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Acconngo Beck, dis was ony the thi ime emo sage orn the evo guitarists had met, and the first tins they'd been interviewee together. Theit US first encounter was an allstar jam at the Apolo Heater in 1985, which aso featured estar another pair of legends Fle lapto and Budkdy Guy. These ning ‘ond occasion was vecording session in 1997 for Kings Deuces Wildalbun But, duct icensing problems their duet, “Three (0° Cock Blues didnt make the alms final et sssoaite eorogs, ‘with new leases by boll utarists—King’s fet Daugus Barn, fam Ro, Mehl Rose and Beck’ Jeff—yoiTe sure 10 come across interes With “Teoyca goon tne of both in guitar ar mse magazines. But youl on ee find the wo intervie together Gat One! The candid opmreoasanet feanversation heween the to gitar ieons, who have her isa trae mile the feature ‘cheen Ratt Chery, He hast yet reached the legendary status of Beck andl BB, but if Robert Randolphs (page 27) new CD, Unclassified Is ‘cen MANAGER any indication, the 25-year-old stel-guitar st is wel on “ Hie wae The llom ia owt energetic celebration of vijoad Se ca funky RB that showcases Rando otherworldly ped steel chops. We guarantee youve never lead see! guitar played this way tn your sovernsing pigecton ier Pickup a copy you wont be disappointed. Aw! since pedal ste translates vet os Ze > Gra Sat S08 Fron cia) serauar ator Chiet ‘ADVERTISING ACCOUNT MANAGER Seesar PE Bae BB cuenny tae macazines, ic GUITAR ONE ARMY! ‘Sal. Kyle Anderson, a longtime Gr teader and Aemy Reservist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, takes a break from inspecting ‘ammunition in Southwest Asia imealy June. While the sun beate down at 100s degrees, the solder reade a hot feature fon Chevelle UUN/03), er rmenrsesermemn In IRE RpATIONS MANAGER cuurionpnecron Borbure A Bes Guitaronemag.com ee ante tarancs robert scree acme ie tcl os Pe oe cai Se pene ee ns hy icetioereenen AS 18 GUITAR ONE « guitronemagicam :OCTENOISE & FEEDBACK Your Questions Answered Dear Guitar One: Ane these twa soloing strategies ust die EF A) tor his melodies. Ths fl Ford once said thatthe dimin-ferenc names forthe same ching? lowed by 2 section based on a iiv-v alfvvhole seale is exeellent for Mike Cheasley —(ism-Em-F2m) In the parallel Key of I ding passing tones when navigating & viae-meif minor, after which he proceeds with the \V chord change. Can you explain how Dear Mike: B minor scale (H=CE=D=E-PE-G=A), 8 use this scale in eoujanedon with the JoeSatckanfspltchalstheorvis definitely much more extiemeexampleofpicchavis blues sale over this progression? related to modal interchange. 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Among these, the You.,"from Surfinglvith mie lin.asapri-aneamplethatusestheopen singasthe reer) Giminished halfiwhale scale plays a maryexampleo pitch axis, Thefirstsec- pitch avis, The matifuriented, melodie major part espectallyinthel-IVsectionstlon of the song Is based on [-IV-V exercise takes you through six parallel 12-bar blues progressions changes (B-E-T9 Inthekey of H:Sacchis scales: 8 Aeolian (A-B-C-D-E-F-G), A or an esantple of this approseh, e's using the B major seale (-C2-D2—_ lonian [A-Ii-C2-0-¥-F#-Ga}), & Lydian solate the "quick-change” section (frst wo bats: FIV} of 4 12-bat blues in G. Lorient t&CHSUPPORT ball whole diminished svate |G-A~B- #-D-F-F: see Fig, 1) nutlines the Ws basie structure (root, Sed, 5th B,D, ), plus the extension of a ©), as ellis certain altered wines oo 1 1431 20 enhiarmonie a 2 oo a sth (CE, enhanmnonie tn Ds). These c ee eS od [atte three notesarethe passingtonesto ee n Robben was eferring Ihese pass AC aeateene ha Ss tones add tension co the G7 chord, AROSE eee ing if & sironger “pull” on the C7 ge. sypical Robben Ford manu oes over these changes might invalve an troductury G blues phrase and a G iminished tansition tn the ist barf ad ork dust between EBBRP. Youll ales ovved by 4G bluesconclusion i the see eae od bar Fig. 2 There are bu some choice notes lurk a inc ae he i within he dignalshed scale that can ea oer ny really spice uptheC7 chord. Paricularly (eRe ig ere apts les nou cheng useful are the Ist Sed, Sih, and 7th Geer r ‘argh the moncation pre G-B-C#-F) scale tones—the nores Sea aS Tere Dag ees Kotha ark y Or eri which make upa G7 arpeggio. 