How to Write a Melody on Piano Using Chord Tones
Learn to build melodies on the piano from the notes of your chords, using interesting rhythm patterns and inversions over a popular progression. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music shows you how to build melodies on the piano (or any instrument or DAW) from any existing chord progression, using the notes of the chords with interesting rhythms. The lesson uses the hugely popular vi IV I V progression — heard in Toto's "Africa", Avicii's "Wake Me Up", The Cranberries' "Zombie" and many more — set in Bb major with the chords Gm Eb Bb F. You'll play the chords in the left hand with inversions over a steady pattern, then craft melodies in the right hand using a variety of techniques. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #MelodyWriting #ChordTones #Songwriting Chapters 00:00 Write a melody using chord tones 00:39 G minor, E flat, B flat and F chords 01:54 Smooth left-hand chord inversions 03:23 Start the melody from chord tones 03:55 Choose one note from the G minor chord 05:46 Try the third of each chord 07:30 Compare inversions and octaves 09:06 Change the melody’s rhythm 09:26 Two half notes per bar 09:54 A half note and two quarter notes 10:44 Quarter-half-quarter rhythm 11:09 Divide the beat into eighth notes 11:42 Start the melody off the beat 12:49 Combine melody notes and rhythm 14:20 Mix chord tones and rhythm patterns
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