4 Ways to Harmonize the Same Melody - Music Composition

How to harmonize a melody in four different ways. This music composition lesson begins by using diatonic chords to present two possible alternative harmonisations. We then move on to two further harmonisations using chromatic chords and more colour. Useful for anyone wanting to expand their chord skills or wanting to improve their skills of harmonic analysis.
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🕘 Timestamps
0:00 - Introduction to four ways to harmonize the same melody
0:39 - Playing the melody
0:54 - The basics of choosing chords
7:48 - Inversions chords
9:02 - Primary and secondary chords
9:46 - Cadences
10:09 - Version one
10:57 - Version two
13:53 - Version three
15:58 - Version four
17:22 - Playing all four versions
18:17 - Conclusion
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[@tymmiara5967]

I'm not a composer and I never learnt any music theory, but this is the first video that talks about the topic of harmonisation in a comprehensive, well-rounded and logical way. Most other videos on youtube are very subjective and very hand-wavy, basically "Oh and this chord could sound nice now"

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What a wonderful teacher. And well respected, since your comments section is full of grateful people. Merci.

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Bravo! You've done a bunch of these harmony-melody videos and they are all unique and useful in their own ways. I don't think you are nearly at the bottom of the issue and I look forward to more!

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[@darleneofthetallpines5742]

I always love the videos where you harmonize a melody. Thank you very much!

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[@MAFL77]

Excellent lesson!! I love how clearly you explain everything without making things unnecessarily complicated. Teaching theory is not an easy task. My respects to you. Greetings from Germany!

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Looking good and healthier! Nice video on harmonization, I sure hope these lessons reach out to songwriters.

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[@piarno1]

Very helpful examples that I can learn from for my own compositions. I took the „Music composition“ and „Writing counterpoint“ classes and the 4 harmonizations give me a different angle to look at. Thank you, Gareth!

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I love harmonisation lesson.... Thanks so much . May you continue giving us more....

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This is awesome... Really forces me to look at song writing in a different light.

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[@dhpbear2]

I'd love to see a video on re-harmonising this G-Major melody by using one of the relative modes. ex. A-Dorian, C-Lydian

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[@MusicLover-oe3ig]

How nice if I could have learnt harmony in such creative way! Thank you very much!!

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[@rfb14]

Very enlightening. Not being a classically trained musician, but always interested in the theory, each one was a great lesson. The last two were particularly interesting.

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[@carlooliverolayta1552]

Hello Garteh, this is very useful. I find it hard to harmonize a piece sometimes I have super repeating chords, but this one made me study other options for harmonizing a piece. Thank you so much!

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Just stumbled upon your videos. Exactly the kind of advice and teaching I’ve been looking for. I’m self thought hobbyist. I’ve tried to find these kind of more advanced theory videos. There are a lot of videos where composing process is shown but they don’t explain the theory and ideas behind the choices.

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Gareth, excellent video, it's so valuable this type of practical content directly linked to the craft.

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[@michaelzimmer1115]

Quite a nice presentation. I started looking at rule based harmonization a few decades ago. After learing just a little bit about it, my guitar teacher at the time said to start off by harmonizing a melody by ear first (I was starting to write songs) and then look for ways to modfiy the harmony, and the melody if necessary. He did not expand on that thought. I can do this now, but harmonizing by ear does not have to be formally rule based. It is still a mystery to me how it works, but then a lot of things in this world are a mystery, none so much as the workings of the human brain, and in this case, the musical brain. So, many folks with no theoretical understanding can harmonize by ear only. The application of theory can come after the fact, if at all. Without notation, and/or a well-trained ear, it is very difficult to apply any rule-based harmonization at all. Another thing that maybe needs a bit more explanation is chord velocity or harmonic rhythm. Where do you put you chords? How often do you change them? Do you only put chord changes on the beat? Do you change chords more slowly? This is an important issue. Also, I sometimes read that you only need to really worry about vertical harmony (melody note and chord tone congruence) on the beats, or maybe more strongly stated, on the strong beats. Looking at a few example of real music, it did not seem that this was always true. So, what is an approach tone or auxilliary tone must depend on a prior decision as to which chord you are going to use. Also, if you use seventh chords and better yet extensions, then how do you define auxilliary tones? Is it always based on the triad form? These are things that the basic material I have read on harmonization does not cover. Some melodies seem to contain measures that favour particular chords, and sometimes the notes seem more random, and harder to pin down for harmony. As an amateur songwriter, I am still trying to up my game.

