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Chord/Melody Question - Theory
I'm working on this little melody and I have a quick question. I put the chord progression down and then over a top if I have the melody playing. At the ends of the phrases I play something a little different than the chords. Would this be considered "out of key" or to you, does it still sound harmonically balanced?
Re: Chord/Melody Question - Theory
Dare I humiliate myself? What the hell....
Yes it works. I'd use different notes but the 6 note 'jump' works to my pathetic ears overall. Sounds a little jerky/rushed the way it's played though rather than just a 'smooth' transition from one melody line to the next.
FWIW YMMV ETC....
Well if your ears are pathetic so are mine lol, I made it.. hahahahahah!! but my concern was the ends of the phrases where the trance synth goes down while the chords go up. I wasn't sure if it still maintained its proper place. But when I was making it, they were the only notes that would "go down" and still imo sound like they fit with the rest. Thanks for your feedback.
What about you Eddie, Looney, Sean? What do you think?
Also, wth is FWIW YMMV ETC......
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| Originally posted by DJRYAN� Well if your ears are pathetic so are mine lol, I made it.. hahahahahah!! but my concern was the ends of the phrases where the trance synth goes down while the chords go up. I wasn't sure if it still maintained its proper place. But when I was making it, it was the only chords that would "go down" and still imo sound like it fit with the rest. Thanks for your feedback. What about you Eddie, Looney, Sean? What do you think? Also, wth is FWIW YMMV ETC...... |
It sounds too mainstream. Needs to be more underground
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| Originally posted by Normie FWIW + For what it's Worth YMVV + Your Mileage may Vary |
all 12 chromatic notes can be used in a way that doesn't sound weird in a single key. Like stuff that you would hear in a pop track.
This is why i really always suggest people don't learn theory unless they really learn it. Because as this thread shows, it makes you think there are rules and makes you think inside the box.
yeah we need to shift the paradigm, leverage synergy etc
Re: Chord/Melody Question - Theory
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| Originally posted by DJRYAN� |
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| Originally posted by atxbigballer1 |
Just a matter of taste... if it sounds good, do it.
sounds fine for me but this is utter cheesy. When you don't know the theory just use your ears, theory might fall after all specially if you are using a pitched sound.
lol 
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| Originally posted by Looney4Clooney all 12 chromatic notes can be used in a way that doesn't sound weird in a single key. Like stuff that you would hear in a pop track. This is why i really always suggest people don't learn theory unless they really learn it. Because as this thread shows, it makes you think there are rules and makes you think inside the box. |
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