Discover songwriting techniques from the hit makers this comprehensive guide unlocks the secrets of hit songs examining them and revealing why they succeed learn to write memorable melodies and discover the dynamic relationships between melody harmony rhythm and rhyme fine tune your craft and start writing hits. Writing music for hit songs covers an enormous range of key concepts including song form music theory fundamentals modern harmonic techniques including borrowed chords secondary dominants inversions pedal point modulation and chord extensions and alterations melody techniques including pitch rhythm phrasing contrast tessitura and motivic development writing in minor keys . Writing music for hit songs by jai josefs members reviews popularity average rating conversations 27 none 667718 3 none this book is for everyone who dreams of placing a song on the top 40 charts josefs reveals the hit making mixture for rock country rb and theatrical forms all members members recently added by collarts jsilver36 dlcotter x hoxha cardinal24 bgg1957 . You hear a new song will it be a hit or a flop researchers from bristol university in the uk say they can now tell you well sort of after studying the top 40 singles charts over the last