Chord Melody?
Is there any lessons on arranging your own chord melody using the chord and melody (hence the name)? Or what are the probable lessons to achieving my goal to knowing how to arrange a chord melody?
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Originally Posted by: AnvailianIs there any lessons on arranging your own chord melody using the chord and melody (hence the name)? Or what are the probable lessons to achieving my goal to knowing how to arrange a chord melody?
Absolutely! In general this is a classical guitar approach. When done to pop tunes it is usually called chord melody approach.
So, I encourage you to check out my tutorials on both basic classical guitar & jazz chord melody playing.
A little beginner classical guitar style will give you a strong foundation of understanding & physically playing the guitar in a way that clearly separates the melody from the accompaniment.
This thread has all my classical tutorials in order.
https://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28987
Assuming you have a good grasp on the basics of guitar playing, then skip down to Simple Pieces for Beginner. These two in particular will give you a great foundation to understand how chord melody style works.
'Mary Had A Little Lamb' Learning To Orchestrate
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=166
Mozart 'Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star'
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=167
'Ode To Joy'
https://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1662
After that (or if you already know that much!), then check out these tutorials on the foundations of jazz style guitar.
https://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36491
About halfway down are tutorials on Putting It All Together. I show how to build the knowledge & skills you need to play that style with moving bass lines & upper register chord voicings & melody lines.
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=149
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=268
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=708
But be warned, those only give you the basic tools to maneuver around the guitar. To play a tune you need to figure out the single note melody in a way that can be played with the matching chord progression so they both work conveniently with each other on the guitar!
Now if you already know all of that, then these tutorial are actual chord melody arrangements you can work through to learn tunes & how the style works to make your own!
After You've Gone
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=644
St. Louis Blues
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=759
Take Me Out To The Ballgame Advanced Version
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=882
They Can't Take That Away From Me
http://www.guitartricks.com/tutorial.php?input=1232
Hope this helps! Let me know how it goes & best of success!
Christopher Schlegel
Guitar Tricks Instructor
Christopher Schlegel Lesson Directory
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