Swam In The Moon

Swam In The Moon is a contemporary ballad style tune with some nice changes.

The solo section moves through several key centres, and as usual I’ve indicated good safe scale choices for soloing, but – once again – do experiment!

Swam In The Moon was recorded at 140 bpm.

The key signatures are Ab (for C instruments), Bb (for Bb instruments), F (for Eb instruments).

The structure is: 8 bar intro /  head x 2 / solo section x 2 / head.

If you’d like to play Swam In The Moon yourself, you can buy a ‘playalong’ pack for £2 on Bandcamp:

The pack consists of;

  • the guide mp3 track (with guide sax)
  • the ‘minus one’ (no sax) mp3 backing track
  • an mp3 of the solo section looped (repeated) four times for soloing practise
  • a single solo section for use in DAWs and looper apps & pedals
  • printable lead sheets in Bb, Eb & C versions, (including scale choice suggestions for the solo sections)

Here’s the Bb version of the score with the audio:

NB. For Eb alto and baritone sax players the notes are all a fourth lower. 

Other available tunes & loops:

Old Skool

3 Limes On A Shelf

Cinnabar Green

Solaar

Blowing Turmeric Off The Gravel

Shorter Straws

Paper Cut

Loop 1 (D Major)

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