How to Make a Downward Key Change Work

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Adding a Semitone-Upward Key Change to Your Song

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Creating Good Transitions from One Key to Another

Finding a chord that pulls a song successfully into a new key can be a challenge. Here are some ideas that might help. ____________ Purchase “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle TODAY, and receive your free eBook “From Amateur to Ace: Writing Songs Like a Pro”. _____________ There is of course no rule that says that all songs […]

Making a Repeated Melody Less Obvious

Changing key temporarily is a great way to make a repetition less evident. ____________________ “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6-eBook Bundle cleans up your songwriting technique. Become a top-level songwriter, starting today! (Free offer included – Read more..) ____________________ Most songs make great use of repetition as an important feature. Some repetitive elements go without needing to be discussed. For example, […]

When and How to Change Key Within a Song

A key change can add that extra bit of energy you’re song’s been craving. __________________ Download “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” 6 e-book bundle, and build your audience base! __________________ Most songs don’t change key (called modulation), and even when they do, the majority of listeners won’t notice that a key change has taken place. They may […]

Creating a Powerful Chorus With a Key Change

Sometimes the best key changes are the startling ones, the ones that make you blink and shake your head. Someone wrote me a while back to ask what was going on harmonically in the song “Your Dark Side” by The Morning Benders (now known as POP ETC), specifically between the verse and the chorus. It’s […]