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The post chorus

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The post chorus

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- [Instructor] The melody of a song is a powerful tool for creating momentum and energy as it is arguably our main point of interaction with the listener. A great example of this is the concept of a post-chorus, which is often called the post. Earlier in the course we defined a pre-chorus as the section of a song that propels us into the chorus. The post-chorus is a secondary hook that comes after the chorus and builds on the drama of the song. You can hear some great examples of post-choruses in Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop The Feeling", Katy Perry's "Roar, and Rihanna's "Umbrella". Let me show you how a post-chorus works. Here is a new song example called "Never Get Over You". I'll pick it up from the pre-chorus and play into the chorus. ♪ Can't you see what you mean to me? ♪ ♪ It's not an easy thing to do. ♪ ♪ I will never get over you, ♪ ♪ Get over you, ♪ ♪ You know it's true. ♪ ♪ I will never get over you, ♪ ♪ Get over you, ♪ ♪ You know it's true. ♪ Now here's that same…

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