Trying to "Bodomize" a Shadows Fall song...

Rock Hydra · January 25th, 2006, 03:03 PM

Backstory: (not interested, scroll down)
My band and I are playing a show at our school talent/music show (mostly kids who listen to either country or rap, we'll see how this goes over). We're allowed to play 4 songs, so we drew straws to pick who got to play what.
We decided on:
Lamb of God - What I've Become (guitar player pick)
Trivium - Like Light to Flies (drummer pick)
Children of Bodom - Trashed Lost and Strungout (my pick, guitar)
Shadows Fall - Thoughts Without Words (Keybard pick)
(the bassist and the singer didn't get a pick, they drew the short straws

)

Anyway, back to the point, the keyboardist isn't playing in the first 2 songs, but playing the last 2.

I don't have a recording if the song by us yet, but...here's an attempt at trying to add a keyboard or "bodomize" it, as we call it. I tabbed the keyboard part into a guitar pro that I used to learn the song, as closely as I could to how we wrote it.

Midi - http://www.wtfbench.com/personal/Sha...thKeyboard.mid
Tab - http://www.wtfbench.com/personal/Sha...thKeyboard.gp4

Comments/suggestions helpful...

Cofee_Annihilator · January 25th, 2006, 03:11 PM

Pretty good man!

Epyon · January 25th, 2006, 03:19 PM

Sounds like it would be at home on AYDY.

Ruins · January 25th, 2006, 03:26 PM

i like it

COBHC Webmaster · January 25th, 2006, 04:06 PM

Really good! Would be great if you could post a live recording of Trashed, Lost.

Feel_The_Force · January 25th, 2006, 04:27 PM

thats actually pretty damn cool

Bodom Madness · January 25th, 2006, 05:15 PM

Hm... Why not playing harmonies (the keyboard) in bars 140-143 (the end of the KB/Gutar solo)?

Rock Hydra · January 26th, 2006, 07:01 PM

Thanks for the comments, It's a few months till the actaul contest. We need to prepare and practice quite a bit more before we record anything. I'm not that great at sweeping, and the sweeping part in the Trivium song and in Trashed, Lost & Strungout is giving me problems.

Tut Ankh Amon · January 26th, 2006, 09:49 PM

you need a robot drummer, thats what you need

it sounded nice, btw

coolsnow7 · January 26th, 2006, 10:57 PM

Great shit dude. Only thing I didn't like was the solos - I'd work on them, maybe improv them if you can, but don't keep them the way they are.

zakk_hate_me_666 · January 26th, 2006, 11:00 PM

why is there a tab for this song when you are playing destroyer of senses O_o

LazyGuitar · January 27th, 2006, 06:48 AM

Just get the keyboard player to make can opening noises and pretend you're on the set of the video.

Rock Hydra · January 27th, 2006, 07:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tut Ankh Amon

you need a robot drummer, thats what you need

it sounded nice, btw

Our drummer can't play it as written. Jason Bittner is a machine in that song.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bodom Madness

Hm... Why not playing harmonies (the keyboard) in bars 140-143 (the end of the KB/Gutar solo)?

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolsnow7

Great shit dude. Only thing I didn't like was the solos - I'd work on them, maybe improv them if you can, but don't keep them the way they are.

The only problem is, our songwriting/improv/theory skills suck. We tried...

Quote:

Originally Posted by zakk_hate_me_666

why is there a tab for this song when you are playing destroyer of senses O_o

Rephrase??

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyGuitar

Just get the keyboard player to make can opening noises and pretend you're on the set of the video.

Like in Hellion??

LazyGuitar · January 27th, 2006, 07:09 AM

Fo sho.

try and recreate ibiza on the stage. give it that real shadows fall feel.

KenShiRo · January 27th, 2006, 02:26 PM

u could always try doing guitar sweeps on keyboard, dimmu do that alot, depends if it fits with the guitars though, and as the guy earlier said, harmonies, i'm not sure about some of the lead sounds u have used but then i prefer strings and ooo's and aah's :P

zakk_hate_me_666 · January 27th, 2006, 04:36 PM

Rephrase??

you had a tab for thoughts without words and said you are playing destroyer of senses... im confused

Rock Hydra · January 27th, 2006, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zakk_hate_me_666

Rephrase??

you had a tab for thoughts without words and said you are playing destroyer of senses... im confused

Yeah, good eye. I meant Thoughts without words. For some reason I typed Desroyer of Senses.

