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Question: When writing a song, is it bad to go outside of a scale in some measures?

(Posted by: Mattshu on 2010-03-04 12:15:58)

My band wrote a song, and it sounds majorly epic, if you will. I tabbed it out into Guitar Pro 5 tabbing program, and noticed that whenever I use the built- in Scale Finder (scans the entire tab for a common scale pattern.) It came up with many scales, which mean some of the notes in the song aren't following a solid scale. But if I change that note to accommodate the song's scale, it makes the note sound foreign, which ruins the entire measure. So I figured I'd let it slip. Now, I'm no music major, but if we take this song to a recording studio, and the producer notices this small little note, will he take notice to it greatly enough to change the entire measure, let alone the single note that's off- scale? @Alexandra Good point, I've thought the same way. If it doesn't fit, then you might as well not try hiding it. Many bands I listen to have certain "strange " parts that contribute well to the song.

Posted by: Jazzy Boy on 2010-03-07, 10:01:22

Scales and Music theory are rules that are proven by our ears. You can have a song that has a key change in it. Or you could have some notes in a song that don't fit into the scale, these are called accidentals. The answer is if it sounds good do it.

Posted by: Alexandra on 2010-03-04, 12:19:10

You should say it make the song different and original though should make it sound intentional .