universe revealing
Its own grander meaning
Didn’t want it to stop

If it felt like we were winning
That was just the beginning

It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes

With all the things we were hoping
Why was this the moment
That we saw the sky open
To the stars

The one question on my mind
After struggles and lifetimes
How is it that this timeline
Could be ours

If we thought we were dreaming
We discovered the meaning

It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes

Now it’s not what we do
Not step one and step two

It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes

It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc
It’s all in my notes
(Całą noc, całą noc)
It’s all in my notes

Comments

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Great motif line and love the chord progression on this.
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The demo sounds great! That chorus is super catchy. :)
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“It’s All in My Notes” now has its peppy, poppy acoustic demo. @alyxanderjames @greenglacier @pianoquest @arose @kahlo2013
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I love the repetition in the chorus! Depending on the music delivery it could impact the listener in different ways..
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Ooh! Let me know if end up posting a demo, would love to hear it. It feels very mysterious.
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Very interesting, and I can relate to the need to write down late-night ideas before they slip away. I like the use of mixed languages. I hope you eventually record a demo, because I want to hear it!
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This is either and uplifting song or an Eldridge horror song and I'm not sure which, either way can't wait for the music
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Oo, I like this! You paint such an interesting picture, and "It's all in my notes" is a really intriguing line! Hope you do get a chance to demo it!
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