All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Yeah, sometimes a catchy rhythmic figure or groove can do the trick all by itself. Seriously I am going to show you in 3 easy steps how to write a solid melody. You don't have to know anything about music theory as I will provide you with the few basics that you need to know in a few moments.
Most songwriters play guitar or piano at least a little bit.
If you cannot understand, please email me and I will follow up with the examples converted to standard music notation for you. Here are the basics you need to know before we get started with the actual lesson. Moving up or down a note in a scale is called a scale step. A chord goes with each step of the major scale. Choose 4 chords that you think sound good together from the list above.