Today I want to show you how to write a piece of simple and beautiful music in less than 10 minutes.

The goal is to learn how to develop a simple chord progression and record it as quickly as possible.

Once we lie down the chord progression, we can start adding more layers to build a simple yet effective arrangement slowly.

The chord progression we are checking out today is in the key of G major: G | Cadd9 | Em7 | D/F# | Cadd9 |.

• Step 1. Record the chord progression twice and pan the tracks left and right.
• Step 2. Add more chords. In this video, we will play triads on the top area of the fretboard.
• Step 3. Record a simple two-notes track to add more color and rhythm to the arrangement.
• Step 4. Add a bass line to the music.
• Step 5. Improvise using the G major scale.

Let me show you how I did it.

Enjoy this lesson.