What Chords Should You Put Under Your Melody?

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[@trevorbailey2195]

honestly this was so much easier to understand than doing the melody over chords

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[@nocta9607]

Damn I watched this when I started producing and did not learn anything, watched it again after some experience with writing melodies over chords, and now I totally get it

[@prodbyANT]

A little theory goes a long way. Too many YT tutorials are just "throw some notes on this ghost channel scale and see what sounds good." You don't really learn anything from doing that.

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I would go by the # system/scale degree..example C D E F G A B C = 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Major chord 1-3-5 Minor 1-b3-5 C -Eb-G Also b = Flat Simple Works in every key as well...That wasnt to hard

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[@dianarojo-jewell4070]

Wow, this was really helpful. You did this really quickly, didn't get too complicated in explaining the theory (I understand a little bit of theory, but when people use too much of it or start adding in 6, 7, 9, 11, I get a little overwhelmed) and just showed some really solid examples really quickly and briefly! After learning how to do it, I like this method a lot better than trying to do chords and then melody

[@mirceadolineanu9715]

Wow. So happy I found this video. Other people trying to explain this simply say that you should use the notes in the melody, and they they simply throw in the perfect chord because they know it. But the way you explained it dragging the notes, cutting out extra notes, and trying out all possibilities really helped me get going.

[@dudedude3926]

You are a GODSEND!! I was trying (and failing) to write chords to a melody of a song I’ve had under my belt for a while and you saved me so much frustration I could cry 💕

[@swarank.4020]

The part about the Thirds Fifths and Sevenths, please make a video about that. It would enhance my understanding about chords.

[@GG.Herald]

Agreed 👍

[@MrFerserk]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4qTYp1_pNejm6M&t= this guy has an amazing tutorial for basic chords, 3rds, 5ths and 7ths

[@KnzoVortex]

also you should watch 12tone if you want to learn some basic music theory and maybe even work your way up to more advanced stuff. Trust me, music theory can open up a whole new world to your music, including awesome chord progressions. This coming from a fellow electronic music producer. 12tone (check out his building blocks series first for the basics): kzbin.info/www/bejne/roWygIqblN5_rbs

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Straight to the point from the start and amazingly well explained. I wish there were more teachers like you, you truly have a gift for it:D

[@anson-eggerss]

I freaking loved this tutorial. Melodies are something I struggle with and this helped so much! THANK YOU SIMON!!

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2 seconds in and i've already smashed the like button

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You fast guy

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Yes Indeed

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[@Ninjaznexx]

Also, for every note in a melody, there exists a chord containing that note but still retains its feeling. So you can replace every single note in a melody with a corresponding chord and the melody would still feel the same

[@ServidaMusic]

Well said

[@SaumyaAcharya-h6l]

can you please elaborate

[@simonriley983]

bro just came back from my session and I just wanted to say thank you!! I spiced up the back half of my chorus with an arpeggiator made out of the chords and it sounds amazing. It sounds kinda obvious but your method made me realize that hundreds of chords are buried within your melodies and you just gotta dig them up

[@LifeStyleDidIt]

The 1 dislike is anger with a small spice of hate.

[@ServidaMusic]

Its always the spicy ones

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Why didn't the person just get outta here

[@arnav3133]

@@ServidaMusic dude this was great and extremely helpful but I'm still a lot confused on the harmonics. Like, what notes should I choose to not create dissonance in my chords? How do I know where to put the 7ths and 9ths?

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[@biggmt6832]

No the dislikes are from at the beginning explaining how its good to learn to play the piano/melodics etc, but yet he then started to pencil notes in during demonstration.. lol

[@hajiconda3047]

BRO THANK YOU, none of the other chord progression videos show you how to FIND a good chord instead just shows what it LOOKKS like

[@amadamusic]

Thank you bro, I'll try to put the melody first instead of the chord. 😂

[@murillosoares5179]

Don't matter bruh everybody got an own flow I lay my chords first too makes it easier for me so it's whatever work for you

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@Daniel Brioso it's mostly your choice

[@the9of7]

So far the most informative music theory I've watched. Thank you so much!

