All ANALYSIS OF TAYLOR SWIET'S MELODY-WRITING STYLE ON 1989POP MUSIC IS A SCIENCE, Everthink Pop Music sounds more and more alike these days? You're right. Studies show that hit songs dfer less and less these days. With many producers using simple formulas o bundle ther creativity it only makes sense to study these formulas 7 and possibly use them to write songs yourselt In this PDF| want o show you how BBX ofTaylow Swift's 1989 can be broken down to what cal the .Swif Line” This sa paicularfarnuta fr writing melodies that Swit uses over and over again on 1989 This POF wil show you the formula along with several examples. Here's what te formula loks ike BASE OF MELODY (60%) TAIL OF MELODY (46%) BEFORE | EXPLAIN THIS... Make sure you purchase a copy of 1989". I's a great album, you're supporting an artist suchas yourself and you can profit rom the audio quality to really hear al the deta the productions. ©201%, Hotisne Somowernne.BASE OF MELODY (60%) TAIL OF MELODY (YO%) ROOT, the root note of the key. If your song is in Cmajor, the root note isc. Taylor Swift loves the root note and = asthe dla nthe flowing pages shows - she uses lon 199. ONM, & .one-Note Melody isa melody that consists of primary one note. Tink po-po-po-poke fe po-po-poker face” - that's a very simple ONM. Or take Katy Perry's Hot W Cold - slightly more than one note, but this melody is til clear riven by a single note VAN, A high note. This note doesn't have tobe particulary high, itjust needs to be higher than the rest of the melody. DL. a escending Line" refers oa bunch of noes that move downwards, kee cb ad Da oa ‘The Swit Line begins with a ONM centered around the Rot note fapprax. 60 ‘ofthe melody. tis then followed by aT 0) that consists of high note which is flowed by adescening line.YOO WORDS, SZ LIMES. tis doesnot count repens of scons. In her werd. is nly ~ includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. © ROOT DENSITY, Welcome iNew Ys Rx density is 77%, which is very high ONE-NOTE MELODIES. welcome io Now York's ONM density is 82, which s very high This here is textbook One-Note Melody Writing. Almost al of the ines inthis song are bth oot note ‘and monotona, Note how the few lines in the verses and chorus tat breakout ofthis formula are neither ONM nor root note This provides a nice contrast tothe highly predictable majority ofthe song. The verses use a kindof doubled Swit Line fase J: Walking through a crowd / the village is aglow / kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats / under coats, TAIL. J: Everybody here wanted something more / Searching fora sound we hadn't heard before. J: Wecamo to New York. seer outs Tate]: is ben waiting fr you é eine Tate ty190 WORDS, 3) LIWES. tis doesnt countrepttons of sections. nother words his ony ~ includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. ROOT DENSITY. lak Spaces Rot density is 0, which narmal. ONE-NOTE MELODIES. dank Spac's ONM densi is At, which is above average. Again, most ONMs are ret-note melodies. Blank Spaces melodies seem more monotnal than tey actually ar at fist because every section inthis song starts of with a roct-noteONM, which sts a strong fist impression While itis rather complex melodically, these frst ines give te ilusion of simplicity ice to mest you | where you been? j could show you incredible things i ax mnVZS WORDS, 19 LtMES. ths toes not count repetitions of section. In alher words, his only ‘includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. ‘ Si ROOT DENSITY, widest Dreams’ Rot density is 18, which is below average. Uf \y ONE-NOTE MELODIES. wildest Dreams's ONM density is 632, which is above average. Yr, Alot of the Swif Line can be hear her. Check out these lines and listen tothe root-note ONMs with ‘he typical high note followed by a descending line Pease et ot ofthis town (end bv ota ey one ont Be (ON STI]: He's sotall, and handsome as hell, he's so bad but he J: does itso wel J: Say you'l remember me 1:2): Standing ina nice dress, staring al the sunset babeISF WORDS, ZO LIMES. this does not count