Dammit, Am I copying someone with this riff?

[Andrew Fernandes]

As soon as I hit the first chord I knew the somewhat chord melody but I'm thinking to myself could I have subconsciously have copied someone. Like my other song that I completed many said I copied red hot chili pepper in the intro but like I never listened to that song, I could see the resemblance hopefully this one is more original.

 

[Alicia Willis]

Don’t think you copied anyone. The first few notes though are spot on to “kryptonite” by three doors down but it’s not the the entire progression. I’m assuming that’s what you heard too.

 

[Andrew Fernandes]

Don’t think you copied anyone. The first few notes though are spot on to “kryptonite” by three doors down but it’s not the the entire progression. I’m assuming that’s what you heard too.

I think I must be thinking about a progression that is a lot faster. Like one of those top 100 riff songs.

 

[Iris]

I'm briefly hearing Kryptonite and Hurt. But I don't think you're copying anyone.

 

[William B.]

I haven't heard it, I feel like that too sometimes
first 3 notes sounds like kryptonite but then it changed

 

[Ed Seith]

You're arpeggiating standard chords. It's gonna sound kinda like a LOT of things without actually BEING them. It's okay!

 

[Alicia Willis]

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You're arpeggiating standard chords. It's gonna sound kinda like a LOT of things without actually BEING them. It's okay!

yes ! This ! Like how “Afterlife” and “Glycerine” have the same exact chords but they’re Not the same.

 

[Ed Seith]

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yes ! This ! Like how “Afterlife” and “Glycerine” have the same exact chords but they’re Not the same.

And BOTH of those fuckers stole that shit from the chorus of the first song I ever wrote, AND I WROTE IT BEFORE THEM. Fuckin thieves. Where's my royalties, bitches?

 

[Andrew Fernandes]

You're arpeggiating standard chords. It's gonna sound kinda like a LOT of things without actually BEING them. It's okay!

Naughty, Naughty me I need to start arpeggiating chords down the neck.

 

[Ed Seith]

Nothing naughty about it. All pop music is doing something familiar in a slightly new-ish way.

 

[William B.]

There's only 7 notes in "Western music/notation"(Do, Rae, Mi, etc.) with a sharp/flat in between, PG said it in a lesson I translated the other day. How come the open strings are named the way they are? Like why aren't they named from A to F? Seems like some weird math

 

[Lindsey]

''Dammit, Am I copying someone with this riff?''
That should be a familiar thought to most people here

But I don't recognise it