Melody and Chords

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Melody and Chords

• Ref Music Theory (Chord Wizard)

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Scale

• Chromatic scale define the full set of notes,
  from which all other scales are built
• Major scale the most common scale in western
  music
• C major scale structure

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Intervals and Degrees
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Building Chords

• Major triad 135
• Other triad

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Misc.

• Harmonic extension richer harmonics
• Minor/diminished/augmented

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Chords variation in playing

• Inversion
• Slash chord
• open position/close position
• repeating/missing notes

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Chord and Scale Relation
C Major Chords
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Chord Progression

• Verify whether your song satisfies this map!?

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Chord Progression Game (ref)
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Starting with Melody

• Example

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Example

• F major sounds better
• Chord progression

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Topics for Further Reading

• Create a harmonic backing for melody
• Rely on your ears to decide which chords are good
  for the melody, and in what order
• General principle of harmonic movement
• build up tension, resolve at the end
• many popular chord progression that does this
  V7,I
• Modulating between keys concept of key center.
  Dominant sevenths are often used for modulating
  between keys.

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Key Center