I’ve approximated it with Logic’s ES2, but any subtractive synth will do. It’s necessary to get the grace-note and dynamics right for this to work: There’s a simple lead ostinato throughout the intro. To get the sound I’ve used a Kontakt bass patch with some clean amp simulation, with plenty of low-end dialed in. The bass enters with a fill in bar 4, leading into the main groove dropping on bar 5. Notice the rhythmic figure which is repeated throughout the song. Slash chords are a common feature of modern RnB and Neo Soul, here we can see the aforementioned B-/E, a B/C#, G∆7/A and a B/F#. I’ve seen other transcriptions denote this as an E-11, it basically doesn’t really matter what you call it because it only happens this one time in the intro, and I felt this was the easiest way to remember it a B minor chord 1st inversion (D F# B) in the right hand with an E in the left hand. In bar 2 we see the B-/E (B minor over E). The grace note from the B to C# in bar one is key, and note the use of the sustain pedal in bars 1 to 2 and bar 3. As ever, if you’re unfamiliar with chord naming conventions, have a look at this. I’ve scored the Rhodes and bass below, let’s first look at the intro. Logic’s factory electric piano will get us close to the sound, with plenty of stereo tremolo. What makes this song work so well is the groove between the drums, bass and Rhodes (likely to be a Yamaha Motif, as my best guess). However these kind of voicings are quite typical of the Neo Soul genre, and are far less complicated than I’d first thought. I remember first hearing this album and thinking the chord and harmonies were a next level of sophistication, something I’d heard nothing like before. 9 on the US Billboard’s R&B Singles chart. 1) is the platinum album from Neo Soul singer, songwriter, poet, model and actress, Jill Scott, released on Hidden Beach Recordings in 2000.Ī Long Walk is written by Scott and Andre Harris and produced by Harris and Vidal Davis. Who Is Jill Scott? (Words and Sounds Vol.
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