If You Try – You Win
This song is about trying new things and if you don’t try things...then you will never improve.
This starts out as a piano and bass song. I have been practicing since last FAWN to get my skills in those two instruments up to a point that I can use them in all my recordings. With Covid19 you have to be your own band on many occasions. Half way through this song the piano drops out and i substitute the FUZZ guitar. This was in response to the # FUZZ Guitar Challenge... I LOVE FUZZ GUITAR!
I don’t have a fuzz pedal anymore so I have been using my BOSS ME-25 (with the wah pedal) for the last 6-7 years.
@berni1954 Mar 2022
Classic piano ballad intro that morphs into a fine 1970s feel solo.
@intoyourlight Mar 2022
Wonderful groove and piano melody. I was waiting for that fuzz guitar to come in, as I loooove fuzz and also did the challenge. - Oh, here it is! Exciting solo that you created there, classical and soooo juicy! I’ll definitely listen to more Songs of yours for #tit4tat :)
@greengrassgirl Mar 2022
I love the piano. I didn't even know what a fuzz guitar was, so I was anxious to hear that. Oh, yeah...I know that sound! It's perfect with this. Nice job! So much talent on display here. Glad I found it (from your comment on My Man of Few Words. Thank you twice! :)
@driftwood1 Mar 2022
Your piano playing sounds great. I wish I could play so myself. The use of chromatic runs in the melody line is very effective. The switch the guitar is cool too. It seems to just fade in out of nowhere to carry on the song. Tried and won. #tit4tat
@wolfkier Mar 2022
You're certainly coming along in the piano department. This sounds lovely and it builds nicely making a perfect bed for that wailing (pretty) guitar to play dance on.
#tit4tat (are we tit4tatting?) I've lost count, anyway...
@hmorg Mar 2022
Nice! Tasteful noodling on both the piano (can you noodle on a piano? or would another word be better for it?) and the guitar. It's hypnotizing. I love me some fuzz and I always get excited about the fuzz challenge (especially since I own like 20 fuzz pedals) and then I end up doing something completely different all FAWM long. Glad to hear others' fuzzy efforts, though.
@tukayandryan Mar 2022
Lovely build on this one. Great piano start. Oooohhh 2 min 10 awesomeness. Fuzz guitar rocks!!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Tit4tat Love the piano start! And yeah real collabs are hard to find during covid! Really good feel to this and that is awesome guitar!
@kristi Feb 2022
I like how this builds. There's a lot to listen to and the piano sounds good and then it hands it over to the fuzz guitar so smoothly and then takes it away. Very nicely done! Motivating title too!
@moonraccoon Feb 2022
I love fuzz, too. You have a very nice flow going. I was on the edge of my seat waiting for the guitar to come in, and it paid off :)
@vegansongs Feb 2022
I love the way this song builds...very emotive. Transporting, physical response- swaying with eyes closed.
@katestantonsings Feb 2022
The piano is awesome, Garry! 2 minute mark--you rock it!! Love it when Fuzz comes in, too!
@wacha Feb 2022
This is a great song, I love the laid back feel of it! It feels like some guys sitting around jamming but they are super tight. The piano sounds great and the dropping out to let the guitar works very well. This one is solid!
@erucaesounds Feb 2022
Cool ambling tune, nice piano sounds, and love how the fuzz guitar comes in, nice work..... could be a soundtrack to a show.
@nahlej381 Feb 2022
Fuzzzzzzzzz! Keys and bass are sounding good dude! You are a gem! And a peach…and a swell guy!
@djtjb Feb 2022
I absolutely loved the transition from piano to guitar. You could just feel it building at that point and bam. Lots of emotion. Superb job as always!
@nadine Feb 2022
Garry, your piano playing is getting better each day. Next year you're playing better than me!!! I like the fuzz guitar in the background. Have you thought about automating the volume where the guitar solo starts?
@cts Feb 2022
Gary, Gary, Gary - you more than tried, man. You succeeded. Inspired not only because it sounds great, but you really took the time to become more familiar with 2 instruments. I've never been disciplined like that. But what you have here is very encouraging going forward.
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Dig'n that fuzz...Nice to hear you playing your guitar again...Sounds familiar!
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Very cool. Makes just want to sit, listen and chill. The guitar sounds awesome.
@elesimo Feb 2022
Love the concept! I just published a song with so many firsts (the fuzz song you commented on!), and it's my favorite things about FAWM: getting out of my comfort zone. Since I started FAWM I picked up singing and the bass, and many other things.
Back to the song... love the piano on it, it's lovely! The fuzz coming in is a nice surprise and such a great solo, reminds me I need to learn how to play the guitar properly! A great song!