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Thank you for taking the time to make this, If you keep it up helping with those details, you will always have content. It's cool to know you're not making this channel just a production or beatmaking channel but you try to cover all of it. Keep it up!

[@ServidaMusic]

That was my intention when I made it. I'm glad it's coming to fruition

[@Juice49-80]

I been making beats for YEARS and always have had a light struggle with building chords and this was way to legit. Putting this method to use ASAP.

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Fast,informative, sweet and to the point. +10 respect

[@alex_corke]

This is the best pruduction tutorial I’ve ever watched, so well taught

[@ACE_Lessons]

that last melody could be so West Coast with that diminished chord. Just an idea for a next video... Maybe you could go over typical styles (i.e West Coast, Trap/Edm, Lo-Fi, Latin, etc) and the most common/typical/ well-known drum patterns, chord structures, and melodic concepts behind them?

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Ooooo I plan to

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Thats what i was thinking sounds like an old snoop dogg type beat

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I've downloaded Melodics since few days and I gotta admit. Its really good and addictive.. It teaches you what fingers to use and also gives alot of good movement/inversion to chords.. I love it

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Same, personally I use it for beat pads

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wrote you a mail couple days ago and you told me this video will come and damn it was extremely helpful would love to see more videos where you explain things

[@johnnybrix717]

YO! This is without a doubt the best chord writing tutorial on the web.....you broke it down simple yet effective. Excellent work.....

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I was looking for something like this for literal months

[@drey7459]

This is the most appealing chord/melody video on whole youtube. Instead of ghostchannels you are like: whatever melody is in your head, draw it down and get the RIGHT chords instead of get some chords and draw a random melody to it. So nice , thank you fam

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[@christianboi7690]

Thank you. I made it halfway through the video and I just spent like two minutes finding the right chords for a song I just made. Before it was just words, but now with actual chords it sounds like an actual song.

[@RaySavageMusic]

This is good for me! I'm actually terrible at music, I'm just learning.

[@linhnguyen6509]

OMG I'm a total newbie trying to write a song and was struggling to make something out of all other videos I've watched. But your video is so easy to understand and immediately applicable. Thanks for the good work!

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[@CasualStrangerKenni]

This helps a lot. Kinda just made chords first (although still struggle understanding how to make it sound good). Thanks for the help. I think I'll try to make chords from my melody, and see where that goes.

[@YAOES]

This is actually really helpful! I tend to me okay at making melodies, but the chords always throw me off. Thanks!

[@ServidaMusic]

No problem

[@K-I-Tik]

One of the most helpful videos on chords

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You are so good bro, thanks for the tips!! 🔥

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Man, you just showed a very simple and effective method that I could not find on any Brazilian channel. Thank you for real.🙏🏽😃♥️

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I love this tutorial😩♥️ I’ve been watched a lot of tutorial video but once I watch yours make it looks easier for me!

[@mynameiskrysta]

this is how I make remixes, it's totally foolproof if you have an even halfway decent ear for chord progression

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What a great tutorial! Thank you, teacher!

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This tip is very helpful.. it will help me alot. Thanks

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[@DaTibsters]

Let’s just ignore the fact the first two notes you place around 4:12 are the first two notes of the vocals for All Star.

[@ServidaMusic]

Ok

[@lilyyy411]

They aren't the first two notes of all star are f# and c#. Or a perfect 5th. The notes there are a perfect sixth

[@JerryLefner]

@@lilyyy411 C to G is a perfect 5th.

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sorry I was dumb lololol@@JerryLefner

[@johnwest6690]

@@lilyyy411 Also there's no such thing as a perfect sixth.

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I’ve always known how to make melodies for songs but I struggle making complex and really nice bass and hi-hat patterns this really helped

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instant IMprovement with just this trick i made four melody just in a hour,,, thank you so much

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[@JohnAnderson-vo7en]

Excellent video. How about one on chord placement?

[@EwemizDreamsRawks]

bro thank you!!!! i've been trying to make a chord progression work on this melody for so long and i finally figured it out thanks to this! i cant believe it was so simple and easy uGH thANK YOU!!!!

