Jonah Wail

What it is about

Suppose you went for a swim, had a yawn, and swallowed a person?

This is the story of Jonah from the point of view of the whale.

How it was written

Honky Tonk

The main riff played on a honky tonk piano.

Whale bass

The main bassline.

More bass than whale

The second bassline.

Guitar whale

It is a challenge to write a realistic sounding digital slide guitar. However, this sounds pretty effective.

A slide guitar is usually in open tuning, typically open D or open G, which means retuning the strings. This one, though, can be played in standard tuning.

The slide emulates a wail (geddit?).

Tech spec

Title: Jonah Wail

Key: G

Tempo: 120bpm

Length: 3' 14"

Track 1: reed organ melody

Track 2: bassoon harmony

Track 3: honky tonk piano

Track 4: slide guitar

Track 5: fingered bass

Track 6: drumset

Genre: Pop, Rock