I have always thought of this harmonized technique as a Chord Solo. Maybe like in a band setting, instead of playing a single melody note at a time, you would play blocked chords for each one, and get creative with it (reminds me of the Dapper Dans, the barbershop quartet that you see walking down main street at the magic kingdom.Įvery note is four part harmony). The first was, what I said before: an arrangement of a song in that a single instrument play the melody and the accompanying chords at the same time.īut, I’ve also found that some think of a chord melody as a way to play a melody where you harmonize each melody note with some sort of chord. I’ve found two different ways people think about chord melodies. This was another one of those time where I was glad I did. That way I try not to miss another interpretation, use, or what have you, on the same subject. Not wanting to assume that I have the whole picture on everything I bring to you, I make sure I do some research on the topic for each show. You just keep the melody and harmony going as best you can. You accomplished this by playing the melody and chords of a song in the same way that a pianist would play an instrumental song. I was taught that it was a way for a Jazz guitar player to play standards as a solo instrument. To me, I’ve never thought twice about what a chord melody was.

What are the things you need to play a basic chord melody?.Who are some guitar players who play chord melodies?.In what style of music can you play a chord melody?.Today I’m going to take this question an break it down to the six essential areas that you need to know to be successful playing them. Such a small question for such a big topic.

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