Writing melancholic and sad melodies,a trick

Simple trick for sad moods.

Don't use the 7th note in the minor scale.

If in A minor,don't use the G note when writing a melody.

A,B,C,D,E,F and no G.

Using this 6 note scale

Everything is instantly more melancholic.

Allow me to interject, but the perfect insturment to use for sad songs are pianos and strings. Nothing else works as well as piano and string samples. Maybe some woodwind samples if you're feeling a bit frisky.

Let's take this thread to the next level and discuss how to voice major structures and how to approach them texturally to make them sad!

Pitch up those vocals and make them stutter for real fake feels, like EDM superstars OPN and Coldplay.

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The minor sixth is full of fear

http://www.willimekmusic.de/music-and-emotions.pdf

this thread needs merging with prodoction tops

  On 2/5/2018 at 5:56 PM, BCM said:

this thread needs merging with prodoction tops

Arrangemant taps?

  On 2/5/2018 at 3:27 PM, Gocab said:

Pitch up those vocals and make them stutter for real fake feels, like EDM superstars OPN and Coldplay.

reported for OPN slander. Lopatin will be protected at all costs

a good method for writing melancholic melodies is to get a pet raven

  On 2/5/2018 at 6:32 PM, span said:

 

  On 2/5/2018 at 3:27 PM, Gocab said:

Pitch up those vocals and make them stutter for real fake feels, like EDM superstars OPN and Coldplay.

 

reported for OPN slander. Lopatin will be protected at all costs

 

gocab, am wift ya

Just detune the synths? Instantly melancholiaizes/sadifies any melody.

make all your synths depressed by constantly telling them you hate them

Get a Variac and run all your gear at about 15v below mains current.  It will feel run down and depressed in no time, and that will come through in the music you make with it. 

  On 2/5/2018 at 7:58 PM, BCM said:

make all your synths depressed by constantly telling them you hate them

Dumbest shit I ever read. But what was I expecting...

hey thx for the tip !

  On 2/7/2018 at 12:39 PM, Kavinsky said:

hey thx for the tip !

At least one person really tried it.

My pleasure man.

  On 2/11/2018 at 4:48 AM, fxbip said:

 

  On 2/7/2018 at 12:39 PM, Kavinsky said:

hey thx for the tip !

At least one person really tried it.

My pleasure man.

Cool theory behind that is the 7th of a minor scale is the dominant (5th) of that scale's relative major (the 3rd), which will briefly tether your ear to a major tonality, essentially tonicizing the 3rd. But without that dominant, the feeling of major tonality has no grounding and can't materialize.

So yeah, it's actually true in a theory sense.

or just write music when your sad i guess

  On 2/11/2018 at 5:47 AM, sheathe said:

 

  On 2/11/2018 at 4:48 AM, fxbip said:

 

  On 2/7/2018 at 12:39 PM, Kavinsky said:

hey thx for the tip !

At least one person really tried it.

My pleasure man.

Cool theory behind that is the 7th of a minor scale is the dominant (5th) of that scale's relative major (the 3rd), which will briefly tether your ear to a major tonality, essentially tonicizing the 3rd. But without that dominant, the feeling of major tonality has no grounding and can't materialize.

 

So yeah, it's actually true in a theory sense.

 

Exactly!

When writing in natural minor if you use the 7th note you add a major feel most of the time to melodies.

If you avoid it the minor feel gets more accentuated and also will sound less dark than harmonic minor that has the sharp 7th.

Thus making a real melancholic minor scale without as much major feel from the relative major or dark feel from the harmonic minor scales!

Change your environment too. Maybe paint everything black, cut some onions with your dog, and talk / sing / bark like you're dead if you don't already feel that way.

  On 2/22/2018 at 2:05 AM, fxbip said:

 

  On 2/11/2018 at 5:47 AM, sheathe said:

 

  On 2/11/2018 at 4:48 AM, fxbip said:

 

  On 2/7/2018 at 12:39 PM, Kavinsky said:

hey thx for the tip !

At least one person really tried it.

My pleasure man.

Cool theory behind that is the 7th of a minor scale is the dominant (5th) of that scale's relative major (the 3rd), which will briefly tether your ear to a major tonality, essentially tonicizing the 3rd. But without that dominant, the feeling of major tonality has no grounding and can't materialize.

 

So yeah, it's actually true in a theory sense.

Exactly!

When writing in natural minor if you use the 7th note you add a major feel most of the time to melodies.

If you avoid it the minor feel gets more accentuated and also will sound less dark than harmonic minor that has the sharp 7th.

Thus making a real melancholic minor scale without as much major feel from the relative major or dark feel from the harmonic minor scales!

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*starts song in a minor*

*punches own testicles*

*finishes song in f# minor*

I painted my dog black and it died.

Not sure if in the mood for music.