Hi Gabriel,
I tried to apply the suggested tricks and came out with a nice riff (the first riff in the below recording)
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After the first riff, I tried for some time to find more suitable riffs so that I can make a song out of it. But I 'm stuck because I wanted to preserve the aggression (hardcore-ish feel), but every other riff turns out more melodic. So now I am trying to identify songs in a similar style so I can get some ideas on the next riffs that I should put together.
Below is how I worked to come out with the recorded riffs:
1st riff:I started by working on riff variations based on the chord progression of one of my favourite songs (Social D. - Cold feelings)
The chord progression of the song is I - I - VI - III (B minor).
Because the rhythm was very simple I thought I would have to change it (Along with the key) so that it is not that similar to the above song. After some experimentation, I ended up slightly changing the chord progression to: I - I - II , VI - VI - II - III in a different rhythm (close to the rhythm of the intro in rise against - behind closed doors) .
The 2nd riff is the same without mutings. That would be the verse in my song.
3rd riff: This is a riff inspired again by the chorus progression in the song rise against - behind closed doors. It's the same chord progression
vi - vii - I - I iii
but played in a different key and every chord lasts have of the time than what is played by rise against (i.e. 4 measures instead of 16 measures).
4th riff:The final riff (octaves) is inspired by rise against injection and your lesson for Rise against style.
Eventually, I don't feel that I want to keep riffs 3 & 4 in the song, but it shows how I have tried to apply the below proposed ideas for my own composing.
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For example, you could try ideas like these:
- Take the structure of one song, the key of another one, the tempo of another one, the chord progression of another one, and change a few details.
Combine elements from different songs... and let me know what happens!
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Another idea... take the chords of one song, the best rhythm of other and the tempo of another one...
Maybe I need to analyze many other songs, so that I have more stuff/ideas to combine in my composing.