Aloha everyone,

I was tinkering around on my keyboard on Saturday and was able to crank out another couple of tunes that sound pretty good.  I haven't recorded myself playing them yet, but am pretty close to making a recording - should do this week or weekend.  

Anyway, these sound more medieval than anything else.  I was trying to do something where a lute or mandolin could play a simply 4th or 5th in the background.  I think they both turned out pretty good. 

"On the Village Green" is pretty interesting in that you can play it rather easily in three different keys.  The patterns are exactly the same.  I wrote in in the key of D, as that forces me to use the E string.  I still clutch the neck, causing me to have problems playing on the E string.  You can also play it in the keys of C (using only the G and D strings) and G (using only the D and A strings).  The patterns used weren't intentional - it was only later that I realized how easily it could be transposed.

"At the High House" is probably my favorite of the two, although I'm not quite sure why.  I was able to use elements from other tunes, slight chord changes, but in my own way.  This, being written in the key of G, is easier for me to play.

Please take a gander at these and let me know what you think.  I hope y'all enjoy them.

EDIT: I neglected to include the backing tracks of the lute, both of which have been added below. 

On the Village Green

On the Village Green, backing track

At the High House

At the High House, backing track