ClintMurphy wrote:I thought I had listened...and responded...but maybe I hadn't...sorry.
-when I responded I was just saying in general... not specifically you cause you did respond to at least one of my songs... but since you mentioned it please do take one more listen. I would appreciate your comments as I can always learn from them.
ClintMurphy wrote:But, as far as the harmonizing...I am trying to learn how to do that, but your latest post I think has given me something I might be able to start from. I know the last two just were above my head. Truly I should take music thoery and learn this stuff huh? Thanks for your time and I will make sure I listen and reciprocate, because obviously I hadn't. Again I apologize. This is a great thing that bandmix has going for musicians and I wouldn't want to hinder it in any way.
AFA learning theory... I learned by reading books. I figured out 95% of what I know now -when I was maybe 15 years old. I'm not telling you this to toot my own horn(ok I am toot toot), I'm telling you cause I think you have everything you need to know right in the palm of yer hand -once that palm has a book in it...
You certainly don't have to learn the rules... many ppul just use there ear. And this is no substitute for an ear.
I offered the above info just cause it genuinely makes me happy to see someone else eventually 'get it'. Reminds me of times that I got it.
As the songwriter you are, learning the harmonized chord scale is a powerful tool. Learning the chords available to you might open your eyes to possibilities you might not have otherwise 'felt'.
learning the scale is learning the chords, arpeggios, modes, extensions, inversions... the golden key! IMO
here is one position of the scale that goes with your song... gmajor.
I'll place it at the lowest area on the guitar cause then you can see how the notes of the scale could be added to your existing chords to make the chords more complex.
-------------------------------------2-3-5----------------------------3------------
------------------------------1-3-5-----------------------------------0------------
-----------------------0-2-4------------------------------------------0------------
---------------0-2-4--------------------------------------------------2------------
--------0-2-3---------------------------------------------------------3------------
-0-2-3-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-take note of the 3rd fret high e string (BTW you do read tabs right?) This note is right out of the scale and your chord whas a simple open phrasing of a c chord with this added note... I placed the chrod at the end so you can see how each note comes right out of the scale... even the open b string cause it is the sm note as the g string on the 4th fret...
ok I'm outta wind for now...