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### Midnight Ride II

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Post by TriforceMayhem » Fri Jan 06, 2017 5:03 am

With new advice from ZachJac I have improved and expanded my song "Midnight Ride." There is still room for improvement, and I would like to know what in the song to improve on.
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Post by Maniraptor muzika » Fri Jan 06, 2017 8:47 am

I highly suggest changing the notes of the bass. Like, the bass is THE problem. everything else? Fine, I guess, but the bass. My gosh. It is the evilest of all evil, the darkest of the darkest, the most wretched and horrend.....okay I'm going overboard again.
In all seriousness, fixing the bass notes are definitely advised.
I made my own version which changed the notes of the bass (was too lazy to do the drums tho). I barely touched anything on the pulses and the noises(aside from a few notes here and there) so I hope it'll be helpful to you.
My advice on how to compose better songs is to study music. Learning some basics might help you on your way!

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Post by TriforceMayhem » Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:57 pm

> Maniraptor muzika wrote:I highly suggest changing the notes of the bass. Like, the bass is THE problem. everything else? Fine, I guess, but the bass. My gosh. It is the evilest of all evil, the darkest of the darkest, the most wretched and horrend.....okay I'm going overboard again.
> In all seriousness, fixing the bass notes are definitely advised.
> I made my own version which changed the notes of the bass (was too lazy to do the drums tho). I barely touched anything on the pulses and the noises(aside from a few notes here and there) so I hope it'll be helpful to you.
> My advice on how to compose better songs is to study music. Learning some basics might help you on your way!

I really have no idea how to do a bass. I'll see about learning music theory, I just need a good source...
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Post by ZachJac » Sat Jan 07, 2017 4:16 am

https://www.musictheory.net/
Ha! You just wasted your time trying to read this tiny text!
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Post by Maniraptor muzika » Sat Jan 07, 2017 7:45 am

> TriforceMayhem wrote:I really have no idea how to do a bass. I'll see about learning music theory, I just need a good source...

It's actually easier than you think! The more simpler(=no jazzy snazzy stuff) bass is the lowest note on a chord. Take C major for an example. The C Major chord is C - E - G(Do - Mi - Sol). The bass would naturally be the lowest note on the chord: the C(Do). Or, at least, that's how I know it. It works though.
So if you're gonna do a simple chord progression like...uhhh.....Don't Stop Believin', the bass would go like E - B - C# - A, since the chords are Emaj - Bmaj - C#min - Amaj.
Even if it might be a little confusing and difficult, don't let it bring you down. I mean, somebody's gotta start from somewhere, eh? I know I started out like you too. So go wild and put a bunch of chords in one song or something IDk it's not a bad thing.
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Post by Teuthida » Sat Jan 07, 2017 3:16 pm

Here's how I do it:
Generally, bass should use the notes of the song's chord progression. If you're using a C Major chord in a part, the bass should mostly consist of C E and G. You should also make sure that the bass doesn't clash with the other notes in your song. If you want to learn how to make really complex bass parts, I recommend studying counterpoint, but that might be a little advanced for you right now.
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Post by TriforceMayhem » Thu Mar 09, 2017 9:26 pm

> Maniraptor muzika wrote:
> It's actually easier than you think! The more simpler(=no jazzy snazzy stuff) bass is the lowest note on a chord. Take C major for an example. The C Major chord is C - E - G(Do - Mi - Sol). The bass would naturally be the lowest note on the chord: the C(Do). Or, at least, that's how I know it. It works though.
> So if you're gonna do a simple chord progression like...uhhh.....Don't Stop Believin', the bass would go like E - B - C# - A, since the chords are Emaj - Bmaj - C#min - Amaj.
> Even if it might be a little confusing and difficult, don't let it bring you down. I mean, somebody's gotta start from somewhere, eh? I know I started out like you too. So go wild and put a bunch of chords in one song or something IDk it's not a bad thing.

Meanwhile, I have no idea what a chord is... I'm an idiot.
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