Chord Changes: Simple Ways To Make A Tune Sound Great!

One of the things I loved as I was growing up was the way the chords changed in songs as the tune was progressing. Chord changes are really the “stuff” of music – the tonal environment of a song. Watch this short video and you will get some ideas for what you might do along the same lines:

You will notice that I used many chords in the left hand to match the melody, and each chord change re-defined the melody and make it fresh in it’s own way.

I encourage you to try a similar exercise: Create a simple motif – 3 or 4 notes is enough – then see how many different chords you can match to the same motif.

More about chord changes on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression

This video can also be viewed on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK0u4i5yn2k

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