[GBA] Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald - "Surf" (Replacement) by Altissimo

[TheMarioPianist]

I really do think we should leave it the way it is. The piece sounds more bouncy and floaty with that layer in the RH; with it in the LH the song sounds heavier and emptier.

Yea, we talked about it too. I'm in favor of keeping them in the treble as well.

[Altissimo]

I'm up for whatever helps this replace the one on site!! But I am more fond of the right-hand arpeggios, personally.

[Altissimo]

Bump again?

[Bespinben]

Everything is all together musically. There's a few stray accidental spelling errors (like A naturals that should be Bbb) and some layer overlap you could tidy up with Special Tools. Get that done and you'll be Surfin Hoenn.

[Altissimo]

So, do you think that the arpeggios are better in the right hand than the left?

(THe rest is an easy fix I'll get done later today.)

[Altissimo]

How do these look?
MIDI / MUS / PDF

[Bespinben]

How do these look?
MIDI / MUS / PDF

Muy bien (^o^)=b

There's a few stray accidental spelling errors (like A naturals that should be Bbb)

Check m. 5 once more

[TheMarioPianist]

Check m. 5 once more

MIDI / MUS / PDF


Shhh...you saw nothing...

[Altissimo]

I... was honestly hearing more A natural there than B-flat. Like a different note entirely. That's why I left that one the way it was - I didn't overlook it. Anyone got a musical explanation for B-double-flat over A-natural? Just curious.

TMP, thank you for the edit, though

[Bespinben]

Simple answer: There's already an Ab in the treble staff. Don't want an augmented 8th interval now do we?

Lovely music theory answer: Measure 5 is a variant of the iv6 -> I cadence --- a Gb minor chord (with the added 6th), would be spelled Gb Bbb Db (Eb). Think PMD2 "Bubbles Shining Over the Sea", which is an endless loop of this progression, or the arpeggio at the end of repeat on D/P Pokémon League (Day). The main feature of all these is that the 6th scale degree of the key is flattened.

[Altissimo]

Heh, the simple answer should have been enough for me to notice lol. Thanks for the explanation! I'll edit TMP's links into the OP immediately. Anything else to look at?

[Latios212]

I'm away from Finale for the time being, but someone re-enter the LH note in measure 20.

TMP or Ben or someone fix that and don't forget to provide a .musx as well! Then we'll be done!

edit: Discussed over Skype, and...

[Altissimo]

I managed to completely... not notate the 2nd layer for most of m. 5 and somehow I missed this. Thoughts

[Zeta]

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