Jake Lizzio
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Patreon Only - Writing a melodic line over chords
🕑 Added 2020-02-22 23:55:42 +0000 UTCBetter late than never- This is a response to David Kaufmann's question on how I would approach writing a solo over a set of chords. The chords are very simple but it's a unique and wonderful little progression, with an interesting modulation. It could be a real struggle to write a lead over but hopefully this video shows you all a way to simply approach these sorts of challenges, and gives you a starting point for this specific set of chords.
Very excited for my Lydian video, the music is turning out to my liking and there will be a lot of nutty and weird composition stuff going on in that one. Stay tuned!
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Jake Lizzio
Awesome, glad you found those helpful! Eventually I'll turn them all into a highly condensed Signals video or series.
SiqN
Great video and lesson. I love the whole melodic series. Having it brought up in the livestream last night made me "rabbit hole" the whole set.
Jake Lizzio
Absolutely, it's a note that's shared between both parts of the song. To me it doesn't feel like a note worth "highlighting" though, since it's present in the C#m, the A, the Bsus4, and the C. However- you could make a whole new melodic phrase out of this concept. Constantly tagging the E over each chord, while trying out new chord tones underneath. Might sound pretty cool!
John Purcell
Thanks Jake! Very useful info!
Nice. One thing that came to mind is the sus4 of B is the 3rd of C, i.e. E. That could also be part of a melodic pathway of the key change, no?
