MorbidAddiction
Well-Known Member
Hey,
Don't know if this is the right section to post in... I'm attempting to get back into songwriting, haven't done so for awhile.
My problem is, after writing one riff I generally get stuck adding to it to form a song (or begin a structure). This is how I used to write but its not working for me... has anyone else experienced this?
Also, is there any software/website or book/media out there to help with building chord progressions? I get stuck a lot on what chord to go to next and am very interested in finding out more about chord intervals and relationships (like resolves and why a certain chord interval sounds the way it does etc) rather than just playing random chords until finding the sound I'm after.
For instance, I'm working on a section at the moment which goes
cm - F# - F#add11+ - F# (the add11 is created by the voicing which resolves back to the F#)
And I haven't a clue where to go next, the scale I believe is the 'half-whole tone in C' and I don't particularly want to go back to the cm.
Also, I'm only just beginning to move from tabs to notes (like from fret numbers to names of notes etc) so I'm 'half' with most of the theory. And new to the whole chord prog. theory with the I, ii, VI etc - haven't found a site that explains exactly how the numbers relate to the chords in the scale - my understanding at current is that the numbers relate to the notes of the scale starting from the root but from there do you just build chords using the notes in the scale anyway you like, or is there a set chord that I and ii refers to I think I read somewhere that I = major/ i = minor chords?![Scratch :scratch: :scratch:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif)
Thanks,
Don't know if this is the right section to post in... I'm attempting to get back into songwriting, haven't done so for awhile.
My problem is, after writing one riff I generally get stuck adding to it to form a song (or begin a structure). This is how I used to write but its not working for me... has anyone else experienced this?
Also, is there any software/website or book/media out there to help with building chord progressions? I get stuck a lot on what chord to go to next and am very interested in finding out more about chord intervals and relationships (like resolves and why a certain chord interval sounds the way it does etc) rather than just playing random chords until finding the sound I'm after.
For instance, I'm working on a section at the moment which goes
cm - F# - F#add11+ - F# (the add11 is created by the voicing which resolves back to the F#)
And I haven't a clue where to go next, the scale I believe is the 'half-whole tone in C' and I don't particularly want to go back to the cm.
Also, I'm only just beginning to move from tabs to notes (like from fret numbers to names of notes etc) so I'm 'half' with most of the theory. And new to the whole chord prog. theory with the I, ii, VI etc - haven't found a site that explains exactly how the numbers relate to the chords in the scale - my understanding at current is that the numbers relate to the notes of the scale starting from the root but from there do you just build chords using the notes in the scale anyway you like, or is there a set chord that I and ii refers to I think I read somewhere that I = major/ i = minor chords?
![Scratch :scratch: :scratch:](http://www.sevenstring.org/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/scratchhead.gif)
Thanks,