“Issues,” a song that openly confronts the struggle with mental health, hit the top of the charts in 2017 and was nominated for the Grammy for Song of the Year. You may recognize the opening from the song: a simple, yet so effective, chord progression played in pizzicato (plucked strings). It inspired me to explore a vast texture of layering phrases (loops!) on the one progression before leading us to the first verse. I had been similarly drawn to another song, “Fidelity,” also for its iconic pizzicato obstinate. After some fiddling around, I found a beautiful partnership between the two songs. See if you can pick out the pieces!

Arranged by Sabrina Tabby

Violin: Sabrina Tabby, Jinty McTavish
Viola: Rita Andrade
Cello: Genevieve Tabby

Produced by ATLYS
Engineered and Mixed by Neil McTavish
Mastered by Ronan Chris Murphy