Q: Hi bill, do you have any tips on adding chords to a melody? Everytime I try to add chords to a melody I can never get it to sound right, and I generally feel directionless while trying to make them.
A: just spend some time looking at the songs you already know. your favorite songs, the songs you've known for your whole life. take a look at them and see what's going on in the notes and chords. like language, you'll pick it up automatically, although it will take some time. just think of how long it took to learn english. it may take that long but it will be just as easy