
I needed you
Genre: Progressive pop / Ambient Ballad / Surreal Ballad, Synthwave Tempo: 95 BPM | Clock: 4/4 | Key: Dm Mood: surreal, melancholic, dreamy Instruments: lead electric guitar (Sustain, Bends, Delay, Hall), acoustic guitar (sparse arpeggios), bass (legato, sparse), synth pads (fluent, modulated), minimal percussion (soft hits, heartbeat-like), optional strings/floods] Song structure: Intro - Verse 1 - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Bridge/Gitar Solo - Final Chorus - Outro Effects: Hall heavily on guitar, pads wide, lead guitar delay, synth slightly modulated Playing style: slow, emotional, leaving room, crying guitar bends, airy vocals, sparse accompaniment, Cinematic, Hall, Echos , Voice range: medium to high tenor/baritone, warm, smoky, intimate] [Timbre: gentle, slightly nasal, emotional, vulnerable] [Phrase: slow, stretched, plenty of space between syllables, subtle vibrato at the end] [Atem: airy, long phrases, dynamic from quiet to slightly stronger, EDM,

I needed you
Genre: Progressive pop / Ambient Ballad / Surreal Ballad, Synthwave Tempo: 95 BPM | Clock: 4/4 | Key: Dm Mood: surreal, melancholic, dreamy Instruments: lead electric guitar (Sustain, Bends, Delay, Hall), acoustic guitar (sparse arpeggios), bass (legato, sparse), synth pads (fluent, modulated), minimal percussion (soft hits, heartbeat-like), optional strings/floods] Song structure: Intro - Verse 1 - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Bridge/Gitar Solo - Final Chorus - Outro Effects: Hall heavily on guitar, pads wide, lead guitar delay, synth slightly modulated Playing style: slow, emotional, leaving room, crying guitar bends, airy vocals, sparse accompaniment, Cinematic, Hall, Echos , Voice range: medium to high tenor/baritone, warm, smoky, intimate] [Timbre: gentle, slightly nasal, emotional, vulnerable] [Phrase: slow, stretched, plenty of space between syllables, subtle vibrato at the end] [Atem: airy, long phrases, dynamic from quiet to slightly stronger, EDM,
Lyrics
Genre: Progressive pop / Ambient Ballad / Surreal Ballad, EDM
Tempo: 95 BPM | Clock: 4/4 | Key: Dm
Mood: surreal, melancholic, dreamy
Instruments: lead electric guitar (Sustain, Bends, Delay, Hall), acoustic guitar (sparse arpeggios), bass (legato, sparse), synth pads (fluent, modulated), minimal percussion (soft hits, heartbeat-like), optional strings/floods
Song structure: Intro - Verse 1 - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Verse 2 - Pre-Chorus - Chorus - Bridge/Guitar Solo - Final Chorus - Outro
Effects: Hall heavily on guitar, pads wide, lead guitar delay, synth slightly modulated
Playing style: slow, emotional, leaving room, crying guitar bends, airy vocals, sparse accompaniment], Cinematic, Hall, Echos, Voice range: medium to high tenor/baritone, warm, smoky, intimate
[Timbre: gentle, slightly nasal, emotional, vulnerable], EDM
Phrase: slow, stretched, plenty of space between syllables, subtle vibrato at the end
Atem: airy, long phrases, dynamic from quiet to slightly stronger
Sound effects: gust of wind, echo of distant chimes, slight backward effects background
Lead Guitar Solo – Style – 16 bars
Key: Em | Tempo: 85 BPM | Time Signature: 4/4 | Effects: strong reverb, 400ms delay, light chorus texture, maximum sustain | Style: slow, expressive, breathing, minimalist notes
Bars 1-4
String: G | Frets: 12 x 13 Slide | Notes: B x C | Bend: gentle, half pitch | Vibrato: wide, slow | Sustain: held | Reverb: strong | Delay: subtly repeating
Ghost notes: quiet on D string between bends
Bars 5-8
Strings: B + E | Frets: 12-14 | Bend: G x A | Slide: slight transitions between notes | Vibrato: medium, breathing | Delay: repeat last note | Reverb: strong | Sustain: long
INTRO: Guitar solo intro – 12 bars
Key: Em | Tempo: 85 BPM | Time Signature: 4/4 | Effects: strong reverb, 400ms delay, light chorus texture, maximum sustain | Style: dramatic, slow, emotional, breathing
Bars 1-4
String: G | Frets: 12 x 13 Slide | Notes: B x C | Bend: gentle, half pitch | Vibrato: wide, slow | Sustain: long | Reverb: strong | Delay: subtly repeating
Ghost notes: D string quietly between notes
Bars 5-8
String: B | Frets: 12-14 | Bend: G | A | Slide: easy between notes | Vibrato: medium, breathing | Sustain: long | Delay: echo on last note | Reverb: strong
Lead guitar flows into high position | notes like drops falling
Bars 9-12
String: E | Frets: 12-15 | Glissando: slowly ascending | Note sequence: B – C – D – E | Bend: minimal, emotional | Vibrato: wide, slow | Sustain: very long | Delay: subtle echo | Reverb: maximum
Last note: E up, hold 3 seconds, fade out in verse
Verse 1
Lead Guitar solo intro – 12 bars: sparse fills, lyrical slides at phrase ends, quiet, expressive
I was alone
even when I smiled
telling myself
that everything was alright
The days kept moving
without a sound
every night
felt a little too long
Pre-Chorus
Strings: slowly rising, subtle harmonic tension
Woodwinds: soft counter-melody
Lead Guitar: sustained notes, gentle upward bends, expressive vibrato
I pretended
that I didn’t care
but my heart
knew the truth all along
Chorus
Full strings warm, gentle flutters
Drums: brushes, minimal
Contra Bass: soft support
Lead Guitar: melodic line above vocals, long bends, no distortion, emotional storytelling
I needed you
more than words could say
more than pride
would allow
I needed you
when the light faded out
and I couldn’t
find myself
Instrumental – 8 bars
Strings carry vocal melody
Piano answers gently, arpeggios
Lead Guitar: slow, expressive solo, melodic storytelling, pauses between phrases – style bends and slides
Verse 2
Piano + strings, slightly fuller
Lead Guitar: echoing fragments of the instrumental melody, subtle call-and-response with piano
I learned how
to walk away
without asking
why
I talked myself
out of every dream
until your name
found its way back home
Pre-Chorus 2
Strings: more movement, harmonic tension rising
Lead Guitar: higher register, slow bends, expressive phrasing
Maybe it was fear
maybe just time
but now I know
what was missing
Chorus – stronger
Strings wider, fuller harmonies
Background Vocals: soft, warm “ahh”
Lead Guitar: soaring counter-melody above choir, sustained bends, emotional peak
I needed you
when the doubts grew loud
when I lost my way
I needed you
not as a dream
but right here
in front of me
Bridge – Key change to G Minor
Piano, Cello, low strings only, very intimate
No drums
Lead Guitar: low notes, mournful tone, almost whispering, slow bends
If love was my mistake
then it was letting you go
Nothing was harder
than being strong
without you
Final Chorus – back to Bb Major
Full orchestra, strings wide, gentle harp accents
Background Vocals: soft, supportive
Lead Guitar: soaring melodic line, apex of emotion, long bends held over bar lines
I needed you
