10 Ways To Add ENERGY To BORING Chords 

Yeah I agree

@@chryzproduction9627 yeah right

Funny, I find it distracting. I don't care which DAW he is using, but having to readjust to a new layout each time he switches software distracts me from what is important. Understanding the concept he is trying to explain.

pls tell me what vst/plugin hes using for the chords and basses

logic gang!

As someone who also struggles with over complicating things for the sake of not feeling cheap, I gotta say the best work I’ve done comes from layering multiple simple parts. The chords can be simple, the melody can be simple, the bass can be simple… but if you add all of them together, that creates the complexity you desire. Remember, simple is key in music.

@@TheSCPStudio And that's a huge relief! Coming up with complex chord progressions to elicit specific emotions is way harder (at least to me) than using all the tools at our desposal.

i couldnt agree more

Same.😎👍

What’s your artist name

Ctrl + Left Click drag : select the notes u want to Ctrl + B : Paste in next bar

I actually didn't know the second one for the longest time, thank you

pls tell me what vst/plugin hes using for the chords and basses

@@hanes5689 Mostly sylenth from what I could tell

interesting. Yea I can look into this.

@@AlexRome Awesome!!!

This is actually one of the things that define us as individuals: how long we are willing to hang on a tension chord before resolving it. Some artists can't handle tension for more than a few moments, and their progressions will pass through tension chords quickly. Other artists will hang on tension chords and pass through resolution chords quickly. I'm not sure it's clear how that's an answer to your question, except to say that most people prefer progressions where tension chords aren't played for very long, creating faster rhythmic movement.

@@danielbenjaminmusic2920 Thanks for your advice! I’m looking for a harmonic rhythm breakdown similar to the chord progression charts showing which emotion the chords communicate. Kinda trying to learn the rules (if any) before I break them for creativity sake. Any additional info would be appreciated tremendously.

@@simpdown1404 In that case you may be seeking a specific answer to a question that doesn't have a specific answer.

I always use chord extensions if possible, but for that, you need basic knowledge on chord scales.

@@saricubra2867 Absolutely. But if you're into really dissonant stuff, playing in-between notes may be necessary.

Yes, exactly

May I also suggest peppering your chord progressions with Augmented and Diminished Chords? I honestly feel that EDM music does not get hardly any of those chords if at all. Perhaps in terms of diminished chords, There may be at least two or three at the most in techno EDM pieces that comes to mind. Two of them come from the Streets of Rage Soundtracks, but the most prominent techno piece that comes to mind is Anaconda by Wolfgang Gartner. And the chords in that song are F minor7, BFlat sus4sus2, BFlat major over C, DFlat major over EFlat, and E diminished7. And then back to F minor7. I love that chord progression so much because you go through the first three chords, but then it just sits on that DFlat major over EFlat for a couple more seconds, and that is what makes so powerful when that E diminished7 just hits you in the face and ears, quickly bringing you back to the F minor7 tonic chord. Here is a link to the song. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yEEVZfswNgU.html Now as for techno pieces with augmented chords, there really isn't any in general. However, I did a cover from the Streets of Rage 5 Remake OST. And in particular, I covered the Mona Lisa track. But it is actually the Boss music in the game (at least one of them if I am correct.) Now that is one of the other techno pieces that come to mind that is diminished for sure. And they use the Diminished Scale of course. In my cover, I augmented the heck out of it instead. And I used nothing but the Whole Tone Scale. So check it out from the following link and enjoy. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tWgWbtH1ptA.html&pp=ygUaYXVnbWVudGVkIGxpc2Egam9obiBmb2xsaXM%3D

Something else you can also do is use seventh chords which utilize 4 notes instead of 3. It adds more room for tweaking the overall chord, whether it is the 1st, 3rd, 5th, or 7th note being played (such as lengthening one and shortening the other or whatever you want to do tbh).

Wow you must be a genius

Nice great tip !!

@@WoockerSocket2 What is the point of this comment? Do you think you're a genius for trying to make someone else feel dumb? I mean... it's not even funny. If you're going to act rude, at least be funny!

Awesome tip!

Vital maybe? A simple tutorial with it and you can make any sound you want really. I haven't used it a lot myself, though