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First, a Tire phystes: & strings pitch, tension, thickness. and Tenth are mterrelated, Take a pln 1110 siring and attach some tension in the focm ofa weight of 15.25 pounds wo one tend, then steeich It over @ guitar neck lbs 24.75" long, andthe note wil sound fs E, Take that same string and weight land stretch it over a langer neck, like 25,5", und dhe note will sound closer © Dé. Ifyou want that siring to sound like fan E again, youte guing to have toeither fade mare tension aboutanother pound) OF use a thinner string (an 0095 cures ‘lose. Eicher was the sting (und the gu (ar) will feel different hecause of the tenange, Seale length also impart ast tle but perceptible difference in the string’ response o picking sharie scale lengths allow the string to recein more picking energy. whereas longer scale lengths disperse the energy more rapt ly. The long and short of it—forgive the ppun—isthata shaver scale length has 2 Softer spongier foe! and sound 2 longer scalelength hasaerisper, ghterfeel and sound Guitar designers almost invariably bogin with a certain scale length as the basisofagulcar’s voice, then work«o bring fou diferent auitces ofthat voice with cortainbady types, woods, pickups, and s0 on. The scale lengths associated with certaln classic gultars bearthisout. Heres partial ls: + Gilson Byrattand cleric 284" + Fernandes Nomad eleciic~ 24° + Brian May's handbuile “Red Spelt” Plerric— 24" + Staneland Gian ste est = 24%" + Tlckenbucker 75 eectrie~ 248" + Martin 000-2880 - 24%" + Many Pa! Revd Sith models 25" + Most Ovation acoustice= 258" + Mose Martin guitars ~ 258 ‘The Torres classical guiter~25 + Sania! Honor see ~ 281° 1 Mase Taylor guitars + Lowrden acoustics 25%" Just look through any tse of Guar One, particularly Baekline Blueprint and the in-depth artist interviews, and you'll seta sense of which artiste preter whlch nats and, by extension, bleh scale Teng. Happy measuring! pordonen fr Heine a et RARE (Fes) oBHARRRSRE 22. QUITAR ONE © putwonemnag.cam - OCTOBER 2000sacred pe I la Jesse Soenne ks Site toa 2s riot lk AO hee a pene con |abocoo ty CO Vaal aly te , wos cst young He AEE ee ae : : tou Sse pera ee RR vere heme ac ee ar nO TH yar ma ere ie Ge BAN ing igh COREA SH ees i ee ae ea be aS 1 Hanae fee auadiencesin sleek daWarner Weer ecoct On she alta. Randoinh deche <<. Ragealing the pepirie or ne ‘Hhtoug!s a selection of vocal aul io coll ae ak pone tiie im rs = Sra sng tl sto are sta Tr dic sti Pl ea i. SI tis, See br Perse a ae (61 Te magazine You Can Play 27Sa 2 (drums), and cousin Horse (perevs Sigenous rack incredibly hard 1 Stouie Ray Vaughan ani Here taitimportant that people know you are Sioux Indians? We di deny who we ae he most important thing. My father was a guitarist, and he loved urls, andl Led Zeppelin. People are always trying to categorize by ne ing this kind of music and having grown up listening tothe blues, ak that barter, Who are some of your other blues favorites? | rll ke limmy Reed, because b ' s0 simple and “right there," like alt of the old blues guys, such as Thm Howlin! Wolf. 1 get a fot of ideas for riffs by istening to them and thee wate something a lite different. That's where songs ike “Hold Ow pal Time"—wshich are tuned dwn to Deane fro Which contemporary musicians de you listen t9? Tiere ate only lew guitarists out ‘ha reall tke ike Doyle Bramall, who i also one of my inuence | nuich radio or MTV: ts good for peaple who ate digging it and doing sounds cool to me Haugs}—but f get more of my inspiration rom Teese whos so fess tha sounds lke he stil hen ove nua eee ee ee ee pal paral eae Ua ener a ae al Pe ra Locate nee ty EOI rei a mead ala "908 Tbe Scanners, Yor wo, Boss Faz Cees Certs Corres ne Ce eremacatnd