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Obviously go with what sounds best. That always supersedes any ‘rules’. Think of the rules as guidance. On the issues of harmonic rhythm and the use of inessential notes & chord extensions we have videos on those topics. Keep composing!

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Pretty simple and straight way to explain the topic... I was looking for a reference to teach my students the same...Thanks a lot... This was really helpful...

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"I'm not trying to set the Thames on fire here." LOL! This was very helpful, thanks. Ironically over the past two days I was wrestling with just this issue on one of my bigger pieces. I could hear an echo of your voice from previous videos, talking about passing notes. So I paid a lot of attention to that while I was considering chord placement.

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I’ve lived in the north of the U.K. for 40 years!

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This video was most helpful and interesting as well as educating. Your video communicated even more than you said directly. This video displays well the varied ways and flavors you can have through harmony. I find harmony fascinating and this was an enjoyable video for me.

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[@carlstenger5893]

Before looking at your examples, I decided to take on the challenge to see what I could come up with. Mine follows your second example EXCEPT on beat 2 of the first measure, I went for a I 7b and for beat 4 of the first measure, I went with a secondary dominant, V 7b / ii. I love exercises like this. Thanks!

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That’s great and of course there are many possibilities.

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best explanation ive seen about this topic! Thank you!

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What a great lesson! And enormously useful!

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Most kind

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I like that there is a sense of calmness in your video 😊

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I enjoy your lessons, and I learn. Thank you.

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Thanks a lot for your expanation!!! I love to listen to music. I love the emotions it gives. But my ear is not as good for music as I would like. That's why I've not understand for many years what specialist talk about saying "harmonization". I read many articles about harmony but the material was really difficult for me (yes, simple things can be difficult🙃). And after watching your lesson I finally got it!!! Yes!!!! I'm so happy! Awasome! You're a true teacher!!!👍👍👍💯💯💯🤩

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Al classical music pieces go around the 4 harmonisation techniques you gave. You summarised everything in 20 minutes. I liked your lessons!

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Hello Maestro: Please keep this up it is wonderful to see, hear, listen and learn from a professional that teaches music theory "the hardest concept on the planet." Again Thank you much, Cheers R

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Excellent explanation as always Gareth

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Great lesson! Thanks!

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Hello Gareth, thanks a lot for such an excellent video and a learning resource. Hope you are doing well. We need hundreds of such videos from you. Couple of points and requests: 1) Although the ideas and concepts will still remain the same, it would be really great to see the construction of harmonization for some longer pieces of melody (may be the prelude or chorus of some popular song, etc.) using the building blocks. 2) On the 4th way, you have used Cm. Clearly, it works - it creates tension that pulls towards resolution. But, it's important to know "why" it works. It would be great if you can cover this in one of your future videos. Also, perhaps equally important, what else "might" work as well.

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Excellent. Thank you!

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[@steverodak2230]

This is a very good video. It is the job of the composer to bring out the essential color and beauty of the melody. Many techniques are used. Another method is augmentation wherein shifting harmonies are employed over one note. Bach's Chorales also offer great demonstrations how one melody can be rendered in different expressions. Another pretty progression for the given melody may be: em - bm- C - G- II#3- V7--I. This is the fun of music! Thanks for the video.

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A pleasure. Yes, many different ways to tackle it.

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Helpful ..always right .. nice variety there !!

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Great tutorial...Thank you sir

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There's a lot of value in this lesson, even though I'm a guitar guy. Thanks!

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Really inciteful ty, new to you're site, I'll be following more often! The 6/4 is what I'm used to but abc works just as well!

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Thank you very much! This is very helpful , especially for those who aren't strong in music theory like myself 😊

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Thank you for clear presentation. I have seen also piano roll editor instead of notation in the same purpose. I means that young composers want to make sounds direct to the virtual player. Not to real instruments. I prefer this traditional way.

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[@vitorpassosnicolodi9108]

Hi. You're looking great! As always, loved the video

[@MusicMattersGB]

You’re most kind

[@abagatelle]

"sift" - good word that. Very helpful, as ever.

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[@jsw0278]

Great video as always. Apparently in Australia we also use the abc method of labelling inversions. I didn’t know this until recently as the only classical harmony book I had was by Walter Piston. I agree the British way is less confusing and quicker to understand. I might practice four part harmonisations by using melodies out of a Beatles song book and reharmonising them.

