Are these chords correct?
Hi, I'm trying to write down notes of a melody based on an Iranian pop music.
The melody sounds pretty right to me.
Since I'm not familiar with chords, I need someone to listen to the whole notation and give me feedback on whether the chords have been chosen correctly or not.
I need you to suggest med the correct chord too. If it is possible.
Is there anyone who can help me?
I'll add it here
Best regards
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The score you've linked only has a melody, no chords. Also, for anyone to give useful feedback, we'll need to hear the original song.
In reply to The score you've linked only… by Rose Egbert
Sorry, my mistake.
It was the melody without Chords.
But these chords has nothing to do with the original.
The question is if they just "feel" correct or not?
I have seen this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDuA6RcMDw0
And I try to add chords based on his theory.
Therefor I need someone with more music experience to tell me if my choices are correct or not?
In reply to Sorry, my mistake. It was… by Emil SHamloo
To me the Dm in measure 11 sounds out of place. I can't name any music-theoretical reason though, not my pay-grade ;-)
In reply to Sorry, my mistake. It was… by Emil SHamloo
The melody does not move in the usual way (a bit monotonous).
Considering this situation, the same chord seems to stay for a long time, and the usual harmony movements don't fit into the melody, which doesn't allow for much chord variation.
That's why I wrote the chord walk a little differently.
In reply to The melody does not move in… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Thanks Ziya for replying me.
Yours sounds better :-)
Since this was my first chords. I am trying to understand if any of my chords was totally wrong or not? Because, I hear that chords could be a bit of taste, if they are not completely wrong!
Can you confirm if any of mine are wrong?
Regards
In reply to Thanks Ziya for replying me… by Emil SHamloo
There are some inaccuracies in the use of minor and major chords.
for example: eg: Dm chords must be D chords because the Key sign and the melody have F#, and for the same reason the F chord is completely wrong. The A chord can be used, but a little preparation is required.
What is written in harmony should be listened to again and again, and if necessary, various alternatives should be tried by changing the places and changing the chords. Because there are many situations where something that sounds good in theory may not sound very good in practice.
I'm not familiar with Iranian pop music so my chords probably aren't idiomatic. But maybe they will give you a start.
Dm and A aren't in the key signature. Although I rather like the A in measure 10. I changed it but of course you can change it back.
In reply to I'm not familiar with… by bobjp
Thank you bobjp for replying me.
you say "Dm and A aren't in the key signature. Although I rather like the A in measure 10."
How could Dm and A do not be in the key signature, but you rather like A in the 10th measure?
If A is not in the key signature, I do not know, then why do you like A to be in the measure 10?
Regards
In reply to Thank you bobjp for replying… by Emil SHamloo
Chords that aren't strictly in the key signature can sound good as long as they aren't directly clashing with an adjacent note at the same time. Consider the Dm in measure 11 and how the F natural in the chord clashes with the F# in the melody. Then change the chord to D (major) and see how the harmony becomes a lot stronger and clearer because the notes "agree" with each other.
The A chord in m10 is being played against mostly A's in the melody, so there's nothing for it to "disagree" with, plus it's only one extra step away in the circle of 5ths, so it doesn't sound out-of-place in the key of Em even though it technically falls outside of it.
Likewise Dm is also one extra step away, so it could work (and does work reasonably well in m6) as long as it's placed where the melody allows it.
In reply to Chords that aren't strictly… by Rose Egbert
Sure, you could use Dm in measure 6. Not very interesting. Besides I'm not sure how much the circle of fifths applies to Iranian pop music. I didn't use the Dm or A. I changed quite a few chords.. And one melody note.