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Playlist - Song Writing Lessons
Writing Complex Prog / Djent Rhythms that GROOVE- Truncated Polymeters [RHYTHM – WRITING]
My Patreon! Hear the full section at 09:36 Beardstank: A common trick of djent metal and prog bands is to play polymeters over 4/4 but truncate them. This results in...
Secondary Dominants- Write Better Chord Progressions! [MUSIC THEORY / SONGWRITING]
Get the PDF at my Patreon: Prerequisite video on Major: Secondary Dominant chords are a great addition to the 7 chords we normally see in major keys and their modes...
Writing Exotic Music with Phrygian Dominant- 5th mode of Harmonic Minor [MUSIC THEORY – SCALES]
PDF + Tabs at my Patreon: Susbscribe to Chusss’ Channel!! Phrygian Dominant is the fifth mode of Harmonic Minor and one of my favorite scales due to its exotic and...
How To Write a METAL Solo – Theory, Scales, Techniques, Strategies [GUITAR LESSON – COMPOSITION]
Tab + Mp3 for all Patreon subscribers: The game this song will appear in, Can’t Drive This on Steam: This kind of solo would have blown my mind when I was younger...
3 Concepts That Made Me A Better Songwriter – Composition and Songwriting Advice and Philosophies
David Bruce’s Channel! My Patreon: Over 15 years of writing music, I’ve developed and borrowed a few philosophies on composing that have helped make my music...
The MYSTERY Chord – MinMaj7 (Minor Major 7th) [MUSIC THEORY / SONGWRITING LESSON]
Thank you to my Patreon supporters! They literally are why these lessons exist. My new 80’s single – The minMaj7 chord is a hilariously unique and distinct...
These lessons are sponsored my my Patreon subscribers: After the WEIRD INTRO this video goes through the basics of polymeter, where you can hear it, and how you can...
Understanding and Using Odd Time Signatures – 6 Examples [MUSIC THEORY / RHYTHM]
These lessons are brought to you by a bunch of awesome people who support me on Patreon! Join them here: This video explains the basics of odd time signatures while also...
The Secret to Sounding Sad in Major – Mediant Chord [MUSIC THEORY – SONGWRITING LESSON]
If you enjoy these lessons you can sponsor them on Patreon! Recommended:12tone’s video on this chord- When writing in major keys, one quick method to introducing...