The Secret of Writing a Memorable Melody and Catchy Tunes @QJamTracks

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Unlock the secrets of songwriting with our latest guitar tutorial, "The Secret of Writing a Memorable Melody and Catchy Tunes." In this advanced lesson, we dive deep into music theory, empowering serious guitarists and musicians to elevate their songwriting skills. Discover how to craft unforgettable melodies and hooks that resonate with listeners. Learn about key signatures, chord progressions, and the essential elements that make a melody stand out. This tutorial is designed for those who want to push their musical boundaries and create compelling tunes that captivate audiences. Whether you're an experienced guitarist or a passionate musician eager to explore advanced concepts, this video offers valuable insights to enhance your creative process. Don't miss the chance to unlock your full potential in music composition! Subscribe for more advanced guitar tutorials and elevate your playing with expert music theory tips. Join our community of serious musicians and take your guitar skills to the next level!

Tablature, diagrams, examples and backing tracks will be available on my Patreon page:
patreon.com/QJamTracks

*Chapters:*
0:00 Introduction
0:57 Things to consider
1:27 Chord notes and tension notes
2:20 Melodic range
4:11 The motif
8:07 Repetition
8:52 Geometrical shape
9:31 Sticky intervals
10:57 Steps, skips and leaps
12:26 Words, sentences and paragraphs
13:52 Sequences
15:53 Conclusion

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(c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands

$The Secret of Writing a Memorable Melody and Catchy Tunes Unlock the secrets of songwriting with our latest guitar tutorial, The Secret of Writing a Memorable Melody and Catchy Tunes. In this advanced lesson, we dive deep into music theory, empowering serious guitarists and musicians to elevate their songwriting skills. Discover how to craft unforgettable melodies and hooks that resonate with listeners. Learn about key signatures, chord progressions, and the essential elements that make a melody stand out. This tutorial is designed for those who want to push their musical boundaries and create compelling tunes that captivate audiences. Whether youre an experienced guitarist or a passionate musician eager to explore advanced concepts, this video offers valuable insights to enhance your creative process. Dont miss the chance to unlock your full potential in music composition! Subscribe for more advanced guitar tutorials and elevate your playing with expert music theory tips. Join our community of serious musicians and take your guitar skills to the next level! Tablature, diagrams, examples and backing tracks will be available on my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/QJamTracks *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 0:57 Things to consider 1:27 Chord notes and tension notes 2:20 Melodic range 4:11 The motif 8:07 Repetition 8:52 Geometrical shape 9:31 Sticky intervals 10:57 Steps, skips and leaps 12:26 Words, sentences and paragraphs 13:52 Sequences 15:53 Conclusion #melodies #catchytunes #songwritingtips #songwriting #composition #guitarlesson #guitartutorial #musictheory *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Tabs and tracks at PATREON:* http://www.patreon.com/Qjamtracks *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal Audio (FM9)* https://www.fractalaudio.com Neural DSP https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2024 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$ $ALTERED SCALE: Jazzify YOUR Guitar SOLOS - CRYSTAL CLEAR Tutorial Create awesome fusion solos, outside blues licks, Jazz solos and eerie metal riffs with this altered dominant scale, a.k.a. the super Locrian scale and diminished whole tone scale. This scale is perfect for improvising over dominant chords and altered chords, but also to create riffs and licks with lots of tensions and dissonance. The altered dominant scale is the 7th mode of the melodic minor scale and is used often in Jazz and fusion rock by guitarists like Guthrie Govan, Frank Gambale, Plini, Shaun Lane, Scott Henderson and by the master of fusion guitar: Alan Holdsworth to name a few. In this guitar tutorial about the altered scale you’ll learn everything about this beautiful scale in a crystal clear way with examples and tablature. 0:00 Introduction 0:51 What is the altered scale 3:05 The altered chord 4:04 Example solo 4:23 Origin and similarities 6:03 Scale patterns 8:17 Altered vs diminished 9:11 Example using arpeggios 11:13 Example Blues 12:11 Example Metal 12:56 Example Fusion 13:39 Conclusion You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2020) Rob van Hal Used: Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2020 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Create awesome fusion solos, outside blues licks, Jazzy solos and eerie metal riffs with this altered dominant scale, a.k.a. the super Locrian scale and diminished whole tone scale. This scale is perfect for improvising over dominant chords and altered chords, but also to create riffs and licks with lots of tensions and dissonancy. The altered dominant scale is the 7th mode of the melodic minor scale and is used often in Jazz and fusion rock by guitarists like Guthrie Govan, Frank Gambale, Plini, Shaun Lane, Scott Henderson and by the master of fusion guitar: Alan Holdsworth to name a few. In this guitar tutorial about the altered scale you’ll learn everything about this beautiful scale in a crystal clear way with examples and tablature. 0:00 Introduction 0:51 What is the altered scale 3:05 The altered chord 4:04 Example solo 4:23 Origin and similarities 6:03 Scale patterns 8:17 Altered vs diminished 9:11 Example using arpeggios 11:13 Example Blues 12:11 Example Metal 12:56 Example Fusion 13:39 Conclusion You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2020) Rob van Hal Used: Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2020 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$

