Jazzing up Halloween songs in D minor?

Question

I have the vocal notes to three Halloween songs, and I noticed they are all in D minor, all the way through. How can I jazz up the accompaniment? The first lines of two of the songs are: "Have you seen the ghost of John?" and the other one is "There was an old woman all skin and bones (ooo-ooo-ooo-ooo)."

I'm doing a rolling D minor chord, but there must be more to life than this!!! (D-F-A-D-F-A in 6/8 time)

Answer 1

I'm not a music expert, but why don't you just transpose the bridge (if there is one) up a half step to Dbm or a full step to Em? If there isn't a bridge, just transpose 3/4 of the way through the song like most commercial music created these days.

I believe Bach's classical piece, Toccata & Fugue in Dm (Phantom of the Opera) transposes at some point.

Why not create a medley? Play your Dm song and then simply switch to a different song in Dbm or Em. Don't go down in key. Always go up in key. It creates more energy. And make sure the tempo's of the different songs are similar if not the same.

Answer 2

I know music in general.

But, not deeply.