Inspiration

My significant other is a vegetarian. The first time she cooked me dinner, we had salad and a baked acorn squash. I kept waiting for the next course, the “real meal”, but it never came. I didn’t make a big deal of it at the time, but left early so I could stop at McDonalds and get a hamburger.

I got inspired to write this song after hearing Zoe Lewis play. She did a number of very funny songs that were based on everyday events. She started a few songs with a few verses describing the event that transpired followed by a good chorus. I had to try it.

This is also part of the recent challenge I accepted to post a song a week. This is week number 2.

Process

I started writing the song by making a list of different cuts of meats. I also developed a list of vegetables. I searched on-line for items that I forgot to add to my list. The chorus came easy when I saw the word tofu.

The music was a different story. I started the intro with a Gm7 and Am7. After playing around, I found that F worked really well so I ended up in the key of F. For the chorus, I wanted to have a major sound so I started on the I, then used the III, IV and V. My challenge was in moving back the Gm7 (the II chord). I ended up using the VI then I, for the transition. The pattern ended up looking like:

Intro verse: II, III (3X)/  IV, V

Chorus I, III, IV, V  

Transition (VI, I)

Verse (II, III, IV, V)

Chorus

Transition

Verse

Chorus

Chorus

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