Tension notes combined with the „safer” notes create more dissonant intervals - like the 6th and 2nd, which results in a tritone, most dissonant interval of all. When making melodies you have to build tension, so the tension notes are the most important for you to remember. The 3rd step is pretty safe too, but the 7th sounds a bit more melancholic - except when using the harmonic minor scale. The 5th lets you harmonize nicely with the „safe” 1st step. The 6th, 2nd and 4th scale steps generate the most tension. While making trap melodies it’s crucial to remember which scale steps generate the most tension. The concept is to first make a phrase that works as a sort of „question”, then follow it up with a very similar „answer”. Trap melodies mostly have a simple A/B structure. That’s going to leave you with just the notes from your scale, so that you’re always in key. Once you’ve decided on the scale, you can put in the scale notes outside the loop and press „Fold”.
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When writing melodies it’s helpful to lock yourself to one scale. This scale allows you to create tension between the second and first steps, which can sound very cool. Instead of raising the 7th, you need to lower the 2nd step by a semitone. The raised step makes melodies sound a bit more interesting. The harmonic minor scale is easy to create - all you need to do is raise the 7th step by a semitone. Minor scale melodies are mostly moody and dark. The minor scale can be created from all the white keys from A to A - it’s the A Minor scale. Here’s how these are created:ītw, all of these scales and more are included in my trap toolkit - check it out! Most trap melodies are based on one of these 3 scales - minor, harmonic minor, and phrygian.
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Part 2: Melodyīefore making a bass pattern I like to make a melody and figure out its chord progression. In this article I’ll show you my trap beatmaking workflow! In case you missed it, here's part 1 with drums tips. In fact, most of them consist of very few elements. Making a trap beat shouldn’t be too complicated.