Chord strangeness will work better if you slow the music down. ____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle comes with this FREE eBOOK: “Creative Chord Progressions”. 11 Songwriting eBooks for $37 _____________ Compare the way chord progressions worked back in the 1600s with the way they’re used today, and you’ll see that nothing much has changed. Take a look […]
A major chord tossed into a song that uses all minor chords is a powerful attention-getter. _______________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6 eBook Bundle, and get “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro” free. Read more.. _______________________ Follow Gary Ewer on Twitter A while back I wrote a post about the first single […]
Five suggestions for verse and chorus progressions that work well together. ____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle includes: “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. Right now, the Deluxe Bundle comes with a special deal. READ MORE.. _____________ It’s completely fine to write a song that uses the same chords for both […]
Too much tonic chord can result in problems with song energy. _______________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6 eBook Bundle, and get “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro” free. Read more.. _______________________ Follow Gary Ewer on Twitter Because songs are normally relatively short musical journeys that need to appeal quickly to an audience, […]
Your song’s chords may seem wonderful to you, but it’s the melody that makes the song memorable. _______________________ As you’ll read below, chords-first songwriting comes with certain problems. But it can work, and here’s the eBook that shows you how. Includes several step-by-step methods for getting the most out of chords-first writing. Read more.. _______________________ In a […]
Pedal point makes strange progressions easier to understand. _______________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle, and get a special deal. Read more.. _______________________ Here’s a simple solution to a chord progression that doesn’t feel right: add a pedal point. Pedal point simply means that you keep the same note in the bass […]
