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SNES Fingerstyle Project - Official Submission and Judging Thread

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

Here's the thread for submitting your arrangements to the SNES fingerstyle project. Simply upload the tab and put a link to it here. Our 4 judges will then evaluate it and post whether or not it's acceptable. If 3 out of 4 judges accept it, then it will be included in the book of arrangements.

Requirements for being accepted

  • The tab must be arranged for classical/fingerstyle guitar
  • The tab must be an arrangement of a song that appeared on a Super Nintendo game
  • The tab must your own original work
  • The tab must not be a direct guitar transcription. Meaning that there has to be some level of arrangement to the piece and it can't simply be a transcription of a piece written for guitar. Transcriptions from other instruments, like piano, are acceptable.
  • The tab must be neat and well presented, and it must be outputted in PDF form

    • The tentative deadline for this project is June 30th.
Submitted on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 13:29

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

Tanimax

Location: In your room stealing your musics

Joined: Mar 24 2009

Uh... is there a time limit? My Alundra piece could take months by the looks of it...
Submitted on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 14:43

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

Tanimax said

Uh... is there a time limit? My Alundra piece could take months by the looks of it...

Ah, right. I updated the original post with the tentative deadline - June 30th.

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DANG
Submitted on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 15:31

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

TrangOul

Insomaniac

Location: Germany

Joined: Feb 24 2008

Remember it's about songs from SNES games. Unfortunately, Alundra is no SNES game and therefore its songs do not qualify for this project. It's a pity: Alundra is an awesome game with an even better soundtrack. :S
Submitted on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 20:08

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

SalemJake

Bewitched

Location: Popular Land

Joined: Oct 13 2008

TrangOul said

Remember it's about songs from SNES games. Unfortunately, Alundra is no SNES game and therefore its songs do not qualify for this project. It's a pity: Alundra is an awesome game with an even better soundtrack. :S

what about games on the snes that werent released outside japan?
Submitted on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 21:17

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

SalemJake said

TrangOul said

Remember it's about songs from SNES games. Unfortunately, Alundra is no SNES game and therefore its songs do not qualify for this project. It's a pity: Alundra is an awesome game with an even better soundtrack. :S

what about games on the snes that werent released outside japan?

I have no problem with that.

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DANG
Submitted on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 22:42

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

Tanimax

Location: In your room stealing your musics

Joined: Mar 24 2009

Yeah... ;\

Alltp Ending arrangement, here I come!
Submitted on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 13:43

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

Kabukibear

Happy Strumming!

Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

Joined: Mar 22 2007

I am wondering about the PDF format...what I mean is we should have all the pieces set up teh same way so we need to decide how that's going to look. I'm just saying because some people might use different programs to create their pdfs and we'll end up being all over the map on the look of the individual pieces. Finale and Guitarpro create PDFs, I don't know about PowerTab, but we need to decide on which to use. For those who don't have the programs maybe they can get it from other forum users or can email their arrangement to someone who has it and thet can create the pdf?

Submitted on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 16:17

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

EeinX

Joined: Apr 10 2007

I personally prefer the Guitar pro PDF's.

They look the best to me, as they show tab and Notes. I'm not sure finale shows tab?

EDIT: I take that back, finale does.

Honestly, I doubt it really matters the exact format as long as they show they same thing. The book doesn't have to be perfect IMO.
Submitted on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 17:15

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

Kabukibear said

I am wondering about the PDF format...what I mean is we should have all the pieces set up teh same way so we need to decide how that's going to look. I'm just saying because some people might use different programs to create their pdfs and we'll end up being all over the map on the look of the individual pieces. Finale and Guitarpro create PDFs, I don't know about PowerTab, but we need to decide on which to use. For those who don't have the programs maybe they can get it from other forum users or can email their arrangement to someone who has it and thet can create the pdf?

This is a good point. I think we should go with Guitar Pro. If you can't get Guitar Pro, just give me a PM and we'll *cough* ...figure something out...

