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Song Melody and Flow: Introduction

You can look at music theory, try to find what scales and chords really make a melody work, but in the end it all comes down to understanding the flow principal.

The flow principal is not easy to learn but it is easy to show how it works. Take a look at this first example. Look at the notes in the sheet music and listen to the included melody.
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Let's take the following example:
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So would a song using these notes for the vocal line or solo instrument be C major?

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ding the chords for a melody and creating a melody using a chord sequence are two different problems. But solving a puzzle like this requires the same music theory skills and tricks.
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Song Melody and Flow: Introduction
to understanding the flow principal.
The flow principal is not easy to learn but it is easy to show how it works. Take a look at this first example. Look at the notes in the sheet music and liste

what is Melody Development?
be the lyrics, a few notes, some chords on piano or guitar, a simply bass line or just a tempo or rhythm. The first melody you come up with is usually far from finished and there are some more steps y



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