Rio Leyva's Melody Guide (Chords, Counter Melodies, Sound Selection & More)

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0:00-0:34 Intro
0:34-3:25 Chords
3:25-7:03 Expanding On Your Chords
7:03-10:23 Counter Melodies
10:23-12:04 Sound Selection & EQ
12:04-16:06 VST Secret Sauce
16:06 Outro

[Denzji_]

I can’t even describe or bring to words how amazing rio is as a producer and just a person in general. 💯

[seanotes]

Love how he giving out gems while the desk and computer up to his chin. Bro getting a shoulder workout cookin up. Legend

[prodajaj]

i need some hard one-shots and loops like this

[messbemade]

rio been a gem in the industry for years now, vids like these are going to inspire and teach so much of the youth. looking forward to the minds that are sparked from his content

[VITYN]

I’m an independent artist from Brazil and the Rio Levya’s articulation help me a lot to understand and learning more english content, thanks bro

[silva]

Appreciate y’all for being the only producers in the industry actually sharing stuff

[xkhours]

bro really don't even have to do this. we appreciate you Rio

[whoismorn]

The U He synths especially Diva and Repro have been my sauce for a while now they’re my go to’s

[ilovedrew__]

Rio out here helping so many prods. He’s a goat fr 😩🐐

[topibeats]

rio is my biggest inspiration. even tho im still shit at producing hes the light that always gives me hope

[chasecsgo]

I have been getting back into this for the past two weeks and im starting to understand what you guys mean by if you understand a little bit of music theory thats all you need, and it really is, but if you want my advice from learning so far videos like this and music theory videos in general have made it WAY easier to watch and absorb the information from all of the other producer videos and follow along

[rxgi]

Best tutorial I’ve ever seen for Melodies. Well done 👍

[rudolph]

I remeber everyone was clowning busywork beats for his chord codes but I see rio teaching us the same

[nelisamsane]

best tutorial I've ever seen for melodies. fast and effective. thank you so much

[thezachmichael]

Love seeing all the gems being dropped on the channel!

[LohPro]

would most definitely appreciate a part 2 brother! always a pleasure to get insight into other producers workflows & techniques. i would like to share 3 little tips for melodies that i've been using lately.

(tip #1) doubling the bass or root, into an upper voice, then altering its rhythm, dynamic, adding passing notes, etc. this works because whatever the bass note or root of the chord is, they are the most stable notes in the scale.

(tip #2) orchestration; create a chord or progression, then split the different parts into different instruments & across different octave/pitch ranges. this will allow the same chord to be heard, but across different instruments & you can solo/mute different ones whenever you need

(tip #3) using the same melody motif or pattern, over different chord changes. this works by creating contrast, as the notes of the melody will function one way over the first chord & function differently over another chord. this creates various amounts of tension & color, while providing familiarity.

God Bless!
- Loh Pro

[jetex_beats]

I’ve been watching, learning and studying sound design and music from Internet money and rio, Paryo and nick for a few months. Thank you guys for your knowledge and time

[AbilityboyOfficial]

I love your teaching
I have really learned a lot as a beginner
Waiting for part two

[SPLASHWOE]

Thanks rio I’m now a platinum producer thanks to ur tips and tricks

[jawnnwinn]

WE NEED A SERIES I JUST TOOK MUCH NOTES 🖤 love you bro just getting started into this journey hope i can work with you one day