An arrangement of the previous chord melody lesson. We will explore the arrangement of the melody, how to make it more interesting.

In our quest for percussive freedom, we will explore melody making: how to stack rhythm, bass & harmony with a melodic movement on top

Major 7th voicings and the Major scale at the same time.

This is an example of how to create a song using only chords and how to create a melody with those chord voicings.

Let's focus on phrasing by learning a "Sweet Melody"...

Downpicking technique over an AOR style song.

Get your Hendrix inspired twang going with these double stop licks!

Here is a melodic piece. It's important not to get carried away with technique and forget that music is about conveying a message. Melody is the main focus here. I tried to create a lead that would flow easily to the listener's ear. When trying to build something melodic, a good idea is to sing a melody on top of the chord progression you're working on and reproduce it on the instrument. That's usually how you can come up with new ideas.

Writing a catchy melody that the audience will remember is the object of this lesson. Let's get creative!