Choosing the Right Chords for your Melody

[@johnroevekamp6732]

I have been studying and writing music for fifty years, I have a degree in music from a university, have gone to music courses, and I could never understand what you have shown me here today. Brilliant. Brilliant. I am so delighted. Thank you. Thank you. I get it now. Such beautiful chords!

[@SongSecretsMomNeverTaughtYou]

Regarding 13:20, here's some of the many songs that use parallel mixing of chords from both the major and minor scales! Babooshka (Kate Bush) Baker Street (Gerry Rafferty) Black Hole Sun (Soundgarden) California Girls (Chorus, Beach Boys) Don't Let It Bring You Down (Neil Young or Annie Lennox) Hey Joe (Hendrix) I Am The Walrus (Beatles) Kiss From A Rose (Seal) No Time (Guess Who) Penny Lane (Beatles) Pyramid Song (Radiohead) Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb) White Room (Cream) Whipping Post (Allman Brothers) You Keep Me Hanging On (Supremes)

[@verbotenco]

Get a job.

[@OurgasmComrade]

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[@Stal1nsM01stBungh0le]

@@verbotenco verbotenco says "get a job", aww poor wittle baby woke up cwanky and wanted to troll rather than contribute to helpful discussion. must be dirty diaper, reported as well

[@Toricorey]

wow. lots of my favorite songs on this short list you compiled. I guess it’s my sign to try to write a song in this way

[@RayanAbouDargham-ov3be]

Incredible, there was no 1 second that I regretted paying attention to you. Thank you so much.

[@i_isak1451]

Holy heck! I have been so stuck on adding chords because I thought I didn’t have that many options which made it hard to get the right feel. You just opened up a new world of possibilitie!

[@jamesmungall6669]

This is amazing and fits right into my current project which already was to compose a song in E major! Thanks!

[@GodsStoryteller]

You are who i need right now. Ive written a lot of songs and I am a beginner guitarist, looking for how to best choose chords for my songs. I need some kinda guide. Any videos? Thanks. I subscribed.

[@markwelsh9068]

I'm glad I watched this because that was an exceptional lesson. Thank you.

[@alessandrachiappero1933]

wow! Thank you, so simple and clear! I've been struggling so much with these progressions!

[@menotyou9415]

When you cerebralize it like this, it really makes it an amazing tool at our disposal. It takes a bit of time to "map it out," but, oh, so worth it! Thank you.

[@tobye9223]

I like the video's on this channel, they are very helpful for song writing. one minor point if you are interested, in notating your examples. on 8th notes, regardless if the stem is up or down, the flag always goes to the right - not the left.... not important to what you are teaching... but hopefully that helps

[@barrycoulter6951]

Just watched again… thx,…again!

[@edcrutchfield3447]

🤷🏾‍♂️I’m lost but I love what your trying to show me 😊

[@Desert_Hermits]

This is truely wonderful, thank you

[@michelle-psl4441]

Fantastic! Have to watch this again!

[@tonymccormick21]

Agree with the others ...exceptional lesson! Well done and thank you.

[@bobbydolan]

Just jumped light years in my music education. Thanks a bunch.

[@MaPa60]

What a helpful tutorial, ty! This would be awesome with modal keys as well, and including borrowing chords!

[@darrylem6157]

Thanks for this! ❤

[@earthling8635]

You come up with such excellent content such as this. Have you, or do you intend to, expand on this particular video further? Perhaps write a full song and take us along with you while you choose the harmony etc? I know it's asking a lot but it would be fantastic to see and follow.

[@rayneill4888]

Great lesson! Eye opener!!

[@sheridankamal]

Definitely a great lesson. Which is much clearer for me. Well explained.

[@nedim_guitar]

This is gold!

[@mcmSEA]

Wonderful video, thank you!

[@ericwikman4131]

A couple more videos with some more examples... would really solidify this finally! Great info! Sometimes you gotta see it from a few different angles before it clicks.

[@lancecarrmusic]

Just saw this chord/melody video... too good not to share! One note can harmonize on sooooo many chords!!!!!

