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Musiconomist · 29-06-2012, 10:16

What's a good way to put vocals to music? Is it best to do it by ear? I can never seem to find a vocal line I'm happy with. I also cant seem to decide what key is best. Any help/tips are welcome. It seems to be the stumbling block which stops me finishing a song.

oceanmachine · 01-07-2012, 13:54

Hey Musiconomist! Do you play an instrument?

I pick up the guitar and just find a chord sequence I like, I never think about keys or time signatures. Once I have 3 or 4 chords that fit well I start putting a melody on this. The lyrics are the last part id work on. This normally takes me the longest amount of time. I wouldnt be able to write the lyrics first and try fit them to melody, but maybe some people can do this.

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Musiconomist · 02-07-2012, 09:35

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Originally Posted by oceanmachine

Hey Musiconomist! Do you play an instrument?

I pick up the guitar and just find a chord sequence I like, I never think about keys or time signatures. Once I have 3 or 4 chords that fit well I start putting a melody on this. The lyrics are the last part id work on. This normally takes me the longest amount of time. I wouldnt be able to write the lyrics first and try fit them to melody, but maybe some people can do this.

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Hey. Yeah, I play guitar. I dont know what it is, but I just seem unable to fit the vocals with the melodies I come up with. Maybe it's something I just have to keep doing over and over until I'm happy with it. Probably one of those own-worst-critic things.

CrimsonSounds · 11-07-2012, 11:31

Hi There !

Do you mean you have a lyric, and then try to come up with a melody for it ?

I find it way easier to come up with the melody, and then the lyric.

In saying that, I sometimes also write a lyric & melody (maybe just one line, or two lines of the chorus) and that's all I have. Then flesh out around it either side.

For me, lyric first, then melody , you need to work from the rhythm of the words as they will dominate the number of notes in the melody and often the lenght of the line (though not always the length of the line if you spill onto the next line lol).

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01-07-2012, 13:54	#2
oceanmachine Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 53 Adverts \| Friends	Hey Musiconomist! Do you play an instrument? I pick up the guitar and just find a chord sequence I like, I never think about keys or time signatures. Once I have 3 or 4 chords that fit well I start putting a melody on this. The lyrics are the last part id work on. This normally takes me the longest amount of time. I wouldnt be able to write the lyrics first and try fit them to melody, but maybe some people can do this. ....................................................................................................... Find The Ocean Machine on: Youtube SoundCloud Facebook

11-07-2012, 11:31	#4
CrimsonSounds Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Meath Posts: 38 Adverts \| Friends	Hi There ! Do you mean you have a lyric, and then try to come up with a melody for it ? I find it way easier to come up with the melody, and then the lyric. In saying that, I sometimes also write a lyric & melody (maybe just one line, or two lines of the chorus) and that's all I have. Then flesh out around it either side. For me, lyric first, then melody , you need to work from the rhythm of the words as they will dominate the number of notes in the melody and often the lenght of the line (though not always the length of the line if you spill onto the next line lol).