Jeff Franzel: Sinatra's piano player turned hit writer on Making your melody empathize with your lyrics, new chords for bridges

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In this episode, Jeff walks us through one of his songs and how he makes melodic decisions.

Show take aways:

• How to evolve your  melody
• Focus to the relationship between chords and melody
• Secondary Dominant can be great chords for the bridge
• Create hooks both in the melody and piano part
• Focus on the song, not the business

http://jefffranzel.com

https://www.scarletkeys.com

The show's theme song "What's in a Song" was co-written with Otto Gross

Recorded and performed by Otto Gross: 

@OttoGrossProduction (instagram)
@OttoGrossMusic (Youtube, facebook, TikTok)

https://biglink.to/ottogrossmusic

Scarlet's website:

https://www.scarletkeys.com

Scarlet's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarletkeysofficial/

To purchase Scarlet Keys' book "The Craft of Songwriting:

https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Songwriting-Music-Meaning-Emotion/dp/0876391927/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2PP55NU6E9ST6&keywords=the+craft+of+songwriting&qid=1659573139&sprefix=the+craft+of+songwritin%2Caps%2C153&sr=8-1