FL Studio: Melodies & Bassline + Theory = Tutorial

Hey guys! This is me trying my hardest to try to vocalize my understanding of minor scales and simplifying it in such a way that everyone can follow. Much harder than i thought it would be.
Look up minor scales online for more information.
Try using this decent theory site as well!
www.teoria.com/

[@jesseb9864]

This is the first guy i've found that doesn't annoy or bore me after a while, I have a feeling I'll be producing melodic dubstep within weeks watching this guy. I lied, it'll probably take me a year, I'm bad. But still, this guy is awesome, was able to actually pay attention to him the whole length of the video.

[@HoseMead]

I couldn't agree with your more!

[@nolanjohnson7401]

Liked the comment cuz pootis

[@noddim8420]

No one is bad. Most DJ's / Producers have taken over 10 years to even be good. Trust me; because I am still struggling with small things. Keep doing what you're doing and you'll be impressed with yourself.

[@LyriczOfMe]

Pootis Derpington Totally agree

[@suleman241]

+johnsonthecelt Johnson pootispencer here

[@SmiechowyLudeczek]

Great tutorial! I Have something to say to the people who just started- LEARN MUSIC THEORY. If you wanna come up with some really good melodies, you need to know it! There is no shortcut. The best way to learn it is to play an instrument- which every musician should do in my opinion. But you can just learn theory which will improve your music production skills a LOT LOT LOT. Take care!

[@superstarben37]

+Soul Stuff Library Any recommendations on where to learn? Books, screencasts, online courses?

[@SmiechowyLudeczek]

+Ben O'Sullivan You can check out channel on youtube called "Lypur" this guy has many tutorials about music theory and playing piano for free (also try similar videos on the right site) You can just type music theory on youtube and find what fits you best. If you like to have some physical book, you can try "music theory for computer musicans" Remeber that learning music theory is hard at the beginning, but later it will be very useful.

[@SamirPatnaik]

+Ben O'Sullivan I agree with Soul Stuff. Lypur is the best

[@Merzaderz]

+Soul Stuff Library I found a place where I should be able to learn it in 1-2 days for 60$. I'll probably see how much I can learn myself though before considering that further.

[@SmiechowyLudeczek]

+Chrissweg I think music theory is a bit to complicated to learn it in two days. But on the other hand, proffesional courses which are mostly paid, are better then free tutorials (im not saying that free tutorials are bad, but in paid courses you have everything in one place and its explained very well) but of course you need to know if paid tutorials are good, chceck opinions etc. before you buy one.

[@Poodz_]

As someone who knows most of this stuff, you did a great job explaining it for people who wouldn't know. Dare I say better than any qualified person has ever explained stuff like this to me. I had to work most of this out myself. Music teaching these days is way too focused on just playing stuff that other people have made for you, so many people miss these building blocks. The magic comes when you find ways you can break the rules without ruining the way it sounds.

[@kze_music]

The most helpful Music Theory tutorial... whew finally

[@santosh92]

Wow this is a really good video. Not only did it help me become better at FL Studio. But it actually helped me understand music theory (keys in particular) a lot better. So much better than the 100s of other videos that just talk about bland theory concepts. This video actually put that theory in application. Well done my friend!

[@djboyerickhdz23]

This is the only guy who actually gives you the steps clearly and keeps it simple I'm actually start producing more Thx man keep up the good work 5 stars

[@superstarben37]

Just finished the video. Wow. This is so eye-opening to me, as something as simple as major / minor scales allow you to create decent sounding melodies / harmonies. Liked and subscribed; you've earned it!

[@phaneserichthoneus8895]

Thank you. This is exactly the kind of information I've spent the last hour trying to find. Many "tutorials" (I hate that word for some reason) seem to give a lot of information about what FL Studio does without giving actual guidelines on how to arrange all your notes so everything comes together properly. The plugin you used to create grey the grey bars to keep yourself in tune is a fantastic help!

[@VinsandHD]

Dude I can express how much I love you, it is very hard to learn fl studio when you dont play piano and dont know things like this. I have only watched tutorial about how to make different types, but you really go deep into how to make real music, I love how you explain it! :) - Thank you very much :)

[@EdgeOfLight]

wooh I got it now, you made making melodic tune so easier now, I didn't know about the minor scales, no wonder my songs sounded weird sometimes but now I retried inventing a melody after drawing the lines to highlight the c minor scales and it sounds good, but now i feel like i need to take some music lessons lol

[@moosekababs]

Dude, I can't even begin to thank you enough for your videos. I've had FL studio for something like eight years and I don't know a lick of theory. These videos are a lifesaver.

[@shikishiro7020]

This guy just summarize everything all of my instructor was trying to teach me back in grade school. Now I have confidence on music again.

