There is a whole world of melodies being created every day. Birdsong, whistles. Even conversation can have a melody to it so the question “How to create Masterful Melodies” is a very important one for any songwriter.
What do you want to say?
The starting point of any really good melody is have a reason for it. Knowing what the melody says is really important. Do you want it to say I am really happy or really sad. Maybe you want it to say I am really confused.
The scales that you use in your melody can have a profound effect on how something sounds.
To sound happy.
Above is a Major Scale which is generally used if you want the melody to sound happy.
To sound sad.
Above is a Blues Scale which is traditionally creates very sad sounding melodies.
To sound confused.
This is when you combine the 2 scales and use the Major Scale some of the time and the Blues Scale some of the time.
If you google the 2 scales you can get more information about them. Then try and play them in different orders to create interesting melodies.
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