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How do I start composing?
Don’t wait for inspiration. Choose a key, build a simple chord loop and start laying out your song, piece by piece.
01 — The starting point
Start with a vibe.
Train your ear to recognize how different chord combinations shape a mood. Pick a genre, test progression styles, and hear what makes them work.
02 — The foundation
Find your start note.
Every song revolves around a key—the note where everything feels at rest. Pick a home note for your track and see how surrounding chords naturally relate to it.
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03 — The structure
Build your song flow.
Discover how moving between chords creates tension, release, and movement. Arrange your progression across verses, choruses, and bridges to build a structure that evolves naturally.
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This is the default note order from the scale. Move them around to find your own sound.
04 — Your sound
Break the rules to find your sound.
Once a progression works, swap out a single chord or change its variation. Shifting the emotional weight of one chord is how generic formulas turn into your signature sound.
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Browse curated chord progressions by atmosphere—from melancholic dark pop to uplifting indie—and discover what makes each genre work.
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Used by The Beatles, Adele, Bob Marley and hundreds more.
You know how it sounds in your head. Getting it out is the next step.
You have the melody, the feeling, maybe even a title — but the song isn't coming together.
That's not a talent problem. That's a structure problem.
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THE DIFFERENCE
Mussike doesn’t create for you. It creates with you.
There's no shortage of AI tools that will write your song in 30 seconds. But that's not your song — it sounds like everyone else's. **Mussike works differently.**
Your next song starts here.
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