[@jakewalmsley9962]

This guy needs to say "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat" I'm sure its his voice!

[@superstarben37]

15:14 I literally yelled 'holy shit'. Seriously, something so simple sounded so awesome. Good god, little things like this...

[@Samualninja]

This really helped me out heaps, I'm gonna start looking all over your channel for more tutorials like this. Hope there are a lot more and they're still being made

[@nicosmat]

I can't figure out how to express how thankful I am for the fact that you took your time and helped me increase my understanding of music, which is propably the thing I love most in life. Sooo... thank you :)

[@fitforsoccer000]

23:37 The reason that it makes sense for b natural to be a part of the melody is because this is in the key of c minor and the b natural makes it c harmonic minor, creating that leading tone back to c.

[@sanesauce22]

Someone knows their theory

[@DJActifiz]

*cough* google *cough*

[@fitforsoccer000]

DJ Actifiz haha no it was high school.

[@DJActifiz]

mhmmm

[@DJActifiz]

;)

[@aznxinva5ian]

To get the grey bars, click on the arrow in the top left of the piano roll > Helpers > Ghost Channels. Then clone the piano sequencer and you'll see the ghost notes.

[@scottwilson5993]

I have been a musician for a long time and I appreciate the fact that you actually know what the hell you are talking about when it comes to theory. Well done my man! :)

[@youthdombeats7428]

This is exactly what i needed! i Normally thought a piano was boring and playing notes just normally but this helped ALOT!!!

[@AdityaTripathi]

{" My Mum Is Blending Something so I gotta go "} LOL

[@LordFreetoVlogs]

She's making dubstep*

[@ReadyToEnjoyYou]

Zalvat haha

[@jazer1596]

+LordFreeto When replies gets more likes then initial comment...

[@AdityaTripathi]

lol

[@erickauffmann_official]

Awesome tutorial, thank you! :)

[@Qxx11]

crtl + v for ghost note

[@martinnecromatix7078]

thank you so much for this great video man! i watched so many other videos for melodies but never completly understood everything.. you explained it so good now i understand it all :)

[@radiodummies]

I really appreciate this tutorial because on other melody "tutorials," people typically just make something, but dont explain what they're doing or how it works. You give a further understanding, and let viewers know what the theory of it is. So yeah, thanks

[@justrandom1999]

"That sounds good, we can keep that" -every music producer everywhere

[@junyangchin6993]

How do you make the shadow in piano roll?

[@chrismcqueen5134]

This is a great tutorial man, usually I usually get bored during 10 minute tuts but this was defiantly an exception! Thanks for the help!

[@jamie___steele]

THANK YOU, finally a tutorial that assumes you are a beginner! This is EXACTLY what I was looking for!

[@DukeMcMuscles]

Hahahahaha "my mom's blending something...so I'm gonna go..."

[@VincentSteinerOfficial]

that was really unexpected tho xD

[@letr0114]

xD

[@timosmits5555]

Diamond Trance hahaha genius

[@llama1017]

How do you get the scale to show up?

[@PowerToVolume]

You've helped me create an incredibly powerful melody in FL studio, thanks a ton for the tips.

[@PsychoVisionz]

Thanks a lot man. I was looking to get into music production, but I needed to learn some music theory first. This really helped!

[@Fargus990]

How did you made those shadow template notes in piano roll? This is what I hate about most tutorials. You explain melodies fine but otherwise you fly around clicking on shit doing things that you just expect us to know how you did. It's a tutorial for a reason.

[@EterNalCamp3r]

I think your talking about ghost notes, if you want to do it press alt+v

[@HillkillTheGamer]

How do I get those ghost notes in the background??

[@wheelz8132]

piano rolls>click the down arrow at the top left>helpers>ghost channels

[@HillkillTheGamer]

Jason Kaiser Thanks a ton man!

[@deejayshal4534]

Alt+V

[@i_only_wipe_once3648]

Ahahaha I was freaking counting the notes -_-

[@NOCAPPODCAST]

Shala Hotkid thank you

[@zaurigouzki]

I'm so happy I found this video! My motivation to learn has been down for a few months but it just got back up.

[@jammyj4]

This video has been such a big help to me. The part about scales has really helped me understand how to create songs better. Thanks Alot.

[@zoul5700]

how do you make the notes at 5 min go transparent?

[@DrumBuster16]

Ghosts notes, are found on helpers

[@calbostic6565]

alt+V

[@aritraroy7192]

Tip: Make variations in every 2 bars. Avoid a monotonous piece.

[@turnipbeets3515]

gr8 video bro, u made it simple, I'm about to take this info 2 the head and turn up, I already put in work with the drums. Now I got a basic foundation for my chords and melodies.

