What makes a song sound sad?

Generally speaking, major chords and major keys produce a light, happy sound and minor chords and minor keys produce a dark, sad sound.

How do you make a sad sound?

The Guidelines of Sad Music

1. 1 – Minor Harmonic Language.
2. 2 – Slow Tempo.
3. 3 – Let your Music Breath.
4. 4 – Use Emotional Instruments.
5. 5 – Focus on Softer Sounds.
6. 6 – Add Expressive Articulations.
7. 7 – Play in the Lower Dynamic Range.
8. 8 – Add Loneliness in Your Arrangement.

How do you make a depressing song?

Writing Sad Songs (and Why You’d Want To Do That)

1. Make sure the song, and especially the chorus, uses lyrics that have a high emotional content.
2. Try descending bass lines.
3. Place minor chords at the beginning of phrases, even if the song is in major.
4. Experiment with slower tempos.
5. Use melodic leaps.

How do you make a sadder song?

1. go for a slow tempo.
2. use piano (preferably above c3 for the leading part), acoustic guitar, and/or strings.
3. don’t use absurd melodies or harmonies, simple things can work as well if not better than more complex things in conveying sadness 4-sometimes maj7 chords can be really powerful, but don’t abuse them.

What instruments can be used to write Sad music?

Here’s a list of examples of instruments you can consider for writing sad music: Intimate Piano (ex: soft piano) Mellow Keys (ex: rhodes or mellotron) Solo Strings (ex: violin or cello)

What kind of music makes you feel sad?

Depressing Sadness This style of sad music is like ‘Feeling Lost in Darkness’. Basically feeling extremely down and depressed, like there is no hope, and everything is just bad. A good example of this style is: Mad World by Gary Jules

How do I make a sad song?

Keep trying and be patient, as making a sad song can take time. To make your song more professional, try to add backing vocals and other effects. Also if you’re a beginner, I’ll recommend you to learn a musical instrument.

Does Sad music need micro-intervals?

Granted, small pitch variability has been associated with sad expression in both music and speech (see e.g., Juslin & Laukka, 2003), but the Western classical music repertoire — sad music included — rarely requires the production of micro-intervals (although vibrato and glissandos are sometimes used as stylistic devices).