Harmony calculator?

[animal]

Hi peeps,
Is there anything online or an app etc that will calculate what notes to play when doing a harmony of a certain scale?
Just curious

 

[Shawn Lutz]

Do you know the major scale and how to count? What really helped me in this was learning chord formulas. Sorry, doesn't answer your question but google it

 

[animal]

Yup got the major
Its in F# Phrygian (which technically is a part of the major scale) but there were two patterns I was trying that seem to blend into each other.

D------------------2-4-5---------
A----------2-4-5----------------
E--2-3-5------------------------

for one harmony this seems to work fine.
D-------------------6-8-9-----
A------------5-7-9------------
E-----6-7-9-------------------

meanwhile this one kinda works ....not sure exactly what this one should be
D------------------5-7-8---------
A----------5-7-9----------------
E--5-7-8------------------------

 

[mdc1mdc11]

Yup got the major
Its in F# Phrygian (which technically is a part of the major scale) but there were two patterns I was trying that seem to blend into each other.

D------------------2-4-5---------
A----------2-4-5----------------
E--2-3-5------------------------

for one harmony this seems to work fine.
D-------------------6-8-9-----
A------------5-7-9------------
E-----6-7-9-------------------

meanwhile this one kinda works ....not sure exactly what this one should be
D------------------5-7-8---------
A----------5-7-9----------------
E--5-7-8------------------------

Do you know how to play D major all over the neck? If not stop right there and learn those patterns 5-7 patterns whatever system you follow, your F# Phrygian is the 3rd mode of D major. Starting on the 3 note of D major gives you that vibe...However, you are better off playing chord tones for your melodies instead of these scale like patterns that most people find redundant. If you are just droning on power chords any of the notes will work but sound kind of flat. What are the chords used over this passage?

the second and third examples are using the wrong notes...get a fretboard diagram of D major over the neck and use that to resolve.

 

[supersonic]

Which harmony? Learn your theory and everything will be easy. Oh and use your ears too.

 

[animal]

Thanks for the reply mdc1mdc11

I'm not playing any chords the riff itself uses that F# Phrygian pattern, in this case just imagine its that ascending line.

if played with the second pattern (shifting it down so can see the notes them played together) it gives this sound
G-----------------------1-3-4----------
D------------0-2-4----2-4-5----
A--1-2-4---2-4-5----------------
E--2-3-5------------------------

I'm looking for a more dark grim type of harmony.

I know the major shapes and how to play a major scale in different positions to get the different modes.
This for whatever reason is messing with me lol

supersonic I recorded the pattern on a looper and experimented until I got the notes that seemed to work.

 

[supersonic]

If you're talking D maj there is no A# or G# as you have in your harmony. Keep it in the key as a starting point, try using the same intervals at three, five or seven notes apart. The most common for F# would be A or C#