I got a little sidetracked starting my business and quitting my job, so my efforts to acquire perfect pitch this year were slightly delayed. But no need to dwell on the past. This is the present, and I have a sketch for you. It’s called “Smaller Steps” and it’s in the key of C (Clarence). My friend and all-around awesome person Mikey Naucas gave me an assist with some lyrical tweaks, but no other musicians were harmed during the making of this piece.
If you are familiar at all with my songwriting with Last to Show First to Go, you may be aware that I don’t write happy songs. It’s getting to be kind of a problem, honestly. If there is one thing that I know how to do, it is lament. So in the interests of personal growth, I made a strong effort to give “Smaller Steps” a silver lining or redemptive or happy tone in some way.
I hope you enjoy the song! And if you want to come on over and add something to it, just shoot me a note on the FB, or Twitter. I’m hoping that some of these songs will be good enough, or at least a good enough start, to put them together sometime next year onto an EP, or heaven forbid, a full-length.
P.S. As for being able to recognize a C note, or sing it without any cues… I can sing a C note about 80% of the time on my first try, but I can only recognize one about half the time. I’m hoping that will improve as I start in on other notes. Just now deciding what the next note will be…
