You'll Never Make A Bad Chord Progression Again After Watching This - FL Studio 20 Tutorial

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That "weird" chord that he asked you not to use at 4:35 is called a diminished chord and is very much part of the major key. Specifically this was a Bdim in the key of C. You certainly can use it to make your chord progressions sound more interesting, especially if you use it in between chords for a short duration to create tension. These chords are sometimes called passing chords. However, I do get why Arcade asked you not to use it because it can sound quite dissonant and it can be hard for beginners to use it in the right context. But it is definitely not out of key.

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I’ll never make a bad chord progression again after watching this

another useful (but optional) tip for any beginners that may be reading this: if your bass notes sound kinda basic, try veering away from using only the “root notes” of the chords. so if it’s the universal C major chord, maybe use an E as the bass note instead of a C it creates a more complex sound. if i didn’t explain that the best, just look up “slash chords” and google should explain it for you lol. but also try to keeping mind that “complex” isn’t always better

chord codes: count using the keys, count from the tonic (root chord which is the bass note he is talking about), the tonic (root) being 0, including the black keys, so for example, to make a major chord, count from the tonic, 0, then up to 4, then up to 7, that's how you'll be able to create a major chord. Minor: 0-3-7 Major: 0-4-7 Maj7: 0-4-7-11 Min7: 0-3-7-10 Aug: 0-4-8 Dim:0-3-6

Little advice: When you are choosing scale and root note, use right click. It prevents closing window with scales and root notes. This way, you don't have to open this window again.

This is such a good tutorial for beginners. You want to be basically be told the minimum amount of information to get things going and not be overwhelemed, but which still has wide applications. You've given pepople options without overwhelming them

Just so you guys know, you can use the dark notes, but most of the time It wont sound like it goes together. Sometimes, though, a note out of the key your song is in is a good thing -- I've written songs with notes like that and they fit perfectly.

I could have found any video about this, but I found yours, I am not well experienced in composing but this really helped me, this video made my day and I try my best training my skills to get better, this video pushed my motivation and made me do 2 tracks yesterday, I sat in front of my laptop all day after I watched this video. I just want to thank you for that! It really helped me and will help in my future way of music composition, I wish you the best bro, I've never felt that good giving a guy I never saw before a like and a "Super Thanks" (I've never given one of those before) Don't wanna write down a book here but surely you know what I mean if you see this 🤟🔥😆

I just sat down with FL studios as a complete beginner - then I stumbled across this video. All I can say: truly amazing. Right of the bat i`m making chords. NEVER BAD CHORD PROGRESSION! Thanks a lot you`ve earned my sub.

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Wow! The song you put together using the final chord progression and melody was beautiful. The sound selection was perfect and it was interesting to hear what the chord progression and melody could become when accompanied by the right sounds. Thanks for sharing, nicely done 👏👍

Man, the demo song from the end is on another level 🥺

This has been the most helpful video I have ever watched. Straight to the point without gatekeeping the final product!

Short tutorial, jump straight to the point, effective outcome. Thanks man, you've just earned a new sub.

I haven't tried that yet. but hey, you were crystal clear about every single process. Loved it❤

This is really great man. I am so happy to see this video. This is a life saver for any musician

Brother I’ve been surfing for weeks now, and have only managed to grab info and processes that work for one genre…hip hop/ dance/ rap, for which I have no appreciation. But you have given me info without a genre. A huge boon to me. I write by ear. I sing the guitar parts to guitarists when we do my originals. This!…this is filling in the blanks for me! I’m subbed, I’m clicking like, AND commenting. Thank you for your hard work. It is so appreciated! Regards, Humblehombre.

This is super useful for beginners ,i remembered one year ago,i was trying to figure out how to make melody,i just watched a bunch of video,which cost me a lot of time .This video really explained it clearly.