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Farewell (Mr. Smith) ... instrumental
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I came across this instrumental by chance once when I was looking for a surf style tune to play along to. I liked it so much that I just had to record it myself. It's a pretty accurate recreation of the original which is by Martin Cilia.
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#54 in subgenre today Peak #6
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Peak #19
Author
Martin Cilia
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Martin Cilia
Uploaded
August 29, 2025
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MP3 12.1 MB, 320 kbps, 5:17
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WAV 53.3 MB
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BPM
84
Beat
4/4
Vocals
No vocals, instrumental only
Character
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
I used my Yamaha Pacifica 612V mk.1, processed via a Line 6 Pod Go unit to achieve an authentic Hank Marvin / Shadows, lead guitar sound. There are two acoustic guitar (panned left and right), a clean electric rhythm guitar (centred), a bass guitar (a Crafter Cruiser, P-bass copy) A Zoom RT-123 Drum Machine (programmed and also played manually, and a couple of Stereo lead guitar tracks with delay and reverb. The tune is at a tempo of 84 bpm. The delay is set to match the tempo. (about 702 ms) Then of course, I couldn't resist adding a few sound effects...waves, seagulls and bits of the recorded guitars. All in all, I'm very happy with how this has turned out.
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