recently almost every chorus/prechorus idea i've been excited about has had a 4 chord under the first bar of it. |4|1|5|6m 5|, |4|6m|5|2m 1|, |4|5|3m|6m|, |4|5|6m|1|, |4|6m|3m|3m|, etc. (i come up with the melody before or at the same time as the chords, so i'm not doing anything chords-first.) i think what appeals to me is that it feels like you're near the base of a mountain, looking up at the top of the mountain. it gives you an itch to climb the mountain. being on the 4 is like having unfinished business,
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