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$The Diminished scale and arpeggios nailed – Crystal Clear Tutorial Learn all about the wonders of the tonic diminished scale and dominant diminished scale to add it to your improvisation arsenal and let your solos stand out. In this enhanced visual guitar tutorial I explain everything you need to know about the diminished scale and arpeggios so you can incorporate it in your improvisation the easy way. 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In this guitar lesson we look at the scales and arpeggios to use over the maj7 chord such as the major scale, pentatonic scale, superimpose a pentatonic scale over a maj7 chord, the maj7 arpeggio, superimpose a min7 arpeggio over a maj7 chord and superimpose a major 7 arpeggio of the 5th degree. 0:00 Introduction 01:17 Five important 7 chords 3:02 The Major 7 chord 4:12 The Major scale 5:39 Pentatonic scales 7:48 The Minor scale of the 3rd degree 9:45 Maj7 arpeggio over the Maj7 chord 11:24 Min7 arpeggio of the 3rd degree 12:40 Maj7 arpeggio of the 5th degree 13:48 Conclusion Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files: https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com Other E-books: E-BOOK - Easy arpeggios for sophisticated results https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-easy-arpeggios-for-sophisticated-sounds E-BOOK - Improvising over dominant 7 chords (using scales) https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-improvising-over-dominant-chords E-BOOK - Modes of the major scale crystal clear https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/e-book-modes-of-the-major-scale-crystal-clear E-BOOK - Exotic Pentatonic scale for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/exotic-pentatonic-scales-for-guitar E-BOOK - Modes of the harmonic minor scale https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/modes-of-the-harmonic-minor-scale E-BOOK - Secrets of outside playing https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/secrets-of-outside-playing E-BOOK - Superimpose Pentatonic scales https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/superimpose-pentatonic-scales-for-rock-fusion-and-jazz E-BOOK - Traids and inversions for Guitar https://qjamtracks.myshopify.com/products/triads-and-inversions-for-guitar-easy-to-advanced PATREON: You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2021) Rob van Hal Used: Strandberg Boden Metal 8 NX (www.strandbergguitars.com) Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Schecter Banshee GT FR (www.schecterguitars.com/) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) BIAS FX (www.positivegrid.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2021 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects in this video: Improvising, 7-chords, 7 chords, Minor 7 chord, Major 7 chord, Diminished 7 chord, Augmented 7 chord, Dominant 7 chord, Soloing over maj7 chord, Scales for maj7 chord, Maj7 arpeggio, Min7 arpeggio, Lydian mode, Lydian scale, Maj7#11 chord, Music theory lesson guitar, Music theory, Guitar tutorial, Guitar lesson, Rob van Hal, QJamTracks, Q Jem tracks, Q jam tracks$