ee eer a eee Senin ee rent course, Mom has come ard since the oe na ore Se een eee Coen mameenaineel Leos ans Ce ere ee ae reer eer eet ee ers eee rr) Cerrar ais et nents oom er aoe ee eae on eens Croan Ces eae eer re hee Sate eri ee rk er ees areata occu reeeatiey ae ee ers Coe ee eon Pr et) csi i et tre ner rare Cao es eer6G Asfaraswherel’m looking to elevate my ski to, Scott Hendersonis it. 53 mie knovrs baseball Bernie also knows guitar, and pot just in the casual way in which many sports tars und celebrities know the instrument ally play-so well fact, that to quay his aby with tatemenits ike “Yor a baseball player” would be not only unfaity dismissivebut als inaccurate, Need proof? Check out Fisdebut, The JourneyIVihin GRP! Verve).on which wWiliams—vidh theall-starcaxtoBela Fleck, David Benot-and ben lade among bothers digeinto. superb set of original Latin jaz tunes anda fess Sinart covers, ineluding a spirited rendition ofthe Kansas classic Dustin the Wind ‘ox of these songs are developments of kes fom the last 10 years says the naive Puerto ican, who grew upon the sounds of Salsa and merengue as well s 80 rock. Tain music dda have much guitar, so the only avenue had was American roeklikeVan Halen, Jour: Yes. and Boston, ha hat hone time, {sould have inckdled more rock on this alburn When f was younger the CT ‘30 GUITAR ONE \ guaronemag.com » OCTOBER 2008 en ee As centerfielder for the New York yankees however, Wiliams me is Hin ited. "The guys onthe album knew that this isnt what Ido fora fiving” he says. Bu ried ta raise my silo theirleve He recently showed these skillsduringan a-star beak gig, at Chieagos House of Bhies-Itsonethingto play in estudio, where yo have 100 times to get it but live. younnyhaveone chance ton fe" Before the show, Williams, who rom tinely snags warning-track drives and teliversclutel hits in eont oF 0,000 fans factually fad the buterlies asia they worl give mealototbars to play with he quips. vith aneasy laugh But even if dant get atleast I'l be expressing my emotions though the guitar My chops arent witere {want the fo be yet, but [want to shove music airport part of Scott HendersonThefsitime ‘ean him [su ssh cout play like at! And nex | sad Ws oing to take me ‘Ao of years toda that” As far asthe ay the guitar sounds, and where Tm looking tavelevane my sills to, Scot Henderson ites technically skied, butatthe same time hes always trying Wo say something ‘rene plays Whenhe plays blues iecan nae that guitar seweam, but he can also play jazzandmakesenscofallthosescales. Fie js has so many things he can do on the guitar that he ca express himself in a vay that fev people ca Béla Fleck Perpetual Motion ondness! Dade, man. this bff the hook. He is playing all these extremely difficul ela tverything from flach to Scarlatti to Reethoven-—on the banjo! his instrument and put it on a higher Jevel Hes one of my favorite musicians right now-On the banjo you play alt of teally fast passages and arpeggios and te plays them so precisely He's an extremely clean player—youe Pear every note—but at the same time It's 100 miles an hour {When as improvising in the studio, he rtd me to develop an Idea and not get discouraged and jump to another thing too (gulch, ese the solowrit makesense. That importantadvie, {Gony)"™! concierto de Aranjuez” Jooquin Rodrigo “I high schoo he big thing ast beable to play thisplece. We listened to people tubo played ie Jlian Bream, Jabn Wiliams, and Andrés Segovia. In the ea 80 the school was very conservative, and the good st fdents orthe teachers ‘ree the ones that stuck with la ‘Seal ruses And then you fad the rebels [laughs who listened to ‘Guay Osbourne and lucas Pres, So growing up. lad that dispar fy But ve leamed that you cant have that same high sil evel, and That de music doesnt have t be casscal: that was a revelation for fe. You ean pla your Stat ou ofa Mesa oogie and sil pay skill fullyerated music “ens oe eet aeHOTLICKS Per eer ‘AnsonFunderburgh and the Rockets Which Way ern Scat eed Cees Poa eens Pe eres cone Seta