-as of [13 JULY 2026]-
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katerina’s my harbinger of doom…
katerina’s a bride without a groom
and so in lieu of a like mind
katerina emerges from the womb…
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katerina she whispers in my ear
tells me things that nobody else will hear
she brings me news from the outside
she says “hang on, it’s a long ride…have no fear…”
and our ship will keep sailing on
she’s graceful like a late evening swan
she takes me places where no one else has gone
like the dawn you find you’re upon
katerina has come to dust my broom…
katerina emerges from the tomb…
gettin ready to fly now
she’s drifting in the blue sky like a balloon…
-ZYX-
she brings me news from the outside
katerina’s my harbinger of doom…
katerina’s a bride without a groom
and in her search for a like mind….
katerina emerges from the womb…
katerina’s my harbinger of doom…
katerina emerges from the tomb…
-as of [10 JUNE 2026]-
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*SETTINGS* —>
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*OUTLINE*
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*ALTERNATE LYRIX* —>
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*ALTERNATE TITLES* —>
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*VISUALS* —>
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*[SONG DATABASE] LINX* —>
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*🎸✨CHORDS✨🎸*
*🎼✨WORDS✨✍️*
🧫🥼🧪✨NOTES✨🧪🥼🏋️♀️
(open these 3 links in 3 new windows)
Ithen use ‘spectacle’ to evenly split screen into 3rds)
(chords / words / notes)
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*SPEX* —>
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*LYRIX* —>
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👈👈👈☜*“THE DRAWING BOARD”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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👈👈👈 ☜ *“SONG TITLE”*☞ 👉👉👉
-THE BASIX-
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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-POCKET SCORE–
(YES/NO)
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*BASIC LAYOUT* —>
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*PROFILE PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PREMIERE PRO-/-PROJECTS-/-[PREMIERE PRO] DIRECTORY 1-/-SOUND CLOUDS-/-SOURCE CODE-
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(open the following 3 links in 3 new windows)
Ithen use ‘spectacle’ to evenly split screen into 3rds)
(chords / words / notes)
[OPTION] + [CONTROL] + [LEFT/RIGHT ARROWS]
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*SPEX* —>
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/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-PRO TOOLS-/-[PRO TOOLS] SESSIONS-/-SOUNDCLOUDS-
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*FILE-PATH* —>
/Users/joga/Desktop/[GOOGLE DRIVE SYNC FOLDERS]/-JOSEPHJGATTI-/-APPS-/-SIBELIUS-/-SCORES-
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✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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(4:4 / 100bpm / Dmajor)
*INTRO*
(Dmaj7) (D+) (B7) (G7) (riff: G F# F F# E D C# D)
(bass: D (Bb) B (A F#) G (B))
VERSE:
(Dmaj7) (D6) (Dmaj7) (D) (D6) (D)
(D+sus2) (F#7) (Bbdim) (riff: C# D C# Bb)
(B7) (Bsus4) (B+) (B) (Em)
(G G7 G) (Gm Gdim Gmsus4 Gm) (D) (D Dsus4 D)
(bass: D (Bb F# Bb) B (A F#) E (G) G (Bb) D (A))
CHORUS:
[(A Asus2 A) (E)] x 2
(A) (Adim) (E) (F#m) (G#m) (A9) (B9) (B)
(C Csus2 C C6) (B) (A Asus2 Am Amsus2) (Dmaj7)
(bass: A (E) E (G#) A (E) E (G#) A (E) E (G#) F# (A) G# A (C#) B C B A (C#) D)
VERSE:
(Dmaj7) (D6) (Dmaj7) (D) (D6) (D)
(D+sus2) (F#7) (Bbdim) (riff: C# D C# Bb)
(B7) (Bsus4) (B+) (B) (Em)
(G G7 G) (Gm Gdim Gmsus4 Gm) (Dmaj7)
(bass: D (Bb F# Bb) B (A F#) E (G) G (Bb) D)
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(4:4)
(100bpm)
(Dmajor)
INTRO:
(Dmaj7) (D+) (B7) (G7) (riff: G F# F F# E D C# D)
(bass: D (Bb) B (A F#) G (B))
VERSE:
(reference notes: C# C# C# B C# D B A D E)
(Dmaj7) (D6) (Dmaj7) (D) (D6) (D)
katerina is walking to my…
(D+sus2) (F#7) (Bbdim) (riff: C# D C# Bb)
room…
(B7) (Bsus4) (B+) (B) (Em)
katerina’s a bride without a groom…
(G G7 G) (Gm Gdim Gmsus4 Gm) (D) (D Dsus4 D)
escaping every small mind…
she tries her best to refine my sonic boom…