[@bestversionofmeforyou]

Did anyone get the clown making a beat commercial

[@pranavan03]

Yes..

[@taxpants]

The notes used to quickly give an accent are called "accidentals"

[@experionu869]

+dough chef 'incidentals' lmao

[@taxpants]

Experionu www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=accidentals

[@experionu869]

ik i was making fun of his malapropism

[@_Gandalf_The_White]

I used the chord progression from this, hope you don't mind. Good video by the way you're one of the few people that can explain music theory without making me fall asleep or blowing up my brain.

[@TWRK256]

great upload loved the way you made the base line,i can't play piano but i love making music this is a huge help thanks

[@imani828]

5:40 how did you do that?

[@DarknessEssense]

+Leslie Zani alt+v

[@OGDiamonds]

+Leslie Zani command v

[@RainOn2SunnyDay]

9:46 you can't see me

[@unknownwolf9428]

lol noticed

[@CrossBow999]

And his name is!!!

[@ashrafunnisanazia6284]

@@CrossBow999 John cena

[@prodbyfaith]

O.M.G. I wasn't even able to make a chord progression, and thanks to you I made a real melody that sounds GREAT! I luv ya.

[@Madlove4life2009]

man i think this is just the best tut ive seen on here about chourds and melodies and stuff.thanx a bunch dude

[@LB22222]

It's a good tutorial, but to anyone watching this who is starting out, it is extremely oversimplified in terms of music theory. If you really want to learn how to make interesting and musical melodies, whether bass or not, LEARN THEORY. Don't just start on the tonic because it's simple. It makes sense in terms of this tutorial, but learn some theory. He says things like 'it doesn't really matter what note you hit' - but that's not true in the slightest really.

[@MELO9N]

then could you tell me where to start?

[@ghostwriter5133]

this is by far the best tutorial guy on youtube... over simplified because people need it

[@axunthethrice-greatest9123]

His mom was blending a fetus btw.

[@MCcraftersCZE]

I've watched lot of fl studio tutorials on KZbin, but you are maybe the first guy, that explained a very little bit of the music theory, and not just added notes and play the whole thing. I must say, that finally it make sense to other people, that haven't ever studied music, I think. Nice job. And for those, that just wanna make epic music in fl, and don't know about what the fack is music theory all about, go and slap yourselves...

[@DeepTechniq]

Dude, this tut was awesome. You made it (creating a melody) look so simple & fun. Thank you.

[@spicydonkey1442]

Great tutorial, thanks! It's very descriptive unlike most other vids. Hoping you will do more tutorials on scales in the future.

[@RFX01]

your tutorials are awesome and interesting! i really have problems coming up with melodies and your videos are helping alot! keep up the good work!

[@officialDJBLU3]

Beats4Beets is literally the most simple, yet advanced person for FL Studio. If you're questioning watching his video's, I would say yes! Unless you produce Dubstep and Trap like me, but you can still learn all sorts of stuff in every video. Much appreciated. Much love bro!

[@nolanjohnson7401]

Extremely well explained and very good stuff, great video, thanks for sharing!

[@MrAirforce96]

I know this is an old video, but this is awesome to get to know the basics. Thanks!

[@yusrighouse]

holy shit i like this idea. So establish baseline, then check if a chord you like fits the baseline and then write your melody using notes in that chord? That is genius stuff my man. You're a damn good teacher. Gonna try this technique. Also you're god damn talented.

[@technology49]

Man you helped me a lot! Thanks you very much! I appreciate it that you made a tutorial for us the beginners! Cheers!

[@MrNuke5000]

Thank you so much! I'm very new to music production, i have learnt so much from you!

[@LTCmusic]

Wow, this is really helpful. Better than alot other tutorials on youtube. Thank you man, really .

[@LostHabit]

I already know a bit of theory, but the way you explained minor scales just made my life so much easier.

[@ddaniel213]

THANKS SO MUCH MAN ! YOU'RE THE BEST AND MADE EVERYTHING SO MUCH EASIER FOR ME !

[@0403destiny]

we absolutely need more of these videos :) very well explained Subscribed !

[@yusrighouse]

Okay this tutorial really helped. Made a melody that sounded waaay better than what i was making all this time. (super beginner here).

[@jovincifuentes2099]

Wow thanks a lot man. You're the first person that I actually understand when they talk about this stuff xD

[@HoseMead]

Thank you for making this video! It greatly helped me out! Easily the best tutorial iv'e seen on youtube! Thanks again!

[@Robplayscod2]

PERFECT tutorial man that's exactly what I've been trying to find! Thanks!

