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« on: March 27, 2012, 12:26:35 pm »

I've never been any good at songwriting so I might have to give this a try:

http://info.stylee32.net/Music/Music%20Theory.jpg

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« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2012, 01:00:56 pm »

Hmm... this is actually a really good chart!

I wonder if I can find these without the author's MS Paint modifications...
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« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2012, 01:33:24 pm »

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The last one is the Circle of Fifths. You'll find lots of examples of it here:

http://www.google.com/search?q=circle+of+fifths&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=univ


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« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2012, 01:36:22 pm »

Hmmm... I wonder if I could get a roast beef sandwich....
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« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2012, 01:38:14 pm »

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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2012, 01:47:29 pm »

Wow, that's a great package - I've heard of the circle of 5ths before, but the way it was all packaged together was fantastic. I think this would be good for even a songwriter that might want to get out of the box for a song or two.

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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2012, 02:14:50 pm »

Yum!  Hit the spot!  Thank-you once again!
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« Reply #7 on: April 06, 2012, 08:21:51 am »

The hard drive failed in my new ish laptop and i lost a lot of files. It's nice to have both of these back in a nice little package. Thanks 64G's
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« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2012, 08:14:50 am »

Wow! This is an amazing thread! Very informative. I can't wait to have something to post on here.
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« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2012, 05:03:26 pm »

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« Reply #10 on: May 28, 2012, 04:41:23 am »

Hey 64Gs

I have been using this method for a long time now.  It makes a lot of sense and it works.  Its all based upon making a series of chords (1st, 3rd, 5th) from each progressive note in the scale.  The chart is very useful but if you know the chord progression (major, minor, minor, major, major, minor, diminished), you can work out the chords counting along your fingers anyway.  Blues songs are mostly based on I, IV, V progressions and most pop songs are too, or a close variation. 

I've been doing this lately with some travis picking.   Any tips on that?  It's hard for my old brain to learn.  My son can do it really well.  He overtaken me.

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« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2012, 09:11:42 am »

That explanation was way way too complicated. Try this method.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMshvUReunc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMshvUReunc</a>

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOlDewpCfZQ</a>
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« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2012, 09:50:04 am »

BTW this thread illustrates quite well why I choose to write in different tunings. You can't use a chord progression a zillion people have already used if you are using a new tuning with all new chords....
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« Reply #13 on: June 04, 2012, 05:53:51 pm »

It IS a pain to write microtonally. Especially when you are talking about guitar which requires more or less a new instrument.

I think a good way to break out of formulaic composition is experiment with different open tunings on your guitar. People like Jimmy Page and Joni Mitchell are two rather famous examples of guitarists who reached for the unusual by altering their guitar tuning.

I have also heard of people tuning some strings to quarter-tones or just intonation and coming up with hybrid 12 equal / microtonal concoctions.

In fact the guy who won the last Untwelve microtonal composition contest did so by using quarter-tone alterations of normal tuning on a standard classical guitar.  http://untwelve.org/interviews/hickman.html  I did the interview - he's quite a nice guy.

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« Reply #14 on: June 09, 2012, 09:50:35 am »

i dont know, i still think there is plenty of good new music that can come from the same old 12. just takes experimentation and imagination.
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