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Originally Posted by zx9_sadboii
My brother and I are producing an album together and it looks pretty good. I do vocals and write lyrics, he takes care of most of the instrumentation; it's going well. The problem is that neither of us can write a good melody. Does anyone have any tips or anything?
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Learn all the scales and modes you can.
Learn as many chord progressions as you can.
Pick a key, find a chord progression you like, and as long you are picking notes that fall within that scale and notes are compatible with the chord your on, the melody practically writes itself.
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Originally Posted by mord
Actually, I like you a lot, Nea. That's why I treat you like ****. It's the MB way.
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