Economy Shape Targeting For Chord Melody (+ Many Other Uses)

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-TIME STAMPS-
0:00​ Recap & Prep
1:44 Basic Shape Targeting (Two Chords)
5:12​ Triad & 7th Target Shapes
9:51​ Targeting Chords in Isolation
11:49​ Three & Four-Chord Examples
13:33 9th, 11th & 13th Target Shapes
18:49 Summary & Outro
Here we continue the guitar chord melody series by focusing on shape targeting. That means becoming more conscious of positioning chord shapes to harmonise and serve the melody, both spatially and by ear.
We also learn how to modify one string of these simple shapes to accommodate melodic tones such as the 9th, 11th and 13th, giving us accessible shapes to target every possible melodic tone up the fretboard in a three part harmony.
Ultimately, this is about equipping ourselves with more voices to support any melody we might be called upon to accompany.

[@fretjamdotcom]

Greetings to all! I'm aware the focus is all very diatonic at the moment, in terms of the reference keys and progressions. I just want to caveat that the intent is not to impose any limitations on your playing or creativity (e.g. with the scale we use). Rather, it's the most practical place to begin with harmonising and colouring keys, since a great deal of music out there conforms to the diatonic system (or the "natural" major and minor scales), whether intentionally or not. Rest assured, we'll get to non-diatonic function in time. In the meantime, I hope you get something new out of this! We may take a break from chord melody, depending on how the vote for the next lesson goes on Patreon. Thank you for giving this your valuable time!

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Hello let's say you giving playing with a base maybe another gutar player could each musician have ther own target area base guitar hitting lower string maybe me in the middle and other hitting the higher 1 2 3 string but targeting what is taught in this lesson the rythem doing the back and forth 2 cords bit not muding each other that's what I see and hear in this lesson or is this for another lesson harmonizing with others..Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico USA 🇺🇸

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Whew ... this one is deep! 20 minutes of intense triad trickery (for me at least) that will require a few rewinds and dissection to be able to put in to practice. Man do I LOVE fretjam. Thank you sir as always for some of the best KZbin theory instruction available.

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[@KennethGonzalez]

Great lesson, Mike! As you say, once you start seeing things this way, this goes way beyond the "topic" of the lesson. It really speaks to how chords, scales, and arpeggios are aspects of a unified whole. I think a key piece of this is connecting the sound with the shape, not just identification of the shape alone. So your comment on this as really being "ear training" is also spot on. Too often I think ear training gets a bad name and is only done at a very cursory level, as if it's just something you suffer through to get to the good stuff! I really appreciate your diligence in laying out these modules! Best, kengon

[@fretjamdotcom]

Very well said, sir! Yes, ear training is just as important as sight training, and in the context of this lesson we're listening for that connection between the underlying harmony and the top melody note. Eventually, we'll start to experiment with different harmonies under that same melody note, to give it different feelings and contexts. But we need to begin somewhere. The "unified whole" you mentioned is so crucial, and a huge eureka moment for a lot of players in my experience. The more ways and contexts in which you revisit that unifying eureka moment, the more you understand its true utility in so many playing situations.

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Very interesting lesson wich make relation beetween triads, voicings, bass, and root note.Good animation and very clear!

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More of this triad chord melody please. So cool

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That's so kind, thank you! I don't plan on creating a physical book, but I have online courses available on Patreon and more in the pipeline.

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It's on the way! Sorry for the delay

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Hey! Does Fretjam do online lessons? I have a question about a melody that I can’t wrap my head around and it’s very very simple, but hard to figure out why it works :(

[@fretjamdotcom]

Hey Eric. Sorry I'm catching up on comments here. Email me (mike at fretjam dot com) and I'll do my best to help.

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You whip through the chords too fast..I do not get it. Thanks

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watch the 1-4-5 method video first…

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