Both ways should be good but it's still interesting to know what's the general preference. Also, how much did your approach change with experience in that regard. Got a nice-sounding 4-chord progression on my guitar and then tried to extend it with random chords looking specifically for those that led the melody where I heard it. Turned out I've basically got alterations of the very same 4 chords in the end. Not especially creative, yeah. That's when this question arose.
Submitted February 09, 2024 at 08:01PM by cha_zz https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1an1bi9/while_composing_do_you_primarily_hear_the_melody/?utm_source=ifttt