TrueFire - Matthiew Brandt - Songwriting on guitar (2010) - full

TrueFire - Matthiew Brandt - Songwriting on guitar: 00:00:00 __ Songwriting On Guitar. Introduction 00:02:11 __ Harmony. Three Types 00:03:17 __ Major Harmony. Selecting Chords 00:15:13 __ Identifying the Key. Chord Options 00:24:20 __ Leaving Home Base. From Balance to Tension and Back 00:36:29 __ The Percieved Key of a Progression. Where is Home 00:45:12 __ Patterns in Chord Changes. Repetition in Chord Sequences 00:51:18 __ Number of Chords in a Bar. Setting the Pace of a Song Section 00:56:07 __ Chord Rate and Placement of Melody. Speeding Up and Slowing Down 01:01:34 __ Placement of Important Chords. I, IV and V 01:14:39 __ Harmonic Concepts. Minor From Major 01:30:43 __ Inversions in a Solo Setting. Add Tension to a Chord 01:39:08 __ Inversions & Bass Lines. Create Forward Momentum 01:46:01 __ Layering with Inversions. Coloring a Progression 01:53:05 __ Finding Inversions. Smooth Bass Lines and Pedals 02:02:03 __ Chord Order. Closed and Open 02:15:22 __ Chord Order. Adding Minors 02:25:12 __ Repetition in Chord Progressions. Exciting vs. Boring 02:42:25 __ Bass Movement in Chord Progressions. Changing the Mood 02:54:15 __ Coloring Chords. Adding Notes to a Chord 03:02:47 __ Chord Progressions Based on Chord Tricks. Quick Overview 03:15:49 __ Minor Harmony. Options for Progressions and Melody 03:37:32 __ Blues Harmony. Toughen Your Songs 03:49:42 __ Mixed Mode Harmony. Basics 03:55:33 __ Mixed Mode Harmony. Adding Edge 04:02:02 __ Changing Minor to Major. Forward Moving Tension 04:17:06 __ Changing Major to Minor. Adding a Sad Twist 04:25:28 __ The VII chord. The Yesterday Chord 04:28:05 __ Modulating. Relative Minor and Major 04:37:50 __ Modulating. Near and Far 04:47:27 __ Modulating. Other Tools 04:54:54 __ Capo Di Tutti Capi. The Capo as a Compositional Tool 05:17:46 __ Melody: The Basics. Melodies Without Harmony 05:26:33 __ Melody: Scale Options. Finding Melodies for Chord Grooves 05:38:35 __ Melody: The Edge. Toughen Your Melodies 05:43:58 __ Melody: More Power To You. Adding Power Chords 05:49:09 __ Melody: Horizontal vs. Vertical. Options for Individual Chords 05:51:58 __ Writing Melodies on top of Harmony. Targeting Notes 05:58:49 __ Melodies Using Subsets. Smooth vs. Edgy 06:05:15 __ Melody: Mixed Mode. Stressing and Avoiding 06:08:35 __ Melodies Using Secondary Dominants. Forward Moving Melodies 06:11:43 __ Melody: Super Sad. Altered Polarity 06:13:40 __ Melody: Light and Jazzy. Targeting Upper Extensions 06:15:15 __ Melody a la Mode. Using Minor Modes 06:19:56 __ Melody: Stress and Stabillity. Using and Avoiding Chord Tones 06:25:59 __ Melodic Phrasing. Open and Closed, Question and Answer 06:36:58 __ Melodic Contour. Energy Flow in your Composition 06:43:39 __ Puzzling Melodies from Lyrics. Using Speech Patterns 06:57:41 __ Open and Closed. Harmony, Melody and Rhythm 07:03:25 __ Open and Closed. Symmetry 07:09:26 __ Symmetry and Asymmetry. A Natural Feel 07:16:18 __ Song Structures. Commonly Used Forms of Songs 07:22:33 __ Composing Hooks. Grabbing the Attention 07:36:34 __ Steal From The Best. Don’t get Caught 07:43:19 __ Harmonizing a Melody. From Melody To Chords 08:03:45 __ Finding Melodies with Triads. Avoiding Obvious Melodies 08:08:53 __ Conclusion. Creativity and Perspiration (m)