Scott Paul Johnson

Melody Making 03 | 3 Rules for Chords

Added 2023-06-13 17:36:42 +0000 UTC

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Hi Everyone,

In this lesson, we're tackling my three rules for melody making over chords:

1. Always start a phrase on a chord
2. If moving in skips, only skip from a chord tone to another chord tone.
3. If moving in steps, continue moving in steps until you reach another chord tone.

As usual, these are guidelines that are often broken in the "real world" but please, for the duration of this course, treat them like rules until I say otherwise!

In the next lesson, we'll be applying these concepts to multiple chords, which will REALLY open the curtain into the world of melody making.

Follow along with the PDF attached below.

HOMEWORK
Practice writing phrases over a single chord, using the "homework" section of the PDF. I've provided some jam tracks for you to practice hearing your phrases over the chord. Post your written OR recorded phrases to the community forum.

Jam Tracks are also attached!

Other lessons in this series:
Melody Making 01 | Overview
Melody Making 02 | Basic Phrases
Melody Making 03 | 3 Rules for Chords (Current Lesson)
Melody Making 04 | COMING SOON!