3 SIMPLE Rules for Catchy Melodies EVERY Time š¹
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Published 2022-10-18
āŗāŗ Want to learn music theory? Download my free guide: bit.ly/3MDB26D. In this step-by-step melody-writing tutorial, Iāll show you how to write melodies (and counter-melodies) from scratch, starting with the bass line, the chords, and ultimately the 3 key rules that will ensure your melodies are catchy and memorable - making them stick in your listenersā heads for days.
Iāll also show you the common mistakes producers make when writing melodies - and how you can avoid them.
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If you want to learn the secrets of making melodies, these 3 tips for writing evocative melodies will show you the secrets of melody writing. If you know how to make catchy melodies that are memorable, I will show you exactly how in Ableton Live (but these rules apply in any DAW or even outside the DAW).
To know how to make a melody properly is really the secret of how to write a catchy tune in general, and this melody writing tutorial will show you all the melody writing tips the pros use.
In this tutorial, we coverā¦
00:00 - Overview
00:36 - Choosing a Preset
01:20 - Vibe is King š
01:47 - Select a Scale
02:38 - Writing the Bass Line
03:02 - Building the Chord Progression
06:20 - Writing the Melody
07:05 - Melody Rhythm
09:05 - Melody Pitch
11:22 - Adding Interest to Your Melody
13:14 - Counter Melody
17:42 - Humanising Your Melody
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All Comments (21)
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The only man who can explain complicated subjects in a way a 4 year old would understand.
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As a total beginner who has spent too much time getting lost with synth sounds , this makes so much sense and helps me not get distracted , thank you . šš»
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super underrated content man you destroy anyone's paid course by giving out the spiciest golden nuggets for free. if you haven't heard it enough, the community really appreciates you.
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āIf you want your melodies to be unique, then ALWAYS do this!ā š
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Iām in a song writing class with zero musical/DAW experience and this video literally saved me š
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The tip to start with simple piano and get the rhythm right on the root note first is a massive help. I always go straight some insane spacey sounding synth because I love them but nailing a good progression is so much easier without all the extra noise. Thanks so much!
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I'm not an EDM producer, but that tip to figure out the rhythm of your basic melody and counter melody before worrying too much about the pitch is actually a very nice method of writing catchy, nice, simple melodies, which I think every composer needs to do at some point in their music writing career.
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The light bulb went off in my head. This made so much more sense with you sharing the 7 step method. Iām new to music theory and production so trying to get around this curve. Thank you.
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I don't comment much on YouTube but had to in this case because this is top drawer stuff. As an Ableton user with no music theory knowledge, and someone who struggles to write catchy melodies this was pure gold. Really appreciate you posting it - thank you.
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sounds like LInkin Park
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This was probably one of the best counter melody explanations I've ever seen all across the internet. Thank you.
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So many gems in here! The tip on setting the melody to a rhythm with the root note and THEN chaning tone...mind blown! The Humanising and randmizer!
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Itās so hard for me to focus on parts of a song with so much different sounds in music softwares but you made music like a road map for me and guided me to my destination. Appreciate the help and please make more vids! š„ š
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this is a master piece for EDM production. Simple and effective. thanks!!
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I cannot stress how good this tutorial is. Thank you so much.
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As someone who occasionally makes music as a hobby, this video was super helpful! You've found yourself another subscriber, I hope to make plenty use of your tutorials.
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The video I've searched for on the internet for years and finally it's been served to me and I'm so happy. Everything I was looking for has been addressed in this one video and I'm grateful for it. Please make more of these. There's not much on the internet with regards to making good melodies.
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Masterclass. Best I've seen on youtube. Holding nothing back, and not a second wasted. Respect !!
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I thought doing the rhythm first was just the drummer in me. Interesting to see you also mention that! Another thing I often do is record voice messages of random melodies that pop into my head. Then I can try to create those in software later. It's much harder for me to come up with an overall interesting theme when building up note by note than when just humming a melody.
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When it comes to a topic within producing and I see you have a vid covering it you are my immediate go to. The amount of wisdom being shared is of the highest standard. I also LOVE you ensure your vids have chapters. Any way, hell yeah, amen and thank you for all this amazing content!
