what comes 1st bass ,melody or chords

[roc]

Hi ,
for more deep house tracks (inst) than vocals what would you suggest comes 1st bass , melody or chords ?

thanks for all your help.

[Devant]

whichever one you want, really. Sometimes, I have an idea where I start with a bassline. Sometimes I start with a simple melody. Sometimes I start with the chords.

[LukeRichardson]

Yeah I agree with devant, if you are really stuck I often start with chords to work out what key i want to work in and then lay down bass and melody. Often I will then re do the chords to make them more rhymic or change the voicings. So the track grows organically with each part inspired by the last.

[roc]

Thanks guys

[migumartinez]

most often i start with the beat. i find some samples i like and think they work well together. i programm a basic beat. add some element to make it mor special. if i have something i like a add stabs or chords. after that i lay down the bass. after that i start arragnging and ad a couple more elements.

[blackwax]

It totaly depends on what you are trying to achieve with the track. what vibe are you looking for

I would say no rules