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DANG
Submitted on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 17:59

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

Wouldn't it be better if they were submitted as power tab or guitar pro or whatever files, so one person could generate all the PDFs?

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Auriplane!!
Submitted on Wed, 05/20/2009 - 20:32

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

EeinX

Joined: Apr 10 2007

Earthbound - Eight Melodies [FILE UPLOAD]

This is for the "SNES Fingerstyle Arrangements" project, but also has the original melody at the beginning. It is very similar to the original song. I just played it by ear so some parts may be wrong as far as where notes may be played.

Good Beginner song, btw. ;D

YouTube MP3
There are a couple versions on the game, but the BGM editor in debug mode states this song to be "Eight Melodies", not "Sound Stone" or crap like that.

just a note, this is not the "Eight Melodies" song from Mother 1.
Submitted on Mon, 05/25/2009 - 08:16

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

ronito

Decisive Battler

Location: Northern Cali, USA

Joined: May 21 2007

Archard, two things.

First off we should probably put something up on the front page for this project as not all tabbers might be current forum members. If you want I could create this.

Second off I might need more time with vacations coming up. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one in this boat.
Submitted on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 15:39

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

ronito said

Archard, two things.

First off we should probably put something up on the front page for this project as not all tabbers might be current forum members. If you want I could create this.

Second off I might need more time with vacations coming up. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one in this boat.

Good idea, feel free to do so ron.

And yes, I know not everyone is gonna be done by June 30th. Don't worry, it most likely be extended... I just like to have some sort of timeframe up so we actually get it done :P

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DANG
Submitted on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 21:04

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

Sho

Joined: Aug 14 2008

So the tabs we create must be unique instead of a note for note type of tab? Can we submit more than one song? Also, you should have some proof readers to check for errors and stuff. It would also help with the format.

Submitted on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 01:49

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

Sho said

So the tabs we create must be unique instead of a note for note type of tab? Can we submit more than one song? Also, you should have some proof readers to check for errors and stuff. It would also help with the format.

You can submit more than one song. Feel free.

And yes, we do have four judges to check over all submissions.

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DANG
Submitted on Thu, 05/28/2009 - 02:00

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

laoise

Laoise

Location: Northern Ireland, UK

Joined: Mar 31 2008

What's It Mean By
"It Must Not Be A Direct Guitar Transcription"?
Submitted on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 18:40

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

BooDoo

People

Location: Somerville, MA

Joined: Mar 24 2008

laoise said

What's It Mean By
"It Must Not Be A Direct Guitar Transcription"?

'Direct Guitar Transcription' = If the song itself is played on a guitar, and you copy it down note for note.
Submitted on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 18:55

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

BooDoo said

laoise said

What's It Mean By
"It Must Not Be A Direct Guitar Transcription"?

'Direct Guitar Transcription' = If the song itself is played on a guitar, and you copy it down note for note.

Precisely. If the song itself was originally played on guitar, then transcribing that to guitar would involve no creativity whatsoever. I want all the tabs to have to have some level of creativity or arrangement. If the song was original played on piano, for example... then it will at least involve some sort of imagination.

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DANG
Submitted on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 00:30

My submission

BohmaN

Joined: Jun 09 2008

My little arrangement =)

PDF Forest of Illusion
Guitar Pro Forest of Illusion

I have no idea how to make neat headlines in Guitar Pro. If the tab gets accepted, it can be fixed later.

// Emil Bohman
Submitted on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 15:05

Re: My submission

Maikoi92

Linsey

Location: Belgium

Joined: Apr 21 2009

Close your Eyelids (sleep theme), Secret of Mana

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?nzj23nuzuaz

This has got a .rar file with the tab in various formats

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Submitted on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 16:14

Together (Star Night Festival)

BooDoo

People

Location: Somerville, MA

Joined: Mar 24 2008

Together

(click to download ZIP)

An arrangement of the Star Night Festival song from Harvest Moon for solo guitar (Drop D.)

