Todd Wright - 40x40 - Song Archive
All 40 of the songs from the 40x40 project will become available here as the weeks go on. Please visit THE STORE to purchase limited edition packages of the songs and other special items. Donations are welcome, and sharing is encouraged!
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I Ain't Gonna Do That ( 12/16/09 )
I wrote this song in a band van on my way back from NYC. I'm not sure which van (or band for that matter) but it was inspired by what's called an alternate tuning. Basically you twist the little tuning pegs on your guitar in various directions until you stumble on a new voicing that makes all the old chords brand new again. The best part is that it usually only involves one or two fingers to turn your guitar into a carnival. Somewhere in that one-finger momentary magic I just blurted this song out in what seemed like a pitstop at the Walt Whitman Service Area on the Jersey Turnpike.
Matt McGinn played tambourine
Scott Simons bailed me out of a jam with some late-night west coast keyboards.
Micah Wilshire mixed.
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