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QUADRAPHONIC - How to weave four-part guitar harmonies

- Andy Aledort

ONE OF THE coolest sounds is that of a melody that's harmonized, either on the same instrument or another. Many are well-familiar with the dual lead lines heard in the Allman Brothers Band songs “In Memory of Elizabeth Reed,” “Whipping Post” and “Blue Sky,” the Beatles’ “And Your Bird Can Sing,” Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys Are Back in Town,” Steely Dan’s “Reelin’ In the Years,” Iron Maiden’s “The Trooper” and many other songs. In this lesson, I’ll demonstrate ways in which you can to add a harmonized line on top of single-note melody. Let’s first lay down a repeating rhythm part that we'll then stack the guitar harmonies on top of.