Adding Chords to a Melody (5-Step Tutorial) - Choosing the Right Chords to Harmonize a Melody

In this video, I teach a 5 step process for adding chords to a melody.
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🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar → https://soundguitarlessons.com/scales

🔗 LINKS & LESSONS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:
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🎸 Chord theory series →    • SERIES: Chord Theory: How to Learn Guitar ...  
🎸 Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://soundguitarlessons.com/chords
🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar → https://soundguitarlessons.com/scales

💬 LESSON DESCRIPTION:
I get asked all the time about adding chords to a melody.
Whether you hear a melody in your head, sing it, or write one on the guitar, you might want to accompany it with chords.
Let’s say you’ve come up with something catchy.
You find the notes on your guitar, and you wonder, “What chords work over that melody? “How do I figure that out?”
In this lesson, I teach a 5 step process for adding chords to a melody.
By the end of the video, you’ll be able to apply a surprisingly simple principle to reveal the many chords at your disposal.
I hope you enjoy this lesson about adding chords to a melody and find it beneficial.
Let me know what you think in the comments.
Thanks! :)
~ Jared

🎸 Get my FREE, amazing chord options chart called ‘Chords with Color’ → https://soundguitarlessons.com/chords
🎸 FREE PDF: Download the most important scale diagrams for guitar → https://soundguitarlessons.com/scales

🕛 VIDEO CONTENT OUTLINE (WITH TIMESTAMP LINKS):
0:00 - About this video
0:40 - Step 1: Make a melody
1:58 - Step 2: Determine scale numbers
5:18 - Step 3: Review chords in a key
8:13 - Step 4: Choose which notes to harmonize
14:15 - Step 5: Pick your favorite chords
15:20 - Free chord chart