quantumleap
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So I'm working on this beat..and pretty much I have a melody (synth) and bass line that goes along the same notes/pattern as the melody..
Now the melody starts on a G note...and the rest of the notes are F, C, and D.. So, is G the root note? And would that make it in the scale of G?
I'm obviously still new to music theory and all...But this is where I get stumped sometimes. I usually don't have a problem creating a melody and building it from that..But this particular beat is getting to me, because I want to add another synth line that goes with the main melody, but possibly playing more notes than G, F, C, and D...but nothing I have come up with sounds decent.. So I was thinking its probably because I have no idea what scale I'm in, therefore I'm not playing the correct notes to correspond with the main melody.
So I guess my question is..based on the infor above.. how can I determine what scale I am in? Once I know that, I think it'll be pretty easy to play the correct chords and notes to come up with something that clicks..Any info, help, advice, etc. would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
QuantumLeap
Now the melody starts on a G note...and the rest of the notes are F, C, and D.. So, is G the root note? And would that make it in the scale of G?
I'm obviously still new to music theory and all...But this is where I get stumped sometimes. I usually don't have a problem creating a melody and building it from that..But this particular beat is getting to me, because I want to add another synth line that goes with the main melody, but possibly playing more notes than G, F, C, and D...but nothing I have come up with sounds decent.. So I was thinking its probably because I have no idea what scale I'm in, therefore I'm not playing the correct notes to correspond with the main melody.
So I guess my question is..based on the infor above.. how can I determine what scale I am in? Once I know that, I think it'll be pretty easy to play the correct chords and notes to come up with something that clicks..Any info, help, advice, etc. would be highly appreciated.
Thanks,
QuantumLeap