[@ritimasahikiya]

ive finally found the video ive been looking for years

[@Roonza]

Wonderful series and even better that it's made by Australians. You've earnt another subscriber. This particular video addresses some misunderstandings I had. Could you please do a similar video with minor progressions? Another question I have is what about borrowed chords and what sort of feel they have eg a bVII chord such as Bb in the key of C? It creates a sense of tension and movement but how does it differ from other borrowed chords like Ab or E when in the key of C major, they all introduce tension.

[@charlesbenedictrai4252]

Thankyou 😊

[@lightbluedev]

Genius. Never heard of this before.

[@scottwagner5871]

Fantastic content!! I've never heard anyone talk about this.

[@blackberryway]

nice approach

[@Dggb2345]

Could please apply this to the song “Alfie” Bacharach / David? Bacharach said this was his favorite of all his compositions. If you could explain why the chords he choose for the Dionne Warwick version it might help clarify how a schooled composer, with an ear made the choices he did. Thank you

[@ritimasahikiya]

you are something else

[@maestro2033]

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽perfect lesson thank you

[@b612heather]

Do you sell a chart that lays all of these out for each key? Would love a quick reference tool like that where the chords are already laid out.

[@kenanbajric1776]

Hi, on 02:44 you said that E is a flat 3rd of C#minor chord and I cant understand that. C#minor chord is C#, E and G# and E is third note in C# mjnor scale. So, why flat 3rd?

[@tammieschiller397]

So, I'm brand new to writing lyrics, obviously with goal to write songs. Question, so you write the melody first before choosing chords?

[@coolperson1113]

pretty useful

[@ty-lar]

Incredible video. Made me realize I can’t play half as many chords on guitar as I can on piano. Anyone have suggestions? lol

[@paulpellico3797]

i wish you could advise on picking rythms for songs

[@codycoyote7046]

Strumming patterns? Just write out “1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +” the “+” being the “and” of the count. Then just randomly draw up and down arrows above randomly selected numbers/plus signs and see what happens.

[@kojoansah7634]

Hi. Is there an app that can make the first process easier?

[@codycoyote7046]

Idk about an app but if you want a great way to find the chords for any given key, get a book called “the chord wheel”. Great info within the book but the cover alone is worth the money

[@ITPBPodkesan]

One Note Samba is one example..

[@jmc1186]

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[@EthanYuxuanChen]

Hello from China ❤️

[@SatyamNeelkamal]

This channel is an unbelievable resource! ❤

[@omnis1182]

These videos are more helpful and appreciated than you guys will ever know!!

[@calichillin760]

Too bad I can't play most of those chords lol

[@Shotzeethegamer]

Noob

[@spizzzz]

practice.

[@chloeledean3999]

This is beautiful. Thank you. Never had this explained before but intuitively it makes sense. Really appreciate this video putting the pieces together.

[@taufiqandikajazzer]

Hello from Indonesia ❤

[@GodsStoryteller]

Back here. I nee-d to understand the message in this video because it is way too important.

[@kroadster3249]

Mind Blowing

[@timball8429]

An excellent video as always Benny! Thank you for that. 🙏

[@washyourhands907]

You lost me at 3:40

[@liquidsolids9415]

Fantastic lessons, as usual! For those who may not be aware, it's important to realize that this same process applies to any of the 12 keys. Thank you! 🎵🎸

[@DJ2109]

this is GENIUS

[@alphaomega6062]

Very Very helpful. Brilliant. Thankyou.

[@mais5762]

Amazing

[@martynspooner5822]

Wow that completely woke me up to possibilities I had no clue existed. Sure beats my trial and error or hit and hope method. Massive thanks, I love learning stuff I am just completely unaware of thanks again.

[@thaabstrakt]

This is an excellent video. I can come up with melody but struggle with harmony. This is a great exercise.

[@marcemelgar]

So much quality information. Thanks again guys!

[@VoxRox]

Good to know that there are so many choices. It was also very helpful to see how they are derived. Of course, most of those oblique chords will probably sound like rubbish if you put them into a song just based on a whim, but a carefully chosen "surprise chord" could be an evocative element that could elevate an otherwise boring chord progression.

