Originally Posted By: Bass Thumper
I should probably think intro/verse/chorus/bridge etc.


I think you've hit the nail on the head, BT. Somehow you need to break out of that four-chord pattern from time to time to give your composition some light and shade, or some color to contrast with the monochrome.
I don't have any training in composition and I wouldn't know where to find specific resources that would help you in this regard. What I do is simply experiment. In this case I might take your B-C#-D-E pattern and pick style in BIAB. Maybe run it for 8 or 16 bars Then I might give it a bridge or chorus with a couple of minors thrown into the mix - perhaps Dm-Am-F-E - whatever sounds right to you. Just keep changing the pattern to find what works. Who knows, you might come up with something that really rocks.

Best of luck

Ghostgum

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