remix a track, i have the bass and vocals

[leighbeynon]

so i of course will try to play by ear, but what chords would work well in the track if i remix it ?

im ust tryng to work out a way of working, im learning theory but still want to
work on practicle ideas so i learn along the way,

which notes would help here, bass notes or vocals? ive got melodyne so i have
the notes of both


lpb

[Mushy Mushy]

LOL. I started typing but CBF'd anymore...
What a hilarious question.

[leighbeynon]

sorry for being lame, but i want to learn and create my own remixs but stay in key with the orginal vocal,

vocal notes are A,B,C#, F# D, E

sorry if this is a crap sad question, but im trying to learn

[Goob]

A little music theory will tell you that that is most likely in the key of A major. A major is based on A with the pitches A, B, C#, D, E, F#, and G#.

(It could also be the relative minor F#, or potentially something else.)

[trewq]

The horses was led to water already

[leighbeynon]

sorry for my post, i want to learn, thought there might be a method i could apply to create my own chords around existing vocals

[djanthonyw]

Hey leighbeynon, it's not something you can pick up over night, you really have two options...

1. Sit down and really dedicate yourself (for months/years) to learning and training your ears.

2. Have someone who has already learned or that can play keys to help you out.

You might be able to find a solution for this one remix by posting in forums, but do you plan on doing that for every remix you want to make?

[Musicologo]

Leigh, the method exists and it's called harmony. It's basic music theory.

You need to study music theory and then harmony to learn how to put chords in any melody you found. After you master that you can apply it to any mix you want.

Google and read some theory on harmony. Search on this forum old posts and topics. There's a lot out there already written.

Don't be afraid to work. Good luck!

[thecontrolcentre]

what chords would work well in the track if i remix it ?

the right one's of course ...

[buckshead]

Lets see if I can help without being facetious. You're a beginner right and are asking for help. So many questions of this type appear here, all by people who don't seem to have grasped the basics.

REMIX: I don't think you mean remix, i think you want to write the harmony line to a tune.

MELODY: thats the tune and we can tell what key its in. This can usually be found to be the key of the last note. Most music (not all) ends on the tonic. The note shown as I.

MAJOR or MINOR: I'm afraid this is down to experience and listening but using the notes you have if it ends on A its major, F# its minor

BASS: the bass should tend to follow the chord sequence, in most pop music the base note will be the lowest note of the chord. (Remember that the exceptions are what makes music special but you need to start somewhere)

Start simple:
First the Key - we assume its A major
Now the chords. Suppose its 8 bars long, look at the notes in each bar. The main chords in A major are A, D and E. The 1st, 4th and 5th. Consider the notes in the bar, which notes of these chords are used most, say the bar reads, D, E,F#,A- three of these notes are in the chord D. Check the bass, is it a D, then the chord is D, is it F# or A, then its a D (inverted its called)
(REVIEWED - Before someone complains, this is a simplistic approach to enable beginners to get started amd to get a feeling for what they're doing, Its no always right but its close enough.

Carry on throughout the piece setting a single chord to each bar, or even 2 bars.

Now play it back slowly with these chords and listen for places where the chords don't fit.

Once you've broken the music down into bars, you can further sub divide into beats if you wish. But here experience counts as much as the actual notes in the chord.

You can of course then add tensions to the chords, 7ths, 9ths flattened fifths etc. but this has to be learned also, practice and see what you like the sound of.

This is a beginners guide, the full analysis is very complicated and probably not what you are currently looking for.

SUMMARY:
Find the key - Get a few overall chords to get the feeling - add additional chords to fill in the gaps, but dont overdo it.

[leighbeynon]

thanks buckshead, this does make more sence to me now, and all i wanted was some method to attempt this and give it a go,

i realise there are so many types of chords whc would fit a bassine but i just wanted to find out where to start,

its like when artists remix a track the vocal is the same or similar but the backing music, chords are totally different and i think this is amazing, when msic is taken in different directions when working with the same vocal performance, this is what i ment when i said remix, i wanted to create my own harmony line to the bassline,

so really breaking it down to each bass note i could work out a variety of chords that uses this note and see how it turns out and sounds,

thanks very much, you are made to feel foolish posting here sometimes, but i didnt get change to study music so im trying my best, wish i had been forced to learn piano at 5years i really do,

[dark_virus]

Lets see if I can help...

Nice post! Thanks!

Seems some people want to keep others out of the game. Sad.