Lessons of KSHMR: Writing Melodies

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KSHMR walks through how he thinks about writing melodies.
2:06 The theory behind writing lead melodies
6:50 Creating variations in your melody
10:35 Tweaking notes to build suspense
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[@Spatakey]

KSHMR's voice is so good for tutorials :D

[@vzm4663]

Spatakey I agree 😂

[@tractorfactor9576]

Damn hot 🔥

[@PsychoCaki]

Max Caulfield omggg maxiee from Life Is Strange !

[@fettifreddi5406]

Lowkey 😂

sounds like ksmhr

[@Ori-ww7ej]

lmao

[@Skinny_end]

soundcloud.com/skinny-996344688/skinny-indukshmr-style

[@JunglebuddySlaVa]

Hunter Azton hey thats pretty good

[@FlagxxOfficial]

soundcloud.com/rudy-alexander-ccorimanya/lessons-of-kshmr-splice-gold-heart

[@testosterone.6725]

you dont say

[@reyshinryu]

After watching this I don’t know if my melodies even deserve to be called melodies

[@anabihamza6230]

😂😂damn true

[@djmegatrix9581]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AndyEmusic]

🤣

[@RussellFeatherstone]

meloDIES

[@lostguy478]

My melodies are even worse

[@luisdemarcos]

When he makes a better melody than you in a 10 mins tutorial...

[@djdrakey]

it happens bro :C

[@matheus777m]

Devon Hernandez yeah! 100% that

[@QuickBeat]

Devon Hernandez TRUTH

[@dylangallegos2538]

Luis de Marcos it's just the practice and hard work that preceded this tutorial. He's been doing it for awhile. If you do it long enough and never give up- you are bound to do the same dude.

[@jorntimmer7812]

the man's been at it for a while tho ;P but You're right, it sound so dope

[@DOPEBEATZBOYS]

more like "Lessons of KSHMR: Making a Better Melody Than You Ever Will In Your Life"

[@vzm4663]

DOPE BEATZ BOY$ I'm not even done with the video yet but I'm pretty sure that this melody is too good 😂

[@Skinny_end]

soundcloud.com/skinny-996344688/skinny-indukshmr-style

[@Krip0x]

WTF

[@Krip0x]

fucckk sake this song makes me wwanna cry god damn :')))

[@midimusician6359]

:D

[@vouse7391]

*_when KSHMR is a better teacher than your music theory teacher_*

[@Liza.Wharton]

this has to be the dumbest comment i've read this year

[@ripsatan669]

Maybe that's why your music sucks.

[@cloudsontrack15music]

@@ripsatan669 lol

[@poisson6673]

How can u even compare kshmr with your music theory teacher unless it's ANDREW HUANG???

[@itsrenov8]

@@Liza.Wharton no sir your reply to this comment is the dumbest

[@xSoqui]

That feeling when you're trying to learn music theory and they start using words like Major 7th.

[@onee]

There is no way that I could make such an awesome melody in the same amount of time.

[@iliaslef]

onee I would say in my whole life lmao

[@claesweicher4023]

When you understand major and minor etc but not stuff like 5ths and major major 7th etc 😂 totally feel you!

[@shcxatter2]

I don't understand people like you! What's is the hard thing to understand!? It's all said in the name of the chord! The major 7th chord is just a major chord with the 7th of the scale added to it!

[@tintin999]

@@shcxatter2 Well if u don't know that it can be a bit hard to follow

[@EdwanMusic]

Great video! Here is my tip : if you have a cat, gently ask him to write the melody for you. 😸

[@Electric597]

EDWAN! Hey dude i watch your vids too! Allways hushing your cat xDDDD

[@fckthncknm]

Ask Luigy! 8)

[@vzm4663]

EDWAN Ghost producer cats are my favorite cats xD Didnt expect you to be here EDWAN 😂

[@kriteeshparashar]

Not every cat is luigy :D

[@aarol01]

lol this is great

[@zwepp4749]

Not all heroes wear cape.

