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I'm talking melodies like this

How do they get such a diverse yet beautiful melody like this?
I don't need a lecture on music theory because I know a pretty decent amount,
I'm just curious as to how you could use such a wide variety of chords without creating a big clump of ugly sound.
I'm not asking so I can copy them, but this song has inspired me FOR SURE.

Dj Rephlex wrote:How do they get such a diverse yet beautiful melody like this?
I don't need a lecture on music theory because I know a pretty decent amount,
I'm just curious as to how you could use such a wide variety of chords without creating a big clump of ugly sound.

If you understand music theory, then surely you already know the answer to this; arpeggios, complimenting chords, progression etc

I don't.. hear it? Just a bunch of arpeggios, maybe out of a MIDI file. Pick a chord for your arpeggiator to play?

Genevieve wrote:I don't.. hear it? Just a bunch of arpeggios, maybe out of a MIDI file. Pick a chord for your arpeggiator to play?

I feel dumb... I'm not even going to tell everyone what I thought this melody was doing.
Thanks though, arpeggios were the last thing on my mind....

not a lot of chord stuff going on in there-- octave basses and then the melody w/ a 5th or triad in there every so often.

that flatted note-- sounds like a flat 2nd?--on the way down is a fun passing note.

really just sounds like a tango accordion part moved over to piano and put over a drum loop.

All I hear is I-V pretty much on loop

Lots of notes ≠ lots of stuff happening

Haha yeah, as people said... Arpeggios up the arse using the first and fifth chord of their key. To someone that understands music theory it's not beautiful melody, it's two or three chords, most probably arpeggiated with an automatic arpeggiator set to random then built upon.
That's how I'd make arps like that.

very basic chord/melody progressions in this tune. counterpoint (specifically tonal in this case) in music theory focuses primarily on the melody, point against point/note against note, once you can grasp the concepts then it all comes down to you applying them, won't be overnight it's pretty difficult. i'd start w/ modal counterpoint as it's more limiting

Remember, sounds change pitch and octaves too. So to keep it on key you'll have to move it a couple key's upward or downward. Like a A# could actually be a B or somethin'

That always adds to things/takes away from it.

I don't hear any arpeggios here. Maybe that's because I know only a little of music theory.

That is a great piano line. Well, by dubstep standards.

mromgwtf wrote:I don't hear any arpeggios here. Maybe that's because I know only a little of music theory.

There are certainly some arpeggios from 0:40 onwards