Windows 10 64 bit

Cubase Artist 8

Studio one 4



I am trying to recreate the both the chords and sound of the guitar in the example below.

No matter what I do I am not getting anywhere close to the correct chords to be played and if they are correct they do not sound like it when compared to the audio example below.

In the audio example the first four bars are the Original and the last 4 bars are where I have managed to get in my DAW.


What I am asking help with is getting the chords or notes right and the tone I can work on later.


I am trying this in Shreddage Stratus as it sounds the closest in tone but I have also tried Music Labs RealStrat and Ample Sound AGF but apart from the chords sounding wrong, they won't play low enough to match the example which sounds to me as if there needs to be another lower octave?

I am not stuck on using Shreddage, I will try any other Guitar VSTi if it will do the job.


So here is what I can tell you.

I purchased the sheet music for the original song by digital download from the publishers and for this 4 chord guitar part I am trying to emulate it gives the following.

For Guitar

Bar 1. Dmaj

Bar 2. Bmin

Bar 3. Emag

Bar 4. Amaj


For Piano

Bar 1. B-D-F#

Bar 2. D-F#-A

Bar 3. A-C#-E

Bar 4. B-C#-E


I have tried these and they do not sound close, I have tried rearranging the notes within the chords, augmented or expanded them in the hope it would coax Shreddage to play what I need but no luck.


I have included a screen shot of my piano roll for the sound clip of MY recreation so you can see where I am at.


I am stuck in a rut and any help would be brilliant?

First 4 bars = Original. Last 4 bars = my effort


The chord shape used for my version in the last 4 bars

 

Last edited: Nov 23, 2019

I hate bumping a thread but so many views and not one suggestion???????

 

B F# A D F# (Bmin7)
G D F# B D A (Gmaj7add9)
A E A D (Asus4)
F# C# E A C# E (F#min7)

 

Last edited: Nov 28, 2019

I'll assist you. i checked on my guitar and the chords you list under "Guitar" are correct except Bar 3. That is actually Em7. Like I said the chords are correct, but what you listed under "Piano" doesn't side right. That means the chords are being played with the wrong inversions.
I'm not familiar with the VSTi you are using, so i don't know the correlation between the piano roll and the guitar fret/string being played.

So your issue, save for Bar 3 (Em7), is that the chords aren't being played with the proper inversions.

or, read what @SlayermanGR just put.

 

Thanks everyone

 

which software is this sir ? the midi is quite awesome and easily recognisable