Zedd - stache

Notes on the song's production

0:08

First 8 bars establish melody and bass, ending with funky bass

Melody is one bar, arpegia ting

Instruments - lead, bass, drums

0:08-0:15

Gm

Basically repeating the first section but with a whoosh noise at the end to transition into the next section

Also drum “fill”

0:16-0:30

Gm-Bb-Eb-F

chord progression introduced

Drums are missing!

Lighter bass being used now

Also a filter sweep on melody

Bass transition

0:30-0:44

Gm-Bb-Eb-F-Fdim

Melody played octave lower

At very end, transition introduces new chord progression

0:45-1:00

Gm-Bb-Eb-F-Fdim

Melody is now harmonized

More drum fills

The transition is repeated

0:56 prepares new section

1:00-1:14

Bbmaj7

Just the melody is played

Ambient noise

Drums build up in distance

1:14-1:22

Bbmaj7

Drum pattern continues

1:23-1:28

Bbmaj7

Drums intensify

Rising melody in background

1:30-1:38

Gm

New bass melody introduced

Only kick drum

1:38-1:45

Gm

Snare reintroduced

Vocoder transition

1:45-2:00

Melody reintroduced but in different starting point

Harmonized

Bass figure from previous section continues but filtered differently

Transition eighth notes at end

2:00-2:15

The bass bits are getting sharper

In the penultimate bar the drum already signals that a new section approaches

The little chromatic transition from earlier reappears

2:15-2:30

Gm-Bb-C-Eb-F

New chord progression

Filter sweep

Original melody is being cycled throughout the scale

2:30-2:45

Vocoder bass introduced 

2:45-3:00

Percussion build introduced, snare becomes prominent at very end of section

Higher saw ish frequencies reintroduced 

3:00-3:14

Snare buildup, doubles in speed at 3:08

3:15-3:45

Chord similar to bass melody from 2:30

Repeated twice

3:46-4:00

Piano reduction of chord progression played