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Andrew Wasson of Creative Guitar Studio answers a viewers question…
Q: The music I like seems to only use a group of 4 to 6 chords for an entire song. But, the overall harmony of the music I try composing isn’t my main problem. What I’m getting stuck on is how songwriters change up the feel. I thought it might be the speed of the song, or maybe how loud parts get played, but I think there’s something more to it than that. Can you talk through what makes song sections sound unique?
Trevor — Louisville, KY
A: Harmony is often fairly straightforward when it comes to; Pop music, R&B, Country & Western, Rock, (as well as, many other styles), in that much of these common genres of music generally only use a handful of chords within a piece. To uniquely separate the song sections, what we’ll often find, is there’ll be changes in the way the overall dynamics of the sections are performed and recorded. This can turn a verse section into an interlude, or perhaps change a chorus into an outro. We’ll begin by doing a quick analysis of a song I’ve composed for this lesson. Then, we’ll run through it on the guitar to find out how parts can be performed differently to either build up or subtract from the overall dynamic feel of exactly how a song’s sections will have their final effect upon the listener.
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Sounds like 90's alternative. Haha. Third Eye Blind or something.?
do you think you could do a video on just different popular riffs that would be useful in improvising during a solo thanks
You people should really look up the definition of the word "professional"
fender stratocaster
what type of guitar is that
I think that you haven't understood what i mean. Only because a famous band write a song, it doesn't mean that they are professional, because you can find better lyrics in a band formed by teenagers that plays in little pubs, i think that a song is professional when you can sing what you want using a correct sequence of words and nice/correct figures of speech that fits prefectly with the instrumental part.
no but there are professionals who write lyrics. they are ghostwriters who sit in with the singers and write all the lyrics and they give the credit mostly to the singer in exchange for royalties.
I think that there isn't a "professional" way to write lyrics.
i write lyrics,if you're interested contact me.
nice one!
'You' is what you meant.
It depends entirely on you, man.
Gist u meant.
yea i got the jist of it . thanks
Music now days in pop imo seems to derive most of its uniqueness from the effects/tones and the characteristics of the vocals voice. This question seemed to predominantly be asking about building/fluctuating energy levels in a song. In a song that uses a 3 to 4 chord progression throughout energy levels are changed largely by instrumentation and pitch. Sparse/softer instrumentation and lower pitched melody in verses and fuller instrumentation/ harmonies and higher pitched melody in choruses
Another wonderful lesson Andrew – thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.
this video doesn't tell me anything that makes a song unique, its just some rhythmic ideas & articulation types of the same key. wouldn't uniqueness come more with a temporary key change or something? i dont wanna sound corny but i was expecting a little more uniqueness then just adding effects to guitar & playin the same key :S
Good lesson Andrew thanks man.
good
Andrew i dont say it often enough. Thanks a million man for all you do. Yo are a fixture in my home these days.
haha that single note riff sounds kinda like the bass riff for a song i made a few months ago ;P
4 min since it was uploaded an already 1 comment and 18 views wow
first i think this will be awesome like the subject;D