[@athol32]

but saitama does

[@shicagomusic5922]

He's a musical genius. Wow. Thumbs up for one of the greatest producers out there, KSHMR! Humble enough to be the only Producer/DJ that takes time out of his day to collab with Splice to teach us aspiring producers some huge tips!

[@rigjayce5686]

Shicago Music botnek and jauz have also collaborated with splice buy if you're talking about tutorials, virtual riot and far too loud and many others have done some too.

[@plexigenofficial7430]

Everything this dude said is 100% correct. If your ever gonna make an EDM song make sure the melody is always 8 Bars and the last 4 are different from the first 4.

[@bradneumannusa]

This is very obvious to me.

[@AldyWaani]

I've watched entire series.. Such a priceless lesson from a humble and highly skilled dj & producer. I couldn't get such perfect lessons from other Djs & Producers when they just showing off, not teaching. KSHMR should be No.1 DJ & Producer all time. Not just by a shitty magazine chart or whatsoever. Love & Respect to KSHMR & Splice!

[@AldyWaani]

and by the way, KSHMR, can't wait to see you at Djakarta Warehouse Project 2016!

[@099rayyanmir7]

Aldy Waani who said he's humble

[@AldyWaani]

who said he's not?

[@099rayyanmir7]

Aldy Waani no one... -.-

[@bassx5181]

Please this production no Djiing please no add something to something different , KSHMR is Professional producer and genuis , but in djiing is differnt no compare with real dj's like erick morillo and Laidback luke and Dj badboy bill , james zabiella ....

[@erickauffmann_official]

Sweet!

[@droinfante2682]

Eric Kauffmann holaaaaa, tus tutoriales son super

[@juanchiguay9409]

el papuu eric jaja saludos

[@Syll704]

Grande Papuuuuuuu!

[@itsfritzmark]

Hola Eric, podrías recrear las lecciones de KSHMR? OBVIAMENTE EN ESPAÑOL :)

[@BREATHVEGA]

Jajajaajaja enseñanos a hacer algo así Eric XD que en ingles se hace cuesta arriba :((

[@mike_bobagens]

all my life, i've been, i've been waiting for some tutorial like youuu yeee

[@TheBackwasher]

One's for sure. All united, We'll want some more.

[@blackshotband]

4:49 we now know the ghost producer of david ghetta BAD

[@slashtaq122]

lmao

[@mobstamusic]

VISION lol ya

[@iliaslef]

true xD

[@pyxisstudio]

VISION omg😂😂😂

[@bereswire]

Hahaha

[@meowcrosoft6626]

That's a 100% better than 10 minutes melody or chord turtorials

[@martialpanyvino]

You know it's effective when you remember the melody of the tutorial you've watch over a year ago at the first note of the melody being chosen ! Thanks you so much KSHMR for these helpful videos :)

[@intellect8444]

Seriously for the past two days at school I was fighting with myself trying to remember where I had heard this melody before Finally remembered it..

[@martialpanyvino]

@@intellect8444 ahahah i forgot it now, i may watch it again to learn and have a laugh Have a good day :)

[@intellect8444]

@@martialpanyvino you too m8 👍🗿

[@intellect8444]

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[@martialpanyvino]

​@@intellect8444Hey ! I hope you're doing well :) Thanks to you i've been watching the tutorial again, i have been classically trained for four years so it was fun to hear it now again with new ears and a different musical taste :) I got to say that i'm not anymore into EDM or electronic music (even though i still have love for it), but i'm still quite impressed : The interesting contour of the melody, the good balance of repetition, and the harmonic minor flavor makes a really effective melody ! No wonder KSHMR had the success he had ! The chords are all in root position which is now odd to my ears (even though there is nothing objectivly wrong with it), and i'm intrigued by the last melodic movement of the leading tone (E natural) to the mediant (Ab), since it is quite a leap for a note that usually resolves up a semitone I know it only is a rule and many modern composers don't care about it, but here the melody is quite tonal, so it's surprising ? Anyways, i really appreciate you for coming back years later and making me watch KSHMR again, i'm starting a good day thanks to you :) Take care !

