How to Write a Riff (or Melody) over a Chord Progression

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Whether you're an electronic music producer making EDM, or a guitarist in a band playing rock, this Hack Music Theory lesson will teach you how to write guitar riffs and midi synth riffs over chord progressions. If you want to turn your simple chord progressions into contagiously catchy riffs, then this video is for you! So, click play and learn how to compose a song on guitar, keyboard, or in your DAW, by following these six songwriting hacks for writing a riff or melody. But first... tea!

Ray plays a Godin xtSA guitar.

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2:25 Hack 1 - Harmonic Notes
4:45 Hack 2 - Syncopation
6:19 Hack 3 - Non-Harmonic Notes
7:52 Hack 4 - Motifs
9:27 Hack 5 - Harmony
10:23 Hack 6 - Fix Perfect Intervals
13:16 Final Example (Guitar Playthrough & MIDI Playthrough)

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Hello, we're Kate Harmony and Ray Harmony, and together we are Revolution Harmony. If you’re new to our channel, welcome, and please allow us to introduce ourselves. We're music producers based in beautiful Vancouver, Canada, and we’re also the founders of Hack Music Theory, the pioneering notation-free method for making great music. Every Monday, you’ll find us here on YouTube sharing our top secret music theory hacks, which are designed to transform you into a super confident music maker whose songs will stand out on those Spotify playlists. So, whether you’re a beginner or a professional, a songwriter or a producer, an instrumentalist or a DAW musician, our music theory hacks will have you writing great songs in no time!

Who is RAY HARMONY?
Ray is an award-winning music lecturer and the author of the critically-acclaimed book series, Hack Music Theory. After decades of teaching ‘popular’ and ‘classical’ music theory, Ray created a unique crossover method for songwriting, which we call Hack Music Theory. We use this method to write all our music. Ray’s songs have even featured Serj Tankian (System of a Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Kool Keith, and many more.

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Who is KATE HARMONY?
Kate is the only person on the planet who's been trained by Ray Harmony to teach his Hack Music Theory method. In 2014, she undertook her formal teacher training at the Revolution Harmony School of Music, and has since become a partner and lead teacher, training up the next generation of Hack Music Theory teachers. Kate has a Grade 8 (the highest grade) Distinction in Popular Music Theory from the London College of Music, and is also a songwriter, recording artist and producer.

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