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“There has never been a better time to be a musician. My #1 inspiration these days (musically, and music-business-wise) is Jack Conte of Pomplamoose… he said it best (and I’m paraphrasing because I don’t remember his exact words… something to the effect of): Home recording is becoming more and more affordable… it’s ridiculous just how affordable it’s becoming. Sing those notes the most often in your melody, and use other passing notes that are a little more tense or create movement (from that scale of that chord you’re singing over), and again, you’ll find that piecing together melodies isn’t as hard as it first seems. The most important thing to remember is “1, 3 and 5”. Still stuck? Email me with any questions (my email is in the Contact info of my main website – and I’ll explain in further detail. They’re not only used to practice your technique and build speed and flashiness (and for soloing), but they’re also used to write vocal melodies… nearly all the time (especially if you get stuck).
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It just helps to know your scales… any teacher would tell you over and over again to practice your scales. If you combine your triad notes with passing notes but always come BACK to the triad notes (and sing them the most frequently), in your melody… you’ll find it’s pretty easy to put melodies together, vocally. Sure, writing a melody might not sound terribly interesting if you’re only singing those three notes over each chord, but that’s where “passing notes” (notes from the scale of that chord that aren’t the 1, 3 or the 5) come in. G – sing either G, B, or D, or any combination of these.ĭ – sing either D, F#, A, or any combination of these.Ĭ – sing either C, E, G, or any combination of these. and the chords are G, C, D, and then back to C… it’s very easy to come up with a vocal melody pattern, primarily using the notes from each chord (the triad notes). If you write a song, let’s take for instance… a three-chord pop song…. Same is true for building triads on a minor scale… though this time, the third is flatted of course (minor scales have a lowered third in them, as opposed to a “regular” third, like in the major scale).ĭ minor – made up of D F A (1, b3, 5) and so on. If you pick any major scale, and take the root (1st note of scale), major third (3rd note of scale) and the perfect fifth (5th note of scale, of course), those three notes make up the major chord of that scale.Ī major – made up of A C# E (1, 3,5) and so on. What is a triad, you ask? Well, it’s the three notes that comprise major and minor chords. Triadic melodies make for the catchiest types of vocal melodies.