Hi,

Just to set some fences, lets say you have a two octave vocal range or a bit less.
We can call this a melody or a top line if you like.

Lets just take a E major trad to A major trad for example.

I assume a good note to start on is the fifth of E major (B) Lets assume no passing notes for the moment. So we could descend in scale and or back up but if we stopped on F# ( the last note before the chord change) the only note that sounds logical to me is the third of A major (C#)

Better ideas?

Billy

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