Q. I dream of awesome music tunes at night when I go to sleep, I wake up wishing I could record them somehow, I only play a few chords on guitar tho, is there any good music software not to complex that is good for getting tunes down. I don't have an instrument at the moment.
A. You can try FL Studio (PC only). It has virtual instruments and sampled instruments. It's easy as using your computer's keyboard to record notes, or you can just draw the notes in on a piano roll time line. Very easy and fun.
Here's a free demo: http://flstudio.image-line.com/documents/download.html
Check out youtube if you need advice, www.youtube.com/imageline is a good start.
If you decide to purchase one of the full editions, here's an instant 10% discount you can use when you buy directly from the developers of FL at Image-Line:
https://support.image-line.com/jshop/shop.php?offer=Default&promo=BFHEHAH486
Here's a comparison of the editions' features. Note that Producer and Signature bundle are the only editions that allow the use of the pattern clip area (top portion) of the playlist and allow audio recording.
http://flstudio.image-line.com/documents/features.html
You get free lifetime updates for the products you purchase, so you'll get FL 10, 11 ect.. free once they are released. You also get official forum access at http://forum.image-line.com/ to ask questions to the staff and experienced users.
have fun getting your ideas down!
How do you play these five finger patterns on the piano?
Q. I am in basic piano, and I need to learn these five-finger patterns:
C# minor
D# minor
Eb minor
F# minor
G# minor
Ab minor
Bb minor
(You can tell they are all minor chords).
Please and thank you!
A. I don't play piano, but maybe this chart will help you out?
http://www.piano-play-it.com/images/all-minor-chords.png
How does one transpose music from one key to another?
Q. I play bass guitar and rhythm guitar in a band. Sometimes our leader changes the key, and I need to be able to figure out how to write the chords out on my own sheets in the new key our leader wants it in. How do I do this? It should be simple. I have played guitar for fifteen years but have never been taught simple theory. HELLLPPPP!!!! lol Thanks!
A. Drop or raise the note by the proper amount of steps to get the the new key.
Say you're moving from C to G, and the chords in C are C, F and G.
You need to raise the pitch 4 whole steps.
C becomes G
G becomes D
F becomes C
Bad example, but you probably get the idea. It helps me to look at a diagram of piano keys, as it really illustrates where the steps are and exactly what chord becomes what. Just google image 'piano keys' and you'll find something you can use.
Also, learn your chord families. C F G is a I - IV - V progression. If you know the numerals of the progression, you can use a chart like this: http://www.i-love-guitar.com/guitar-chords-major-keys.html to find the chords in any key with little effort. That's what I usually do.
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