A Beginner’s Guide to Using Dissonance for a Bigger, More Joyful Resolution
New to songwriting? It always helps to create pull for your listener using harmony. Here are some chord options for resolving tension!
New to songwriting? It always helps to create pull for your listener using harmony. Here are some chord options for resolving tension!
For Episode 22 of “Themes and Variation,” we’re joined by musician Euan Gray to gab about our favorite songs for a rainy day!
We break down the small yet significant harmonic effect that makes the climactic scene in The Truman Show break down all of our emotional barriers.
A practical guide to using intervals to create a range of emotional effects, because despite what you’ve heard: dissonance is king.
Let’s look at how music can make a song sound sad even when there are no lyrics — and why we like that so much.
We polled members of the Soundfly staff and mentor community to ask about their go-to chords and progressions for certain emotional outcomes. Check it out!
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The next time you’re writing a heartbreaking, gut-wrenching tune, try using this handful of chords to drive your sadness home.