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Page 69 The Pre-Chorus One further refinement of the verse is the "pre-chorus", a section that sounds a step beyond the first pa ...
for an outbreak of head-banging. You could reprise the intro, perhaps in a shortened form. It is often good to have a cha The Mi ...
Page 71 up a semi-tone (half-step) or tone (full step). This is discussed in section 10. Reharmonizing is a delightful way of ad ...
Page 72 gives a pleasing feeling of suspension, of stopping somewhere new but not unrelated. 'When You're Gone' is in C but ends ...
Page 73 instrumental rather than vocal. The last verse is likely to have the hook repeated. There is an old formula for a 32-bar ...
Page 74 Section 6— Rhythm ABBREVIATIONSRoman numerals I VII indicate chordrelationships within a key. m maj minormajor Song sect ...
Page 75 various sections are largely differentiated by the presence or absence of the drum track. A breakdown of the structure l ...
Page 76 The Elements of Rhythm: Time Signature Music is written in a time signature. Just as the key signature tells you which n ...
Page 77 Compound Time In compound time a dotted note marks the beat, allowing it to be subdivided into three instead of two. Thi ...
Page 78 90-130 is medium tempo; anything above 130 is fast. Decide on a tempo early in the songwriting process. Often a musical ...
Page 79 music is literally "soul-less". It is a huge irony that "beatboxes" came to dominate a type of music that once termed it ...
Page 80 Simple upward pick 4/4 and 5/4 bars. Hendrix's 'All Along The Watchtower' has been notated with a bar of 9/8 as the firs ...
In folk music and some blues there is a recognized practice of making the gaps between phrases an irregular length. This would c ...
Page 81 Simple reverse pick, changing bass notes Simple triple-time pick Rhythm variation Alternating pick ...
Up and down pick ...
Page 82 Thickening, ascending Thickening, descending Rhythm variation Syncopated, alternating thumb ...
syncopated style. Some of these can be played in aSimple patterns are given first, then some in a ''flatpicking" manner with a p ...
Page 83 Section 7— Melody ABBREVIATIONSRoman numerals I VII indicate chordrelationships within a key m maj minormajor Song secti ...
Page 84 The strength of the tension will also depend on how long you remain on that note. Melodies consist of a mixture of notes ...
Page 85 Linear Stepwise, rising Linear Melody Some melodies lie within a narrow range. Imagine writing a song in C major in whic ...
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