Adding CHORDS To A MELODY | Music Theory Guitar Lesson

[@adsvx]

One of the best lessons on this subject I've seen on YT. Great job, Darryl, and thank you.

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man! You’re welcome!

[@wayoojrsuchiang7808]

Wow!! I never knew that rhythm guitar would be this interesting.. I always thought solos were the time and space i would spend time working on but tq to you Dryl for giving more knowledge about how interesting n fun rhythm guitar can be in fact it makes the solo come to life more.

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome! I’m glad you took something away from this 🙂

[@headstockharem4]

Great lesson! I liked the II Dim chord as the first chord, sounded nice.

[@ZL1LoVeR]

Loved the visual aids here, this really opened up a new way for me to think about harmony. Great lesson!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks for sharing gratitude 🙂 Those visual aids took me hours!! 😂 Enjoy!

[@wfarmer1000]

Example II was beautiful

[@zarcero21]

Excellent, falls in line with all theory.

[@Sandarpan]

This is gold.

[@svarthelikoptern]

Great lesson, thank you!

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome! 🙂

[@crompton5751]

Great lesson

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks Nick!

[@lilikura]

Thank you so much for this video. I remember asking you for something similar. Once again, thank you! ❤️🙏🏾

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re most welcome Christi! I got there eventually 😉

[@trevorstringer4024]

This was super helpful!

[@DarrylSyms]

Yay! 😄

[@notebender4]

Nice man, I'm kinda getting it slowly but surely... Thanks...

[@DarrylSyms]

Keep it up! You’re welcome!

[@TheMrAsiandomination]

Another awesome vid darryl!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks man! 🙂

[@slowpoke7888]

Awesome, thanks.

[@DarrylSyms]

You’re welcome!

[@BasedRaven96]

Really good lesson!

[@DarrylSyms]

Thanks JP! ✌️

[@Nathan-mx8zx]

awesome video, is it also possible to play this while playing chords ? i am trying to find a video on how you play the melody with the chords. thanks again, i will refer this channel to many friends.

[@DarrylSyms]

Absolutely! I have a couple other videos on this kinda thing but I don’t remember what they’re called, take a peek through my videos 🙂

[@christiansakai]

Darryl, when you write songs, do you write chord first or melody first?

[@DarrylSyms]

Someone else asked this question on my online school - I think it’s in the forum mate, check it out 🙂

[@abeelabbar468]

I have a question. What if I used a scale instead of a key to create my chords. It doesn't look like there are any sharps within that key when he makes his chords.

[@DarrylSyms]

A scale inevitably is a key, but however you want to think about it, that’ll work too 👍

[@felixleroi]

I just want to play a melody and add chords to it without overthinking which note I’m playing and which chords work. Isn’t there a more intuitive way?

[@Logan619ine-i5q]

This is the intuitive way lol. Just play your melody and then find what notes you’re playing then make chords out of those that would be shorter than this vid. But it would really be useful to know the scale/key you’re in and just have those chords pulled up to be able to use. Or you could guess based off of the sound of your notes which is always fun imo and you dont have to follow the rules of music either just have fun

[@felixleroi]

I just want to jam bro. Without going into mathematical analytical thinking (which key, which notes work...). If people are jamming they also can play chords to a melody without conciously thinking about the theory, can't they?@@Logan619ine-i5q

[@NowakP]

At 2:22 you say II dim, but you actually play II dim7 chord. I'm assuming the naming is for simplification's sake, but it confused me a bit, because when I think of a 'regular' diminished chord I think "b5 and b3!" (in this order) and not "bb7 b3!" :) Great lesson otherwise :)

[@DarrylSyms]

That is correct sir, good spotting! 🙂

[@prodbyaye8751]

Thnx a lot polyphia does this stuff only but their genre is different

[@RealPartySongs]

The ii chord is a m7b5.

[@DarrylSyms]

In a minor key, you are correct

[@RealPartySongs]

@@DarrylSyms Have you tried this voicing for the B half diminished: : B e string, D G string, F B string, and perhaps also the A D string? Great lesson by the way. Thanks.

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