How to write a SONG using Music Theory
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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Idk what it is, I’ve watched hundreds of videos about music theory, and how everything works together in music theory, but your content is finally what’s always made these theories in my head click. Thank you
I’ve been very casually playing guitar over the last ten years. Life has been awesomely busy as I have two young kids and a pretty demanding full time job so I pick the guitar up when I can. I’ve been able to play along to some easier songs throughout the years but just stumbled across your older videos on theory and scales a few weeks back. Man, you’ve honestly unlocked so much for me, thank you! The way you lay everything out and speak on it is very easy to absorb. This thing is so much more fun now!
Your in wrong field 😂 you could be around pets and I bet teach us all How to Become Dr. DOLITTLE! Your teaching methods could change the world man. Wow 👏 your amazing human
Scott is a genius teacher. No one touches his methods, and especially his visuals are by FAR the best. I don't get every thing right away, I'm a disastrous combination of dumb and lazy, but he's such a great teacher that I'm over coming that, little by little.
This dude is the Bob Ross of guitar teachers it's amazing
You're videos are perhaps the best I've come across on RUclips. You're very practiced and genuinely want to help teach people. I'm extremely grateful for the content you put out, broski!
I really like that bass line. I could groove to that for a long time.
This content is gold. Well done, sir.
I was so glad to catch a glimpse of the livestream in Namibia 😄
You are an amazing teacher, very gifted. Please, keep up the great work. God bless.
This guy is so great. Cant belive we get all the content you put on YT for free. Thanks dude
You rock Scott! I wish I had friend like you to jam with! Great class today thank you
Just started listening - only 14 min in, but that first 2 chord progression verses along with the melody are now stuck in my head…I like em! So thankful for these video teachings.😊
These videos are so good! I’ve already learned so much in the past two videos. I’ve been playing music for a long time, but the way that you break down everything makes it so much easier to understand. Also it’s very entertaining. Shout out to the beetle.
Anyone else picking up a Bono vibe on Scott's vocal? I think your vocals sound great! No need be feel vulnerable. Thanks for the inspiration! You show us its possible.
Yes, I think he had a voice with a lot of Potential. Very nice sounding! Nice cool guy Scott!
This is a really nice pleasant production in itself, and i'm learning so much. It also kinda makes me feel smart and remember that I'm growing, because I'll see you do things like loop in the DAW, tune bass to where you're playing, invert chords and stuff like that and I'll say, "I know that part"! Since your presentation of songwriting is so comprehensive, it almost serves as a curriculum!
Great stream/video, learnt a lot really enjoyed it. Cheers.
Thanks you bro! I’ve learnt a lot from this video!
This is SUCH GOOOD advice.
Been loving these, they're so authentic!
I love these video’s man! Really helps me out. Keep it up
Love watching you use DAW , I just play a little with it using Garage Band but get lost using the other DAW systems. Would love to see you do a lesson with the one you are using. Appreciate your lessons and I’m glad to see you back on RUclips.👍👍👍
Very cool thanks 😊
Thank You!
9:14 When you ran the chords in C down the neck, I suddenly realized the pattern and now I can them all over the neck!
Hell yeah!
Great lesson and song. Thanks from Tel-Aviv.
Yow, finish this song. The thing's 🔥.
so good. thanks!
Thx! Good working example of creating a song…!
Really enjoying you go through your process. And learning some stuff along the way too. Also, Spindrifts are the best.
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I had feeling in some point i will hear Sting singin in that song. That's so The Police vibe
i'll watch this on the weekend😂.
glad youre back man
What DAW do you recommend for someone who doesn’t have a Mac?
underrated video
It's like watching Bob Ross, but instead of a painting it's a song
For whatever reason vocal melodies are impossible for me, so thank you very much for showing your process and giving me ideas to start with.
I’m glad you found it helpful!
@@ScottPaulJohnsonHi Scott, could you please advise what brand/where you bought your shirt from? It's really nice. Thanks.
It’s a vintage shirt, probably from the 70s. You can find them at Vintage Malls, flea markets, antique stores, etc. if you know your shirt measurements, you can get vintage shirts on Etsy.
@@ScottPaulJohnsonVery much appreciated, thank you.
Try thinking of your vocal melody as a physical line on paper , like a heart chart or seismic graph. It can modulate up and down, flatten out, spike or drop. Once you figure out how much movement you want you can start picking your notes and deciding things like what is staccato or legato , etc. I also try to always have a recording device near me the first time I hear a piece of music and I record the first melody idea that pops in my head as it plays in real time .
Just popping in to reiterate that I appreciate you and your work, Scott! One in a million. (rewrote this comment)
Only 10 hours in since video posted and already 230 votes! Enough said!❤
Best teacher on the internet.
