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Automatic accompaniment to a

song-tune (melody) with


instrumental music chords
- Prepared by Ruchir
Clarification of terms

Tune of a song: A Sequence of musical


notes played over a regular time interval

Example :
(Tu jhe de kha to yeh Ja na sa nam)
Sa Sa |Sa| Pa Ma Pa Ga Ma Dha. |Pa|
_ _ 1 _ _ _ 2 _ _ _ 3 _ _ _
Clarification of terms
Base note :

The base reference note in relevance


to which notes of a tune are interpreted by
human mind.

Example : Shadaj or ‘sa’ note in any tune


or melody
Clarification of terms
Notes of a song-tune:

Set of Notes used in the song-tune from


available 12 note scale.

The Song ‘Tujhe dekha to yeh’ contains:


Sa; Re; Ga. (Flat); Ma; Pa;  Dha. (Flat); Ni. (Flat)
Clarification of terms
Chords : A Set or combination of one or more
musical notes played along with tune of a song
over a regular time interval for an enhanced
musical experience
Types of chords : Minor, Major, Seventh etc..

Examples : 1 Sa Ga. Pa
2 Ni. Re Ma
3 Ni Re Pa
4 Sa Ma Dha.
Background
We might have seen a number of people asking the chord
progressions for their favorite songs on various music related
forums.
A musician after some experimentations can find out which chord
fits where into the song. But again,
‘why only that chord is fitting to that part of the song and
not the other one??’

Finding the right chord from a set of chords available :


How to decide which chord will fit where in the Song?
Or, is there any rule for selecting the right chord for a
particular part of the melody?

Answer is yes!
Chord selection

 In the most cases the right sounding


chord is the one which includes the
note played on the main beat in that part
of the tune

In terms of Hindustani classical music: The right


chord is the one which usually is represented by
the note played on 'sum' (as in
'Khali' and 'Sum'). Or the chord which contains the
note played on ‘sum’ in that part of tune.
Example
Summary
With inputs: Base Note, Notes of the song-tune
and tempo of the song
Number and contents of chords that can be
played with song-tune can be identified.

As the song-tune is being played with mentioned


tempo, the notes being played on main beats can
be identified and so,
Those chords can be arranged completely
to accompany the song!
Scope and limitation
Scope :  Music Industry Music Producers, Composers,
Professional and mainly amateur singers who are unskilled
in instrumental music accompaniment
 Microphone Producers as this application can be
integrated with a microphone after adding some
modifications to the microphone  Mobile devices: Recorded
vocal music can be improved by instrumental
accompaniment
More research in this direction can be led for
additional instrumental track arrangements such as Drums,
Bass instruments, etc..
Value proposition : improved musical experience for user,
Integration of software technology for value addition
Limitations

Applies to classical music


arrangement techniques

Traditional & sweet sounding song


arrangements
Thank You
for your attention!

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