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Combining Chord Voicings
- Take a song – a simple one at first – and go through it bar by bar taking note of the. Chords in each bar; and. ...
- Find a voicing for that particular chord type that has the melody note on top. ...
- If you're struggling to find an appropriate voicing, just add the melody note on top of any voicing.
- How do I choose chords for my melody?
- How do you use a different chord voicing?
- Can chords be a melody?
How do I choose chords for my melody?
Sing your melody over and over, and establish the key.
For example, if your melody starts with the notes C and E, it's an easy choice to strum a C chord as your harmony. Other chords would work with those two melody notes: Am, Fmaj7, or even Dm9. Familiarity with the melody is a vital step.
How do you use a different chord voicing?
Use this process to find alternate chord voicings...
- Play the chord in a position/form you know (e.g. open position, barre chord etc.).
- Identify the root note of the chord.
- Find that same root note on the E, A and D strings, giving you three root positions.
Can chords be a melody?
Diatonic chords
Say your melody comprises the notes in a C major scale (C—D—E—F—G—A—B); each one of those notes is the tonic, or root note, of its own chord. These chords are called diatonic chords, and they play an integral part in assigning chords to a melodic note.
