#melodic

I realized by using the high notes of the chords as a melodic line, and by the right harmonic progression, I could play what I heard inside me. That's when I was born. ↗

— Charlie Parker

#chords #could #harmonic #heard #high

Obviously I got known for some other songs early on, and some of those were rock'n'roll songs. Some of them were melodic pop songs. And I've done lots of different things, as you know, but every so often I get drawn back. ↗

— Elvis Costello

#different #different things #done #drawn #early

For me, the most difficult thing is that I am learning melodies on guitar from some songs whose melodies were not meant to be played on guitar. Ever. They were intended mostly for keyboards or melodic percussion. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#cult thing #difficult #difficult thing #ever #guitar

You have to follow every melodic line, every emotional idea, or you don't get your money's worth. ↗

— Kristin Hersh

#every #follow #get #idea #line

My music has always been strong in melodic content. ↗

— Chuck Mangione

#been #content #melodic #music #strong

I'm trying to change the root of funk, trying to make it more progressive, more melodic and more lyrically structured. ↗

— Rick James

#funk #i #lyrically #make #melodic

Melodic songs that people can relate to has always been our thing. ↗

— Andy Taylor

#been #melodic #our #people #relate

We play melodic music, we play songs, we play all kinds of things and when you improvise you don't just shut out different languages, you use all the languages that you have. ↗

— Fred Frith

#improvise #just #kinds #languages #melodic

I play guitar and I love the Beatles and melodic music. ↗

— Stephen Dorff

#guitar #i #i love #love #melodic

But over a period of time It's the melodic things that are in my head all day. ↗

— Jonny Greenwood

#day #head #melodic #over #period