ee os Coenen Pe eee Ce ee See ees eer eee te Cerne cee ee earn etd Peres — Cen fn ke king King sideman parorms & enn aren en atc ere oes Dea eee ene iy eee keene Otis Taylor ee trey eres z ae rellactve without etary of ince A . ss TE? of slavery. big andvlene inthe Aca cnecvin a a es posse tre. Tue t fer he resets th ‘one rwwent Se aie mee | oe ae ere hor socond guitarist, / Hiromi Sunk, rummea at eee terme) eee tl eas arene Se eee ees eee ert ees eet eee Pee eet Cee etre Cos ae eatery ieee onealyrrsiaaamiais ell a re) Yourmusicseemstohavea politcal message. | eer use” pllical” sven telling Teli 2 political (agh|Ithe nightly news reports a ear wteck about a drunk litical just talkingabout what happened. Alo, begin the antiques bust apolitical ugh Do you soe yourself as part ofa bives tradition stretching back tothe 30? lk aut . ues musicians back n the 19205 or 1930s would have heen fyehedl. ey + people who can't havea vice Your albumistitled Truth fe Not Fltion. Nobodys 100 percent honest fT get asked, "Why sie Tsay “BecauseT want tobuy a Porsche..." Zans| you basically jus the questions make sense sve ms [OCTOBER 2008) G4 The Magazine You Can Ply 31Larry Coryell to lose our audience. Th Frvalwaysrackingmy brains to. somethingdierent” Coryell musical ra tler whose vehicles have included free improvisation, fusion, Braian musi. and contemporary classical, has always done something different wile remaining fat fal to his first love—jazz. Recently, he teacountesed something new while ran ming his disparate influences intoa classic bassist Larry Gn guia iri, bottomed and drummer Paul Wertgo The gonpeameogether serendipitous Whenever Coryell played Chieago'sIazz Showease, proprietor Joe Segal would gest the support of Gay and Wertgo a Several years, Coryellealized hat thoseto provided an ideal rth section. The gu {arise raves about his colleagues: *Tarry sa Complete, peerless vetnoso. And Paul and fee the rhythm the same way-—we ean pet Jost gether ‘On Coryell atest CD. Pow Chiong. the group Is documented in peak fina matinee an wo sets atthe Showcase. The music came together spontaneously forging the arrangements Coryell relied primary on intuition and on. Far the ses woulda call he ay" would just star playing Pata identyeach tae rom int, and wed just go itoit erred 0 nate nthe hearisof the people and ried ninwhile enlightening them. rom the trio, Coryell affers a thoughtful solo interpretation of George wich he Beatles classic an updated harmonic SWINGSETS Eta eel ster Terence Blanchard Pane) Gong Eart Vitae peers eet Cees Petre) festive aoe tar ensemble of may ree aes renee nd fon tan Pee Pere ‘and Seeking (Tzadik) eres eee swash fe with darksuspendetchords, while perfectly capturingthelongingquality ofthe briginal “sung. says Coryell "but fel ‘mich moreconforable payingtbe Beatles han George Gershin, thinkits because aright there when te Beatleswere doing itthe fis tne around: lived though the jpop music of hat era, On he ote han [earnest Gershwin secondhand throughhe interpretations of people berrr than m (OF course, being in Chicago, Coryell ns—hisown'Good served up tv 12-barg Citizen Swallow” and Milt Jackson's "Bags Groove’—sultsing them with contempo: rary touches, Coryell says, "uesisat once the eastest thing to play and the hardest thingto play: The chordsarentirouble, but he challenge isto say something dillerent each tne you take a pass at them. 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DVDsIN REVIEW TheUsed Maybe Memories (Warmer Sas) Wwe package fom the Used includes « Wrong live CD aanda115-minuce DVD stocked with music Videos, a videa diary, and pastspring. 