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Tip Of My Tongue

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I just got an old song on my mind, and I want to listen to it again.

I have only ever heard the song while playing StepMania on PC. Note that it was on PC with downloaded tracks, so it was probably not a default track from the game. I played the game around 2006-2008.

The song featured a heavy rhythm with a synth track on top. In a quick attempt to count the beat in my head, I would guess it to be at around 100-120 bpm.

In the game, I faintly remember the background image to have a small cartoonish kid in the air as though he's jumping, but he has a balloon tied around his waist. My memory said that the song was called "Walking on/in air" but I could be completely wrong about it.

I have tried to recreate the melody on guitar. To make it easy for me to write, I only use 1 string. The pitch is pretty high, so I'm guessing the b-string is where it's at, but I do by no means have perfect pitch.

5--5--5-0-2-4-5--5-7-7-4h5h7--4--4--4-0-2-4-5-5--10-10-9-9-7

I think the song starts with 3 "Boom"s and goes into that melody which repeats.

I feel like I have a lot of information, but my google-fu fails me. I'd love if anyone knows this.

Edit: I tooknyour suggested and recorded me playing it to give a sense of the rhythm.

https://voca.ro/167XAeoojQpU

The notes might be off by a bit, and it doesn't feel 100% correct, but it should give a sense of it.

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[–] OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Absolutely, tabs are not great for describing rhythm. Thank you so much for trying!

I will record a sample of it from my guitar tomorrow (european time).