You can also view/preview/print this score (notation+tab) online, if you don't mind downloading the (free) Sibelius Scorch plug-in: Together embedded webpage

I might make something better before the deadline, but I wanted to put this out there.
Submitted on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 23:07

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project - Official Submission and Judging T

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

Bohman: Good. You might want to consider moving that low F# in measures 2 and 4 up one octave for playability's sake. But I like it.

Maikoi92: Solid. Good job.

BooDoo: Some of the more seasoned fingerstyle vets are going to love this one. Well done.

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DANG
Submitted on Sun, 05/31/2009 - 01:53

re Archard

BohmaN

Joined: Jun 09 2008

Guitar Pro Forest of Illusion
PDF Forest of Illusion

Thanks for your comment archard. I have made a couple of changes to optimize playability.

Also I think notes sound a bit more profound or melancholic if played on the lower strings lower down... For example seventh fret a-string rather than second fret d-string :P
Submitted on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 14:32

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

SalemJake

Bewitched

Location: Popular Land

Joined: Oct 13 2008

EeinX said

Earthbound - Eight Melodies [FILE UPLOAD]

This is for the "SNES Fingerstyle Arrangements" project, but also has the original melody at the beginning. It is very similar to the original song. I just played it by ear so some parts may be wrong as far as where notes may be played.

Good Beginner song, btw. ;D

YouTube MP3
There are a couple versions on the game, but the BGM editor in debug mode states this song to be "Eight Melodies", not "Sound Stone" or crap like that.

just a note, this is not the "Eight Melodies" song from Mother 1.

Eeinx i love this song and your arragement, do you mind if i play a little with it?
Submitted on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 20:59

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

EeinX said

Earthbound - Eight Melodies [FILE UPLOAD]

This is for the "SNES Fingerstyle Arrangements" project, but also has the original melody at the beginning. It is very similar to the original song. I just played it by ear so some parts may be wrong as far as where notes may be played.

Good Beginner song, btw. ;D

YouTube MP3
There are a couple versions on the game, but the BGM editor in debug mode states this song to be "Eight Melodies", not "Sound Stone" or crap like that.

just a note, this is not the "Eight Melodies" song from Mother 1.

Beautiful. Nice and simple, I like it.

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DANG
Submitted on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 23:34

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

Download: Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme [c4ndym4n].zip
You[tube]: Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme
Submitted on Wed, 06/03/2009 - 20:47

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

archard

Joined: Jan 11 2007

c4ndym4n said

Download: Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme [c4ndym4n].zip
You[tube]: Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme

Fantastic. Thumbs up.

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DANG
Submitted on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 12:42

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

laoise

Laoise

Location: Northern Ireland, UK

Joined: Mar 31 2008

Got It.
Cheers
Submitted on Thu, 06/04/2009 - 14:13

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

TheDoomOfAllFires

VG Maniak

Location: France

Joined: Aug 26 2008

Here's my contribution :

http://www.gametabs.net/super-nintendo/final-fantasy-v/home-sweet-home ("old" stuff)

And

http://www.gametabs.net/final-fantasy-v/music-box (brand new stuff)

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https://www.youtube.com/c/VGManiak
Submitted on Mon, 06/08/2009 - 18:37

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

TheDoomOfAllFires

VG Maniak

Location: France

Joined: Aug 26 2008

And as a member of the judging panel :

EeinX : Nice melody but it could be easier to play.

Like :
(Measure 1-4)

     Q    Q    Q    Q       Q    Q    Q    Q       Q    Q    Q    Q     
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B||-----------------0----|--L----0----3---------|------------0---------|
G||-------0----2---------|-----------------2----|--L----2---------0----|
D||--0-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
A||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|


  W                
-------------------|
-------------------|
--L----------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------| 

Instead of :

     Q    Q    Q    Q       Q    Q    Q    Q       Q    Q    Q    Q     
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
B||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
G||-----------------4----|--L----4----7---------|------------4---------|
D||-------5----7---------|-----------------7----|--L----7---------5----|
A||--5-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
E||----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|


  W                     
-------------------|
-------------------|
-------------------|
--L----------------|
-------------------|

BohmaN : Short piece. =S

Maikoi92 : Good job. =)