[@beenblack90]

Thanks man you have some of the best tutorials on yt. Very informative. Subbed

[@OmniVisionElite]

Some of the way you explain this was confusing, but thank you so much for this tutorial. I feel it could help me a lot. :)

[@mahusullivan2116]

ONE OF THE BEST TUTORIALS IVE SEEN

[@Alex-yd2ef]

Keep going with this man. This is beautiful.

[@DevTechSpectrum]

No joke, you taught me more then I could teach myself in a month of using FL Studio, honestly I didn't think about the scales. I am just now starting to make music.

[@zbjet1]

You're awesome man, great theory talk, loved it.

[@georgyporgie1887]

Great tut, Beats4Beets! I sure would want to use these for my next productions! Thanks!

[@ScantlessBeatz]

BRO BRO I PLAY MUSIC BY EAR,SELF TAUGHT AND YOU JUST SHOWED ME SO MUCH ON CORE PROGRESSION THANKS I MAKE ALOT OF HIP HOP BEATS IM FROM DETROIT MI,BUT THIS JUST PROGRESSED MY SKILLS FUTURE THANKS AND GOD BLESS

[@kuzia1984]

And here i am,having absolutely zero understanding of the theory behind music making...and yet,tracks keep "coming" out:). I guess there is one BIG factor people tend to forget about ... and that's the musical ear itself (or talent,in other words). Its not enough to have a solid grasp of the theory:). Keep it up with the tutorials,they are really helpful for those who are at the beginning of the road.

[@elmurty]

very helpful vid im just starting out and found this really easy to understand,thank you .

[@gurrakicks]

Loved this tutorial! Helped out so much, thank you so much

[@romerodahlia]

omg i never thought of using the ghost notes like that!! thats not a bad idea thanks for this video its awesome it helped a lot i can get to makin very creative music now (:

[@JasonCramer]

Very nice work. I appreciate the music theory, as even though I've had many years of production experience, I've never really had that much theory. It never seems explained very well. I especially like it being told from the electronic music perspective. Big ups.

[@ArcrossTech]

THANKS SO MUCH, YOU ARE A GENIUS AND MY HERO... Serious tho, please dont stop with these tutorial, they are so great!

[@talleric4523]

Amazing video, I've been teaching my self an really having a problem with understanding the relation between notes. Thanks cant wait to watch the other videos.

[@ToastTee]

Really nice tutorial, for someone like me with no idea of music theory this really helped ^^

[@DannyNumbskull]

Took 26 minutes to learn basically the amount of stuff you would learn in a year at a university. Great video and amazing teacher!

[@crazyboy4306]

Thank you so so so much you are Amazing! i've had problems making melodies and making basslines and chords to match it, this really really helped and wasn't boring!

[@TheTripinot]

Thanks man, im completely new to this piano stuff :D now i got at least some feeling for it :)

[@nolanjohnson7401]

Please do more advanced stuff, this really helped and I feel like I have a good grasp on this now!

[@renaissancetune3893]

Your video is so helpful just wanted to thank you keep up the great work

[@r.j.w7924]

This was well done for someone who openly admits to not having a formal music background. I watched this because I am very interested in becoming a beast in FL Studio & I happen to have a very extensive formal music background and I took quite a bit from this. Thanks. Just to add, the scale you're teaching here is the NATURAL MINOR SCALE. So if someone doesn't want to remember the flat this, not that etc, then they can google Natural Minor Scale and find the actual notes for a certain key.

[@venomadnan]

Finally a tutorial that can really help me..Thanks dude ! 👍

[@hotXXXice]

seamlessr and this guy my favorite teachers now!

[@marcjungk9208]

i used your way of using the ghost notes feature in FL11 - and i realy improved my work by 100%_ thanks again for sharing -for every music-homeproducer a MUST WATCH VIDEO....

[@Pablo513358]

Great video man, keep up the great work!

[@basidmiah981]

This helped a lot. Thank you. And for explaining it very well.

[@naboozamooch]

Extremely helpful tutorial, you have a talent in putting theory across and I thank you for it (would love to see more advanced as you offered, unless it's here and I haven't seen it yet :p). Keep up the great work.

[@jhonnyb8334]

BEST tutorial so far!!! Learnt a lot! Thanx man!

[@SadeMetsavirta]

Awesome video! It heIped me a Iot as a person with barely any knowledge of music theory, thanks!

[@vrodmusicals]

just changed from mixcraft 6 to fl studio 11. this has helped a lot thanx.

[@Vacation4urBrainMusicPromotion]

i was pretty bored in the beginning, but later on i was so into your video :D gj i like it :3

[@aflyingducky]

i also love the F and F# minor scale. beautiful sound. funny you should mention that.