Yeah every time I try to compose some kind of melody on my guitar it allways get melancholy, yah know, dark and creepy.

It is never happy in anyway.


What am I doing wrong ?!?!?
I've played the guitar for more than 3 years, so I kinda know the whole fretboard, but I just can't crack this key

You are doing nothing wrong. If your music sounds sad, it sounds sad. That's actually a good thing. Sad music tends to hit people harder.

Yeah, but I've planned 2 times to dedicate a song to a girl, but I just think it too depri to work like that :S

Do you know your theory well enough to know whether you're playing a minor or major key? A minor key will usually sound melancholy while a major key sounds happy and more for what you're trying to do.

Yeah i know the different.

But usually when I make a song I just play around, like jamming, and if I find something cool, i use it.

If I make something in a major scale, it doesn'get the right feeling yah know, and then I just throw it away (:

This post was edited by mafai on Jul 25 2010 04:56pm

ok write her a song for when you guys break up..
I don't see the problem here o.O

I havent caught her yet.
And she turns on musicians, so it might gonna work
Just not with some kind of sad song ^^

Use major scales

Minor scales often make the music sound dark

If i could hear it i could prolly tell you why.

This post was edited by tomcoffey12 on Jul 26 2010 12:51pm

ya the minor scale make it downer

but if your music comes out sad its just what you have atm. dont throw it out the window just because its sad

Why do you want her to turn on u ? lol jk

Ok so yeah, just use this progression:
Em D C B7
And play it really fast
There's no way you can turn that progression into a sad song.