Night and Day

[acoustic_archtop]

Does anyone have a video of themselves playing one of their own arrangements?

I'm working through this now and would love to get some ideas.

thanx

[Mick-7]

There's an arrangement of it in this book, which you can find online:

Night and Day chord melody - Box.com

[acoustic_archtop]

thanx, I was hoping to connect with forum members on their journey in chord melody of this song. If you haven't tried it but would like to, let me know and we can work on it together here.

[Christian Miller]

thanx, I was hoping to connect with forum members on their journey in chord melody of this song. If you haven't tried it but would like to, let me know and we can work on it together here.

I like this idea, but I haven’t got much time atm. I might post a thing when I do


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[acoustic_archtop]

I like this idea, but I haven’t got much time atm. I might post a thing when I do


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thanx, maybe I'll make a video with my brainstorming and thought process to get things going. Lots of options to think through.

[Mick-7]

Chord melody is not a focus of mine now but if you get stuck I may be able to help, the harmony of this tune is sparse so you may have to beef it up.

[Sigmund451]

Stan Getz had some nice ideas with the tune.

[deacon Mark]

This is the basic tune I sat down no rehearsal just on the fly complete acoustic with iphone. It gives the general idea of where to go. I don't like the tune too slow. For me the acoustic of this guitar ring quite nice and shows its balance and power. Fingers only but I have version with the pick.

[joe2758]

That was nice, Deacon. Good tempo, I wouldn't like it any slower

[acoustic_archtop]

So, here's how I'm thinking through the first phrase. Got some options. Any other options y'all would consider?

[joe2758]

Good start. I'd have to hear it played all together. The stretch chords sound good, but I'd wager they will slow you down and/or affect your rhythm in the long run

[acoustic_archtop]

Good start. I'd have to hear it played all together. The stretch chords sound good, but I'd wager they will slow you down and/or affect your rhythm in the long run

thanx for the feedback.

Do you have any additional feedback on the four options? Do you have any other's you'd consider? For now, the journey is the destination for me. I'm hoping to learn more about your and others' processes for developing one of these.

How do you think through coming up with the final arrangement?

[joe2758]

I think I might enjoy working out some of this with you if I get some time. The first think that comes to mind is you definitely should have the Ab to G bass note. And the first chord that came to mind was

4
x
3
3
4
3

but from there, I'd need an actual guitar in hand!

[acoustic_archtop]

I think I might enjoy working out some of this with you if I get some time. The first think that comes to mind is you definitely should have the Ab to G bass note. And the first chord that came to mind was

4
x
3
3
4
3

but from there, I'd need an actual guitar in hand!

Thanx for playing along, so to speak.

[deacon Mark]

For the first phrase basically the Dm7b5 to G7 you have certainly a few ways to go. Given I take the Joe Pass approach that grips need to be easy to get to and nothing complicated, it is better to say close together. That means going from 10th to 8th fret for the G7th form. Short and smooth and tight sounding. It makes coming back to CM7 at 8th fret easy.

The other thing is to realize if playing solo you generally can get away with some subs that otherwise might not work. They sound good so that works, Play a D7#9 with F on top at 5th fret. Then move to Ab7#5 E on top, and end that with G7#5 Eb on top. Going back to CM7. I actually like that sound the best and for my hands works well. Then target down Amin to the F#min7b5 using A, G, F# target base note to get to that F#min7b6.

You do this because then you go right down in 1/2 steps Fm, Em, Ebdim7.

My guess is that made no sense, but I am too lazy to write it out.

[acoustic_archtop]

thanx mark, tried to finger the second paragraph, still working on it...

[joe2758]

Good, then you are in the higher position and ready to go down the chromatic bassline

[joe2758]

I think the chord you're playing on the Ab is a little harder than what I wrote, but should work also

As the bass goes down, the Bb goes up to B (the 3rd of G)

[Mick-7]

LaRue Nickelson uses some interesting chord voicings in his arrangement in the Mel Bay book.

For example, his first two chords are:

Ab^13 (with either root or 3rd in bass) || (4)-(3)-3-3-4-3 | > G9 | x-2-3-2-3-3 |

And you could go to, say: G7b9 | x-5-6-4-5-x | > | x-2-3-1-3-x | > C^7 | x-3-5-4-5-x ||

I use that 7b9 move up/down in b3rds a lot. But this is a more modern approach to it.

[joe2758]

LaRue Nickelson uses some interesting chord voicings in his arrangement in the Mel Bay book.

For example, his first two chords are:

Ab^13 (with either root or 3rd in bass) || (4)-(3)-3-3-4-3

Genius! lol

[acoustic_archtop]

LaRue Nickelson uses some interesting chord voicings in his arrangement in the Mel Bay book.

For example, his first two chords are:

Ab^13 (with either root or 3rd in bass) || (4)-(3)-3-3-4-3 | > G9 | x-2-3-2-3-3 |

And you could go to, say: G7b9 | x-5-6-4-5-x | > | x-2-3-1-3-x | > C^13 | x-3-2-2-0-0 | > | x-(3)-2-2-1-x |

I use that 7b9 move up/down in b3rds a lot. But this is a more modern approach to it.

thanx for sharing, my ear wouldn't have gotten me here so, glad you shared.

[Mick-7]

Genius! lol

That first chord is Fm subbed for Dm7b5 - VIIm7(b5) = IIm6. Locrian I guess.

[joe2758]

That first chord is Fm subbed for Dm7b5 - VIIm7(b5) = IIm6. Locrian I guess.

I was thinking of the common Ab6/9 shape and lowered the top note to the melody note when I suggested it earlier

[Mick-7]

I was thinking of the common Ab6/9 shape and lowered the top note to the melody note when I suggested it earlier

That too... it's the IV chord in Eb. You can do some cool things with stacked 4th chords.

Like maybe:
| x-3-3-3-4-3 | > | x-2-2-2-3-3 | > | x-x-1-2-2-3 | > | x-x-0-1-0-1 |

[acoustic_archtop]

That first chord is Fm subbed for Dm7b5 - VIIm7(b5) = IIm6. Locrian I guess.

F-6 = Dm7b5, they're the exact same chord, different inversion.

That's why the II and the IV are both sub-dominant chords.