When you use a lot of these half note jumps, your melody will sound dark very quickly. The minor scale always has 3 different spots where the notes are 1/2 note apart from one other. Within each chord (block of 4 beats here), the melody always makes 1/2 note jumps. Just look carefully and you can see a logical trend in the video. Make half note jumps!īut what’s VERY important for making dark melodies are the jumps between the notes. Try to keep it simple at first, like I am showing you in the video. The next thing you can do is make a rhythm and variations with your upper melody. Each higher note is part of a chord with each lower note.
The higher notes should typically also play a G minor loop (or the scale you’ve chosen). These are still long notes, basically playing a chord progression. Next, add the higher notes of the melody. So, make sure the lower layer plays a minor loop.
You can hear the high-speed lower layer telling a short story-line. Try to connect your feeling to it to learn if your loop makes sense. You can often hear the story-line better when you increase the BPM. As a trick: make sure these lower notes play a G minor story. In the video I’ve chosen the G minor scale and started with drawing the lower notes of the melody. The minor scale is perfect for dark melodies. Use the minor scale and draw the lower notes A scale will also dictate how a melody “feels”. The musical scale will decide for you which notes you can and cannot use. Now, when you start making a dark melody, it’s a very good idea to pick a musical scale first. In this lesson we’re going to explore a couple of simple tricks to make a dark melody in no time. Do you want to discover how to make a dark melody? Then you’re at the right place.
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