đź‘‹ Oi, mga repapips, Brian Dys here! I love music, photography, and creative stuff like UX design and art. This is a place where I collect my thoughts and works. Apart all these, I’m Jaycelle’s better half and Bryce’s dad. 🥰
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So take some time at the beginning to clarify: what is it that you intend to learn? Just like in traditional Project Management, it’s hard to do something well if you don’t define first what “doing well” looks like.
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This instrumental version of Tingin Ngiti is nearing completion. What I mean by “completion” is self-satisfaction. Satisfaction that the melodic story has run its full course. Satisfaction that parts of the song have individual subtle flavors to them — this was done by sprinkling and interjecting chords and notes that I wanted to try. Without these twists, it might sound like a broken record, and I’m aiming for uniqueness in the verses.
A Sudden Turn
“Tingin, ngiti lang ba ang isusukli sa akin?” One line, yesterday morning, was dropped by my muse in my head. I excitedly shared it with Jaycelle even if the story has yet to unfold. A song title that was a mere wordplay is unraveling itself into a story of our lives together. The lyrics are currently crystallizing, taking the shape of the melody, and the melody taking the shape of the lyrics — a heterogeneous mixture.
Tingin Ngiti Lyrics
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Tingin Ngiti Lyrics by Brian Dys Sahagun 2 April 2022 Intro Instrumental Verse 1a Isang tingin ang namagitan sa atin Isang sulyap na puno ng lihim Nagkakwentuhan, nagkakiligan Ako ba'ng nasa YM status mo? Verse 1b Isang ngiti mula sa'yo Isa rin mula sa akin Nagpapakipot, paikot-ikot Urong-sulong Chorus 1 Tinginan, ngitian Mapupunta ba sa Halika nga Dito tayo magsosolo Sa loob ng sarili nating mundo Verse 2a Tingin lang ba ang isusukli sa akin? Ano ba ang gusto mong sabihin? Tumalikod, sumimangot Naiwan akong nag-iisip Verse 2b Ngiti lang ba ang hiling mo sa akin? Paano ang nasaktan kong damdamin? Nagpapasuyo, nagpapahabol Timpla 'di maipinta Refrain 1 Kanina ay nagkukulitan Ngayo'y nagtatampuhan Sunod niyan ay maglalambingan Tapos halika ng mag Chorus 2 Tinginan, ngitian Mauuwi na ba sa Halika na Dito tayo magkukulong sa lilim Ng lihim ng ating mundo Bridge 1 Kay tayog ng tanaw Kay lapit ng ngiti Pisngi sa pisngi, noo sa noo Naduduling, nahuhumaling Chorus 3 Tinginan, ngitian Dalhin na natin sa Holding hands Ang 'yong tingin nakakatunaw Ang 'yong ngiti nakakapukaw Sa aking mundo Outro 1 Instrumental Chorus 4 Instrumental Outro 2 Ako, ikaw, ang tanaw I-higpit ang 'yong kapit Nasa atin lang palagi Ang pagtingin at mga ngiti
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Tingin Ngiti Lyrics by Brian Dys Sahagun 27 March 2022 Verse 1a Isang tingin ang namagitan sa atin Isang sulyap na puno ng lihim Nagkakwentuhan, nagkakiligan Ako ba'ng nasa YM status mo? Verse 1b Isang ngiti mula sa'yo Isa rin mula sa akin Nagpapakipot, paikot-ikot Urong-sulong Chorus Tinginan, ngitian Mauuwi na ba sa Halika na Dito tayo magsosolo Sa loob ng sarili nating mundo Verse 2a Tingin lang ba ang isusukli sa akin? Ano ba ang gusto mong sabihin? Tumalikod, sumimangot Naiwan akong nag-iisip Verse 2b Ngiti lang ba ang hiling mo sa akin? Paano ang nasaktan kong damdamin? Nagpapasuyo, nagpapahabol Timpla 'di maipinta Refrain Kanina nagkukulitan Ngayon nagtatampuhan Tapos naglalambingan ...
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Tingin Ngiti Lyrics by Brian Dys Sahagun 26 March 2022 Verse 1a Isang tingin ang namagitan sa atin Isang sulyap na puno ng lihim Nagkakwentuhan, nagkakiligan Ako ba'ng nasa YM status mo? Verse 1b Isang ngiti mula sa'yo Isa rin mula sa akin Nagpapakipot, nagpapahabol Urong-sulong Chorus Tinginan, ngitian Mapupunta na ba sa Halika na Dito tayo magsosolo Sa loob ng sarili nating mundo Verse 2a Tingin lang ba ang isusukli sa akin? Ano ba ang gusto mong sabihin? Tumalikod, sumimangot Naiwan akong nag-iisip Verse 2b Ngiti lang ba ang hiling mo sa akin? Paano ang nasaktan kong damdamin? ...
