Music Production for Beginners by Screech House

Author:Screech House
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: PublishDrive

As you can clearly see, the middle layer makes note jumps/steps in the exact same manner as the upper layer does. If the upper layer goes down 1 note from E6 to D6, the middle layer also goes down 1 note from G5 to F5. If the upper layer goes down another note from D6 to C6, the middle layer is doing the exact same from F5 to E5. Of course, the middle layer starts at a different chord note than the upper layer, so you’re using different notes than the upper layer. But the pattern and progression are exactly the same.

When you use this trick, you can hear the melody having more “dramatic” emphasizes. It’s like an additional voice that plays along to get a fuller melody. It simply creates a slightly different atmosphere than having the middle layer notes only playing one key in each chord. It’s a really easy trick to implement, but it can definitely help to get a different feel to your melody.

Now, if you really want to push this to the next level, you can also add the lower layer as a melodic progression in between the upper layer and middle layer. This will put a big fat layer of 3 (chord) notes on top, all playing the same melody, but with slightly different notes. This can make your melody sound even fatter and bigger.

To do this, you can use the exact same strategy as with the middle layer. Just pick/copy the lower layer of your melody and place/play it at a higher octave in between the upper layer and middle layer. Then just make the exact same note jumps as the upper and middle layer. So, you may get something like this:

Upper layer:

E6, E6, D6, C6 | F6, F6, E6, F6 | C6, C6, B5, A5 | D6, D6, C6, D6 |

Middle layer:

G5, G5, F5, E5 | A5, A5, G5, A5 | A5, A5, G5, F5 | B5, B5, A5, B5 |

Extra “lower” layer at a higher octave:

C6, C6, B5, A5 | D6, D6, C6, D6 | F5, F5, E5, D5 | G5, G5, F5, G5 |

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