7 he band’s b akthrougl uecess with some good humored sketehes and sold pllingpertormaricesand Ber MeCracken's howling. heart wrenching song-stories SCENE STEALER: Quins man’s post-Deftones chord workon “Maybe Memories’ is visceral approach Queen ‘ve a Wembley Wotywoad) Ww ed in 1986 of Queen's hit double DVD Live hints at, but never quite cap tres one afthe rock erase ee bands. tn when this DVL wasted, Fed tie Mereary.iohn Deacon, log. Taylor, and, of ll past thei prime, both as writers and as performers. even though this gig is filmed in ront of an estimated 60,000, folks, che show lacks the kind of magie and majesty Queen possessed in abundance a decade 1 Sul, the ple cameras and in laudable sound hie for the nany who remained true }0 Queen's cause until the seryend SCENESTEALER:lrian Moy echo, del bar work on "Brighton Rock Salo” bring back the band’ slory days of super-h art rock Dio or vn Spite agle Vision) wy ork City Nev ¥ ‘or Dine, ati famed Roseland Baloo this Fombhis Rainbow ("Long Live Rock and Roll") and Hack Sabbath past (“Heaven an el") all the way to slates help their fans gorge on looked Stratwie Doug Aldrich stokes the '60s embers his Eric Jobnsan-influenced Nuidity and speed-feak fre hand, while Dio does what he’s been doing for four decades: sings ike he it Points subtracted aster Extra SCENE STEALER: Aldrich’ incredible, suobeight-fastsoo and slide work following "Man ‘on a Silver Mountain” pros beyond any reasonable doubt that Shred sure aint deaSOUNDCHECK The Who ieee Roya! Abert Hall {SteamnammerSPU) Wwe On this wwo-dise companion settothe 2001 DUDofthesame name, none ofthe Who chest muts rates as a definitive ‘ersion, but, hell. it fr eh ly. Moze importantly, Pete Townshend and the late John Entwistle sound almostas fer cis asthey did in theiryouth; “Who Are You" and 5:5. Oddy Townshend col have beet listening to Vernon ding, as indicated by i newfound fond leads, processed feediack. and tremolo bars, MOMENTOFTRUTH“Orowned™ (250-45) During this solo swnshend performance, the iwickedest right hand in rock unleashes stunningly precise flurry of rolls on the acoustic GEAR: Fender Erle Clapton Signature Strat, Gibson §} King, MXR Dyna Comp, Boss OD-1 ‘The Derek Trucks Band Sou! Serenede (Calumbia} vw Isteningto DevekT pret the melody asta Man Chant” becomes apparent thatalead vocal his band would be edund: Wi a sea materi caste and tone that go well bes bisyears. theguicarsh Trucks’ soul lde workings foes pocket th ta Bock” 1 pay homage to We Montgomery with some runs, Othermust-hears ae the exotic harmonization wi flutist Kofi Burbridge « ‘Oriental FolkSong" aswell Trucks use ofthe indian sarod on the East-meets-West acoustic balladSierra Leone Blue" (1:48-3:05) Going from a whisper to a seream, Ticks packs punchy phrasing and agaression intothe minor sale ines ase carveswith hisslde, GEAR: '63 Gibson SG ress fesiom Washburn, 68 Fender Super Reverb, DR strings cm King’s x lack ika Sunday (Metal Blase) WWW rerecording of carly days ether Kings wer wenre-bending trademarks reinplace: dropped tunings, the funky rhythm ion, Musical curiosities influence "where Ty Tabor (ern quarter nes speedy pop-punk fahed" (0:45-2:50) I's vin ae Ty Tabor, asthe guitarist around Doug Pinnick’s vase uns with chunky power hords, modal arpeggios, and 1 touch of his me ntatonie pyrotech: niques. GEAR: Yamaha RGXTT sign ric; Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier, Simul 2:Ninety power amp: Al Rules Breaker DST-825; Line POD Pro, MM-4, and DL Dunlop Cry Baby; DR High OCCU, rauige CLERUCSER LLGRSRTL ADEETrucks ‘and nrscale hiss. Fender aeks Sey Cpl Bo Aad Fie Alor Free Cultars (Cesky) Www orell and Abeterombis ofthe original Easton at Chesky teamed stand mules ist Badi Assad, Armed stie guitars the tro rndelinable mis of nd American jazz to lls up dense layers of plaving extreme) ations on the chord ns as well s singing berrombie play meladies and src an dat al he ful MOMENT OF TRUTH: “Meta mecphoss" (130-3150), thew GEAR: Coryell Gries sce! Assad: Fisher nylon: Entombed Jetero|KochMusic fr Natians) wvvv to their punk-meta the godtathers of Hh metal scene st reconing ra While the energy stance, the oundgardenish if matehied to discordant arpeg. gisinDescenctntainfema,"or the doum-tuned power chords set again: ng pick scrapes in “Children of the Underworld." isasphcefessure coscarethetrousersoffGrandpa MOMENT OF TRUTH: “Nobo: daddy" (0:01-0:45) Power chord