Best (and quick) Way to Learn to Harmonize... Vocals & Guitar

Lots of people think you're born with the ability to harmonize as a singer or instrumentalist, but this is FALSE FALSE FALSE. You can practice the skill of harmonizing and it's easy to start learning. The method I show in this video is how I taught myself to hear creative harmonies and I've been using it, practicing it and teaching it for many years.

[neutrino]

Rewatching some older videos. Listening has been the biggest improvement in my harmonies. It like when I was learning to draw. You’re really becoming a better at observing. You already have the motor skills.

[christopherbell]

A barrier has FINALLY been broken. I've sung along with every one of my favorite Chains records and I hear the harmonies so well. Layne was ethereal and while I can't sing as well as he, I know I'm hitting the notes Jerry did and hitting Layne's in lower octaves. What you did for me here is helped me to be able to harmonize with myself now. Thank you. I've been struggling with a particular new tune for months. I wanted layering and big pre choruses and choruses. Tomorrow the revelation gets put into motion. Much love Chris- Chris;)

[letsart]

I love your vibrato. You sound like a bard from heaven. It's gorgeous to listen to

[tgo]

Hi Chris,
I have been trying to learn to harmonize for a while now, but because of you I have already cracked the code, so thank you for this video. It has helped me immensely... it gives me the leads on the simplest yet effective way to train my ear and to harmonize. The code has finally been broken. I can harmonize with any song now. Thank you Chris for this.

[kimDgreatest]

wow. super-duper great lesson and easy to understand.

[Fray]

This excercise helps with so much much more than harmonies! ❤
E.g. I am not great at playing guitar over chord changes, I usually just stick to the scales.
But I feel this excercise can really help you internalize the sounds of chords and their respective parts and play better melodies.

[samhindsuk]

Hi Chris - really great lesson, I've subscribed! I'm a singer songwriter based in the UK and vocal harmonies are a big part of what I do in the studio, so this vid is a great resource for training. Thanks for the great content 👍

[marlo]

Awesome Lesson Chris… THANK YOU VERY MUCH 🤙🏼🤙🏼❤️

[DDB]

This is a great idea for learning the feeling of intervals. The part where you were going 1 3 and then the 5 in the octave below probably confuses people who are newer to these concepts, but still great advice.

[ugmodude]

This the video I've been looking for, even though I've never seen it before. This helps me so much. Thanks Chris!

[Hero_IRL]

Really new to trying to develop my own voice..since i was young i’ve always tried to sing songs in their exact pitch even if it wasn’t my voice type

[sararistow]

I have usually been able to pick up music by ear- the names of notes make very little sense to me, and I have no idea what the numbers are in reference to. That being said, I’m practicing the ability to harmonize more on a whim, and this has been really helpful as an exercise!
You’re an amazing musician, beautiful to listen to. Thank you for putting this out to the world.

[darksidessj]

I learned that singing is just humming LMAO. It's kind of funny when you figure it out. The only thing that was tricky was breath support and trusting the amount of air flow you use. All those isolation exercises such as Nay, BuB, Buh, Wee, etc help you figure that out lol. The notes are automatic and beginners struggle with air flow and telling the difference between resonance. It's kind of funny when you realize this. Now I just focus like I'm going to hum and sing and now all my registers are blended. All of us start off using way to much tension which is what I did and though you had to scream those high notes out but that is wrong. It's actually easy, it's just understanding that's hard. It's your brain re learning where to focus and what muscle you should actually be using. You can even intensify it with compression after you got it down. I can even do vibrato now! I couldn't believe it that I achieved it. I'm learning to sing in harmony now so I can sing along with YouTubers on here.

[BladeReynolds]

Chris I just want to find the harmony video that’s in your intro!! I love it so much!

[letsart]

My range must be close to yours because I love singing along with you and my vibrato comes out beautifully when I do

[thesho-waz]

👍 this is a very nice harmonizes practice video! Thank you 🙏

[mattstarkbodybuilding]

so your learning to sing the guitar awsome

[gagapodcast]

Can anybody answer to my dumb question?
If we play 6-5-4 strings on G,
5-4-3 string on C
- which ones do we play on D?
Oh, and another quiestion for vocalists who also plays guitar:
How do I sustain good posture if I'm not that good on guitar and have to look at frets and stuff?
I notice that sitting also effects my support, so any tips on torso and hands positioning?

[lizhunter-smith]

Chris, are you originally from a folkie/blues background? The folkies I know have always used the thumb to fret the bass notes, and we keep getting told by more classically taught players that this is wrong and you should have your thumb hidden behind the neck. I've never seen anyone else use the thumb like this, but I'm here for it :D

[sibujena]

❤what if there is a minor within the progression