Ahh, music Every game should have it. No one wants to play a game without music! It’s a vital add on that is used everywhere and so frequently that we don’t know that it’s there until it’s gone.
This tutorial here will explain the basis of music-making. For this tutorial, I will be using a free music software called Musescore(I chose this because I’m broke). I would recommend getting it for this tutorial. I will also be using the instrument called, “Piano” for this tutorial.
This tutorial will also require decent knowledge of the vocabulary and what things mean. For example, the note names, bass clef, treble clef, etc.
This thread may benefit you in understanding this topic:
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The first thing you have to do is think of a chord progression. Let’s take the overused chord progression, which uses the notes A, F, C, G in order respectively. I’m certain you have heard it before:
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But it’s kind of shabby and really simplistic. Let’s make them into actual chords, which are notes stacked upon each other to make harmony. Here’s what it sounds like now:
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Ahh, sounding much better. But not quite there yet. Chords have inversions. How inversions are made is you stack the same notes on top of each other. This image shows the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd inversion of the first chord(A Minor Chord):
And this is what it would sound like:
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So, let’s just add some different inversions to our chords, which will be labelled as first, second, or third inversion:
This is what it would sound like:
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It sounds a bit better, but not much is going on. This is where rhythm comes in. Rhythm is the length of the notes. Let’s take some overused rhythm used in pop culture:
Recognize that? Now let’s just make our melody have a similar rhythm:
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Not bad! It just sounds a bit empty. When you make music, it doesn’t hurt to edit some things here and there.
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There we go, we have the bass line done. And for the sake and simplicity of this tutorial, I will be using the same chords and rhythm for the bass line all the way through, meaning that I will just copy and paste the bassline. Now it’s time for the melody.
I usually like to start the melody as quieter, or maybe it’s just the bassline playing for the first four or eight bars. This time I will start with a quiet melody.
Oh, my, gosh. What? Yes, I’ve added some notes, but notice how I used the same notes as I used in the bassline. For example, in bar one, there are only 3 different notes: A, C, and E ace!. This applies to all the bars. But, the rhythm! It’s also complicated! Actually, I just thought of one rhythm line and basically used the same rhythm on every bar with, of course, a few modifications so that it doesn’t get too repetitive. The last bar is what we call an arpeggio, which is basically a chord but you play each note individually. I put some extra notes in there to add some spice.
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Oh, wow! We’re past the basics! Now what? Slap on a catchy title for the song and add special effects. Also, make the song longer using the same idea. I will also add some dynamics(loud/soft). These are just for fun since this is more of a beginner’s tutorial. I will be adding in violins, just because I want you to cry. And maybe a french horn because it sounds good.
Here’s the whole not even long song.
Corruption so sad, I’m crying
Oh, and here is the sheet music:
Hope you enjoyed the tutorial, this is my very first tutorial! Have a nice day!
(I’ll be bookmarking this because I’ll need it)
Thanks!