LazyGuitar · January 28th, 2006, 01:39 PM

Ah, then disregard my ibiza comments.

Don't ruin a good song.

January 25th, 2006, 03:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rock Hydra Feel the Strain! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY. U.S.A. Posts: 2,522	Trying to "Bodomize" a Shadows Fall song... Backstory: (not interested, scroll down) My band and I are playing a show at our school talent/music show (mostly kids who listen to either country or rap, we'll see how this goes over). We're allowed to play 4 songs, so we drew straws to pick who got to play what. We decided on: Lamb of God - What I've Become (guitar player pick) Trivium - Like Light to Flies (drummer pick) Children of Bodom - Trashed Lost and Strungout (my pick, guitar) Shadows Fall - Thoughts Without Words (Keybard pick) (the bassist and the singer didn't get a pick, they drew the short straws ) Anyway, back to the point, the keyboardist isn't playing in the first 2 songs, but playing the last 2. I don't have a recording if the song by us yet, but...here's an attempt at trying to add a keyboard or "bodomize" it, as we call it. I tabbed the keyboard part into a guitar pro that I used to learn the song, as closely as I could to how we wrote it. Midi - http://www.wtfbench.com/personal/Sha...thKeyboard.mid Tab - http://www.wtfbench.com/personal/Sha...thKeyboard.gp4 Comments/suggestions helpful... Last edited by Rock Hydra : January 27th, 2006 at 05:46 PM.

January 25th, 2006, 05:15 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bodom Madness Shade of Black Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 36	Hm... Why not playing harmonies (the keyboard) in bars 140-143 (the end of the KB/Gutar solo)? __________________

January 26th, 2006, 07:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rock Hydra Feel the Strain! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Buffalo, NY. U.S.A. Posts: 2,522	Thanks for the comments, It's a few months till the actaul contest. We need to prepare and practice quite a bit more before we record anything. I'm not that great at sweeping, and the sweeping part in the Trivium song and in Trashed, Lost & Strungout is giving me problems. Last edited by Rock Hydra : January 26th, 2006 at 07:04 PM.

January 26th, 2006, 10:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
coolsnow7 Raining Blood Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NYC Posts: 888	Great shit dude. Only thing I didn't like was the solos - I'd work on them, maybe improv them if you can, but don't keep them the way they are. __________________ "You're a motherfucker." -Miles Davis to Chick Corea, who thought he was about to be fired.

January 26th, 2006, 11:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
zakk_hate_me_666 SUPER SHREDDER Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Edge Of Forever Posts: 1,339	why is there a tab for this song when you are playing destroyer of senses O_o __________________

January 25th, 2006, 03:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
Epyon Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 32	Sounds like it would be at home on AYDY.

January 25th, 2006, 03:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ruins is zayebated Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,547	i like it

January 25th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
COBHC Webmaster COBHC Webmaster Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 422	Really good! Would be great if you could post a live recording of Trashed, Lost.

January 25th, 2006, 04:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
Feel_The_Force Thrash 'Til Death!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: England Posts: 3,487	thats actually pretty damn cool

January 27th, 2006, 06:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
LazyGuitar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 686	Just get the keyboard player to make can opening noises and pretend you're on the set of the video.

January 27th, 2006, 07:09 AM	#14 (permalink)
LazyGuitar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 686	Fo sho. try and recreate ibiza on the stage. give it that real shadows fall feel.

January 27th, 2006, 02:26 PM	#15 (permalink)
KenShiRo Guitar God Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: England Posts: 219	u could always try doing guitar sweeps on keyboard, dimmu do that alot, depends if it fits with the guitars though, and as the guy earlier said, harmonies, i'm not sure about some of the lead sounds u have used but then i prefer strings and ooo's and aah's :P

January 27th, 2006, 04:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
zakk_hate_me_666 SUPER SHREDDER Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Edge Of Forever Posts: 1,339	Rephrase?? you had a tab for thoughts without words and said you are playing destroyer of senses... im confused __________________

January 28th, 2006, 01:39 PM	#18 (permalink)
LazyGuitar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 686	Ah, then disregard my ibiza comments. Don't ruin a good song.