Let’s check some out!Īnd before we move on, a quick note for all you songwriting producers out there that Soundfly just launched a brand new course with Kimbra, in which she herself demystifies her variety of vocal techniques and the creative inspirations behind her most beloved songs. This is sometimes, but not always, determined by the first chord in the progression. So, we can analyze a series of chords by talking about it in a major key or a minor key. The minor key made up of all white keys (known as the “relative minor” to C) is A minor. To keep things simple, we’ll look at chords in the key of C, which means there are no sharps or flats (the black keys on the piano). We’re using three-note chords called triads to craft these progressions - specifically major (no symbol), minor (displayed with a “-“), and diminished (displayed with a “º”) triads. That helps us identify the chords relative to one another, so that we can move chord progressions easily from one key to another. We talk about chord progressions using roman numerals based around the key of the song. Here are five simple chord progressions to get you started writing beautiful new songs.īut first, a quick primer on the language of progressions. i am by no means an expert, these are just the things that tend to help me.+ Ryan Lott (of Son Lux) teaches how to build custom virtual instruments for sound design and scoring in Soundfly’s new course, Designing Sample-Based Instruments. Sorry, if i come across like i'm being preachy or anything like that. i'm in the process of writing a song entirely composed of rhyming simpsons quotes. i also really like to write songs about specific turn of the century horror stories (in the middle of writing a song based on the wendigo by algernon blackwood right now), which is always fun.
so if you're writing a song about religion, stuff like crucifixes, pearly gates, body + blood, etc etc (sorry, just a quick example, not really a great one haha). also, i find it helps if i list out relevant phrases, idioms, sayings, etc. then you can start kicking different phrases and lines around with relevance to whatever subject you chose. i think i work best when i'm not sitting down to write a song about something super specific, but rather a broad concept or an emotion. Lyrically: lyrics are definitely the hardest part for me, personally.
and there's no shame in paying "homage" to parts of songs you love. while you're not trying to write, start to listen to and play along with other songs. trying to find a progression shouldn't be some sort of brute force algorithmic thing. Musically speaking: when i feel like you're describing, i find it's best to take a break from trying for a while.
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