
Constellation
© 2026 River of Sighs Riffs. All rights reserved. This is an original composition. No part of this work may be reproduced, distributed, or used without express written permission [Instrumental only. 160 BPM. 17/16 time subdivide 3 3 3 3 3 2 or 4 4 4 3 2. Presto agitato. Fortissimo. Wide stereo. Cavernous reverb. Reverse tails. Echo synced to 17/16] [Style: Cinematic math-rock, experimental instrumental in D Dorian, odd meter, rapid nylon string picking, futurist noir.] [CHORD PROGRESSION full form: Daug – G – Daug – G – Daug – Dm – C/E – F – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Csus4 – C6/E – C7/E – F – Eø – Dm9 – C7 – F – F – Daug – G] [NYLON STRING GUITAR primary engine: Clean, heavily compressed, bright, metallic. Rapid 16th note arpeggios, triplet bursts, two hand tapping, rasgueado accents, glissando flicks, reverse tail swells.] [Patterns: Daug→G cycles: D–F#–A# arpeggios with tapped high D; G answered with G–D–G–B tremolo bursts. Daug→Dm: sudden shift to minor; tapping on F→A→D. C/E→F: warm cinematic arpeggios, reverse tail swell. Gm7→Bbmaj7: dreamy tremolo, tapping D→F→A. Csus4→C6/E→C7/E: three stage transformation increasing in aggression. Eø→Dm9: noir jazz tapping, fluttering arpeggios. Final Daug→G: triumphant, wide panned.] [STEEL STRING SLIDE GUITAR harmonics + echoes: Shimmering, glassy, wide panned. Natural harmonics, slide glissandi, reverse tail swells, long echoes. Patterns: Harmonic echoes of nylon motifs. Slide into chord tones: A#→D, D→G, A→D. Cavernous echoes on Bbmaj7 and Dm9. Harmonic clusters on Csus4→C6/E→C7/E.] [BASS Flute counter melody: Breathy, dark, agile. Flutter tongue, fast Dorian runs.] [Lines: Daug→G: D–F–A# leap → G–A–C–A–G spiral. Dm→C/E→F: F–E–D descent → E–G–A rise. Gm7→Bbmaj7: G–Bb–D–F → Bb–D–F–A arcs. Csus4→C6/E→C7/E: F–E–Eb–D–C chromatic curl. Eø→Dm9: E–G–Bb–D → D–F–A–C noir line. Final Daug→G: D–F#–A#–C–A–G flourish] [XYLOPHONE percussive sparks: Bright, crystalline, staccato, syncopated.] [Patterns: Accents on 3 3 3 3 3 2 subdivisions. Daug: A#–D–F# stabs. G: G–B–D broken triads. Dm: D–F–A. Bbmaj7: Bb–D–F–A. C7/E: E–Bb–C–E. Dm9: D–F–A–C. Final G: bright octave ping.] [DRUMS Ginger Baker polyrhythms: Tom heavy, tribal, chaotic brilliance. Overlapping rhythmic cycles, syncopated hi hats, ghost note snares.] [Patterns: 17/16 polyrhythms: 5 5 5 2 overlays, 3 3 3 3 3 2 subdivisions. Gated snares: sharp, explosive, wide panned. 808 kicks: deep, pulsing, anchoring the odd meter. Toms: rolling, thunderous. Cymbals: reverse tail swells into downbeats.] [FX + MIXING: Extreme wide panning. Reverse tails on guitar and xylophone hits. Cavernous reverb on flute and steel string slides. Stereo echo synced to 17/16. Presto agitato energy. Fortissimo peaks on Daug→G cycles.]

