This short video shows how to use straddles on the ii – V7 – I chord progression – one of the most used chord progressions in songs. For an entire course in Chord Progressions click here.
Continue reading →The Most-Used Chord Progression Of All Time The I, VI, II, V chord progression is probably the most-used chord progression of all-time. I can’t prove it, of course, but it occurs in countless songs of all types. You probably played … Continue reading →
The “Walk On Up Blues/Gospel Chord Progression” is an obvious but useful technique in the toolbox of the pianist. After all, the I to IV progression is used all the time in music, so there are multiple times in most … Continue reading →
This piano lesson video is the second in a series of videos on how to create unique chord substitutions – making surprising chord changes that are individual for each song and each musical situation. For a complete course in Chord … Continue reading →
Here’s a bluesy little chord progression you can use in quite a few musical situations. It involves playing the IV chord of the key and then playing the IV chord of that IV chord to create a chord progression that … Continue reading →
The chord progressions in songs often follow the circle of keys, usually to the right.
Continue reading →One of the most familiar of all chord progressions is the I, vi, ii, V progression.
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Continue reading →Chord progressions are simply the way chords want to move. Every musician uses them whether they know it or not. The trick is to recognize them and then use them in other situations and modify them slightly for an original sound.
Continue reading →Just what is it about the tritone chord progression that makes it so mysterious? Perhaps it has to do with its dissonant, clashing sound. It may have something to do with its dubious history. Whatever it is, the tritone chord progression in music made a comeback in music after several centuries of bad publicity.
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