Recently, the idea of getting back to bare bones of songs is playing around in the mind. Listening to a lot of other artists’ songs currently where the premise is simply a guitar and a voice. But they are a million miles away from my naivety when playing guitar and singing.

However. Something came to mind. Listening again to the Devendra Banhart album called ‘Mala’? Suddenly the Lightbulb moment went on. There are beautiful little Bass guitar melodic inclusions that are inherent in the songs.

I never play a Bass Guitar foundation at all anymore. And ….. I was always actually a Bass player first and foremost back in my band years of the 1970/early80s years.

I need to go back to my roots and play the main part first and foremost by playing my bass guitar in simple riff melody captures. And build on that premise!

It would be good now to find a sound of simplicity. Yet unique. I do like the vibe of ‘And so the story goes’ below. Tonight, I found myself singing a low bass line melody to add to the song. I will probably re-record this one soon and build up from a bass riff on a simple drum percussive beat.

Messing about with this tonight too. Just a trial song. Acoustic and poor keyboard playing skills. But I’m beginning to realise, with lots of new songs, that acoustic guitars, played alongside electric echo swirling riffs, could be a nice Frail Autumn pursuit.

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