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Tingin Ngiti Lyrics by Brian Dys Sahagun 25 March 2022 Tingin lang ba ang isusukli sa akin? Ano ba ang gusto mong sabihin? Tumalikod, sumimangot Naiwan akong nag-iisip Ngiti lang ba ang hiling mo sa akin? Paano ang nasaktan kong damdamin? ... Isang tingin ang namagitan sa atin Isang sulyap na puno ng lihim Nagpapakipot, nagpapahabol Urong-sulong
I’m particularly excited because I finally have a follow-up (potential) song for Jaycelle to sing. The last time was a long time ago.
Save Myself Music Video
Here’s a “music video” with the song, Save Myself, which I composed on August 2, 2003 and recorded it with Jaycelle on June 28 this year. The footage and stills are from her birthday picnic last November 28.
This song is for you, darling.
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Right before I was about to finish New Song 4, my muse already gifted me a new melody to mull over. And here I find myself almost every morning continuing the tune, branching out, going back and forth, shining a light into a path that I am paving at the same time. I’ll be updating this post as I go along — just like “working with the garage door up“.
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Tingin Ngiti on YouTube
Brian and Bryce performing live
Tingin Ngiti on Spotify Podcast
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Tingin Ngiti Chords & Lyrics
Tingin Ngiti
Chords & Lyrics by Brian Dys Sahagun
3 April 2022
Intro 1
A
D - A - E - A
Hi D - A - B - A
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Verse 1a
E
Isang tingin ang namagitan sa atin
A
Isang sulyap na puno ng lihim
E
Nagkakwentuhan, nagkakiligan
F#m A
Ako ba 'yang nasa YM status mo?
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Verse 1b
E
Isang ngiti mula sa'yo
A
Isa rin mula sa akin
B
Nagpapakipot, paikot-ikot
G A
Uuu-urong-sulong
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Chorus 1
D A
Tinginan, ngitian
E A
Mapupunta ba sa halika nga
Hi D A B
Dito tayo magsosolo sa loob
A
Ng sarili nating mundo
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Intro 2
E - F#m - E - C#m-B
Ooohhh
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Verse 2a
E
Tingin lang ba'ng isusukli sa akin?
A
Ano ba'ng gusto mong sabihin?
E C#m
Tumalikod, sumimangot
B A
Naiwan akong nag-iisip
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Verse 2b
E
Ngiti lang ba ang hiling sa akin?
F#m
Paano ang nasaktang damdamin?
A C#m
Nagpapasuyo, nagpapahabol
C#m B A
Timpla 'di maipinta
G - F#m - E
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Pre-chorus 1
F#m G#m
Kanina ay nagkukulitan
A B
Ngayo'y nagtatampuhan
F#m G#m
Sunod niyan ay maglalambingan
A B G A
Tapos halika ng mag
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Chorus 2
Hi D A
Tinginan, ngitian
E A
Mauuwi na ba sa halika na
Hi D A B
Dito tayo magkukulong sa lilim
G A C#m
Ng lihim ng ating mundo
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Bridge 1
D C#m
Kay tayog ng tanaw
B C#m
Kay lapit ng ngiti
D C#m B A(hold)
Noo sa noo, pisngi sa pisngi,
G A C D
Naduduling, nahuhumaling
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Solo 1
D
Tsa-Tsa-Tsa-ra - Tsi-Tsi-Tsi
Tsa-Tsa-Ta-ra - Tsi-Tsi-Kiss
Tsa-Tsa-Tsa-ra - Tsi-Tsi-Tsi
Tsa-Tsa-Tsa-ra - Tsi-Tsi-Tsi
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Chorus 3
Strum D A
Tinginan, ngitian
E A A7(hold)
Dalhin natin sa holding hands
Pluck-strum Hi D A
Ang 'yong tinging nakakatunaw
B A Am(hold)
Ang 'yong ngiti pumupukaw
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Outro 1
Strum Lo C#m - B - A
Sa aking mundo
Strum Lo G - A - E
Strum Lo C#m - B - A
Strum G-A
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Chorus 4
D - A - C#m - A
Hi D - A(hold)
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Outro 2
Hi C#m B A
Ako at ikaw ang tanaw
Hi G A E
I-higpit ang 'yong kapit
Hi2 C#m B A
Nasa atin lang lagi
Hi2 G A D(hold)
Ang pagtingin at mga ngiti
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Coda
A - A - C#m - B
A - A - C#m - B
A - G
D - D - D - C#m-B-A
G-F#m
E - E - E - E
G - A
E - E - E - E(hold)
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I found myself a victim of the hot glue. It was a scene taken out of a comedy show wherein a fool was impatiently pumping a piping hot glue gun. He was doing that not over anything other than his other hand. And then, boom! The nozzle spewed a glob of loogie right on my left pointing finger. There was instant pain as soon as it contacted with my skin and a second after that, it was multiplied by 10.