UPDATED:
Spam ideas: how to make complementary chord progressions: relative, parallel and beyond that
How to transition between chord progressions / parts (verse, chorus, super chorus, etc.): voice leading pre-choruses 5 - 1 production tricks
Writing for other time signatures?
How to structure beyond verse chorus verse?
How to write melodies that tie 'weird' chord progressions together (Kurt Cobain was a master at this)
How to write 'weird' chord progressions that work
A whole video on walking basslines and using them to supplement and transition between chords, and how they add rhythmic feel
Quickly adding notes to a chord for one strum
Strumming pattern and fingerpicking integration, how to make cool combos. Also how to make 'good' patterns
Differentiating guitars, e.g. different octaves, styles, tones (i use neural amp modeler and tonehunt, both totally free and incredible), panning
Counterpoint / Multiple INDEPENDENT melodies
Random but you should look into Elliott Smith, plenty of videos and reddit communties have analysed his styles and they're very neat
Best video in Tube!!!!!
Which model of Gibson is the last one?
Try LED-light if it gets too hot. LED-light does not transmit as much heat as halogen lights… because LED only transmit humanly-visible-light and not also the infrared light that halogen (regular bulps) emit.
Infrared light is very warm (carries much heat) LED doesn”t.
I am using LED! I just have a lot of them, and they were on for many hours before this livestream started
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Just starting video, any updates on that amazing software you made?
Do you do personal lessons?
Yes I do! Check out my website
Great lessons man! Fantastic work. What Gibson hollow body model is that?
It’s a Gibson ES 125T 3/4
If you could explain how you get bass ideas down … you mentioned root then 5th and someone suggested walking up on 3rd.
I play guitar and have got a bass but find myself playing bass sounds like lead tuned down rather than bass parts.
Is it ok to just repeat root hit fifth then onto next chord??
I’ve got a nice bass crash course on my Patreon:
www.scottpauljohnson.com/bass-guitar-series
Clickbait title and thumbnail idea : A beetle stops by in SPJ’s live session 😅😅😅😅
Was it ringo
cant we hear the final take?
I forgot! I figure everyone heard all the parts at some point!
@@ScottPaulJohnson Thats okay, just something to keep in mind for next time. I really really like you and this type of content. keep it up!
Hi. From where gomes F# and G# notes?
The aren't from C/Am key.
The Am key doesn't have to be pure minor chords for its 4 and 5. The 5 chord can change to E major so a G# note is accessed. This ensures a leading note is created.To lead back to the root of A minor.
That is usually reasoned from the A Harmonic Minor which has the G#.That's the quick E major chord part at the end.
The earlier D major chord has the F# note.This can be seen as a key change to G.The D chord is the 5 chord. This means you can just play the G major key around there.G, A, B, C, D,E,F#.
Knowing the Circle of 5ths helps you recognise these changes too.
My guess is that he uses melodic minor, as opposed to natural minor, which raises the sixth and seventh note in the scale.
We should all just take a moment to give Jack Black props😂😂😂
It would be an honor to be mistaken for that guy
Hey Scott, your videos are fantastic and really inspirational! I have been wondering - what is the name of the app you are using to create those diatonic 'blob' diagrams? It's so useful!
It's not an app. I made it
Glad you like it!
@@ScottPaulJohnson how did you make it? Is it just a graphic?
I'm not sharing how I made it yet since its such a big part of my livelihood right now
@@ScottPaulJohnson understood! Fantastic stuff. Thank you!
Hi. What model is that acoustic Gibson, please?
ES-125T 3/4
It’s from the 50s
The big brother is the ES- 125
Man they need to make that again. The perfect sofa chillout guitar!@@ScottPaulJohnson
It is such a sweet little guitar
Oooo its very farty!!! Rotfl
Your in wrong field 😂 you could be around pets and I bet teach us all How to Become Dr. DOLITTLE! Your teaching methods could change the world man. Wow 👏 your amazing human
wait im confused, is this a series? how does this differ to your "How to use music theory to actually write music!" video? also could you add timestamps please!!! thank you so much.
It's kind of a series - I just fixed the thumbnail so you can see that its the third one I've done, AND I created a playlist for them, but each "Let's Write Music" is its own start and end so you can jump in anywhere
@@ScottPaulJohnson maybe number them so people dont get confused lol
@@ScottPaulJohnson also timestamp tutorial ruclips.net/video/FOMWgFlmo-8/видео.html
@@ScottPaulJohnson hi scott sorry to bother again but im struggling with finding the right way to open a track, whenever i start it just feels like a shotgun going off. how do you recommend starting a song off smoothly. also any progress on timestamping videos??? hope youre doing well
Its a busy time of year for me. I haven't timestamped anything yet. Intros are something I should talk about soon here.