Inverting Chords to Smooth Out the Bass Line

Chord inversions (“slash chord”) add forward motion and musical energy to a song. Here’s more. ______________   Looking for good songwriting content for your iPad, Kindle, laptop, desktop, or other PDF-reading device? “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” ebook bundle packages will show you why good songs are good, and how to apply those lessons to your own […]

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Figuring Out Why The Songs You Love Are So Compelling

Discovering why you like a song is a great first step to improving your own songwriting technique. Looking for good songwriting content for your iPad, Kindle, laptop, desktop, or other PDF-reading device? Gary Ewer’s eBook Bundles will show you why good songs are good, and how to apply those lessons to your own music. Get the […]

Creating Chords and Melodies At the Same Time

Here’s a procedure for writing songs by creating the melodies and chords simultaneously. _____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle is written by Gary Ewer, designed to straighten out your technique and get you writing better songs. ______________________ Successful chord progressions usually follow a predictable formula, but melodies need to be unique. Therefore, you could argue that […]

Mixing Major and Minor Chords to Create Powerful Song Progressions

Here are 5 chord progressions that successfully blend major and minor chords and strengthen the relationship between verse and chorus. “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Bundle (plus a FREE copy of “Creative Chord Progressions”) is written by Gary Ewer, designed to straighten out your technique and get you writing better songs. All songwriters know that most song progressions […]

Using One Chord Progression For an Entire Song – Can That Work?

Certain types of progressions will work just as well for a verse as they will for the chorus. “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle is written by Gary Ewer, designed to straighten out your technique and get you writing better songs. Get today’s Deluxe Bundle DEAL There are a lot of differences between verses and choruses. […]

Finding Alternatives to the IV-Chord in Your Song

Replacing a IV-chord with something different: How that’s done. _____________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 10-eBook Deluxe Bundle, which includes “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”, is written by Gary Ewer, designed to straighten out your technique and get you writing better songs. ______________________ Spending time experimenting with substituting chords as you work out […]