This Melody Trick will Change your Songwriting🔥

[@RoomieOfficial]

Love your stuff man

[@SongWritersChopShop]

too kind Roomie and much appreciated, cheers man

[@cubingbros9782]

Are you the muffin guy?

[@pixelartkid2187]

Omg Roomie

[@MinisodaMinnesota]

Pleasant surprise seeing you here, man! Are you and Black Gryph0n still doing the naughty naughty after he used your gimmick on AGT?

[@michaellarsen180]

What is this guy doing here? xD

[@themeadowshadows]

Absolutely stunning channel. Been cleaning up my act for years. So many bad songs to write the good ones, and little KZbin gurus like you have been a game changer for me over time. Thank you!

[@NorvenAux]

Actually very helpful, thank you!

[@slimyelow]

3:10 That is not an app, since it is musically not on a strong beat but a pickup to the anticipation of the note of the next bar.

[@prschuster]

It's always a plus if you can hit a note not in the chord or scale of the song and make it work.

[@Gabriel.A.L.]

This also applies for instrumentation! A good song is full of non chord notes and their resolution. And really, thats one of the biggest hurdles for beginners singing and composing only on the chord notes

[@scianteblues]

Your level of songwriting knowledge and the way you impart it is unmatched on KZbin...loved this video...thanks Tony!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Sciante, really appreciate that👍

[@ronrodgersmusic]

Extremely informative! I like that you provide examples too. It makes me analyze a bunch of other songs now just to see if I can identify the "tricks". Thank you for this content!

[@skrowisokay]

your content is very informative, thank you!

[@nulodgerecords4861]

This is awesome. Watched it three time and think I need three times more. Thanks for sharing your wisdom!

[@MrAlBurgin]

This is brilliant!! .... great discussion, explains a lot. Explains a lot of what I've been chasing

[@93macpherson]

Great vid, thanks mate

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Robbie, glad you got some value from it 👍

[@walktheplanck7490]

I feel like Chino Moreno in his work with the Deftones, it's all app and no release at the end of a lot of his phrases. You would know better than I do though!

[@SandNigah]

Great videos, I binged all your stuff.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

wow Shia, great to hear you're getting some value from them.👍

[@SandNigah]

@@SongWritersChopShop 💯

[@lloydbradly307]

Keep it up. I'm very passionate about writing and everything to do with it.

[@walkzzjunior81]

Great stuff man can u make a video on making a catchy melody over a 4 chord progression

[@NickCormierMusic]

Always great tips! Thanks for sharing! You could combine this tension trick with another one you've posted before, having a big jump up to your chorus, using a big attention grabbing tricks with your non-chord tone

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Nick. yep, the only limit is our imagination. Appoggiatura essentially delays resolution. You could extend that idea throughout the whole song.👍

[@creativemindloveworks]

CRAZY, THANSKS!

[@임희섭-j8f]

You are my best teacher ever in youtube. love from south korea

[@Table-Top]

Another top class video !

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Tt, long time no hear. How's the songwriting going?

[@Table-Top]

@@SongWritersChopShop Going OK, although songwriting is on the back burner currently as I've got something else competing for my brain energy! Still interested enough to tune in to your stuff though bro. Always quality.

[@Afrobeastmarkelz]

Such an expensive knowledge for free? ...Thanks alot ..I'm grateful 😍

[@alexiwiedemann]

excellent material!!!, I saw you are using hooktheory tabs to analize the songs, there is a way in hooktheoryto make the tab showing the chord notes, so, your explanation could be better undesrstood and easily to grasp.

[@nathanmedina5024]

Hey man, I've been binge watching your videos lately and I was wondering if you had any tips on writing a good bridge melody.

[@whoisthecoppacnk]

Love the channel. A fresh discovery. I’m longing for some on the nose pop examples when explaining these concepts as that’s my field and it seems most current/relevant in many regards, but still, great content.

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers Legendary, can you give me some examples of the "on the nose" pop artists you mean, I'll make sure to include them in future vids.👍

[@whoisthecoppacnk]

I’m talking Charlie Puth, Taylor swift, mimi Webb, Khalid, Justin beiber, Ariana Grande. New Music Friday vibes. Anything in that space that tickles your fancy. Either way, great content, thanks 🙌🏼

[@FabianJames0]

What software are you using to see the notes in the melody over the chord number? Thats a massively helpful tool for analyzing melody!

