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How to HARMONIZE A Melody With Just 3 Chords [Music Theory Tutorial]

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How to HARMONIZE A Melody With Just 3 Chords [Music Theory Tutorial]

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(At 4:32 and at 7:02 in the video are the examples you want to hear)

00:00 Intro
00:46 3 chords cover a diatonic scale
02:30 Major scale harmonized example
03:00 Melody harmonized example 1
03:23 Melody harmonized example 2
03:49 Example 2 transcribed for brass (because why not)
05:00 Minor scale harmonization & example
06:18 Melodic idea
07:00 Melodic idea in a string piece (because why not)
08:53 Guitar as a sketching instrument

You know the old adage on how to write Blues (or Rock. Or Country... depends how you ask):

"Three chords and the truth"

That was fine and dandy for a while... and then we got inundated with 3-chords and 4-chords cheesy pop songs and now everybody is tired of the same old same old 3 chords.

Which is a pity.

Because honestly, I love well-made 3-chords harmonizations. And I think that all musicians should know how to do one.

(Harmonization: "put chords to a melody")

For two reasons:

1. They sound great, and

2. They are a great 'first harmonization' that you can do in seconds, and then you can always add more complex ideas if need be.

If you've never harmonized a melody before... this is exactly where you want to get started. Watch the video, try it with your guitar, start having more fun than you ever had with music :-)


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  • How To Harmonize A Melody - Composer Focus composerfocus.com

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  • How to HARMONIZE A Melody With Just 3 Chords [Music Theory ... musictheoryforguitar.com

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  • How to HARMONIZE A Melody With Just 3 Chords [Music Theory ... techmuze.tv

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