[@JutMcCoy]

Damn, that melody is nice. Wonder how many amateur producers will try copying it. Well done Ksmhr, keep on synthing

[@milandijksterhuis5652]

JutMcCoy a lot

[@Hotdogbanana559]

JutMcCoy i hate people trying to copy others melody and release as their own, in my opinion you can try to get inspired by others or try recreating something like kshmr melodies to try find your own style

[@Skinny_end]

soundcloud.com/skinny-996344688/skinny-indukshmr-style

[@LouieAblett]

makes me so mad Hunter

[@JutMcCoy]

Holy Shit! You found one! I mean at least he said "KSHMR Inspire" but he actually just copied the melody in this video and used it for his melodic drop.

[@vayunlohani441]

KSHMR should also give a tutorial of his song Tsunami

[@Djo098]

for some reason i can hear that melody in 150 bpm with a hardstyle kick behind it xD

[@czardc]

It would sound awesome haha

[@iliaslef]

11:24 play this in 1.25x speed.. Thank me later :]

[@parthkulkarni5868]

KillerSkull omg same here

[@SkyrizeMusic]

I'll make a remix watch me

[@ISREV]

Me to m8

[@shriomdwivedi4217]

now dmitri and mike will copy this and will ask kshmr to appeal to vote for them :P

[@unclebayek8923]

shriom dwivedi 😂😂😂😂

[@tonysoprano1454]

Ugh I think he has his enharmonics mixed up. There's no C# in Fmin. Fmin is relative to Ab major which has 4 flats (B E A D). When he mentions C# he should say Db instead. Also the same when he says G# he should say Ab lmao

[@DyFaydeeEDM]

i wish u can do a live stream making a full track from Intro to outro that would probably be the best tutorial on KZbin

[@tamerursavas3828]

What the fuck u also got that damn showtec bad melody .... This is fking scary u write meldies almost the same way as i do the only difference is i dont draw my melodies in the piano roll i record them in the piano roll , now i know why ur melodies touch my soul hahaha i hope one day i could just collab with u , till then i will just keep on workin and do my best

[@theg4573]

Tamer Ursavas inşallah abi :D

[@antoniomartinez8896]

sylenth1- preset's that KSHMR used for this tutorial Bass - BA - Angry Bass 4 [KSHMR] Chords - POLY - Machine [KSHMR] Lead - LD - Ear Bleed [KSHMR]

[@antoniomartinez8896]

np

[@KQY614]

These are all Sylenth1? That's impressive, I LOVE that bass instrument!

[@djpazer7985]

Thx so much, was looking for them so long 🔥✌

[@subeg]

Love you bro, I was searching these presets from ages. I'm from Nepal, just getting into music production recently

[@henrybatchem4617]

where can i download those presets?

[@SwillBeats]

what is wrong with the people who dislike these KSHMR videos

[@kvstles]

Swill Beats sup brotha, sub for sub, looking to network and here new music as well as have mine heard and critiqued.

[@SwillBeats]

yea sure

[@EquipmentHistory]

Where ever you go it will always be an hater there thats just life whis it wasent but it is.

[@nnk16]

ikr, they should be thankful to him since he is actually teaching us for free and not like the others who aren't doing anything like this

[@johndenisg]

como llegue aqui? :v

[@MAR2TV]

simple: D O P E .

[@cuvivo5304]

deaf

[@Origamibeats]

thank you for this series this guy is a genius i learned so much

[@LightersInc]

oh wow its the legendary origami :OO

[@bullangero25]

KSHMR, you have to make a new song with this melody, cause dam! this gave me goosebumps! for real!

