How to HARMONIZE A Melody With Just 3 Chords [Music Theory Tutorial]

Complete Chord Mastery course: https://www.musictheoryforguitar.com/... Master of the Modes course: https://www.musictheoryforguitar.com/... (At 4:32 and at 7:02 in the video are the examples you want to hear) 00:00 Intro 00:46 3 chords cover a diatonic scale 02:30 Major scale harmonized example 03:00 Melody harmonized example 1 03:23 Melody harmonized example 2 03:49 Example 2 transcribed for brass (because why not) 05:00 Minor scale harmonization & example 06:18 Melodic idea 07:00 Melodic idea in a string piece (because why not) 08:53 Guitar as a sketching instrument You know the old adage on how to write Blues (or Rock. Or Country... depends how you ask): "Three chords and the truth" That was fine and dandy for a while... and then we got inundated with 3-chords and 4-chords cheesy pop songs and now everybody is tired of the same old same old 3 chords. Which is a pity. Because honestly, I love well-made 3-chords harmonizations. And I think that all musicians should know how to do one. (Harmonization: "put chords to a melody") For two reasons: 1. They sound great, and 2. They are a great 'first harmonization' that you can do in seconds, and then you can always add more complex ideas if need be. If you've never harmonized a melody before... this is exactly where you want to get started. Watch the video, try it with your guitar, start having more fun than you ever had with music :-) If you like this video, share, like, comment & don't forget to subscribe for more content! Need help with music theory for guitar? Check out these FREE resources: https://www.musictheoryforguitar.com/... FOLLOW ME: YouTube:    / musictheoryforguitar   Facebook:   / musictheoryforguitar   Twitter:   / theoryguitar   Website: http://musictheoryforguitar.com