Hello,

I was wondering if there are chords that are better suited for trance music?

I guess when it comes to scales then it really doesn't matter as long as its not too high or too low, right?

btw. Just wanted to take the opportunity to say hello to everyone at TranceAddict (my first post hehe )

Thanks,

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helloooooooo! welcome! remember not to go near mr mystery whilst you stay here! he may eat you! (he has been known to eat trance babies whole)

only kidding ^_________^ :grin:

with regards to music theory. its nice to have it in mind. but i wouldnt adhere to it too rigidly. anything can really work if its in teh proper context and all the different parts and melodies work together. theres nothing worse than a typical A minor/F major 7th trancer. that one hasnt been done before. oh no...

hehe

I will watch out for this person

I guess the best thing to do is just experiment lots, no other way around it. It would be nice if there was some trick for creating melodies.

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There is no trick in making melodies..the true and only real trick is your mind..u provide the ideas and just think of something.What i do is hum a melody..just outta nowhere and then i try n make it on the keyboard..if that doesnt work..i just start hittin random keys until i come up with a very simple chord...tehn i begin to make it complex.

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I will watch out for this person

hes not a person. hes a BEAST. an inhuman monsta, twisted into bitterness by the retardedness of countless tranceaddicts in training...that do *not* use the search tool and think stickies are messy wank related accidents.

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Originally posted by Derivative hes not a person. hes a BEAST. an inhuman monsta, twisted into bitterness by the retardedness of countless tranceaddicts in training...that do *not* use the search tool and think stickies are messy wank related accidents.

lol

A late one again huh

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im supposed to be doing an essay. but i find myself here and listening to tunes. im so gonna fail this year.

You should try create some chords with 7, and make some sequence using Phrygian, Lydian or Dorian scale mode...

But, there's no rule... Check this topic:

http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...threadid=221759

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there is no logical way, jus sit & jam on a keyboard, if the chords you make sound good then you're onto a winner. Creativity more than logical

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Since it's melodies where the producer gets to be really creative, asking for chord progressions isn't too bad.

General advice is:

Start in minor, unless you're going for a happy sound.

VI, III, and iv (that would be F major, C major, and D minor if your tonic key is A minor) all sound very nice in trance, so use them.

v (e minor if you start in A) sounds good at the end of progressions.


Remember, change the key to anything you want, these are just for a minor.


This is just 1 way to make a progression though. Only fall back on advice like this if you really can't think of anything. Either that or do a remix .

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Originally posted by Motion12 Hello, I was wondering if there are chords that are better suited for trance music? I guess when it comes to scales then it really doesn't matter as long as its not too high or too low, right? btw. Just wanted to take the opportunity to say hello to everyone at TranceAddict (my first post hehe ) Thanks,

maybe the best start is, when you make a decent sounding melody, write down the notes you used for it, and use them for your chords, and use the first note of your melody as root note of the first chord. after that, experiment and use what sounds good.

Thank you guys for these good replies.

It seems that theory helps but at the end of the day you have to experiment lots to get something interesting.

Is it just me or minors sound much better for trance then majors?

Are there any softwares that assist you with creating melodies. I mean, ones that will show you related chords to advance in chord progression?

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