How To Sing Harmony | Train Your Ear

[@CharlesCleyn]

Link me to one of your tracks or demos that you've created harmony, I want to hear them ↓

[@pruthviraj747]

Really nice the way you brokedown the theory. But I see that in the example you took you say that the melody starts on D# and the Harmony starts on G# . That is confusing because the interval is of 4 notes between D# to G# isn’t it ? Am I missing something? Please clear my doubt.

[@pruthviraj747]

Really nice the way you brokedown the theory. But I see that in the example you took you say that the melody starts on D# and the Harmony starts on G# . That is confusing because the interval is of 4 notes between D# to G# isn’t it ? Am I missing something? Please clear my doubt.

[@roberthall590]

First you said the E maj was E-G#-B and then 2 or 3 times you said its E-G#-A.... :-(

[@roberthall590]

I'm out of here😂

[@jimfraher2166]

I think it's E G#, B!

[@Dannykhc]

I look at singing harmony this way: pinpoint a note in the melody, then find a note to sing that sounds good with that melody note and which also sounds good with the underlying chord. In the Beatles Nowhere Man, John sings the melody line, starting with the b note, "He's...". The underlying chord is E major. This b note is the 5 note in the E major chord. The root or 1 note of E major is the e note which Paul sings. This e note is above the b note (high harmony). The 3 note of E major is g# which George sings. This g# note is below the b note (low harmony). So in this 3 part harmony, basically John, Paul and George are simply singing the notes of an inversion of the E major chord at the start of Nowhere Man.

[@Snourt]

❤❤ tysm

[@LaurieKeren]

When i started singing in jr high choir, I became obsessed with harmony. I began singing harmony with every song I heard, whether on the radio or at church. Before long I could hear harmony to almost any song. Its my favorite. I love love love singing harmony, and it is just second nature now. I hear harmony so easily now. (Jr High was over 40 years ago) Whats also great is that there can be many harmonies, but only one melody. Its way more flexible. You just sing whatever note sounds good!

[@ariadnelnd]

E G# and B!!! Not EG# and A !!!

[@memarkiam]

lol! I’m sure he knows, but it was weird hearing him saying it multiple times. Actually he initially said he was going to play A major, but then played E, so I think his head was in a different place while he was doing it!

[@UltraBebo]

That ba ba stuff at the end will be quite useful. Thanks.

[@MrYatesj1]

This is a great video that opens the door to music theory. The chart you showed is a massive cheat sheet to understanding keys, chord structure, triads in both major and minor (flat the third) leading into modes and down the rabbit hole to more advanced concepts. Great lesson and congrats on 100K.

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks a lot dude, I appreciate that! I agree, this chart was a gam changer for me.

[@tomdrew5608]

I can sometimes harmonize when I sing higher, like falsetto. I would like to sing bass/ baritone harmonies, and come in under the other voices I'm singing with. And I would like to sing harmony at will, like turning on/off a light switch.

[@lawrenceedwards2993]

I agree wholeheartedly! It can be more than a little overwhelming and frustrating to sing with those who seemingly have the ability to pick their parts out of thin air and never sing the wrong note. I think baritone is the most difficult voice to hear. Is there a typical interval it is above the bass in four part harmony, or a typical interval it is below the second tenor in three part harmony?

[@juliannbacewicz6206]

You rock! How come harmony was never explained to me in such as an easy manner? Great teaching and talent, Charles. Thanks!

[@Crunch0123]

Great! Really great, nicely, simply put. Only thing, a few times at the beginning, you say E is made of e, g#, a. You meant b, or, h, as we say in Europe, not a.

[@stevenjaywalters]

I’m sure you have some good things to teach but repeatedly you stated that the triad of E was E ,G sharp and A! I’m sure this is confusing many people. I understand that this was a mistake, but you really should go back and fix this.

[@tomhepner5118]

Awesome description, thanks!

[@msherer260]

Being able to sing harmony is where you move from a make believe singer to a real singer who can sing the notes. much as a player on an instrument can play around a melody and the notes fit.

[@effthegop]

When I learned to record a few years ago I made an odd discovery. I found that I could easily and instantly harmonize with my own voice but had to work much harder mapping notes and learning parts when working with other people's voices.. I wanted to learn how to instantly harmonize with other people on the spot but I didn't get that far and have since quit playing music again.

[@TheDTRadio]

That thing you are talking about (when you started talking about Mozart) is called an arpeggio. It's generally taught with scales.