thrashing, open-strinig pull-offtilsandunnerving tone melodies equal eshing, Sahbath-like psyche shudge (GEAR: Coderlunds Gibson SG, tage 70s Marshall OM 800. Boss HMI distortion: Heli Gitson Les Paul Standard, 5001 Marshall JEM 800, Hoss DS Jack Casady ‘ream Factor (Eagle) ww After nearly 40 yeats in the musie business, Jefferson Alnplane/Hot Tuna bassist Jack CCasady'has made his rst solo cord, ands fllorhearland ‘ock ‘sell anchored by his melodic basslines and filled fut by a plethora of musical guests, Unfortunately. iecomes like a session-man record tha sal the playing is tealy good and the songs are all Fight, but it lacks the fie of Jose-knit band, Sil it has ts moments, sich as Casady’s hass balalaika soloing on the folky "Weight Bramhall II's gety side andl Ivan Neville throaty vocalson the southern raeker “Daddy's Lil Gini” and Warten Haynes Jam with Casady on the funk instrumental "Outside MOMENT OF TRUTH: "Sweden" (214-5130) Casaly turns Haynes and Jorma Katkanen, lose far an eleetie bles del tn the haré-rocking close ‘GEAR: casadysEiphoresign ture bass, SWR amp, "65 Versa tone amp: Haynes: ‘Gibson SG. 100 Custom Audio he Beall Fender Stat, 1OOW Marshall Plexi: Kaukenen; Kaukonen signature Epiphone Bow Carvin Hel ie slots & LosLonely Boys os tonly Boys (Or Music) Www Thesethree Mexican-American brothers in dei etl 205 hav heen causing a stir nthe Lane Star state with the top-notch cho lick mix of R&D, Texas blues, and Latino rock’ rolliopped off with sweet vocal harmonies, Brother Hen Garza may bethe most promise ing guitar hera out late, with aknack for giv tracks such as “Heaven” and vwithiakeen sense melody; greattone.and in in-the: pocket fee MOMENT OF TRUTH: “Onda (0:01-5:03) A fiey Latin rocker ia Santana showcases Hey’ talent for stinging pentaronie and natural minor tines ite perfect ends, and fine vibrato GEAR: Fender Strat, Fen Then, Caesar Diaz head, Vox sh. 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The tools we ‘wll explore are: incervals/dlatonic har mony, ehord embellishment, and chord substitution, In order to Dull skill and confidence, let's begin by arranging @ slmple melody. songlike"Greensleeves provides an easy melodic context with Ivhieh to begin. is shor (16 measures) and only has two sections (sort ofa verse ‘and a ehors) [Fg 1). I's also in the key fA minor (or C tajoe), sshich is very suitar-frienaly Diatonic Harmony and Intervals ‘The frst thing that you want co do isereate ‘asimple harmony forthe song. The songs ‘original harmon chord namesare lead ‘written outsith the melodyon thechart So Initials youjustaeed io selectinversionsof ‘he original chords, especial onesthatcon- tain the melody'navein the wp voce. Fig.2 demonstrates a simple way to ein ths process, Notice that the chords selected for thissectionusever common open-postion voicings. To eeatea ieiterest. then. the rest step isco actualy break dovwn the chords into partial chords a intervals, The ose of Sede, ths, actaves, and 10tRs can ‘reateavery batoguesound. Fig.3 provi 4 few eas for hove you ca use he inter vals to erate hatmiony forthe tne. Hea how this example adds anew twist tothe plain sound thatthe frst example of har ‘miony given in Fi 2 displayed. After this, youl want to add some more interest 10 therune with addonsl harmon. Diatonic hors (chordsin the same key work great for acing harmony to.a song when the cchordsare sparse, Fig showssomeexain- ples Noticethat the Gehordinthe frst sue and the F chon in measure 2 sound ‘ery appropriate, Here are a few rules for using liatonic harmony 1 the andi cordscan aways follow che chord. 2, ThelV chor canalwaysfllow the hor 3. TheVehordcanabwaysbeapproachedby alichord Chord Embellishment and Extensions One of the easiest ways to spice up an arrangement ist embellish the chords by tsing altered notes or extensions. Altering {ehanginganeistingchord now oradding fn extended chord tone like a 9th or 1th tosome ofthe chords can bea subtle way to give the arrangement a whole nev sound, Fig. 5 provides you with shapes tor [ris] ofA G G