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Melody writing

  • 03-01-2008 9:27pm
    #1
    Stompbox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,811 ✭✭✭


    Sort of in a rut with my song-writing (probably apparent in my last thread). However,I think I've sourced the problem. What I'm looking for in my music is variety which I had find quite hard to attain. This lies,I believe,mainly in my melodies,which as I only ad-lib my meloides over chords,are all quite similar. How do you go about creating melodies and finding that variety I'm looking for?


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  • #2
    Fjoem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Fjoem


    I reccomend writing ur melodies on the piano not guitar, play around with thirds and sixths...Check out ' Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield, its packed with interesting melodies, gud luck


  • #3
    Dave Clemo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8 ✭Dave Clemo


    Listen to more and different stuff. Pop, folk, blues and country all use the same chord progressions. Listen to how the singers get a different melody line from the same chords. Then you try singing your songs in different styles and/or keys. Experiment with phrasing the words differently. Stretch yourself (but don't hurt yourself!)
    Dave


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