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On guitar, a chord melody is an arrangement of a song that includes both the melody and the harmony (chords) simultaneously. Chord melodies are often used in formats where guitar is the sole harmonic instrument: for example, solo guitar, or guitar trio (guitar, bass, and drums).
Is chord the same as melody?
The crucial difference would come down to the fact that a melody is a single line of pitches and a chord progression is multiple lines of pitches sounding together.
Can a melody have chords?
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.
How many chords are in a melody?
Of these 24, each note of your melody has six possible chords to which it can belong as either a root note, a third or a fifth. Once these are identified, it just remains to figure out which of the six candidates best suits the mood of the tune at any one point.
