CHORDMELO / SONGWRITING
From the lift of Japan’s familiar Royal Road progression to wistful pop loops, listen to chord ideas and build a vocal melody that fits your song.
Scale degrees: IV - V - iii - vi126 BPM
Listen to progressions ↓Make a melody ↓F–G–Em–Am in C major is the IV–V–iii–vi pattern often called the Royal Road progression in Japan. Its rising bass motion leads into a more bittersweet minor chord, which can create both anticipation and wistfulness on the way to a chorus.
A chord sequence alone does not define a genre or make a song sound original. Audition it with different rhythms, melodies, and sounds to see whether it works for your track.
Try F–G–Em–Am or C–G–Am–F for a moving chorus, then hold each chord longer in a verse to create contrast. A bridge can shift the color with seventh chords such as Dm7–G7–Cmaj7 before returning to the chorus.
A simple starting point is one chord per bar and a melody in a comfortable vocal range. Raise the first note of the chorus or hold the final chord longer to test how the arrangement changes the lift.
Use the play buttons to compare chord loops, then open the melody tool with your chosen progression ready to go. Change key, tempo, or melody ideas and compare them in the browser. Export MIDI to continue arranging in your DAW.
LISTEN & TRY
Compare the sound of each loop and find a progression for your vocal melody.
MELODY MAKER
The progression is ready. Generate and audition ideas, then export a favorite as MIDI for your DAW.
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Detected key: C major 100% confidence
Presets
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Length per chord
Beat grouping
The same meter feels different depending on how you group it.
The most common meter. Four beats per bar.
Seed: chordmelo
The same seed always produces the same melody.
Nothing generated yet. Pick a progression and press Generate melody.
One familiar example is IV–V–iii–vi, which is F–G–Em–Am in C major. Thinking in scale degrees makes the pattern easier to transpose.
A progression is only a starting point. Melody, rhythm, lyrics, and sound choices shape the identity of a song, and the same chords can support many styles.
Yes. Play each chord card to hear it, then use the melody tool to generate vocal ideas over the progression.