[@garudasomanna]

Loved to see the intensity in your approach to teach. GBU🙏

[@CharlesCleyn]

Thanks for watching :)

[@jackbaumun1605]

Fortunate that I found you via KZbin . I've always loved the harmony of Simon and Garfunkel, Lennon and McCartney etc . Sound bite snippets of their work would help me wrap my brain around the lessons though . You provide a great companion piece to "McCartney 3, 2 ,1 " where he explains the 1,3,5 chord layout . Don't know if he got into the harmony question or not . But , I'm just learning . I'll follow you for sure . Thanks much for your efforts .

[@joelee9752]

E G# and B

[@caryheuchert]

Great video and tips. As for me, I always think of the melody in the verses to Bill Haley’s “Rock Around the Clock” to remember my major chord triad notes.

[@kook0003]

Twist and shout

[@marlo5239]

Great Lesson ..Thank You Very Much… Charles 🤙🏼🤙🏼❤️💯

[@dankerslauderdale7703]

Thanks Charles! This is very helpful. I’ve been struggling with harmonies.

[@christopher-xi2ey]

Been trying to do this for years, I just don't hear the harmony in my head when I sing with someone

[@timothybradford3499]

E, G#, and B for the key of E Major... not E, G# and A... like you said that multiple times. lol

[@jakesmet9426]

However, that could be an A suspension, which IMHO is a reaaallly neat sounding chord that is occasionally used in many popular songs and melodies :-)

[@chibynite]

Great video! The most straightforward explanation I have ever heard.

[@whitneyroyale8718]

Thank you for this!!!!

[@musicbylammy4134]

Congratulations for hitting 100k buddy ❤

[@travelpro8414]

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

[@cermet1320]

Greetings fellow Oberlo’ian!

[@임선호-k2z]

Learned a lot!!👍

[@fidelogos7098]

I thought if you sang harmony you'd sing the first or third of the chord, with the melody being carried by the fifth. In the key of C, if the melody lands on a G natural, to harmonize, I'd sing an E or C. Am I being too simplistic?

[@1lfp903]

I have very good pitch as long as I know the melody and singing alone. The instant some tries to harmonize with me, I loose the tone in my head and start singing their part. Is that normal or a "brain" issue? Do folks just listen to a song for the first time and harmonize or does it take much practice? Thanks.

[@brunoleonardo929]

This was incredible. Filled in a lot of gaps I was missing. Thanks!

[@kellydobinson8011]

Thanks!

[@cadiscase]

I have a low voice so I need to sing 1,3,5 an octave [or two] lower. Do you have any examples of this ?

[@Eloho-Inibi]

thank you so much

[@TonyDuncanGlen1]

Thanks for this. Are the harmony parts staying within the “chord” that’s playing or the “key” of the song?As the melody moves around and the 3rds and fifths added doesn’t this create new chords?

[@CharlesCleyn]

yes exactly

[@paintmonster1]

Yes exactly? Well is it the chord being played or based on notes in key? Could you expand your answer for clarity. Thanks

[@MULTIMACish]

Great!

[@Kavita-c9z1m]

Awesome

[@Lutemann]

One can learn to spell all the triads in about 20 minutes or less.

[@LuenLongchar]

❤️

[@CharlesCleyn]

:)

[@geoffreytaylor4303]

He calls this super easy, but my mind is totally frazzled. He talks about the 1-3-5 sequence, we see on the keyboard he plays note 1, but note 3 is the 5th key (including the black ones) on the keyboard. How are we to know what the interval is between 1, 3 and 5? It seems like there is some basic information missing here. Shame, because I love harmonies but I'm no nearer to understanding them.

[@effthegop]

Get a cheap keyboard. It helped me immensely. Even without understanding keys, you can easily hear which notes fit together and start your learning process. That's how I learned that all the black keys fit together so you cant go wrong writing in whatever key that is :) At the time I thought i was a genius but it is common knowledge to real musicians and Stevie Wonder did it often.

[@timothybradford3499]

You also stated to "find the 3rd and then sing in parallel with the lead" but the example you gave was not moving in parallel with the melody. I want to share this with new vocalists, but the example doesn't demonstrate what you taught. You are clearly good at what you do, but I'd encourage you to demonstrate what you are teaching.

[@pruthviraj747]

Really nice the way he brokedown the theory. But I agree with you, I feel that in the example he took he says the melody starts on D# and the Harmony starts on G# . That is confusing because the interval is of 4 notes between D# to G# isn’t it ? Am I missing something? Please clear my doubt.

[@mattgee4867]

This video is hella confusing. You're always talking about finding the 3rd and 5th of a chord, rather than finding the 3rd and 5th above the notes that are actually being sung.

[@ChadVarquez]

This is like Skillshare, but free lol

[@CharlesCleyn]

thanks man :)