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In this video, Matt walks you through his chord-melody arrangement of “Singin’ In The Rain,” with some cool variations.
| Session 3: “Wildwood Flower” |
| Session 3: “Wildwood Flower,” Part 1: Melody and Basic Harmonies |
For the third class, Matt looks at the classic Carter Family song “Wildwood Flower,” a composition that he says, “could easily stand as ‘the ur-American folksong!” He uses its melody to talk about the relationships between thirds, sixths, tenths, and thirteenths as he applies them to a straightforward harmonization. Then he looks at ways of harmonizing the melody so that each phrase points clearly to its resolution. This is not only a useful exercise in harmony; understanding the “forward motion” of a song is essential to improvising. In this video, Matt shows you the basic melody and chords and how to harmonize the melody.
Links to recordings of “Wildwood Flower”:
“Wildwood Flower” The Carter Family
“Wildwood Flower” Chet Atkins
| “Wildwood Flower” Lesson Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |
| “Wildwood Flower” Whimsical Fantasia Notation/Tab (Available to subscribers) |
| “Wildwood Flower” Whimsical Fantasia Notation/Tab - Corrected (Available to subscribers) |
