>come up with melody
>no clue how to slap the right chords onto it
how
Come up with melody
Daniel Lopez
James Robinson
Have talent
Jeremiah Fisher
Pretty sure there's some music theory involved.
The talent lies in coming up with the melody, not the arrangement.
Which is why melody writers are the ones making copyright money.
Oliver Murphy
Post the melody
Asher Green
either practice ear recognition or play in different keys until it fits
easy with basic chords and a capo
Jonathan Williams
Tonal harmony is literally all about this process.
If you want to stumble your way through it by feel, I would say pick the most "important" notes of your melody.
Say it's the note A, think about all the chords you could fit A into that might work, like F major (F, A, C) etc. and try them out.
the other way, is to think of a bassline to go along with your melody, hum it and it might come naturally, that'll be the bass voice then it's just a matter of figuring out what notes will go on top of that bass note. (they might be inversions).
Ryan Turner
>Music theory
jej
Joshua Hernandez
Almost all pop artists play by the same rules, but most of them don't know what the rules are and fumble around desperately till something sounds okay. Music theory is a hugely convenient shortcut.
John Thompson
>play in different keys until it fits
>easy with basic chords and a capo
I think I got the first four basic chords using standard tuning without capo.
AND HAVE YOU STEAL IT?????????????
Thanks.
I have the first four down, but then it goes into a strange new area.
Is it possible that I might need a capo mid-melody?
Zachary Howard
Trial and error
Or: come up with the chords first