
Monkey Allen
Fork and spoon operator
How do you come up with your melodies?
I play something that approximates what I am hearing in my head. Most of the time I can't because my guitar playing is pretty weak, but I get close. 99% of them start out in my head.Monkey Allen said:How do you come up with your melodies?
Good point, but I don't like to record smashed. I always come back and listen and go "Oh My God! What was I thinking?!?"dangerman said:Record your rythm, then get really smashed on whatever it is you get smashed on then listen to it over and over until you start hearing things within the music. Then just try and duplicate what you imagined in your head on your instrument of choice. Or just mess around playing over the top of it until you make a mistake, because sometimes mistakes can be the best thing in the world. Just relax and do whatever, thinking and trying dont work well with imagining and inventing.
adam_in_audio said:finding a good melody is almost like catching a really big fish...
it's like you're almost waiting for the right one to bite, ya know??
The best times for me to write melodies are that moment where I'm half awake and half asleep, that 'nowhere-zone', cause something happens with your brain when you're a bit tired and things come out easier. I'll just hammer away on a chord progression on guitar or piano and it'll eventually suggest a melody to me, it's kind of like being posessed in a way![]()