{"id":230124,"date":"2026-06-02T21:54:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=230124"},"modified":"2026-06-02T21:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T21:54:28","slug":"i-start-with-the-melody-and-then-i-start-sketching-what-the-chord-structure-would-be-underneath-thats-where-the-interesting-things-in-tortoise-happen-the-long-awaited-ret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailytalks.org\/?p=230124","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI start with the melody, and then I start sketching what the chord structure would be underneath. 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