[@rko2016]

i find it kind of confusing how this video portrays harmonious chords as "right", pretty classical of you, dude. I think a better way to describe this would be: "if you want your chords to be harmonious, thus guaranteeing that they "work" (don't sound too dissonant), modify/extend the chords of a diatonic scale that don't have the root note in them so that they do.

[@barrycoulter6951]

“You must be reading my mail..”-Tom Waits … i was looking for and needing this! What an eye opener! You just ‘upped’ my chord selections immensely w/those chords in between the diatonic chords…Thank you!

[@0010Kev]

It's been said many times before here but WOW! This video will a game changer for me. There's a song I've written that in one spot has two bars of the same chord. That second bar cries out for a different chord with some tension to it. Now instead of blindly searching for it you've given me the map on how to find it properly! Thank you-

[@OilCanHarry2U]

The song “One Note Samba”, is a fabulous study of this very concept. Great lesson!

[@shawn_edwin]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@ulfsvensson9710]

So insperational video! Thank you.

[@Owl-qh2rh]

Awesome vid thank you! Mind blown 🙏🕊️

[@joematthews1770]

Thank you! This is the approach or context I need to move into the next stage of understanding the relationship between melody and chord selection. Fantastic presentation as always.

[@DJ2109]

THIS IS THE LESSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING TIMING WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW this is for free??????? THANK YOU!!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MickeyGSinger]

Excellent info! What guitar do you have there? Sounds good!

[@urigelman2182]

Great video and a good reminder of how to use all the tools in our toolbox

[@Andrew-cu9lf]

You know how when you learn something highly impactful that suddenly expands your mind they say you've had a lightbulb moment? Well, with this video, I'm ready to light up Broadway!

[@iwritethehooks]

I'm going to have to watch this several times. You guys rock

[@HRJ1411]

WHAT!!!? Where was the flippin Bsus4, sorry only joking, really struggled to find a chord you’d not included, once again, another stellar vid!! You both are just so inspiring

[@alexiswoodbury7326]

He pretty much did it at some point in the video but called it B11

[@HRJ1411]

I've never written a song in my life, not sure I ever will?? But just really enjoy these two and their content which I find really interesting, this is a great channel@@alexiswoodbury7326

[@musicproductionvideos5019]

After all these years I just am starting to understand this. I remember reading Steve Vai say he would practice re-harmonizing our National Anthem b4 he was with Zappa... and never knew how he did it. Now it kinda makes sense. So I make pop and modern Country tracks, and want to have just a touch of out... or rub if you know what I mean. Maybe one chord here & there that steps away from normal. You touched on this a little at the end. I need to figure out how to harness this fully. since I make the tracks before we write lyrics and melody... any suggestions how I can use this... even before the is melody? Thanks!!

[@StephaneGuitarsCovers]

I discovered your channel 15 days ago, and it's amazing all the informations we can find here. By the way, writing a song is not quite simple ! 😮

[@idothewiggle]

I have a question. Sure the addition of the root makes them sound nice, but how do we determine which of these act functionally as "substitutes" to which, and why? In the same manner V7 is still Donminant in function, how do we apply that to these 5, out of key, tones? Does the addition of the root change each chord's function at all? And is it exclusive to the root?

[@philh27]

Fantastic. Mind blown. I’ve usually started my composition process with interesting chords and then created melodies from there, but I’ve often struggled/ become frustrated if it has been necessary to work the other way around. A treasure trove of information and ideas, thanks. Subscribed!

[@spooky1304]

The most interesting melodies have notes that aren't in the chord.

[@codycoyote7046]

Example?

[@spooky1304]

@@codycoyote7046 Cor - every Beatles tune..? :) I'll find something.

[@spooky1304]

@@codycoyote7046 Ticket To Ride first line - 'I think I'm GON-na be sad'. 'GON' is not in the chord of A and technically doesn't belong at all - its a semitone outside the chord and I'd say is 'wrong'..?

[@codycoyote7046]

@@spooky1304 every single Beatles tune? Really?

[@spooky1304]

@@codycoyote7046 A lot - they did it constantly.