As I said at the beginning these are just some guidelines. So those are a few steps you can use to help you get started. Sometimes the simple things are the best. This step involves a lot of trial and error, but that’s ok! And remember you don’t have to get too complicated to create a really beautiful and memorable melody. Think about the notes you heard in step two that you liked, and try combining several notes over the chords, thinking also about their role. Learning a few simple things about what role the notes of the scale play will help you put them together in an order that makes sense and is nice to listen to. Some notes create tension, while others create resolution. In Western music, every note in a scale serves a role, or a function. Think about the ‘role’ that each note plays It’s a good idea to make a mental note of which sounds you DO like, but make sure to play the scale over ALL the chords because the notes will have different characteristics depending on which chord they are played with. During this step you’ll probably hear notes and think, “Oh I like that!” or “That sounded bad.” This step helps us explore all the notes in the scale so that we can identify the ones that we like. Today we’ll use the 1-6-5-4 progression in the key of D major. If you’ve watched many of our videos you’ll know some of the most common chord progressions out there. When you’re starting out, it helps to choose a simple chord progression that sounds nice. It’s kind of like the foundation we’ll use, and it helps give us guidance to choose the notes for our melody. Start with a chord progressionĮvery great melody has a chord progression built underneath it. I’m often asked how to write a melody, so I’m going to share some tips that I have which might help you.īefore I start – it’s important to state that these are some of MY ideas, but there are many more out there, and when it comes to music there are exceptions to every rule. This one is for all the songwriters and composers out there.
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