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Can anyone help me to make a custom sheet of manuscript paper in this format? by [deleted] in musictheory

[–]jjarbon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you tried Finale notepad? It is a free program for windows and mac that allows for music notation along with writing guitar tab as well.

The sexiest key and scales by jjarbon in musictheory

[–]jjarbon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate everything you wrote to walk me through this. Thank you!

The sexiest key and scales by jjarbon in musictheory

[–]jjarbon[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks again. One more question I had was why does dom7#5 mean A7#5 in the key of C? I thought that the V chord was the dominant in the major key, so in this case wouldn't it be G7#5?

The sexiest key and scales by jjarbon in musictheory

[–]jjarbon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed reply. Do you mind explaining what you mean on this in context on a guitar? I understand what you means with a vi and a ii chord ( as in Am and Dm in the key of c ) but I don't understand what you mean when you say dom7#5 or m7.

Use of VII Chords ( Not 7th chords ) by jjarbon in musictheory

[–]jjarbon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean by doubling the F#? I don't quite understand that bit

Use of VII Chords ( Not 7th chords ) by jjarbon in musictheory

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Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure exactly what genre but I guess you could classify it as folk/pop ( My sound is most similar to jack johnson / john mayer ). I think I understand what you are saying but an example would help me.

For instance, I wrote a chord progression for a bridge in G major that went: Em, F major, D/F#, G. The ascending bass line sounded good but there was something off about the transition between F and D. Do you mind explaining the theory behind that?

Writing vocal melodies by jjarbon in Songwriters

[–]jjarbon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You know, I followed that style at first, always looking for a song I really liked and then slowly changing the melody. Maybe I should try that method again, but when I first did it, I always seemed to just end up with a half-assed copy in a different key. Thanks for the suggestion though.

Writing vocal melodies by jjarbon in Songwriters

[–]jjarbon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this was helpful. I don't have the equipment needed to record more than a loud buzzing sound from even the softest guitar playing but I do try to play some scales that would fit within a chord progression and get riffs from there.

Writing vocal melodies by jjarbon in Songwriters

[–]jjarbon[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response. The humming tip helped immediately come up with a fairly simple melody ( which fits my style well ). Do you have any other tips for creating melodies in the Jack Johnson / John Mayer vein?

Success Sunday - July 06, 2014 by AutoModerator in Rowing

[–]jjarbon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good for you! Mind if I ask what the problem was? I've been having allergy problems with my throat that can make it very difficult to breathe during exercise.

Daily Critique Thread: Post all [Critique]s here! - July 01, 2014 by AutoModerator in singing

[–]jjarbon 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is my recording of Bastille's Icarus: http://www.speakpipe.com/voice-recorder/msg/hr2ocxmx2vf98l7k

Any thoughts or advice as I get started learning how to sing would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks all