The Secret to Writing Powerful Chords and Melodies

Hey Alex, I enrolled in the EDM Bootcamp a couple of days ago and I gotta say its already helping me a ton! It's provided me with better focus and structure in my songwriting stage as well as new mixing and sound design methods that I didn't know. Thanks a bunch!

Well, David did say there was a secret chord that pleased the Lord....😂

Hi my friend

you could play megamind in a live action megamind

amazing, so glad i stumbled on this. thank you.

Love this guy!

Stay with me. If I was a beginner I would've hated this video. The answer is that there is no answer, and as a beginner, you don't understand that. However, now as a passionate amateur, it really is the truth. You just have to put in your time productively. Plain and simple. Big shouts out to Alex for being real. Love your content.

Man the sound of those chords and melody is incredible! Is that an effect? A synth? I cant find anything like it in Ableton

wheres mashbit at? das ya homie or something? i sense a connection between you two.

Alex... all my life I've been banging on to anyone who would listen (not many) that harmony is the core of everything in music. Yes, rhythm is essential. Yes, melodies are the hook. But harmony is what provides the emotion - the tension and release - the weight.

Most non-musicians don't understand that, because they don't hear music as rhythm, melody and harmony. They just hear the sound. But anyone writing music REALLY needs to understand this. Harmony is the core.

Hey Alex, Amazing advice as usual brother!

i learned nothing

you know I have never done that just sat and wrote, wrote n wrote always came up with idea, started grabbing a bass, arranging drums 😅, thanks bro, maybe explore the other modes to be a good shout.

Which programm are you using?

This is an important part of music, yes, but it's not harmony
Those music parts COMPLEMENT each other. Harmony is when multiple notes playing simultaneously sound pleasant because they are from the same chord. The opposite of dissonance.
What you're talking about is much broader and can be done in a lot of different ways, not just with chords (like countermelodies, for example)

Would give my right arm for Alex to switch to Ableton.

thanks bro

thank u baldie <3

I GOT SO EXCITED HEARING PORTER ROBINSON

Its absolutely hilarious how the words "music theory" werent spoken once in this video because its a boogeyman to EDM producers LMAO

I've been inspired by Boywithuke and I am trying to make a whole song by myself, your channel is very helpful. Maybe one day I can release the song (vocals are probably gonna give me the most annoyance)

Great videos Alex. Very pratical information. Saving up for your course. 🔥

I loooove these advices 🖤🖤🖤

I consider Alex my EDM coach. His videos are helping me a lot with my EDM production.

So the secret to good chords and melodies is to pick chords and melodies that sound good.

And you get better at that by writing a lot of chords and melodies and getting a feel for what sounds good.

Not necessarily wrong or bad advice but the title is click baity af. The secret is... dun dun dun, practice and experience.

wow this is exactly what I needed. Thank you!

How come I prefer the sound of a chord without the middle note? Especially with the guitar midi?

Okay so the chords are written, does the melody have to be in the same key ?

Not really sure harmony is defined that way.... harmony is about chords, melody + harmony + rhythm = music... no?

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can you do some uplifting trance melodys alex in style of bryan kearney please i can never seem to get the patterns rite

Thank you Rome

I love Language! Thanks for the tips

Big ups from a Porter stan. 😁

The fact that I'm 15 and understand everything

I made thi likes go from 1k to 1.1k - sorry!

What piano do u use?

love your tutorials

Alex is amazing!!! SO knowledgeable!!!

Hey, what's the name of that program you're using there?

Thanks for this Alex, very helpful to me, thank you sir.

Just found your channel, But amazing explanation!
Great job on this video✅

amazing, thank you, Alex 🙏🏼🙏🏼

just to say you are my #1 go to reference for music production as it relates to the creative side and you handle it so effortlessly...that being said yes it's a numbers game but i think that in a moment when you create a melody or harmony it kind of has a life of its own...and develops on its own as you add more elements...the first melody has a reason for being and i try to stay true to that first intuition

Nothing but respect for a man who can produce music listening through 2 frying pans. Jokes aside I love all your videos no matter the subject, I always start songs like that, first the chords, then a melody, and then all the other elements and structure, nice video.

Great examples. Silhouettes and Language hit so hard when you created the full “harmony” 🥲