[@simonriley983]

I guess Mozart was reincarnated into an EDM producer

[@rizkyfarrelfernando]

KSHMR : Got a very cool melody in about 12 mins, Me : Got a trash melody in a day

[@CarlosTurassa]

I've been trying like to do a single melody for a week .. and I have nothing 😔

[@manasnikhil]

@@CarlosTurassa Same bro🥺

[@wilsonrichards1580]

This is the best type of electronic producers, they know everything about chords and notes and scales. Greatest ever

[@AshyNotSoSlashy]

Now pls can you do a live stream producing a track start to end.....it will help a lot to every beginners and pros producers to learn from a great producer like you 😍......Love from India 😘🙋

[@crisp7423]

shut the fuck up indian

[@arnav3133]

Earth Mars THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM BITCH??!?

[@szam4388]

Earth Mars Saturn whatever.... Y u puttin your ass in middle.....???

[@welcometokshmr]

Earth Mars fuck you nigga

[@seangordon1091]

@@crisp7423 TF BRUH

[@cjfromgtasanadreas]

1:35 This is all I needed, this is what has been really bothering me, I made a good melody, a really nice melody, but writing the chords that fit with them drove me mad. KSHMR, you don't realize how much you helped me, how many projects I can finally start perfecting now, I love you dude.

[@mixmifamily207]

like

[@SItgix]

but he made the melody based on the chords, not the other way around lel

[@cjfromgtasanadreas]

SItgix I have the bass, he made the chords bassed off the bass, it really fits the song, it helped me so much

[@SItgix]

ah yea i get what you mean :) good luck to you bro !

[@onlytiesto1]

are you doing it on ableton or fl studio?

[@HexaJSmusic]

a teacher.... Teaching how to make melodies.... Who the fck who dislikes this video..!!! If u don't wanna learn don't see.... This vid is very much helpful to producers...!!

[@FnkyMdnss]

At like 09:02 KSHMR goes like: "perhaps we cpuld try this small change... *Changes ONE note, listens to it, immediately pauses and changes it back to normal* nope..." That almost got me laughing out loud in the middle of the night Other than that, awesome lesson!

[@rheimidi]

Thank you so much KSHMR. Instead of creating a masterclass and charging out the ying yang, you give it for free to your fans. Love it!!!!!

[@DJAFUNGANG91]

Watching KHSMR’s brain at work is just breathtaking. As a producer.. this is pure poetry!!!

[@EduOrta142536]

When you are in f minor and they start speaking in sharps it just gives me the cringe man lol f minor doesn't have G# or C#, Ab and Db. Very nice tips.

[@frostbite07]

I use fl studio but still I have learnt so much from these tutorials Thanks Kshmr for the tutorials and always luv your music man

[@azizm.5366]

What does using FlStudio has to do it

[@pecapanjama]

I thought the same haha drawing notes are almost the same in all daw's :D

[@rij2392]

This comment just gave me Frostbite.

[@acticfl]

You can hear KSHMR's ear fall off at 10:00 :')

[@G3438]

I have watched this like 20 times no kidding

[@G3438]

THANKS MAN

[@shriomdwivedi4217]

deadmau5 be like give me 90$ for that bitches

[@h311cat5]

God came down to earth and said "Let there be an awesome Fucking KSHMR".

[@dineshranawat449]

I'm jealous of all those people who could understand this video!!!

[@DEMONTmx]

Holy damn, and i thought i knew something about music production.....

[@darkkitchenrecords2625]

why does snapping work flawlessly for him, while I struggle like a lobotomized goat to get my notes on time ?

[@ItsTheSiberian]

10:01 Augh!

[@PiXMusicaX]

Ok, so many of you people say how he made a better melody in 10mins. The trick is that he used saw pad and a classic lead to start, this gives you much different ambiance than starting with a piano, which opens scope for different styles and feelings.

[@khaled11840]

i wish that Avicii make a video like this.

[@campbellorvis]

khaled touaibia oops

[@gameonstandby296]

Bahaha

[@gladJonas]

Me too

[@ViianaCodes]

Had made?

