3 Things You Need To Know For Chord Melody

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Chord Melody is Melody with Chords, so you take a melody and then you add chords to it. This is a way to play both harmony and melody of a song and you can do a lot of different things with chord melody arrangements and really add a beautiful other dimension to the song you are playing, making it a solo performance.

This video is taking a look at some important aspects of playing and making chord melody arrangements. Focusing on some different things that most people forget to consider.

0:00 Intro - It is Melody with Chords not Chords With A Melody
0:25 3 Things to get right for your own chord melody arrangements
0:47 #1 Play The Melody on the top strings.
1:30 Example Body And Soul melody
1:45 Chord Melody Arrangement - Body And Soul
2:14 Finding Chords for the melody
3:23 #2 Chords on The Heavy Beats - Keep it playable
3:45 Don't get lost in block harmony and too many embellishments
4:09 Fly Me To The Moon Example
4:50 #3 Phrase and Emphasize the melody
5:20 Record yourself to check
5:31 Practice chords with the melody very clear
6:00 Think about the listener, not the Jazz Guitar Nerd
6:19 Using Right-hand fingers
6:51 Using A Pick to play Chord Melody
7:17 Like The Video? Check out my Patreon Page!

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Do you make your own chord melody arrangements? What songs do you like to play?


0:00 Intro - It is Melody with Chords not Chords With A Melody
0:25 3 Things to get right for your own chord melody arrangements
0:47 #1 Play The Melody on the top strings.
1:30 Example Body And Soul melody
1:45 Chord Melody Arrangement - Body And Soul
2:14 Finding Chords for the melody
3:23 #2 Chords on The Heavy Beats - Keep it playable
3:45 Don't get lost in block harmony and too many embellishments
4:09 Fly Me To The Moon Example
4:50 #3 Phrase and Emphasize the melody
5:20 Record yourself to check
5:31 Practice chords with the melody very clear
6:00 Think about the listener, not the Jazz Guitar Nerd
6:19 Using Right-hand fingers
6:51 Using A Pick to play Chord Melody
7:17 Like The Video? Check out my Patreon Page!

JensLarsen
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Jesus, chord melody's been the no.1 thing I want to play on the guitar. Thank you so much.

WinkingWizard
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What's great about chord melody is that there are so many possibilities that can take you into so many different directions. The possibilities are almost endless.

willyevans
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One more time ... A nice person explaining nicely and usefully how about learning and playing nice notes. Thanks Jens. Mike

michelouchinsky
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your videos are one of the biggest factors that changed my playing entirely from shredding notes to keeping it melodic yet flowing. No words can describe my gratitude good sir. Cheers from PH

EnmaMusicProduction
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Such a simple and straight forward video that tells us what is chord melody and what things are important. Thank you so much!

jeetray
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I don’t want to spoil the party here but I do think that it is a very good exercise to harmonize every melody note with a chord. Just to have an option for every chord tone it doesn’t mean one has to play all the notes of the melody with a chord underneith. But it gives one the option to play a chord whenever one wants to. And not to play a chord only because it’s easy in this place/position.... that of course the opposite of the @ keep it simple“ approach - which is such a good advice! ❤️🎸

tinajackel
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Your teaching gets clearer and more succinct each time. This might have been a 90 minute lesson 5 years ago! LOL GREAT lesson!

smatlanta
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Immediately think of ted greene and tim lerch when i think of chord melody. Certainly will learn this. Thanks man.

pramesh.gurung
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Thak you again Jens! You are doing somthing great. You are offering the word your knowledge. This is invaluable. Great material.

carlesverdugorojano
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Hi Jens!! I love the way you present your material! I've been searching for an instructor to help me make my playing more sophisticated, but no more. I just by fortune stumbled across one of your videos and right away I felt that you're the teacher I've been looking for. Thanks again Sir!! Paul

paulreddy
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Imho, this is one of the best methods to learn how chords work and how they should best be used.... in the end chords are all about enhancing the melody

serseriherif
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Im starting watching videos of this technique and up until now, your explanation is the most simple and rational about this beauty technique. Thank you very much Jens for sharing it!

marceloperez
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Good stuff like always. I often forget that melody comes first then harmony.

jarrilaurila
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Thank you for these lessons. They are much appreciated and you are very generous to provide them.

LeeGesmer
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I don't often see YouTube teachers recommend Ted Greene! I've met only one person in real life who had ever heard of him. Isn't that crazy. Fantastic player and teacher!

MiniDaab
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Thanks for the practical approach about chord melody... I really haven’t put much effort behind it since I play a solo set with backing tracks... however I can see how my sets can be enhanced with some chord melody tunes...

randommuiscchannel
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Yes!!! Great way to wake up. Thanks Jens!

HarlanHarvey
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There are way too many lessons out there that are constructed to show off chops and complexity. All well and good for an advanced player and a sophisticated listener but chord melody should also be approachable and recognizable. Great tips, Thank You...! 😎

dkwvt
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Dank je. Great reminder to keep the melody foremost. And always practical advice.

reneperrin