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pointbreakspy Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 204 Newcastle... Australia	Posted on Dec 11 2009 06:27 AM i'm big on chord progressions, love inventing them, but i am bad at coming up with melodies. so what comes first? the chicken or the egg?? adam Top
Kawentzmann Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 1058 Berlin, Germany	Posted on Dec 11 2009 08:51 AM Theres nothing wrong about creating chords first. I bet the melodies are already in there. — The Exotic Guitar of Kahuna Kawentzmann You can get the boy out of the Keynes era, but you can’t get the Keynes era out of the boy. Top
PolloGuitar Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 5090 San Francisco	Posted on Dec 11 2009 10:04 AM Interesting chords make for interesting melodies. No reason not to start with the chords. Ever thought of working with a songwriting partner? — Buy Speed of Dark @ Bandcamp Buy Spin the Bottle @ Bandcamp My Blog- Euro Tour Blog Pool Boys on Spotify INSTAGRAM Frankie & The Pool Boys on FB Pollo Del Mar on FB DJ Frankie Pool Boy on North Sea Surf Radio Top
pointbreakspy Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 204 Newcastle... Australia	Posted on Dec 12 2009 01:56 AM ok, i'm gonna go with the chords first, then see what i can come up with... Top
kissthecrook Joined: Aug 03, 2009 Posts: 31 Iowa by the Sea	Posted on Dec 14 2009 07:32 PM Sing nonsense words over good chords; play word melody on your guitar. The phrasing of my favorite melodies is capable of being sung by a human voice. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Dec 14 2009 08:45 PM pointbreakspy i'm big on chord progressions, love inventing them, but i am bad at coming up with melodies. so what comes first? the chicken or the egg?? adam Have you tried other instruments? Piano, voice? Top
pointbreakspy Joined: Aug 24, 2006 Posts: 204 Newcastle... Australia	Posted on Dec 15 2009 03:28 AM jake: i should sit down with a keyboard and play back, that is a good idea. i'm just starting to look at the shapes of the chords and concentrate on the possibilities that present themselves..... Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Dec 17 2009 05:56 PM i write from chords...or bass...or piano...and sometimes even from interesting drum parts... then again, sometimes I find an interesting guitar melody or harmony or interval that starts the ball rolling. really, in my experience, it seems you can start just about anywhere, and build from there... Top
dp Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3546 mojave desert, california	Posted on Dec 17 2009 05:58 PM PolloGuitar Interesting chords make for interesting melodies. No reason not to start with the chords. Ever thought of working with a songwriting partner? partners are fun, because they find stuff you'd never expect... Top

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