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Topic: Find Chord Progression for a Melody (Read 1159 times)

saidmrn

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Find Chord Progression for a Melody

on: May 17, 2020, 10:42:59 AM

Hello guys.
I have been studying music theory so i can play a song by ear.

I can easily find the scale and the melody for the song.
i know which chords are in a specific scale.

But i don't know how to find the chords i need to match my melody.

sometimes the chord i use sounds good and sometimes not .

Do you have any tips to harmonize a song ?

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quantum

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Re: Find Chord Progression for a Melody

Reply #1 on: May 17, 2020, 02:19:50 PM

Hi and welcome to Pianostreet.

As a general guide, take the melody note you want to harmonize and find a chord that contains that note. Eg: C major, melody note G. Chords C, Em and G all contain the note G.

For a starting point, try primary chords - chords based on the I, IV, or V degree of the scale.

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