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trojan_dhawan · Post by **trojan_dhawan** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 12:57 pm

Hello,
I am currently working on a progressive house track. I wanted to ask if the starting note of the drop has to be same as the note of the melody?
For instance, if my drop starts with d#, does the melody(the opening lead) has to contain d# in it?

Thanks

janiksutice · Post by **janiksutice** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:03 pm

Simply no, not the melody as long as it's still in the original scale like d# minor or major.
Bass should have the root note at the beginning (as general rule, there are exceptions).

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 1:23 pm

you can use every note of the given scale.

d-s-m · Post by **d-s-m** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:49 pm

the first note of your melody should be also d#, or you could have a note from the same chord which in this case would be f# or a#.

Sendy · Post by **Sendy** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:01 pm

If it sounds good to you, yes, otherwise, no.

A good rule of thumb for beginners is to do as d-s-m pointed out and start on the 1, 3 or 5 of the root note of the drop (or any accented beat), but, truth be told, you can use any note, though chances are it'll need to resolve pretty soon. 2, 4 and 7b are good choices because they suggest a sus2, sus4 and dominant 7th chord on the root.

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:02 pm

as mentioned in the other thread you can use every note of the given scale of the chord - (in your case the scale of either d# min or maj) - that what scales are for.

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:48 pm

I merged your two threads. Please don't post the same question in multiple forums.

trojan_dhawan · Post by **trojan_dhawan** » Sun May 04, 2014 9:13 pm

Thankyou so much for replying everyone

One last question, if I have the drop at octave 2, can I have the melody at octave 3?

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Sun May 04, 2014 10:30 pm

trojan_dhawan wrote:Thankyou so much for replying everyone
One last question, if I have the drop at octave 2, can I have the melody at octave 3?

that is absolutely forbidden ...
a thousand ships were launched , the last time someone tried that ...

Orbit-50 · Post by **Orbit-50** » Sun May 04, 2014 10:34 pm

experimental.crow wrote:that is absolutely forbidden ...
a thousand ships were launched , the last time someone tried that ...

.-.

BlackWinny · Post by **BlackWinny** » Sun May 04, 2014 10:37 pm

experimental.crow wrote:
trojan_dhawan wrote:Thankyou so much for replying everyone
One last question, if I have the drop at octave 2, can I have the melody at octave 3?
that is absolutely forbidden ...
a thousand ships were launched , the last time someone tried that ...

He drove his ship right to the iceberg?

coskivst · Post by **coskivst** » Tue May 06, 2014 8:43 pm

Using notes not in the scale you are writing in can be effective as well to add dissonance and build tension - but you obviously have to be very careful and selective on when you use an accidental to mix things up a bit.

The key here I think is just messing around and experimenting - there are lots of music theory rules - but as they say - rules were made to be broken.

trojan_dhawan · Post by **trojan_dhawan** » Wed May 07, 2014 6:40 pm

Thanks guys for your support. I really appreciate it.
I have finally created the track https://soundcloud.com/rohan-dhawan/roh ... unabridged

It couldn't have been possible without your help. I would appreciate your feedbacks

Cheers.

Does the note of the melody has to be same as the note of the drop?