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[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ad-J4aaL_IQ&feature=related] Yesterday I mentioned Outkast’s use of an ‘extra’ 2/4 bar in ‘Hey Ya’. I’d definitely advocate cutting out or putting in extra beats when necessary. A song needs to convey the words, and sometimes you have extra syllables that don’t quite scan in a 4/4 bar. Sometimes it’s possble to stretch or shrink the words to [...] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvIw5ZqC1ms&feature=related] Even the silliest pop song can have an idea worth stealing. In this case I’d like to point out the time signatures at use in this song. Three bars 0f 4/4, one of 2/4, another two of 4/4, looped over and over for the whole song. Adding in the occasional half bar is quite a common [...] I’ve written and demoed two more songs for Fawm which puts me up to four. Technically this means I’m ahead of schedule, but I’m sure things will happen in the rest of the month to balance this out. Spinning the Compass [audio=http://www.wellwrite.co.uk/songwright/tomslatter_spinningthecompass.mp3] To The Empty Sky [audio=http://www.wellwrite.co.uk/songwright/tomslatter_totheemptysky.mp3] Ideas to steal: Fourths and fifths. Both songs have harmonies that emphasise fourths or [...] Of course I’m not the only person who thinks experimenting with time signatures is musically interesting. The wonderful world of the internet contains this guitar lessons blog post which contains several examples by the band Symphony X. This is a great post, as it shows you time signatures that are relatively unusual being played by a band [...] In previous posts I’ve urged you to try using different time signatures in your songwriting. Why? For several reasons. My own personal bias. I like progressive rock and I’m a bit of a music nerd. Doing music-nerdy stuff really appeals to certain types of music fan. Its a great way of adding contrast, which is an absolute must if you’re to [...] The most common time signature is 4/4. Most of us know that means four beats in a bar, but is that all it means? If it is, why are there two fours? It means a little more.The first 4 tells you that there are four beats in a bar, and the second four tells you what [...] [audio http://www.wellwrite.co.uk/songwright/songwrightep7.mp3] Download This episode of the songwright podcast looks at three ways of changing time signature within a song. They are: 1. Cutting the occasional beat but mostly staying in one time signature 2. Changing time signature for a whole section, but keeping the same pulse 3. Changing time signature for a whole section and choosing a different [...] |
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