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What are some tips for music/song writing?

Q. I have lyrics okay, but maybe some suggestions there too.
I am decent, which means novice at piano and guitar. That's where I need the most help, how do I actually write the music, choose chords, etc.

Any help would be appreciated, I would love to have some music to go with my lyrics and have some original music :)

A. I write my own music and know exactly what you're talking about. First writing chords for a song (on guitar, anyway) depends on the kind of music you're writing. If it's country, most country songs have the chords G, C, D, Em, Em7, or Cadd9. of course, these are only a few. So, depending on the genre, write a group of chords (normally 4 chords) that make a tune you like. play those four chords and see how they fit to your lyrics. hope this helped a little.

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How do you play piano jazz?
Q. Could anyone tell me a site where I can find lessons or tips on how to write or improvise jazz. Most sites just talk about 7th chords and blues scales but I find that too simple coz am grade 8 piano and theory ABRSM. I need to know more about chord substitutions, some useful chromatic chords and common embellishments lyk the ones u hear jazz pianists use all the time. And where I can get good jazz piano mp3s. Please help coz am really interested in jazz.

A. This site has links to a LOT of Jazz weblinks

http://www.learnjazzpiano.com
/citadel/scotcit.mvc?screen=lm

But being that youre eigth grade I think youre going to be past what they have to offer
I'll give you some basic Jazz tips for your chords. Jazz uses a technique called chord extension.
If the chord says plain C you should add the next chord note from the KEY youre in.
If you were in the key of C then you would play CM7 BUT if you were in the key of F you would play C7
If it already says C7 then use C9, and turn CM7 into CM9

Whatever it is, ADD the next available note to the chord from the KEY.
If it says 9, use an 11, if it says 11 use a thirteen.

Then there are what are called POLY chords.

Play C7 in your left hand, (the next note after C is D) and play Dm7 in your right hand. (also known as C13)
C7 is Bb, so you could also play a c chord LH and a Bb chord RH
If you want some COOL sounding chords, play C chord left hand, and C#dim7 R.H. (=C -9)

All chords can be replaced (substituted) with their RELATIVE=substitute C with Am.
Also C6 with Am7. (easy way to remember=opposite of Major is minor, opposite of 6 is 7)
So if the chord says Eb6 (E F G A B C=6th note), Eb6 is C, so play Cm7.

Youd be better to play a pentatonic scale with Jazz = 1 2 3 5 6 (no 4 and no 7) rather than a blues scale.
Try this chord progerssion (semibreves held per bar) with only those notes over the top R.H.

CM7 Dm7 CM7 Dm7 Em7 FM7 Em7 FM7 and repeat
when you get used to it, add an off beat rhythm to the LH of dotted crotchet dotted crotchet quaver.

Also go to ***tube site and in the search bar type in "how to improvise jazz piano" and choose the most appropriate one to you.
There is a technical book you can buy it is called JAZZ HANON (Its the same Hanon exercises that are used for classical exams) but they are set out like pieces of music and there are text explanations all the way through.

The best way for you to find GOOD jazz mp3s is to search for them yourself. A lot of places allow you to make your own playlist at their site. Here is a link to a page full of music search engines, choose one of those and just enter jazz piano into the searchbar at the site.

http://www.addictivetips.com
/internet-tips/30-free-music-
search-engines-that-will-
rock-your-world/

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What is the concept for using altered chords and flat fives as passing chords.?
Q. for example if i played the progression 4,5,3,6,2,5,1 ive seen some musicians (piano players mostly) that do one or more chords in between each of them...... help me please

A. You can use a tritone substitution. That's the note a flat fifth/sharp fourth away from the first note. As you move around the circle of fifths, the tritone sub is the chord a half-step above the next chord.

If you think about it, each subsequent chord is as fourth up (or a fifth down). Since the tritone sub is either a sharp fourth up or a flat-fifth down, that makes it a half-step above the next chord.

So if you are moving between Em7 and A7, for example, you could play a Bb7 chord right before the A7 chord.

And of course, you can use altered chords and flat fifth chords for any of these chords.

So you could play Em7b5 Bb9#5 Asus6 A7. Or any other combination.

You can also use diminished chords on the tritone sub. So you could use Bbdim7 leading to A7, instead of Bb7 leading to A7.

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