8656 / 18210 · Workshop 70 — From Lead Sheet to Full Solo-Piano Arrangement: Melody First, Bass Second, Inner Voices Third, Chord Symbols Last← prev⊞ allnext →
70.29Do not change harmony merely because melody moved
Your bass may stay.
Guide tones may stay.
Only melody changes.
That can be beautiful.
A good arrangement often contains far fewer structural chord changes than a naïve note-by-note harmonization.