Guess How You Can Write Chord Progressions the will ALWAYS SOUND GREAT with your Melody, and make listeners feel TOTALLY CONNECTED to the song.
It requires more than just choosing random chords to write a great song.
Some songwriters just play around with random chords to find out which ones would work with their melodies. They might go through several before coming up with some that fit.
Making use of random chords to find something that sounds good with a melody is similar to searching for a new car by driving down every street in town, instead of heading straight to the dealerships that sell them. Of course, you might chance upon the one you want, but that would be like finding a needle in a haystack - EXHAUSTING AND DIFFICULT.
For Songs, the big car-lot of chords that will ALWAYS SOUND GREAT with your melody will come from the Same Scale. When car shopping, if you want a Chevy you go to a Chevy dealer, if you want a Ford you go to a Ford car lot. It is no different in songwriting. If your melody comes from a D major scale, a G minor scale, or a Bb Blues scale, you need to know the chords in that key.
It is the same way around when you begin with the chords. The melody utilized should be from the same scale as the chords.
WHERE DO YOU DERIVE THESE ENIGMATIC CHORDS?
Let's quickly go over major keys, and stick to triads (3-note chords) for now to keep this simple. In any major key, which will contain 7 notes, the chords follow the scale tones in this order: I is major, ii is minor, iii is minor, IV is major, V is major, vi is minor, and vii is diminished.
The chords for the key of A are: A Bm C#m D E F#m G#dim
In the key of D we get these chords: D Em F#m G A Bm C#dim.
The order of major, minor, and diminished chords will always be the same, no matter what major key you are using.
So here is the BLUEPRINT: If you begin with a melody, determine what scale you are using, know what chords are in that key, and choose from them.
You can also do this the other way around: chords first, melody second. If you begin with the chords, determine what scale they belong to and create your melody from that scale.
This takes less than a minute to figure out, and Everything will match up LIKE MAGIC.
One can always make use of a chord or two from a different key to spice up the music, but most of the chords and melodies should belong to the same scale. Not doing so will be like munching on a Pizza topped with bananas and ice cream. - 40725
It requires more than just choosing random chords to write a great song.
Some songwriters just play around with random chords to find out which ones would work with their melodies. They might go through several before coming up with some that fit.
Making use of random chords to find something that sounds good with a melody is similar to searching for a new car by driving down every street in town, instead of heading straight to the dealerships that sell them. Of course, you might chance upon the one you want, but that would be like finding a needle in a haystack - EXHAUSTING AND DIFFICULT.
For Songs, the big car-lot of chords that will ALWAYS SOUND GREAT with your melody will come from the Same Scale. When car shopping, if you want a Chevy you go to a Chevy dealer, if you want a Ford you go to a Ford car lot. It is no different in songwriting. If your melody comes from a D major scale, a G minor scale, or a Bb Blues scale, you need to know the chords in that key.
It is the same way around when you begin with the chords. The melody utilized should be from the same scale as the chords.
WHERE DO YOU DERIVE THESE ENIGMATIC CHORDS?
Let's quickly go over major keys, and stick to triads (3-note chords) for now to keep this simple. In any major key, which will contain 7 notes, the chords follow the scale tones in this order: I is major, ii is minor, iii is minor, IV is major, V is major, vi is minor, and vii is diminished.
The chords for the key of A are: A Bm C#m D E F#m G#dim
In the key of D we get these chords: D Em F#m G A Bm C#dim.
The order of major, minor, and diminished chords will always be the same, no matter what major key you are using.
So here is the BLUEPRINT: If you begin with a melody, determine what scale you are using, know what chords are in that key, and choose from them.
You can also do this the other way around: chords first, melody second. If you begin with the chords, determine what scale they belong to and create your melody from that scale.
This takes less than a minute to figure out, and Everything will match up LIKE MAGIC.
One can always make use of a chord or two from a different key to spice up the music, but most of the chords and melodies should belong to the same scale. Not doing so will be like munching on a Pizza topped with bananas and ice cream. - 40725
About the Author:
Kevin Thomas has a Masters degree in Music. He is the President of Songwriting Planet, where you can attain Free Tips about Writing Better Songs. For Lessons from Kevin in the San Diego area go to the Local Page at SWP.
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