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Bestttt tutorial

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This is awesome!! Somehow you helped me not leaving my melody projects just another file in my phone... because I really struggle finding out the right chords to make a song but now thanks to you my melody projects won’t be in vain. Thanks!!!

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[@20beats96]

i start with the chords then i creat the melody on top of them

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THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR! THANK YOUUU SERVIDA!

[@KoolKatBeatz]

Noob question how do you know which ones are passing?

[@ServidaMusic]

Based on the rhythm, there are strong beats and weak beats. Passing notes are on weak beats

[@switterbeet]

@@ServidaMusic The Strong beat is where the metronome hits hard right? So between any bar

[@ServidaMusic]

Yessir

[@egilsandnes9637]

That's the general rule, yes, but it's not written in stone. Sometimes chords can be really hard to find with this method alone.

[@-BeatsKids]

If you're talking about chords it's the note right on top of any of the chord notes.

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Wow absolutely amazing. Thank u this really help me alot.

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You got it!

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It's Ricco again... now my hopes for being a good beatmaker are little better

[@Marshn]

I used to make chords before melodies, but this changed my thinking!

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[@mscbeats5846]

Hey Simon I just wanted to say that I love your videos , you have helped me in so many ways with my producing. And please make more videos about theory , chords and melodies because I'm really stuck with them. Thank you and keep do you , you're do amazing !! x

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I'm glad bro

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It's great, I use it for the pads

[@B_THE_ANARCHIST]

3:03 we’ll just ignore that that’s changes

[@belkadimusic]

As always, on point, that was a great video 😄

[@robots9146]

Can you believe this guy? Deleting perfectly good 7ths and 9ths. Remember how the 90s caused a resonance shortage because people used too much resonance on their filters? Now there's gonna be a 9th shortage cause of people throwing away 9ths like this. smh my head.

[@ServidaMusic]

You need to slow down, some people dont know the difference between major or minor yet. I cant just throw the 9ths and b13s at them yet

[@KEEGAN410]

i think i have found a man that actually knows stuff. smh

[@robots9146]

For real though, this was a great video. My workflow usually involves writing chords first, since I can't really imagine original melodies and chords tend to be a little more formulaic (since I can use the circle of fifths as a jumping-off point), but this is nonetheless really informative and useful.

[@augusto7681]

@@robots9146 how do you create chord progression with circle of fifths? I always try to follow the rules of functional harmony

[@robots9146]

​@@augusto7681 it's really simple, you literally just find the tonic on the circle, then it easily shows you the relative major/minor as well as the V chord one step clockwise in the circle, the IV chord 1 step counterclockwise, and the relative major/minor for each on the inside/outside of the circle. Yes, I - V - IV - I chord progressions are a little dull, but you can write them really fast then spice them up afterwards with 7ths, 9ths, suspended chords, and inversions.

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Seriously. I skipped around in your video, and in like 10 seconds I found my answer, which I was looking for. Thank you man! And - You motivated me to start using my midi keyboard I baught over a year ago xD.

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😁

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🔥🔥🔥 A great break down tutorial. I think this is the best I have heard this described! Great vid!!

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You should make a video on modal interchange

[@ServidaMusic]

I can, but I dont know how applicable that is for the modern producer

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[@gearandalthefirst7027]

I had the feeling this was how it worked but for some reason I completely missed the fact that you should listen to where natural breaks are to change the chord so thank you for the help!

[@thestore1234]

I never understood how to put chords to a melody until I watched your video. Thank you so much!

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I love you!!! Thank you so much! I'm always curious about this.Love your videos!

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Best music tutorial ever. Keep it straight to the point like thism. Excellent format.

[@MalikAmer87]

great video please explain what we should do if the melody feels right in a lower octave

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I've been trying to figure this out for a while now so his was golden! Subbed!

[@Ballovirta]

This was really helpful. Been a metal guitarist for a long time and when we lost our rythm guitarist i wanted to try and harmonize the melodies myself.