How do vocal harmonies work?

Download your FREE, 21-day RipX DAW trial: https://hitnmix.com Some have a natural knack for singing vocal harmonies and backing vocals, but for those who don't let's today take a closer look at how harmonies actually work, what options we have for creating backing vocals for a song, and how some of these famous singers and groups put together their backing vocals. The outro music to this video is my track "Clap" which you can hear in full on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0wKKJoOZd8JQJDgGU8sb8V?si=dcs5zn4JRDO7oVCEkfK6YQ 🎶 And, an extra special thanks goes to Douglas Lind, Vidad Flowers, Ivan Pang, Waylon Fairbanks, Jon Dye, Austin Russell, Christopher Ryan, Toot & Paul Peijzel, the channel’s Patreon saints! 😇 SOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdMnanT71d8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryn689fW4c0 https://musescore.com/user/18295006/scores/7692956 https://musescore.com/user/14142141/scores/11329345 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrkjuNwnWEk&t=165s https://youtu.be/nFqubZ7it3A?si=aMSPtQuh5Nb4Ydjo https://musescore.com/lefthandedguitarist/wip-lorde-royals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7ZyrTyyH2Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgnSVdjfSwk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8uem-XAUC4 https://www.scribd.com/document/524553077/Edoc-site-Beach-Boys-Note-for-Note-Vocal-Transcriptions https://musescore.com/user/3877486/scores/5497790 https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0061900 DISCLAIMER: The opinions within this video are those of David Bennett Music and not necessarily those of Hit’n’Mix Ltd. The creators of RipX, Hit’n’Mix Ltd, do not condone ripping of audio without the appropriate copyright permissions. David Bennett Music takes full legal responsibility and is fully liable for the choice of songs and artist trademarks used in this video and any editing and mixing applied to them. David Bennett Music indemnifies Hit’n’Mix Ltd against any costs arising from said use of songs and trademarks. No copyright infringement is intended, and this video is for private learning, study purposes, and parody only. SUPPORT ME ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/davidbennettpiano 🎹 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Thirds 2:38 Sixths 3:17 Fifths 4:23 3-part harmony 6:13 Oblique harmony 7:27 Unison 8:22 Double tracking 10:50 RipX Daw 11:35 Oohs & Aahs 13:23 Call & Response 14:02 Counterpoint 15:19 Backing vocals take the lead 16:14 Patreon