![]() ![]() The singer's notes are totally different. The melody line is totally different than the recorded version, the recorded version is actually this: For example this is a transposition - that is, the song is not in the same key, the melody line doesn't start on the same note the singer does in the recording: It's still the same note however.Ī transposition occurs when the music is not written using the same notes that the singer is singing in the recorded version. This melody line is an octave higher (8 notes) than where the actual artist singing this song, he still starts on "G" (which is the printed starting note) but he starts 8 notes lower. This is typical of music writing, but it's not a transposition. In the song I showed you above, the melody line is shown in the treble clef (the right hand of the piano). The F sharp over D clashes with the C chord, the E over C gets you ready for the "G" chord which resolves the phrase.Īs fas as the melody being transposed, sometimes, yes it is transposed, but let's make sure we have the same definition, because it seems like you may be defining it differently. The C briefly resolves, but notice the piano part, G, the first chord is nice and resolved, Cma7 is where the tension starts, Em7 keeps tension going, the D chord doesn't resolve because the singer goes from a "B" (which clashes against the "A" in the D chord, to an "A" then to a "G" which clashes with both the "A" and the "F sharp" in the D. Tension occurs when a chord sound "unresolved", for instance, this song keeps the tension going from the second bar to the 5th bar. You'll notice some of the chords are 7ths, which means they have a clashing note at the top (for example Cma7 is C,E,G,B (on the top), Em7 is E,G natural,B and D on the top) the clashing note is used to create tension, which is pretty typical in this style of music (it's light jazz or bluesey). In other songs the top note is at times not the melody at all but rather an an added note to add to the melody. ![]() ![]() The melody is represented as one line with the chords printed on top. For example, in this song, "Speak to Me", by Tommy Walker: Whether or not the melody appears on the top of the arrangment depends on the arranger, and sometimes the style of the song. ![]()
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