[@alanvx9272]

He is like Avicii, he have a orquest in her brain

[@virajbhujbal4015]

I wish there could be FL studio tutorials like this!!😢

[@restingvard5037]

Is the same, notes and melodies are the same in every daw

[@yeezythabest]

exactly, it's not the tools it's about the skills

[@chrp90]

noob

[@TheBackwasher]

Stupidest comment of the day, it's not an FL Tutorial, it's a theory tutorial. It has nothing to do with the DAW you use.

[@Electric597]

Dude you made me cringe so hard xD I can see that you are new to producing but thats ok :D keep at it man and youll be just fine! I'm using FL just like you but music theory has nothing to do with your DAW (FL for you and me). You will get to the point where you can copy massive sounds in sylenth and then you will look back at your comment and laugh. Just keep producing thats my tip for you. You WILL be able to translate DAW info very soon (couple of months probably) trust me

[@ZenyardXT]

You literally wrote a better melody than i've ever done, in under 12 minutes.

[@lopezleft13]

9:07 Nope

[@BlazzeMusic]

In the beginning I thought he was making "Play Hard" by David Guetta.. 😂😂😂

[@danaliemascarenhas7410]

I don't really know how all of this comes so easily to him.. This is pure talent. Anyhoo, thanks for the entire series. Respect.

[@Mr_Pfau]

it's years of trial and error too not only talent

[@tristanjoao3464]

Its studying and trying. Not just talent😆

[@asaasa-iw6uu]

i would like to ask KSHMR , why did he switched from REASON to ABLETON

[@Dallerium]

Its much faster ;)

[@Aqwil]

What can be better than this that kshmr is teaching us.

[@famousyoutuber5738]

Hey bro,how you got that music verification badge, please reply

[@Andymau5]

Thank you very much! Finally! I loved! Excellent video, I learned good data which will help me improve my music!

[@OneOfSixMusic]

PLEASE make one about picking the right sounds and about mixing/processing these sounds! :)

[@MuzieklaanRecords]

KSHMR, major player in the top 5 DJ's/Producers!

[@You_T2]

Who's explaining to write melody here.. Is it KSHMR??

[@yassinriabi7884]

he should produce a track with that melody !!!!!!

[@xDTHx]

the melody is cheesy it would require some work. it also feels like it has some issues with timing.

[@SuperHunterz007]

and who the fuck are you? a 16 year old producer who got more knowledge than KSHMR? haha.

[@xDTHx]

Swaglordian 187 my age has nothing to do with this.

[@AlexAnder-eu4mn]

I agree with the timing issue it's so obvious

[@MrHebzO]

i made remix of this, what you think ? soundcloud.com/finboyy/tsmj-surat

[@bassnek2652]

7:22 "Ok it's getting a little weird, but maybe that's a good thing." LOL I laughed so hard.

[@AWSM69]

Sounds like hardstyle...

[@epicuncle2938]

Sounds like work hard play hard

[@cuvivo5304]

sounds like shit

[@ishan8027]

lol yeah for a couple chords it actually does

[@619GuitarGuy]

Good work brother. Keep teaching these Disk Jockies music theory!!!!

[@kay8312]

If you dont mind me asking, what tools did you use to learn about chord progressions and melody creations?

[@KSHMRmusic]

This site: www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/piano/ As well as looking up chords from songs I love -KSHMR

[@The15back]

+KSHMR *Have you ever heard the song Writings on the Wall by Sam Smith? Its also in f minor and its one of my favorites. It uses that "c sus" chord and then resolves to c major.*

[@lad9205]

you're awesome keep doing what you're doing you're totally awesome with it :)

[@iskandersamatov9667]

KSHMR t

[@displayname8848]

1:43 What shortcut is he using to make those single notes into triads instantly. Theres no like midi plugins, it's just instant! Can someone please explain?

[@efrainramirez2145]

seriously!!! I need to know!

[@Lind848]

even though i use fl studio this is still helpful for me so i can make melodies

[@saumyadipmukherjee]

Thank YO So Much Kshmr For teaching us.

