Using chords to create harmonies

I’m not the best at coming up with harmonies by ear, but once I know what the chord progression is I can think of them fairly quickly. If I know what chords are being played then I can come up with harmonies easily.

This is because I know what scale degrees are in each chord. I can think through each note.

You can use this too to figure out what notes will work as a harmony.

Start with the melody and choose another chord tone to start on. That’s the starting note of the harmony.

When the chord changes choose a chord tone of that next chord to sing. That’s the new note.

Continue going through the chord progression and choosing chord tones to sing.

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