How do you know which chords match a melody?

Start with the 1 chord and play it underneath your melody until it doesn't sound good anymore. When it stops sounding good, look at the note you are playing in your melody and try to find a chord that contains that note. Use the 1-4-5-6 chords as your first guesses.
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How do you know what chords to play with melody?

Finding chords for your melody, steps to follow:
  1. Try to transpose the melody to a scale you know well.
  2. Try to find your bass notes first.
  3. Start with the root note (of the scale).
  4. Many progressions start or end with the root note (tonic).
  5. After finding a fitting bass progression, build chords on it.
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Does the melody have to match the chords?

Non-chord tones will give your melody a sense of momentum and tension, while chord tones will give your melody a sense of stability and release. Of the chord tones, roots and fifths have the most stability, while thirds and sevenths strike a nice balance.
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What goes well with C major?

Clearly, the basic chords/triads in the key of C major are C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and B diminished.
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Common chord progressions in the key of C major are as follows:
  • I – IV – V (C – F- G)
  • I – vi – IV – V (C – Am – F – G)
  • ii – V – I (Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7)
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Do C and E go together?

Vitamin C + vitamin E

Vitamin E is no slouch as a skin care ingredient itself, but when paired with vitamin C, the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University states that the combination is more “effective in preventing photodamage than either vitamin alone.”
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Matching Piano Chords To Melodies



What chords go well with G?

The G Major key uses the scale degree chords of the G major scale, which are G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, and F#mb5.
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What chords go together in each key?

What is this? By going through each note, we now know that the chords in the key of G are: G, Am, Bm, C, D, Em, F#dim.
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Here's a breakdown of each chord in the scale:
  • G Major: G B D.
  • A minor: A C E.
  • B minor: B D F#
  • C Major: C E G.
  • D Major: D F# A.
  • E minor: E G B.
  • F# diminished: F# A C.
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How scales and chords work together?

Scales and chords are interrelated. There are two sides of the same coin. A scale is a horizontal representation of a particular collection of notes and is built up in 2nds; A chord is a vertical representation of that same collection of notes and is built in 3rds.
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Why is C major so popular?

C major is a popular key for beginners because the scale only uses white keys, it has no sharps or flats. This makes many facets of learning easier including memorizing notes, reading, learning chords and inversions, improvisation plus understanding theory, intervals, harmony and chord progressions.
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What chords are in the key of C?

Chords in the Key of C Major
  • I = C Major.
  • ii = D minor.
  • iii = E minor.
  • IV = F Major.
  • V = G Major.
  • VI = A Minor.
  • vii° = B diminished.
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What notes go well together guitar?

Guitar chords that sound good together include the following:
  • F, B♭ and C.
  • C, Am, F, G – 50s Progression.
  • C, F, Bb, F.
  • 4.. C♯m, E, B and A.
  • F♯m, B and C♯
  • Am, G, F, E – Andalusian Cadence.
  • E, A, and B.
  • Dm, Bb7, C – Backdoor Progression.
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What does C G mean guitar?

The C/G guitar chord, which is read as 'C over G', is the second inversion of the C major chord. It is also called a 'slash chord', which has nothing to do with the Guns N' Roses guitarist – it simply has a different note at the bass of the chord.
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