Finding Chords to Match the Notes In Your Melody: A Manual for Songwriters and Musicians

Finding Chords to Match the Notes In Your Melody: A Manual for Songwriters and MusiciansAn easy to use guide to finding just the right chords to use with any melody. If you have ever composed a melody and then been at a loss as to which basic chords to play along with it . . . if you have ever wondered how to experiment with more complex chord substitutions . . . if you have ever wondered how the experts go about choosing which chords to use with their melodies . . . then this book is for you. Through the use of clear, color coded charts

An easy-to-use guide to finding just the right chords to use with any melody. If you have ever composed a melody and then been at a loss as to which basic chords to play along with it . . . if you have ever wondered how to experiment with more complex chord substitutions . . . if you have ever wondered how the ÒexpertsÓ go about choosing which chords to use with their melodies . . . then this book is for you. Through the use of clear, color-coded charts and detailed step-by-step instructions, this book will show you at a glance exactly which chords are the best choices for use over any melody note in any key. In addition, the author includes extendedÑand often hilarious!Ñessays describing how he came to develop the charts included in this book, and how his interest in chords lead him to explore the chords and melody in a well-known jazz song. Finally, there are chartsÑone for each of the 12 notes in a chromatic scaleÑlisting the notes contained in 26 of the most common chords.