themetallikid Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 So I have a one off show and i'm the only player....I'd like to add the harmony during the solo to Ratt's Round & Round, and I think its in B, but not sure what settings or scale to use. I'm theory illiterate (mostly). I get some harmony stuff, when jamming and stuff by myself, but when setting blocks and scales I get lost. Where should I place the block for best sounding, and what scale/key? I thought from years ago the solo goes to B, but not sure...and I"m swamped with learning stuff....if not I'll just leave it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungho Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I haven't played this song in decades, so I don't exactly remember all the notes. :-) But these settings appear to work if you are playing the lower harmony. Twin Harmony block after the amp and cab. Voice 1 Key: G# Scale: Minor Voice 1 Shift: +3rd Voice 1 Level: Max Mix: 40%-ish Level: 0.0 Reduce Voice 2 Level to 0, seeing how this is only a two part harmony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themetallikid Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 yeah those were close to what I was trying. I had the pitch block first (might have caused some of my issues)…..I'm in Eb, so I think the key then would be 'A' correct? I was going +5th and I knew it didn't sound right, and Minor sounded right in my head...but given other things I had not correct, it'd make sense I couldn't make head or tails out of that setting at that point. I'll that that...thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunedinDragon Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 If you're using the Twin Harmony and you're playing the song in key of Eb, then you set Eb in Voice 1 key. You don't change the key for the harmony note. The correct harmony note is determined by the shift (+3) which is the harmony on the 3rd above the tonic note in the Eb minor scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lungho Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 3 hours ago, DunedinDragon said: If you're using the Twin Harmony and you're playing the song in key of Eb, then you set Eb in Voice 1 key. You don't change the key for the harmony note. The correct harmony note is determined by the shift (+3) which is the harmony on the 3rd above the tonic note in the Eb minor scale. That makes a lot more sense now. The song is tuned a half step down. The solo switches to (what we see on the fretboard) the key of A minor, but really it's in they key of G# minor, which explains why G# minor works for the solo. And the theory lines up because the rhythm chords are G# A# and F#, which are both in the key of G# minor and C# major. Thanks for that clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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