Freeway Rising Chorus Technique_for Noel and Others - 09/27/17 07:38 PM
Hey, Noel might a nice comment on the forum asking how I got that “rising chorus” edge and sound and energy in Freeway, so I just thought I would post it here as a songwriting technique.
First of all:
Key = D
1.) I made sure to hit some minor chords (like B minor) in the verse because I wasn’t going to be able to hit any minor chords outside of the verse. That forced a use of the B minor in the 3rd and 6th measures of the 8 bar verses. This mixes the “brew” that will allow what is to come next to “explode.”
2.) I used a 5 bar prechorus, so the last bar could be a real suspended “hold” to create extra tension and suspense. That hold in bar 4 and 5 of the pre chorus is an A to A7sus. That chord chemistry is precise. No other chords would have worked on the guitar to get that sound.
3.) The Chorus starts on the 4 so I can go up again one more time to hold it out…G(4)….FREE------A(5)…..Way
The chorus is split in two, the first half goes G to A, but the second half stays on tonic while using a similar melody, just lowered.
This way I could make it sound repetitive without actually being repetitive, if that makes sense.
Also, I was particular about key. I chose D because on guitar it would not have worked in another key for that ringing sound. For example, the G in the chorus would not have worked as an F on guitar because I needed those open strings, and the hold in the prechorus pretty much had to be A7sus, and the main riff would not have worked if I could not have used D formation.
So, I was pretty much forced to use the key of D for that particular sound.
Anyway, that’s how I did it Noel. Hope it helps others if they are interested.
The most popular song style right now is V, PreChorus, Chorus, V, PreChorus, Chorus, Bridge, Ch, CH, that’s what I try and use this type of style a lot (sometimes omitting the bridge we can be overkill sometimes).
Original Video Post of Song
http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=431158#Post431158
First of all:
Key = D
1.) I made sure to hit some minor chords (like B minor) in the verse because I wasn’t going to be able to hit any minor chords outside of the verse. That forced a use of the B minor in the 3rd and 6th measures of the 8 bar verses. This mixes the “brew” that will allow what is to come next to “explode.”
2.) I used a 5 bar prechorus, so the last bar could be a real suspended “hold” to create extra tension and suspense. That hold in bar 4 and 5 of the pre chorus is an A to A7sus. That chord chemistry is precise. No other chords would have worked on the guitar to get that sound.
3.) The Chorus starts on the 4 so I can go up again one more time to hold it out…G(4)….FREE------A(5)…..Way
The chorus is split in two, the first half goes G to A, but the second half stays on tonic while using a similar melody, just lowered.
This way I could make it sound repetitive without actually being repetitive, if that makes sense.
Also, I was particular about key. I chose D because on guitar it would not have worked in another key for that ringing sound. For example, the G in the chorus would not have worked as an F on guitar because I needed those open strings, and the hold in the prechorus pretty much had to be A7sus, and the main riff would not have worked if I could not have used D formation.
So, I was pretty much forced to use the key of D for that particular sound.
Anyway, that’s how I did it Noel. Hope it helps others if they are interested.
The most popular song style right now is V, PreChorus, Chorus, V, PreChorus, Chorus, Bridge, Ch, CH, that’s what I try and use this type of style a lot (sometimes omitting the bridge we can be overkill sometimes).
Original Video Post of Song
http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=431158#Post431158