[@SongWritersChopShop]

it's hook theory's hookpad. here's a link hooktheory.com/affiliate/199.html it's an affiliate link so if you sign up for hookpad I'll get a small commish. but there are loads of free resources on the site worth checking out 👍

[@FabianJames0]

@@SongWritersChopShop Thank you so much!

[@intelligentrudeboy]

students of music ,,, do not fear the score,,, its your friend, go make friends its not a accademic monster, its beautiful and logical. enjoy

[@slimyelow]

2:30 it's fancy all right. But that is not how you spell it.

[@arielstaubitz2252]

Great content man. I think it would be way better if the notes would be displayed on a normal music staff with the chords above. But your videos are full of cool ideas. Thanks again.

[@baggiefr]

love your stuff man! have been a fan ever since you started your channel. i have a request though. i know rap isn't your preferred genre to study but, could you get into some techniques or patterns you notice in some popular and critically acclaimed records like "To Pimp a Butterfly" by Kendrick Lamar? i've been trying to do that myself and i'd love to see what you think?

[@ArcalArrows]

i usually do this subconsciously, nice stuff🐄🛸

[@shgu1254]

Hey! Your videos are really helpful.... its a request can you tell me what should be the thought process while writing lyrics.... like how to not stop at one spot and have something in mind for writing in the next verse..!!

[@divine.by.design1111]

Do I need to take writing lessons?

[@kenwittlief255]

In the first minute can faintly hear the chords from the Simon and Garfunkel song Bookends: Old friends Old friends perfect 2 note example

[@diannea6467]

How are you giving all this knowledge for FREEEE bless you

[@Illumignostic]

I though I was the only person on Earth that said :headbrain"

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Lol, have you got to finger brains yet? That really freaks me out. When I'm playing guitar, my fingers definitely have a mind of their own!

[@davidegral7152]

Great video, but I just wonder did the Beatles consciously employ these techniques or did they naturally just give birth to them?

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Cheers David, really appreciate it. No, The Beatles definitely didn't give birth to appoggiaturas. They probably weren't conscious of it but the classical melodies they grew up on would have had apps by the bucket load. 👍

[@TylerCurrey-ui2vk]

The irony in taking out the expression in "appoggiatura" by not using the name and refering to it as "app"... Only constructive criticism btw, yu mispelled appoggiatura but i think the "C" was a simple editor mistake. Great video.

[@nicholasheal5925]

"Check out THIS video for more info on the subject!" What video?🤨 Also your video often cut off prematurly at the end before your even doen speaking. What's with that? I am a genuine fan btw

[@SongWritersChopShop]

cheers, Nicholas. That's all youtube, not me buddy, I've noticed it myself on other vids. Here's the video it was supposed to link to, it's on melodic shapes...Video link kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6KZeZKOhaihask 👍

[@tessy_theartist]

Hello, I'm new here I've watched three of your videos, im so so confused, i have no idea what you're talking about 😖😭 What do I do? Please help 🙏🏾

[@SongWritersChopShop]

Hi Theresa, I'd be happy to help but I'm not clear on what you're asking. Could you be more specific? What do you do in regards to what exactly?🤔

[@tessy_theartist]

@@SongWritersChopShop okay, I watched a couple of your videos. And I can't seem to understand what you're saying in practical terms, yeah sure you're using other songs as examples, but where does the application come in? How do I use it to write songs? Everything feels like theory to me, like I'm listening to an audio book. But when I take out my pen to write I have no clue what to do or where to start or how to apply what I have learned. Also there are so many terms used that I don't know the meaning of, which makes it harder to understand. Also the app you use, I don't know or understand how to use it. I guess what I'm saying is, asides using other songs as an example, could you apply your lessons on the spot with an original song? Then apply those theories and tricks you teach so we can see how it works in real time. Especially the rhythm video, the "Dum, da" thing that one I don't understand what it is or how to apply it at all. What is "Dum Da"? And how do I apply those different types of rhythm?, I don't even know how to detect in a song what kind of lyrical rhythm is being used. I hope I'm not giving you any trouble and I really hope you understand me 🙏🏾, I'm just so confused on what they are, how they work and how to use them. Please help 🙏🏾

[@comedycrackhead]

New to the channel but already 4 videos in, great content!