(bass: D (Bb F# Bb) B (A F#) E (G) G (Bb) D (A))
CHORUS:
[(A Asus2 A) (E)] x 2
and our ship will keep sailing on…
she’s graceful like a late evening sun…
(A) (Adim) (E) (F#m) (G#m) (A9) (B9) (B)
she takes me places where no one else has gone…
(C Csus2 C C6) (B) (A Asus2 Am Amsus2) (Dmaj7)
in the shining rays of the dawn…
(bass: A (E) E (G#) A (E) E (G#) A (E) E (G#) F# (A) G# A (C#) B C B A (C#) D)
VERSE:
(Dmaj7) (D6) (Dmaj7) (D) (D6) (D)
katerina is flying from my…
(D+sus2) (F#7) (Bbdim) (riff: C# D C# Bb)
room…
(B7) (Bsus4) (B+) (B) (Em)
and my florida floor will need no broom…
(G G7 G) (Gm Gdim Gmsus4 Gm) (Dmaj7)
‘cuz she is ready to fly now…
she’s drifting in the blue sky like a balloon…
(bass: D (Bb F# Bb) B (A F#) E (G) G (Bb) D)
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(pictures of katherine alario in a sweatshirt playing ping-pong in the gatti basement)
(and going into my bedroom when i’m trying to get with one of her hot friends)
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*time signature*
*tempo*
*key*
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*INTRO*
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*SONIC SNAPSHOTS*
*MANTRAS*
*FREE-FORM CHANTS*
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*OUTRO*
*V1*
(@ washington square park)
(december 2015)
*V2*
(@ dekalb avenue subway station)
(spring 2017)
*V1*
(february 2017)
(w/ arv on drums)
(@ the ‘arv-cave’)
(princeton junction NJ)
*V1*
(4 june 2012)
*V2*
(2010)
6.10.17:
V2 (0:30)
V6 (2:30)
6.9.17:
V1 (13:20)
XXX
decent bridge
“you got heart”
good end
fast pace
V2 (0:30)
slower pace
guitar riff intro
V2 (6:00)
end of first verse good starting point
good end
V3 (3:30)
V4 (0:10)
V5 (0:00)
(***BACK TO “KATERINA (LIVE)”***)
(staple of live performances)
(both solo + group performances)
(performed the song solo @ trenton social open mic)
(november 2015)
(i started playing the song with roboray on drums)
(then arv started learning song on drums)
(first song i recorded in watchung bedroom)
(september 2005)
(without a drum track)
(although i played to a click track)
(re-recorded the song in 2013)
(61 clearview avenue)
(princeton NJ)
(with MIDI tracks i arranged in 2007)
(*summer 2006*)
(complimentary critique from ‘discmakers’)
(note that this was the ‘bait’ positive critique they granted me before getting me to pay hundreds of dollars to sign up for the bullshit “TAXI A+R” program)
“there are very beatlesque moments to this song…”
(no shit!)
I would be surprised if they were not a major influence here. There are some eclectic moments here, with pretty melodies and chord patterns. Well done! Though there are some pitchy moments, in general it is a nice vocal performance. Great job! This is an interesting, enjoyable, and original piece. There is no obvious hook or chorus melody; however, it is an extremely melodic piece. This is an ambient song of linear style. The lyrics are engaging and evoke charming imagery. Nice work!”
(keep in mind that this was the ‘complimentary’ critique i received after releasing ‘finest hour’ through disc makers. which meant it wouldn’t get approved/forwarded because you weren’t a dues-paying TAXI member. it also happened to be the critique with the most positive things to say. hmmm…)
(‘matthew cantor’ compared the song to “middle-to-late period beatles”)
(‘devon petersmeyer’ also compared the song to the beatles)
(that’s exactly what i was going for!)
(even ‘derrick wang’ noted the harmonic similarities to the songs of “pet sounds”)
(which i tuned him into during our first year at harvard)
(which meant i did pretty damn well with my ‘test audience’)
(‘katerina’ being a ‘starting point’ of sorts for my songwriting)
(the earliest song i will still play today)
(without much embarrassment)
(though songs can always be revised)
(for better or worse)
(mccartney and dylan always played their songs for people to see what they thought of them)
(i stopped doing that when i realized that nobody cared)
(written in 2005)
(kat alario asked me to write a song for her that summer)
(after i wrote ‘jacquelina divine’ for jackie byrnes on valentine’s day 2005)
(the first song i wrote that i actually liked)
(re-recorded in 2013)
(@ 61 clearview avenue)
(princeton NJ)
*V1*
(2013)
*V2*
(2005)
*OUR SONGS*
*KINDRED SPIRITS*
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