Practical Theory: Lesson #10
The Melody In The Music
By Pi
Creating Good Melodies or, does that note fit?
A producer once told me in the middle of working on my album (titled Irrational and on sale at the WOMANROCK.com store), that what came out of my mouth was the most important thing on the album. I've taken that lesson to heart, and now that you know all about chords, we are going to take this lesson to discuss melodies - the icing on the cake! Most songwriters I know tend to write melodies naturally by singing what they hear in their head. While that is a great approach, this lesson will cover tools to help you expand beyond your standard tricks, and add to your melodic repertoire, plus at the end you'll have the chance to jam along with STING!
Does that note fit?
There are some basic rules of thumb you can use to determine whether a melody note works against a particular chord. Keep in mind, these are just guidelines to which there are some exceptions.
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