repetitions of sections. n ather words, this only includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge, © ROOT DENSITY syst densiy is whichis vr on ONE-NOTE MELODIES. siyie's ONM density is 65%, which is high. Syl stands out from the songs of 1969 because its ONM in the chorus doesnot use the rot note (it ses the 2 o The verses jump around between a couple of erent musical ideas, butte song opens strongly ‘on a ONM onthe fh of the key. Suner Lines. Pe eSB4p 2YO WORDS, YS LIMES. this doesnot count repetions of sections. In other words, this only CY KS He v eg Includes the fist Verse, Chorus and Bridge. (ROOT DENSITY, mW Rox densiyis 7, whichis ah va op ONE-NOTE MELODIES. 00TW’s ONM density is 81, which is very high. While the verses here are fairy melodic. the chorus is along string of rot-note ONMS. In ‘Swift goes up a ith to add drama to her ONMS,VFO WORDS, SY LIMES. this does not count repetitions of sections. In ther words, this only includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. © ROOT DENSITY. AviroWs' oo density is 6. whichis hgh ONE-NOTE MELODIES. AviTOWS's ONM density is 752, which is high The chorus is essentially one long rot-note ONM. The high notes on stay” are what you'd expect them tobe: more eat nots, ust an octave up. nthe verses, Swiftuses the Swif Line as described inthis ‘tocument, People like you always want back + The love they gave away eee rere les retoeal Feast): tt younNZ WORDS, ZO LIMES. this does not count repetitions of section. In other words, this only includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge, © ROOT DENSITY shat fs Rx densiyi 16 whichis ONE-NOTE MELODIES. shake i ofrs ONM density is 302, which is ow. Interestingly. Shae Of flls ou of ine with Swit's usual melodies: W's les focused on oat notes and there's only afew ONMs, And even though i's melodicaly very diferent rom heater singles, Shake it Off viously was @ huge hit Cause the payers gon- na play play, play4p VFS WORDS, 26 LIMES. this does not count repetitions of sections. In other words, this only CY LX, x whe eg includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. wi ROOT DENSITY, Bac Btoot’s Root density is 66, which is above average, va 1) OME-NOTE MELODIES. bat Ban's OM densi is 52, whichis average. ‘Again. textbook Swift, J: Cause baby now J: We got bad bloodfa wx ro NS words, 23 LIMES. tis doesnt count repettion of sections. In oer words, this ny K XK ie wee includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. ROOT DENSITY ict Rox densiy is 9, whichis insane va 1) OME-NOTE MELODIES. ists’ O4M density is 962, whichis cra Me SLL A Aff Ji j This oe deserves a medal for using the most root-note ONMs in history without being boring, ‘Aosta Swift wanted tory out how fr she could go with this principle, Worth checking ot for that alone,IW WORDS, IS LAMES. this oes not coun options of sectns. In ather words, his only includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge. / ROOT DENSITY. This Love's Rot density is 3%, which is average. ONE-NOTE MELODIES. this Love's ONM denstyis 4, which is average The verses usea Reversed Swit Line“: They star of with a couple of ascending lines followed by aroot-nte ON. 1 (ASEM UNG): Clear tve war High de came ad brought yun andl kd nade, nao and wtV3® WORDS, IS LIMES. this does not count repetitions of sections. In other words, this only _-> includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge, x 47 Vy / ROOT DENSITY. | Koow Paces’ Root densiy is 37 whichis above average. ae (/ OME-NOTE MELODIES. |Koow Paces's ONM density is 5, which is average, Except th descending lin in the tl. th first hal ofthe verses flow he Swi Lin, (on 2/9): Baby. | know places J We won't found andVSB WORDS, IM LIMES. this does not count repetitions of sections. In other words, this only _-> includes the first Verse, Chorus and Bridge, x 47 Vy / ROOT DENSITY, cean’s Root denstyis 31, which is above average. ws (/ OME-NOTE MELODIES. Cea’: NM density ist, which is above average. 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