Mega Man 2 - Heat Man banjo cover

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Published on November 23, 2016 12:59:37 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtXb2TlBq5I

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Mega Man 2 (1988)

Duration: 2:31

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And here it is. The Heat Man theme from Mega Man 2 for the NES .
I had to think outside the box on this one (and no I'm not struggling on the main riff, it's as-in the original ) :)
When I approached this tune initially I didn't think there was much meat on the bone to be covered. It got requested a few times though and kept going back to it and one day it hit me !

I think, the key was to approach the tune not as a melodic piece but very much as a rhythmic dance tune and I it works in this cover.

I actually doubled each sections and approached the entire piece as a dance music type of tune. I added a chord progression on the second section too as it colors the melody and helps anchor into the ground .
Then I stayed on the second part at the end and just layer it, using the ebow, a wah pedal on a repetitive mandolin pattern and even an actual violin bow :)
I normally try to stay away from personal additions but I think in this instance it's not too intrusive and helps flesh out the piece without loosing the essence
Hope you enjoy it.

Regarding the main riff : Having the original track and my own side by side they're in sync, the original is slightly off tempo and gave out that "stumbling forward" feel. We're used to it now in the original, but separating the octave of the "bass" and the riff and having it played on actual instruments does exacerbate it. I did actually try to play it right on beat in one take but it just sounded flat and lifeless . So I'm not "struggling" to keep in time, it's more an artifact of having actual instruments play it :)

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