[@iraqezi1679]

When will the next tutorial come? I cant fkn wait!

[@AudioPervert1]

Instead download all the midi files of BACH (theres over 1000 different passages based on scales, modes, keys as various long and short phrases)

[@yesiwouldenjoysomebeets8674]

2:06 the theory behind writing lead melodies 6:50 Creating variations in your melodies 10:35 tweaking notes to build suspense For the mobile dudes.

[@anantdobriyal8821]

11:26 My personal replay button

[@TomekZylMusic]

needs more cowbell

[@DJEllJay]

Wow that melody is so good 😍 I would like to make a track in my style using this sample. 👽

[@eponaarschwasser7371]

Could someone tell me, which programm is used here?

[@alexesquerdo7833]

i think it's cubase pro

[@kisi01-]

Epona Arschwasser Ableton

[@sanjeevkumar-hx4hi]

Eat, sleep, chew, drink only music. binge upon music to attain such a mastery.

[@thomasc2532]

Sounds like kundalini by headhunterz more than bad

[@ChaoticSergeant]

Or Shanghai by Carta

[@SuperHunterz007]

and which track came first? Bad. They are songs inspired by it

[@ChaoticSergeant]

+Swaglordian 187 it isn't really bad as this is a tutorial

[@_RafaelKr]

Actually I directly thought of Bad, even before he said it.

[@dulguunamarsanaa5985]

What the name of KSHMR program :)))))

[@BroshiYoshi]

my favorite is A Minor

[@BroshiYoshi]

please no lol

[@iliaslef]

BroshiYoshi you racist xD

[@BroshiYoshi]

I'm sorry I have sinned D;

[@vladimirpudding4113]

Hey @splice I have a question will you hit me up on discord or kick I have some questions. If so just comment and I leave the usernames.

[@briianF5]

master kshmr very thanks

[@jerdip]

when you follow this tutorial and accidently make jammu...

[@mateuszmlody9361]

What is the name of this program?

[@iraqezi1679]

Mateusz mlody abelton

[@LouieAblett]

Ableton Live 9 (ignore what he said ^ )

[@iraqezi1679]

Louie Jay stfu

[@bintangprins]

Photoshop lmao

[@pocayonom]

is this ableton? Is logic pro more unprofessional?

[@frederikluca9537]

at 1:44 how do he get the chords ist it like a short cut in ableton?

[@milandijksterhuis5652]

Frederik Luca no he cutted the video

[@frederikluca9537]

haha ok thank you

[@FUTrading]

he pressed 'legato' watch his mouse in the bottom left, next to transposition

[@Lawlsworth1337]

all legato did was connect the notes

[@FUTrading]

shadow336k that's what he's talking about isn't it?

[@_DEKA_]

I made a track based in this beautiful melody soundcloud.com/hidden_eye/melody

[@felixwagnerfromamaaze]

4:50 Dear KSHMR its called cadence

[@notiflux5678]

Felix nice to see you here :D

[@greenveggie7188]

Felix I was literally about to write this!

[@matteonolan8640]

Why? I knew that the word cadence is associated with chords, not with single notes

[@Light-wy8ij]

bro watching ur workflow is so interesting

[@droinfante2682]

I'm loving this. . you are killing me... do you want me to see Jesus?

[@ignacioreyes1470]

The program is ableton?

[@mrcoffeeman3333]

I've been stuck in such a rut for so long now but this video really got me back up and going again

[@orqkeybeatboxer2700]

amazing tutorial and melody,because he is KSHMR😀🔝💘👌

[@Gyntaz]

Showtek - Bad melody. So you don't give any credit at all to David Baguetta? ;)

[@neerajnegi626]

Please do a lessons on making and processing vocal chops.

[@iliaslef]

4:53 KSHMR produced "Bad" confirmed

[@negadoge]

your voice is music to the soul...#nohomojustafan

[@kimberlyforti7596]

wtf lmao. he made the chord made easy. we need more tutorials