Hello everyone! It 's a period un po' pieno, e non riesco a scrivere con la costanza che vorrei; ad ogni modo oggi volevo proporvi alcune riflessioni su come far girare un pezzo, proponendovi qualche esempio.
Ho notato, ascoltando soprattutto soul e derivati (James Brown, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC...), che le parti vengono costruite e arrangiate in modo molto semplice: alcuni strumenti dovranno fare il tappeto ritmico, e altri dovranno spezzare il groove.
Che significa? Faccio prima a spiegarvelo con un esempio:
Superstitious, by the great Stevie Wonder. Notice how the bass and drums carry parts very "simple" (the quotes are to indicate that it is really difficult to have that shot) down even play a single note, every quarter. The drummer gives some licks on Charleston, but the kick and the snare are quadratissime. And here clavi
intervenes to break the groove, with some decidedly more intricate in terms of rhythm. The groove was born right there. The carpet, made up of bass and drums, and keyboard riffs to break the rhythm.
Let's take another example:
Sex Machine, James Brown. The situation is similar, but the tools are different and have different functions: here the drums and guitar are the carpet, playing repetitive and linear pieces (remember, it is impossible play with that shot) and the low was moving a lot, creating the groove. Note that the guitar part never changes (except on exchange B), and try to count how many times the drummer plays a dish that is not the Charleston ... surprised? :)
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