My son witnessed all this careless stupidity. While the heat was bearing on my skin, I was frozen, not knowing what to do but to wait for the hot glue to dry. I even thought of swatting it out of my finger like a bug. And I did, so I smudged it, causing a bit of collateral damage to one of my fingers. The unbearable pain made me drool. And my son snickered at the sight of that.
As soon as the hot glue petrified, I ran to the kitchen to wash and cool off my finger. My son, beside me, was coaching me to not scratch off the glue as he had experienced a similar accident himself while working on one of his school activities. At that moment while the water was running, I realized that I knew the feeling my son endured when he had his fine time with the hot glue. Definitely excruciating moments.
My Guitar Finger
Not an affliction on my finger could stop me from playing the guitar — especially that I was trying to scratch an itch to figure out the chords that I used for a decades-old song that I wanted to bring back to life. Try as I might, I was confined to playing out that song by forming simple chords not requiring bars.
New Song 4 in 2003
Learning Era
Simple chords just near the head of the guitar reminds me of two distinct periods in my life when I was starting to learn to play the guitar. It was my cousin, Coco, who taught me the earliest chords I knew, which were D - A - G - A of the song “Line to Heaven” by Introvoys. The second period, was when I became part of a religious organization’s musical band. I was mainly the drummer but subbed on the rhythm guitar. The chords that overplayed in the gospel songs that we played were C - Am - Dm - G - C - C7 - F - Em - Am - Dm - G - C.
This electronic music that I composed in MTV Music Generator around that time is an embodiment of those latter chords. And frankly, I find it cheesy.
New Song 4 in 2022
The hot glue accident happened in February and it’s been a full month already. My finger grew a new skin, even though still tender, I am training it to grow a thicker one by playing different chords, especially with bars. The song has come a long way since then. After 22 versions, I finally settled.
New Song 4 on SoundCloud
New Song 4 on Spotify Podcast
New Song 4 Chords
New Song 4
by Brian Dys
Intro
C - C7 - G - F - Fm(hold)
Verse 1
[C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [F - C/E - Dm]
[C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [G - Gsus2/F# - Em]
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [F - C/E - Dm]
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [3/4 G - Gsus2/F# - Em]
Chorus 1
Dm-Am - G-F
Fm - G(hold)
Verse 2
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [F - C/E - Dm]
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [G - F - C]
3/4 G - Gsus2/F# - Em(hi)
Chorus 2
Hi Am-Dm - Em-F
Hi Fm - G(hold)
Verse 3
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [F - C/E(hi) - Dm]
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am] - [G - F - C]
G - F - C - C(add9)
Chorus 3
[Am - Cmaj9/B - C] - [Dm - C/E - F]
G - F
[Am - Cmaj9/B - C] - [Dm - C/E - F]
G - F - C
G - F
Verse 4
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am]-hold - [F - C/E(hi) - Dm]-hold
Hi [C - Cmaj9/B - Am]-hold - [3/4 G - Gsus2/F# - Em(hi)]-hold
Chorus 4
[Am - Cmaj9/B - C]-hold - [Dm - C/E - F]-hold
G - F - C
3/4 G - Gsus2/F# - Em(hi)-hold
Coda 1
G - Gsus2/F# - Em
3/4 Hi G - Gsus2/F# - Em(hi)
G - Gsus2/F# - Em
3/4 Hi G - Gsus2/F# - Em(hi) - Em(reverse hold, hammer)
Coda 2
C - C7 - F - Fm
3/4 G - Gsus2/F# - Em
C - C7 - F - Fm
G - F - C
G - F - C-Cmaj7(reverse hold, hammer)
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