Dance Pop Tutorial Day 6 pt 2: Melodies, Rhythms & Chord Progressions [7 Day Song]

[andirock81]

I like your videos but I really think it'd be beneficial if you'd let the song run through longer a few times so you can really hear how the sections flow into each other.

[nabnab1802]

PURE LOGORRHEA!!!

[nabnab1802]

...more music ...less talk ...PLEASE!!

[nabnab1802]

...there is no A# if u r in D minor!!

[nabnab1802]

...too much talking again !! OMG !!

[vstparty]

If you're in d minor, it's B flat, not A sharp. Oh, and who told you the C wants to go to the D? C#, yes. C? Not really.

[romagen]

@vstparty sooo, in your opinion, where does C wanna go then?

and ffs, if I say A# instead of Bb, will it be harder for you to find the proper note on your instrument? if the answer is yes, keep on practicing, man.

[shintaro1]

"just because it gives the inevitable metal kid on youtube something to do" hahahaha

[rgrandles]

I love the producing, i will try to copy, but i will probably analyse melodies more, before i create them, I think the melody sells the song, even more than the professionalism of the production.

[Luxiebabee]

lol A Sharp. B flat just sounds more natural to say to me. LOL

[projectdor]

Dude, gratz on the work you put up with these series, really amazing!

Big fan of your channel. If you ever right a book or something let us know!

[mophead99]

Just lets hear the finished thing already! The chorus sounds amazing! better than most the stuff played on the radio :)

[kissouraces]

10/10 as a former rock guitarist relatively new to (at 51) dance music your vids are great!

[philiprawks]

Dave, ive been watching your videos for a while, and i must say, you have got FRIGGIN AMAZING at producing!

[coffeeninja88]

Can we all start taking bets on how long it is until some record exec tries to give Dave's girlfriend a recording contract? :P

[MrAlexbradley]

i thought you'd said in a previous video that you had used the harmonic or melodic D minor, why no C# or B natural??

[Luxiebabee]

@MrAlexbradley lol he said natural minor

[MrAlexbradley]

Bb!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[guitarsalert]

you carnt plug vsts into record can u?

[Vendoman500]

I have to take a shit

[jdkbriggs]

looks like, d minor?

thanks, Dave!

[JIMVOMIT]

I CANT WAIT FOR DAVE TO MAKE A REMIX CONTEST GIVING US THE VOCAL PARTS, RIGHT DAVE?

[ZuWrath0]

I just noticed the little captions in the top bar of every video lol. (top bar in reason, that is)

[Kumquaticus]

Dude, it's your 300'th video! Are you gonna celebrate with a nice, fat toffee cheesecake?

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@Kumquaticus Who am I to deny wisdom like that? I'm off to eat my weight in cakey goodness. If tomorrow's tutorial sounds like I'm dying from toffee-based asphyxiation, you'll know why.

[Luxiebabee]

ur amazing

[BlindShotFilms]

1st???

[BlindShotFilms]

Fail : (

[Xo1ot1]

I'd really like to know two things: 1) how long do you approximately take until you have the important sounds for a song together, 2) how long does arranging a song take you and 3) how come you know so much about so many genres of music? :p

[wwwboyinabandcom]

@Xo1ot1 1) Completely depends on the song - anything from a few hours to a few weeks.

2) Arrangement I've become pretty good at since I prefer writing music with a poppy style or a dancey style, both of which have a conventional structure, so about an hour or two max.

3) I listen to loads of music of that genre before I do a 7 day song and analyse how it's put together! It's a technique called critical listening. :)

[orioneriksen]

Just in time... right before my singer exploded on me for running out of ideas :D

[DeathMetalMikey]

Sweet 1st. :D

OH GOD DAMN IT!!!

[Galaxas0]

@DeathMetalMikey AHA! BEAT YOU. With almost the same exact words XD

[Galaxas0]

Sweet. 1st. :D