Chord Progressions Part Twelve “The ’12 Bar Blues’ Chord Progression” Far and away the most-used chord progression of all time in the world of jazz and blues and rhythm & blues (and even much of rock and fusion) is the 12-bar blues chord … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Four “How To Tell What Key You Are InWhen You Have Sharps (#) In The Key Signature!” If you’re going to be able to know what chord progressions are likely in each key, you obviously need to know how … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Five: “The ‘Oh Duh!’ Chord Progression” I think we have laid the foundation for understanding chord progressions now. We have covered chords from basic triads to extended, altered, suspended, and slash chords. We have learned how the … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Six “What You Need To Know About Musical Form” Chord progressions come in sections, like one room in a house. You can put several different rooms together to make a big house, or you can live in … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Seven “The ‘Creep’ Chord Progression” A couple lessons ago we learned the most obvious chord progression of all: The “Oh Duh” Chord Progression1. If there are 3 primary chords in a key — I, IV, and V … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Eight: “The ‘II – V7 – I’ Chord Progression” In a previous issue we established the foundation for chord prediction by learning the primary chords for each key. I hope you internalized that and committed each “family … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Eight: “The ‘VI – II – V7 – I’ Chord Progression” Last issue we were introduced to “cousin II” — the next most likely chord to occur in any given key after the primary chords I, IV, … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part Ten “The ