Write the harmony part by taking notes that are two degrees above the original solo. In brief, that’s what you need to do if you want to harmonize a solo in thirds: You can go through all the solo and verify that this is true for all the notes in the solo and harmony part. Then in the original solo we play a C note, while in the harmony we have an E note, again like in the table. The original solo starts on the note A, and the harmony starts on C – exactly like in the table. Let’s look again at the musical example we made above. If the last sentence sounds obscure to you, just check the following table:Īs you see, every note in the “Harmony” column is 2 scale degrees above the note in the “Original” column. “One third” is the distance between one note and the note two degrees higher in the scale. Now, we take the original solo note by note, and we write the harmony line by taking the notes one third above the original solo’s notes. In this example we are playing in the key of Am, so the notes are A B C D E F G (the minor scale will be the topic of a future lesson, for the time being you just need to know the notes in the scale). We begin by having a look at the notes in the key we are playing in. The other melody line (the higher one) is called “the harmony line” or “the guitar solo harmony”. One of these melody line (the lower one) is identical to the one in the first tab. The second tab on the other hand has 2 melody lines, played by two different guitars. The first tab has only one melody line, played by just one guitar. Let’s have another look at the example above. So let’s see how I achieved this effect, and how you can do the same with your own solos. The two guitars may be played by two different player in a live situation, or (as in this case) you can play them both by yourself by recording two different tracks. Quite a difference, isn’t it? The second clip sounds way thicker and much more interesting. To hear an mp3 of the harmonized example, click HERE. It is meant to be played by two guitars: the first guitar plays the “lower numbers” in the tab, while the second guitar plays the “upper numbers”. This is a simple soloing idea (you can listen to an mp3 of this example by clicking HERE):Īnd this is the same example but with an harmonized solo. Let’s start with an example, so that you can hear what I’m talking about, and then I’ll explain all the details below. I do not need to convince you that this is a weapon that you need to have in your arsenal. Famous songs like “More than a feeling” by Boston (listen to the short solo just before the chorus) feature this effect prominently for maximum emotional effect. Metallica made it a major component of their signature sound. While the first one to apply this idea to the electric guitar was Brian May (Queen), this procedure has been applied by almost any rock or metal band in the last 3 decades. Today we are going to see how to harmonize guitar solos ideas in a style similar to Iron Maiden. Harmonizing Guitar Solos a la Iron Maiden
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