Lullabies For Adults

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, small and unhurried, gentle definite ending, fades to room tone, short song, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic, ‑endless outro, ‑extended instrumental, ‑jam

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, circling repeated fingerpicked figure like a replayed thought, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar in a low dark register, muted thumb bass notes, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, patient, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, hesitant broken chords with held pauses, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, tender, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, sparsest single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, half-spoken close-mic male voice barely above speech, spoken word verses with one barely sung couplet, long quiet spaces, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, very long instrumental gaps, long silences between phrases, notes left ringing, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby in gentle 3/4 waltz time, twice-told verse form, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, soft slow waltz sway, close-mic male voice barely above speech, soft wordless hummed outro, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow like rocking, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, very still sustained single notes, minimal movement, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, unflinching and kind, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, two alternating unresolved chords throughout, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, abrupt unresolved ending, guitar stops mid-phrase, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic

whisper-quiet adult lullaby, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar in a soft steady pulse at slow resting heartbeat tempo, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, warm, gentle definite ending, fades to room tone, short song, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic, ‑endless outro, ‑extended instrumental, ‑jam

whisper-quiet adult lullaby at first light, single fingerpicked nylon-string guitar, open major chords, natural harmonics like morning light, gently warmer and brighter, close-mic male voice barely above speech, room tone and tape warmth, no drums, no build, slow and even like breathing, quietly hopeful, ‑drums, ‑percussion, ‑anthemic, ‑build, ‑big chorus, ‑strings swell, ‑pop production, ‑autotune, ‑reverb wash, ‑epic