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The London Suede - Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away

There are plenty of times where simple is better, but if you’re looking for some inspiration to break out of the same melody... look no further than Bebop. Bebop melodies are known for dynamic contrast, astonishing speed, and dense complexity. A good bebop melody can be exhilarating and yet still catchy enough to be memorable. Charlie Parker’s Ornithology is a great example of a melody that is chromatic, complex, longer, and yet, extremely catchy and memorable. Learning to use chromatic tones, voice leading, melodic contrast, and more will be time well spent for any producer.

Syncopation is the art of accenting notes that are between the beats. If you are counting in eighth notes, in a One and Two and Three and Four fashion, the and words would get accented if you were playing a syncopated rhythm. Rhythmic hits and accents that are syncopated can help to show cultural roots as well as to make a piece of music seem like it is in an exotic time signature or setting.


The London Suede - Sometimes I Feel I'll Float Away
  • Released in: 2013
  • Released on: Bloodsports album
  • Written by: Brett Anderson, Richard Oakes

"Suede kick started the Brit pop revolution of the 1990s, reviving the romance and drama of glammy guitar rock for an era that got mired in the swirling neo psychedelia of shoegaze and Madchester. Brit pop soon became defined by boisterous hooks and lager swilling loud guitars." 

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