Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago

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Headphones and 720p for the best sound!

Since my last 2 covers were both high-speed rockers, I thought that a mellow, lyrical piece like this would make for a nice change of pace :)

I'd only recently discovered this song, but it's definitely one of my favourites from 40m-P, right up there with the likes of Time Machine. I don't think I can emphasize enough just how good this guy is at crafting utterly infectious melodies (as well as cute metaphors)! XD

I always enjoy doing acoustic covers, and since this is one of those rare cases where an acoustic arrangement is far better than the original, there was no question about which off-vocal to use. While I was a bit sad that I couldn't find the arrangement used by Nobunaga in her amazing cover (as that was what inspired me to do this in the first place), I managed to warm up to SABO's equally fantastic arrangement.

Recording actually went very smoothly this time, and I finished it in less than an hour! There's still a couple of mistakes (including a minor squeak on a high F#, and some other pretty shrill high notes), but I'd rather live with them than put up with my rage-inducing camera. On the bright side, I think this is the best tone I've ever produced for a Vocaloid cover ^_^

Also figured out how to pan in Adobe Premiere! XD And as I start to get a better grasp of video editing, I'm beginning to understand just how bloody hard it is. Can't even begin to imagine how difficult an animator's life must be... orz

SHEET MUSIC (difficulty 3/5): mediafire.com/?7dcsnmkdfribb79
MP3: mediafire.com/?s6rhcgmmpe4eea1

Title: Jenga / ジェンガ
Original composition: 40mP / 40㍍P
Sung by Miku Hatsune / 初音ミク
Acoustic arrangement: SABO (nicovideo.jp/watch/sm15497926)