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$All About KEYS, SCALES and the CIRCLE of FIFTHS - Crystal Clear Answers to questions like: What is a key? What is a scale? How can I use it? Which chords in what key? What is the circle of fifths? Guitar music theory explained with easy to understand graphics and animations in the QJamTracks way. All this in less than 18 minutes! 0:00 Introduction 0:35 The notes 1:33 Sharps & flats 2:40 Playing in the key of… 3:17 The major scale 5:18 Major starting on D 6:48 Major scale starting on other notes 8:01 Scales with flats 9:04 Order in Chaos 10:54 Circle of fifths 11:48 Circle of fourths 12:58 Merging both circles 13:48 Minor keys 15:38 Relative keys 16:48 Chords in the major scale 18:12 Chords in the minor scale 19:01 Conclusion You can support me on my patreon page (also for tabs of the licks played in this video): www.patreon.com/QJamTracks Artwork: (c) 2020) Rob van Hal Photo Joe Satriani: Hreinn Gudlaugsson, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Video Guitarist in Band: Joshua Malic (Pixabay.com CC BY-SA 4.0) https://pixabay.com/nl/users/malic_1-16268690/ Used: Ibanez JEM 7vb (www.Ibanez.com) Ibanez RT Ibanez SD GR Bass (www.Ibanez.com) Schecter Banshee GT FR (www.schecterguitars.com/) Takamine GD930 (www.takamine.com) Castilla Classical Guitars Samson Concert 99 Wireless system Rode Microphone Axe FX II (www.fractalaudio.com) BIAS FX (www.positivegrid.com) Social Media/contact: www.patreon.com/QJamTracks www.facebook.com/QJamTracks www.instagram.com/QJamTracks www.youtube.com/QJamTracks (c)2020 Rob van Hal, Netherlands Subjects in this video: Circle of fifths, Circel of fifths, Circle of fourths, Circle of 5ths Circle of 4ths Keys, Scale, Scales, Chord theory, Scale theory, Major key, Minor key, What is a key?, Relative keys, Music theory, Music theory for guitar, Find chords in a key, Guitar lesson, Guitar tutorial, Q jam tracks, QJamtracks, Rob van Hal Guitar theory lesson$ $ALL ABOUT the Dreamy LYDIAN MODE, and more - Crystal Clear Lesson With examples and Tabs. Learn how to build the scale on the neck, learn patterns, see examples of famous songs like “Flying in a blue dream” by Joe Satriani and “Every little thing she does is magic” by The Police. Learn how to improvise with the lydian scale in specific situations, see how the chords are organized in this beautiful lydian mode and create lydian chord progressions yourself. Discover lydian arpeggios, pentatonic substitutions and get to know the Lydian Dominant variant for some nice outside sounds. In this video you will nail the secrets of the Lydian scale and learn how to put this mode into daily playing over all kind of chord progressions. I’ll explain everything about this scale and why it’s such a remarkable asset to you your playing routines. You can play this dreamy, uplifting and futuristic sounding lydia scale in different situations over different chords. That’s what you will learn in this video by examples and well known songs in different styles with tablature on screen. 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Whether you’re jamming, writing solos, or just exploring new sounds on guitar, this technique will give your playing that fresh, jazzy edge. ✅ What you’ll learn: • Why the Dorian mode is a go-to for modern improvising • How dominant 9 arpeggios create Dorian colors over minor chords • Practical tips to integrate this sound into your guitar solos • Visual demonstrations and easy-to-follow diagrams Level 5 (of 6) 🎶 Grab your guitar and start improvising with Dorian like a pro! #Dorian #GuitarImprovising #GuitarLesson #Dominant9 #GuitarTheory #IntermediateGuitar #improvisation Tablature, diagrams, examples and backing tracks will be available on my Patreon page: https://patreon.com/QJamTracks *Chapters:* 0:00 Introduction 0:39 Concept explained 2:58 The sound 3:54 Superimpose explained 4:33 Using it over minor chords for Dorian 7:30 Using Dom9 over minor & dominant 8:24 Practical take away 9:00 Final Thoughts *Crystal Clear E-BOOKS with audio files:* https://qjamtracks.shopify.com *Social Media/contact: * https:// facebook.com/QJamTracks https:// instagram.com/QJamTracks https:// youtube.com/QJamTracks *Strandberg Guitars* https://strandbergguitars.com *Fractal AxeFx II* https://www.fractalaudio.com Neural DSP Plini X Plugin https://neuraldsp.com/ (c)2025 Rob van Hal, Netherlands$