"Only One Sky" demo blueprint / open G (GGDGBD) / heavy alternative

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"Only One Sky" demo blueprint / open G (GGDGBD) / heavy alternative

quick demo sketch blueprint for my bandmates. electric and acoustic guitars are tuned to open G with two G's on first and second string (GGDGBD). this allows me to get a natural chorusing effect by slightly bending the G on the second string when playing the first and second string together in the same fret, as in the opening guitar riffs. i'm playing my Pearl Masters drum kit in a 35'x35' concrete walled studio drum room (for natural reverb) with Bonham-esque mic set-up of two overheads and kick & snare. the kick gets a little lost in this as it's on an Alesis digital pre-amp while the overheads are Blue Tubed and snare is Avalon'd so they are hotter and warmer. only thing missing in this now is a guitar solo (or maybe not? the song has unique structure of 3 parts that each have 3 textures both vocally and rhythmically with some Keith Richards-esque guitaring when the hi-hat goes from quarter notes to eighth notes)  any thoughts on this welcomed.

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ONLY ONE SKY (demo)
© 2009-2012 MRI
Words & Music by Daren Thomas Turner

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lay your weary head so gently down
the pillow is your opium
the scented garlands have turned brown
you wear the braids of a dead man

don't come over here, don't come over here
don't come here and lie...
... down, baby…

with all of my heart
with all of my soul
with your body parts...
with all our zygotes
we're tryin' real hard.

lay your weary head so gently down
before they try to cut it off
paint your orange jumpsuit brown
make sure your internet won't work

cover yourself, cover yourself
don't come up for air, baby...

with all of my heart
with all of my soul
with your body parts...
with all our zygotes
we're tryin' real hard.

here is my head; come chop it off
but first you must remove your mask
you'll need to look me in the eye
before i'll let you snap my neck

i'm already dead! cut me into shreds...
i'm already cut down...ha ha

with all of my heart
with all of my soul
with effigy parts
with effigy goals
we're swinging on stars...

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electric & acoustic guitars, vocals, drums, bass: Daren Thomas Turner


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    Lynn
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    Re:"Only One Sky" demo blueprint / open G (GGDGBD) / heavy alternative 2012/07/17 11:21:15 (permalink)
    Yet, another fantastic song with great lyrics.  This one has a Stone Temple Pilots vibe to my ears, but is totally ABV all the way.  When is the tour?

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    Re:"Only One Sky" demo blueprint / open G (GGDGBD) / heavy alternative 2012/07/18 11:02:42 (permalink)
    hey thanks Lynn.  i can see elements of STP here too w/ some of the vocal inflections.  maybe a little Nirvana in the guitars as well.
    song needs two mini-guitar solos in each of the segues that lead into the verse groupings.  also my drummer can play the parts better than i did for the demo.  still the idea is there etc.  ;p keep you posted on any tour. 
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