The ONE Skill to Know for Playing Chord Melody (feat. Dan Wilson)

all right chord Melody so my approach to chord Melody starts pretty simply I talked about this in in many interviews and massive classes but I think about bass note and Melody note first and everything else fills itself in a lot of times we have tunes that have the voice leading built into them for example uh The Shadow of Your Smile so you have [Music] so I'm just taking bass note Melody though [Music] I almost see the chord shapes already [Music] thank you foreign [Music] so when I started filling that in I think about what what does this melody note mean to this bass note it's uh it's the fifth so there's your first quarter F sharp minor Melodies In the fifth third is in the melody here fifth is in the melody here the fifth is in the melody third is in the melody [Music] third is in the melody Major Seventh is in the melody the third is in the melody this half diminished chord the roots in the melody accepting in the melody there it is in the melody [Music] flat fire [Music] thirds in the melody the fifth is in the melody [Music] thank you [Music] [Laughter] now if I want to start getting a little adventurous I can start adding passing chords [Music] thank you foreign [Music] foreign [Music]

Channel: Chase Maddox

Views: 12,170

Keywords: chord melody guitar, chord melody guitar lesson, chord melody, solo guitar, shadow of your smile, jazz chord melody guitar, jazz chord melody guitar lesson, dan wilson, chase maddox guitar

Id: 64Qt6a4Y0mc

Length: 5min 7sec (307 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 19 2023