IMPORTANT FOR SONGWRITING  THINK!

Dominant 7th Chords Work

Chord Inversions

Chord Arpegios

All Resolves down to the I or VI Chord a fifth down or up

Altered Chords Work

Voicings Work

 Tritones Work

Sus Chords Work

Circle of 4ths/5ths

Work

1

  *Think of Track/Melody and Determine its Root key

2

  *Produce Triad Chords Using:                                   

3

  *Copy Bass Notes From Chords made above in point 2

4

  *Use Melody Notes from 3-7 & 9-5 in the:                     &   

5

  *Add a fifth to bass note of chords after step 2, eg C + G in bass

6

  *Use                                 Linear Movement throughout the process

7

  *Add Drums etc

8

   Common Notes to Chord = Less Movement | Use Inversions & Pedal Tone

9

 Practice Drop 2's   | Isolation | Harmony | In the Track |

10

 If lost always go back to I Chord... a Fifth Down or VI of Scale

11

 Altered Chords | Upper Sructure Triads only work on Maj Dominant7 chords

 They Don't work on Minor Chords