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ChristopherSchlegel
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ChristopherSchlegel
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01/03/2008 9:08 pm
Originally Posted by: oib111Is there an easy way to figure out a songs melody from the chords? Like something that really helps with finding out the notes. Or can you really only do it by ear?

You will need to learn any given melody by the written sheet music (or MIDI file, notation file, some digital version of sheet music), or by listening to the music; or both.

You can help yourself figure out the melody by knowing the harmonic possibilities of the song's chords. I did a post on the reverse of this idea (from melody to chords) here:
http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showpost.php?p=218207&postcount=8
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