00:00Hi, it's Ace here, we're back in Metropolis Studios and today I want to talk about melodies
00:11and simple motifs really.
00:14Let's try to do something very, very simple just to listen to the ear and the way that
00:18it just fits into the track.
00:21So start simple, we can get more complicated as we go along.
00:24First of all, I'm going to lay down a few tracks.
00:27So I'm going to do the technique I was talking about before, which is one single coil chord
00:31track and then maybe some root and fifths underneath to give us a bit of a rhythm bass.
00:36Then I'm going to play some melodies on the top, really, really simple, maybe harmonize
00:40with them and use maybe some effect sounds as well.
00:44So here we go.
00:45First of all, we're going to lay down the tracks.
00:47So let's go for the single coil open chord track.
01:17And here it is with a humbucker.
01:42Okay, so we've flashed a few rhythms down there, we'll just quickly balance them up
01:46left and right and let's try some really, really simple melodies.
01:50I'll put a little bit of sound on this, it's got a bit of chorus on it and it's got a bit
01:55of delay.
01:56And then just do something really, really simple and then maybe harmonize with it.
02:00Let's see how we go from here.
02:16Okay, so we put down a really simple melody, something that just rolls all the way through
02:27the chord sequence and a little motif in there as well with a bit of a sound.
02:32So now, why not harmonize it?
02:34Most simplest thing to do is to say, for me, is to play the same thing but the other way
02:38around, okay?
02:39So let's see if this works.
02:40It might make a simple, nice harmony for us, okay?
02:44Keep it simple and always trust your ear.
03:11So there you go.
03:12Simple melodies, keeping it simple, listen to ear, always work on good sounds and solid
03:17rhythms and try to find something that kind of flows through the whole piece.
03:22Hooky is the key and melodic and tuneful is always a winner.
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