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Drew · 06-01-2007, 05:10 PM

Um, Luan, despite his name Metal Ken has a pretty good grasp of chord theory and music theory in general. Telling him to "learn lots of chords," while generally good advice, isn't really what's needed here.

There are two things you need to know to play chord melody, near as I can tell - a ton of chords, true, but you also need to know how to build arrangements. Knowing 15 million chords won't turn you into Joe Pass; knowing how to use those chords will. And the best way to do this is to study other people's arrangements.

06-01-2007, 05:10 PM	#8
Drew Fear the Polo! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Somerville, MA Posts: 21,248 Real Name: Call me Ahab... Main Seven: 1991 Ibanez UV7PWH Main ERG: Sherman 5-string bass Rig: Mesa Recto-verb 50 Thanked: 141	Um, Luan, despite his name Metal Ken has a pretty good grasp of chord theory and music theory in general. Telling him to "learn lots of chords," while generally good advice, isn't really what's needed here. There are two things you need to know to play chord melody, near as I can tell - a ton of chords, true, but you also need to know how to build arrangements. Knowing 15 million chords won't turn you into Joe Pass; knowing how to use those chords will. And the best way to do this is to study other people's arrangements. "...and everything under the sun is in tune, but the sun is eclipsed by the moon."