{"id":166,"date":"2019-05-03T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-10T10:50:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-10T18:50:08","slug":"adding-harmony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianote.com\/blog\/adding-harmony\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Harmony To Melody On The Piano"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Learning to harmonize your melodies will open up a whole new world of texture and color to your songs. Harmonizing will not only make you sound like a pro, but it will also help you to gain a deeper understanding of chord structures and how they work. When you harmonize you are improvising, utilizing music theory, and training your ear!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finding the right notes<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To add harmony you need to be able to know what other tones will compliment the notes you are already playing. This can be complex but it doesn\u2019t have to be! In this lesson, I show you exactly how to find the harmony notes using chord names as your guide!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The four most important points<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the lesson, I use \u201cHouse Of The Rising Sun\u201d as an example but you will be able to apply these concepts to anything you play from covers to original compositions. Here are the most important points from the lesson:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Harmonies can be selected from the notes of the chord you are playing. Using a chord chart or lead sheet makes this easy!<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. The highest tone played is the one that is most noticed by the listener so build your harmonies BELOW the melody line.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What this really comes down to is chord inversions. If you can learn how to build a chord below your melody note, you will be able to harmonize very quickly.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. You don\u2019t need to harmonize every note! Less is often more.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Once you see how this all works (watch the lesson!) you will be amazed by the simplicity of it all.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Have fun!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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