[@MusicMattersGB]

Yes. The abc system is used widely around the world. Some people know no other system while others have never encountered it. Reharmonising melodies is a very useful process.

[@donlessnau3983]

Hey, you said your name! Finally! Well done. Great info.

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I’ve done it for a while now, following requests!

[@davidbardwatkins]

Very helpful!

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[@davidroberts3086]

Great job as usual Gareth. Best wishes from from Barnsley

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Most kind. Great to hear from someone in Barnsley!

[@fabiocaetanofigueiredo1353]

Thanks Gareth 👏👏👏

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[@sartarite]

A solid job on harmonizing under the melody. I went for a different harmony approach using the second eighth of the passing notes as chord tones, with the melody note as 9th for the first chord and the 11th for the third chord, or, in guitarists' jargon, starting with a sus2 on the II chord resolving to the I chord, then a sus4 on the V chord (with a counter-motion from A to F# to avoid duplication) resolving to the III chord for the first bar. However, what I really would have liked to see is how to harmonize a sung melody (with lyrics) to a set chord accompaniment (or possibly just the bass note and one or two extra notes, e.g. power chords aka hollow fifths, to leave room for ambiguous decoration in the upper (and maybe some lower) vocals also following some of those lyrics, or just counterpointing pieces of those lyrics.

[@MusicMattersGB]

It’s great that there are so many ways of harmonising.

[@KE010101]

Very good.

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[@TheFinalGamerRN]

Amazing video!

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[@nickmuzekari6124]

Great video. Would be nice to see different rhythms included as well, i.e. breaking up the chords different ways, different start times for introducing the chords, etc.

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[@moveuself]

Thank you. such a good teacher. You've lost a lot of weight in a short time, looking good. I hope you're well.

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You’re most kind. I’m fine thanks. It’s been intentional weight loss.

[@jackdeago3639]

Thank you so much

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[@ephjaymusic]

The Gareth has spoken! 🙌🏻

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[@jieworthy4175]

You videos are amazing and you made the world a better place. I noticed that you are much slimmer than before, do keep healthy gentleman.

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[@Peteroluwadare]

This is great

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[@grizzlymartin1]

This is helping me learn to play rootless voicings in the baseline. Thx.

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Excellent.

[@grizzlymartin1]

Yeah, this really got through to me. I’ll look to see if you have other lessons where you DO adhere to the chord root in the base and harmonize thusly. Thx again.@@MusicMattersGB

[@MusicMattersGB]

There are many videos covering this

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@@MusicMattersGB Can’t wait.

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[@johnellison3030]

I like number three best. Great video btw.

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[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Great Video Version 3 sounds Best to me

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[@voronOsphere]

Thanks! Subbed

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[@norwalker]

Thank You

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[@HeiskanenPasi]

Thanks!

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[@Downthebayou]

I really enjoy your videos. Please keep them coming! I have to convert the "a" b" "c" "d" system for inversions to figured bass in my mind, but I'm getting used to it. Is this system used in G.B. across the board for all harmonic analysis, even for advanced students, or is this more of "let's get started" method for beginners before they learn about secondary functions, etc. Your students are very fortunate! Thank you so much for taking the time to create and share these! You are a talented teacher!!

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[@CalebePriester]

My ears tell me that the example number one is the one I like the most. Number two is also good, but number one is better. Examples three and four sound very dissonant to my taste hehe. Thank you for the lesson! It was great!

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[@garytoner2004]

Thanks

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[@irinaratushinskaja7900]

These videos are always delightful and insightful. And Gareth couldn't be any cuter... LOL

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You’re too kind!

[@annenym2222]

I actually tried this. Didn't work out as supposed. Not because I wouldn't understand the theory about chords, but because... I am thinking like a Renaissance composer (watched your video about Byrd) or rather: like a choir singer. When you played this little melody, I immediately heard the full alto voice inside my head. I still tried. The last chord... had to go above the alto with the tenor, but that shouldn't be a problem. But then I began to hear parts of the bass and tenor inside my head. And somehow ended up ignoring exactly what this video is about. Oh, I have passing notes in exactly one voice for each chord but the last, and I have at least one passing note in each voice. But I probably broke that chord scheme or have something here that's horribly boring (like only using I and V or something), didn't even check... well, at least I had some fun and learned something about myself. I am glad I found your channel. Thank you so much for sharing all this content!

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