BooDoo : Not really the kind of things I like to play, but I guess it's good enough to be appreciated by any fingerstyle guitarist. Good job. =)

C4ndym4n : I agree with Arch', thumps up. =)

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Submitted on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 07:04

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

Thanks for the kind comments TheDoomOfAllFires and archard.
To be honest tho, I've been waiting for someone to criticize the chord:

C |5
G |2
D#|2
A#|2
F |4
C |2

found in bars 7 and 11 of the GP5 document. The chord fits well and sounds right if you play it on guitar but if your're using the "Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synth" it just sounds like horse faeces.
Submitted on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 08:55

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

auriplane

Joined: Sep 06 2008

I'm not a judge, but that chord sounds fine to me. It's Dm7.

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Auriplane!!
Submitted on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 10:17

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

Thanks auriplane.
But when you say it sounds fine, are you reffering to the way it sounds on guitar, in the midi or both? I know that it is a valid chord, I just assumed that people would play the midi to get a preview of what the arrangement sounds like and be turned off by the way the chord sounds because of their synthesizer. In the midi that chord sounds like thunder for some reason.
Submitted on Tue, 06/09/2009 - 11:19

SNES Fingerstyle Project

BohmaN

Joined: Jun 09 2008

Yeah I know :), but the original piece is just that long ;P. I have another, longer piece coming.

@ candyman's piece. Very nice sounding, but it's kind of awkward to play on the guitar tuned 2 steps down ;P
Submitted on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 04:09

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

If you don't like the tuning BohmaN, you can always play it in standard tuning ^_^. I personally prefer to play it in standard tuning with the capo on the 4th or 6th. The only reason I list the tunings is so that the piece is in the correct key.
Also, I love the peice you chose "Forrest of Illusion". A nice little melody that I had almost forgotten about. Curious to see what the longer peice will be.
Submitted on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 06:47

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

Vic9mm

The Fingerstyle Mechanic

Location: Dallas Texas

Joined: Aug 27 2008

c4ndym4n said

Download: Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme [c4ndym4n].zip
You[tube]: Final Fantasy VI - Terra's Theme

THis is EPIC man i love your arrangment on this please if you can make a video or an mp3 of you playing, if not no worries mate. Once again EPIC tab.

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Submitted on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 11:08

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

Thanks Vic9mm,
I'm always glad to hear when someone appreciates my arrangements. ^_^
It usually takes me a solid month or two to learn pieces to performance level (my performance level, which isn't that good) but I suppose I should be able to be seen playing my own works. I'll get started after next week tho as I have a few exams comming up this week.
Thanks again for all the comments. I always have a lot of fun arranging pieces but the comments are the icing on the cake.
Submitted on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 23:31

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

BohmaN

Joined: Jun 09 2008

Guitar Pro Super Mario World: Overworld Theme

Here's my next arrangement! A little longer :). There are a few tempo flawes which is probably because I decided to pussle it togeather in 4/4, which was probably dumb. ^^ If you have any tips on improvement I'd be happy to read them :).

What do you think about the last part? Does it fit in? It's in the orignal... ;P
Submitted on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 06:27

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

I love the tune, but your arrangement looks like it still needs some work.
It starts off pretty good, but when it gets to the end part I'm not sure what part of the tune I'm playing anymore. I'd start by ironing out all the "tempo flaws".
PS: The section in the middle reminds me of that walla walla bing bang song. ^_^
Submitted on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 07:21

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

BohmaN

Joined: Jun 09 2008

Haha :) thanks. I'm satisfied with the first and middle part, but as you say the last part is off but at the moment I don't really know what to do about it... Maybe I should skip it entirely.

Do you think I should write it in something else than 4/4?
Submitted on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 07:35

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

ItsAllMeaningless

Working on: auris song

Location: Canada

Joined: Jun 12 2009

I thought the piece sounded nice, I hope my arrangement does it justice. I added a bit of a simple intro, and there shouldn't be anything too hard for an average kinda player to tackle. Then again, I didn't get too imaginative and while I could have made it more colourful I thought I'd just keep this one simple.

