Still Can't seem to play major scale over samples

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  1. FrankWhite23

    FrankWhite23 Producer

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    I Found This Song On Youtube i really liked the beginning so i took pretty much the first 12 bars and i pitched it up 4 semi tones and i got F# Major i checked with decoda and with serato sampler.. i found some drums i like and now i wanna add maybe a steady melody over top or add some chords over top and i even used scaler 2 i put all the info into it and just started messing around and nothing sounded right..so i dunno if i'm tripping or just picking bad sounds ..i dunno why Major scales are so much harder for me ..its beyond frustration at this point..can you possibly double check to make sure that is indeed the scale and maybe a progression that her voice is following in the begining i would much appriciate it.
    here is the sample: and i attached the one i pitched up if its easier for you... thank you..i'm still new in terms of writing music and understanding advanced theory
     

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  3. Ad Heesive

    Ad Heesive Audiosexual

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    I'll apologise in advance with egg on my face if there typos or mistakes here (very rushed)
    Someone is sure to find the mistakes if there are any :wink:

    Now that you've transposed it up to F# the chords are
    [F# Major, C# Major, Eb minor, F# Major, C# Major, F# Major]
    That's these chords from the F#Major scale [ I, V, vi, I, V, I]

    So yes it's in F# Major and you could play very safely within the F# Major scale
    You could try improvising using specifically notes from those chords and don't be afraid to use sevenths

    So target these chord notes over exactly when the above chords are playing
    F#Major7 [F#, A#, C#, F] (major 7)
    Ebm7 [Eb, F#, Bb, C#] (minor 7)
    C#7 [C#, F, G#, B] (dominant 7)

    You could also try casually improvising using F#Major Penatonic scale (F#, G#, Bb, C#, Eb)
    and the Eb minor pentatonic scale (the same 5 notes in a different order) (Eb, F#, G#, Bb, C#)
    and then while using these pentatonic scales try occasionally adding a few more of the notes specifically from the chords.

    As always mess around till it sounds good to you.

    Good luck :wink:
     
  4. FrankWhite23

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    Thank you .. ill definitely give it another go tomorrow
     
  5. Sarawak_Sam

    Sarawak_Sam Ultrasonic

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    All the black notes.
     
  6. FelixGo

    FelixGo Newbie

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    The Ad Heesive's answer looks really correct to me
     
  7. alidonkaka6

    alidonkaka6 Noisemaker

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    Yes, it's in F# Major, and you may safely play inside the F# Major scale.

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  8. F.L.O.W.

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  9. Z3r0Str1k3

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    may be ... u dont have a familiar interiorize the nature of a major chord? try to get around in every octave u feel "safe"... BUT ! , only on root note, the third, the perfect fifth.. and maybe try to play the fourth... if u can play those... nice.. if cannot.. erase the fifth. just left the root and third major.
     
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