How do I compose music (piano/keyboard)

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How will this help me create dope R&B melodies though
You have the melody in your head and play it on the piano.

The keys on the piano match the notes and vice versa...:usure:Do you know how to play the piano?
 

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Okay got it :whew: reading notes is easier than I thought

Now what am I supposed to do with that info :whoo:
das how u make melodies, u play songs in the right scale and yall that shyt.
To get started, most people usually learn by knowing that every other note, is what goes together.

So if you start on A, then ur next note will be C or E
Thats good for happy melodies and shyt

but if u wanna try a different darker sound, den u can start on minor notes, like D#

or u can just go here

https://autochords.com
 

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You have the melody in your head and play it on the piano.

The keys on the piano match the notes and vice versa...:usure:Do you know how to play the piano?
No I don't know how to play the piano

How can I play what's in my head? How will I know exactly which keys to press?

Ain't there like rules to chord progressions?
 

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No I don't know how to play the piano

How can I play what's in my head? How will I know exactly which keys to press?

Ain't there like rules to chord progressions?

The first thing you need to do is learn the notes and match it to the keys. Get the simple melody and then add to that as you learn more. Different styles of music use different chord progressions that are more common for that type not necessarily rules.

Piano is pretty easy to learn. Once you learn notes, and how to read music you can basically teach yourself anything.
 

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How can I play what's in my head?

Can you hum or beat box? If your not tryna learn how to play that's the best you can do. Go to some one who can and say "I got this dope melody it's like da da da dahhh dadadadada da da da dahhh dadadadada and the best is like boom boom ting ting boom baboom ting ting ting boom boom ting boom baboom ting ting ting"
 

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Can you hum or beat box? If your not tryna learn how to play that's the best you can do. Go to some one who can and say "I got this dope melody it's like da da da dahhh dadadadada da da da dahhh dadadadada and the best is like boom boom ting ting boom baboom ting ting ting boom boom ting boom baboom ting ting ting"
That's exactly what I'm Tryna do, convert melodies in my head to the piano keys
 

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If you didn't learn this stuff as a young boy your basically shyt outta luck. It's too hard to learn now, give up breh :to:
 

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Ol defeatist ass nikka :camby:

nikkas said I couldn't beat megaman but I did it :steviej:
When you're a kid your mind is a sponge and you have the ability plus the free time to learn stuff like music, languages, etc. We older now and we can't absorb the information + when do we have the time? I don't know about you but between school and work I can't do fukk all or try to learn anything new. Good luck though :manny:
 

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When you're a kid your mind is a sponge and you have the ability plus the free time to learn stuff like music, languages, etc. We older now and we can't absorb the information + when do we have the time? I don't know about you but between school and work I can't do fukk all or try to learn anything new. Good luck though :manny:
I got no job & ain't doin shyt till April

Ima use these 4 months and power thru it :jawalrus: 4 months is enough right?
 

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I got no job & ain't doin shyt till April

Ima use these 4 months and power thru it :jawalrus: 4 months is enough right?
Depends on what quality of music you wanna put out? 4 months is still learning basics bruv :lallana: 3 years if you wanna be "nice" with it
 

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Depends on what quality of music you wanna put out? 4 months is still learning basics bruv :lallana: 3 years if you wanna be "nice" with it
I wanna be nice enough to bring my keyboard to my boys house & have a bullshyt jam session wit him since he got a drum kit

Will I be able to play shyt like the song I posted in the OP
 
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