It's the Winter Theme from Harvest Moon Zip File Here

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"Meaninglesss!! Meaningless!!" says the teacher "Everything is meaningless!"
Submitted on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 16:59

"Village" from SimCity

Binarynova

Location: Nevada

Joined: Nov 26 2007

Download Village.zip

Alrighty. Here is my submission. "Village" from SimCity (SNES) originally composed by Soyo Oka.

*hides in the corner*

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EDIT: Ok, having trouble with the link...

EDIT 2: Feel silly now. :p
Submitted on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 23:40

Re: "Village" from SimCity

ItsAllMeaningless

Working on: auris song

Location: Canada

Joined: Jun 12 2009

Nova, that sounds really nice. I bet it's gonna make for a great beginnerish kinda song.

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"Meaninglesss!! Meaningless!!" says the teacher "Everything is meaningless!"
Submitted on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 01:37

Re: "Village" from SimCity

Binarynova

Location: Nevada

Joined: Nov 26 2007

I'm glad you like it! :)

Also, a YouTube link to the original song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICTTZ-00ZR0
Very short and sweet. Loved working with it though. It forced me to do more to it than I normally would have.
Submitted on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 12:08

Re: "Village" from SimCity

ItsAllMeaningless

Working on: auris song

Location: Canada

Joined: Jun 12 2009

Lol, your version trumps the orignal.

Btw... are we allowed to do tabs that have already been tabbed out on this site? Or should we stick to stuff that hasn't been done yet?

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"Meaninglesss!! Meaningless!!" says the teacher "Everything is meaningless!"
Submitted on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 12:35

Re: "Village" from SimCity

Maikoi92

Linsey

Location: Belgium

Joined: Apr 21 2009

Spirit of the Night (Banished from Photos Village) from Secret of Mana
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?jgqjdkzxmzi

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http://www.youtube.com/user/maikoi15011
Submitted on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 12:39

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

c4ndym4n

♫ the c4ndym4n can ♫

Location: Australia

Joined: Mar 21 2008

BohmaN: 4/4 timing works works well for the piece so there is no reason to change it. The last part also has no reason to be left out. It is part of the tune, and when people want a tab, they usually want to play the tune in it's entirety. The note timings is what I'd be working on as i think there is a lot of room for improvement there.
ItsAllMeaningless: Tabbing pieces that are already up should be cool, as thats what i did and nobody's scolded at me yet. Haven't played Harvest Moon but the tab flows nicely and nothing sounds off about it. Except maybe that rest in bar 19, unless that's supposed to be in there ~_^
Binarynova: Why hide in a corner for? the tab sounds good. think it could be improved if you added some chords to help flesh it out a bit tho.
Maikoi92: I've had my eye on this peice for a while but wasnt sure what to do with it. I'm sure a lot of SOM fans out the are gonna love this one. One of my fav tunes from the game.
Submitted on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 16:12

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

ItsAllMeaningless

Working on: auris song

Location: Canada

Joined: Jun 12 2009

Yah, the guitar doesn't quite 'carry' the note like w/e they were using in the orginal. I tried adding in a little something there but decided to leave it be. But an idea just struck me! Add in a vibrato and it really helps to flesh out that bit. Here's the modified verion, I left 24 alone.. just sounded better without it still - even tho its a longer pause.

Take 2!

Thanks for the critique!

[edit: Nevermind that, it just sounds kinda bad in the midi... on the actual guitar it sounds alright]

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"Meaninglesss!! Meaningless!!" says the teacher "Everything is meaningless!"
Submitted on Sat, 06/13/2009 - 20:32

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

Maikoi92

Linsey

Location: Belgium

Joined: Apr 21 2009

Thanks candy :) I did my best!

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http://www.youtube.com/user/maikoi15011
Submitted on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 03:15

Re: SNES Fingerstyle Project

ronito

Decisive Battler

Location: Northern Cali, USA

Joined: May 21 2007

so much squaresoft.
Submitted on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 12:34