Songwriting Lesson: How to Start Writing a Melody against a Chord Progression

Impactful Songwriting is the art of crafting songs to maximize its emotional impact. From exhilaration to despair, songwriters can adapt what film composers already know -- how to create music that stirs emotions -- and apply it to songs, so that audience will have a deeper, more profound experience listening to them.

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So while some songwriters start with lyrics first, others start with the instrumental part first. If you write with a guitar, it's not uncommon to start by strumming a guitar and stumbling on a cool chord or riff. Or if you are a singer who doesn't play an instrument, you may have to develop bits and pieces that are brought in by your collaborators/cowriters.

Either way, here's a bullet-proof way to start writing a melody on top of a chord progression. It's real simple: analyze the notes used in the chords, and hit one of them when the chord arrives.

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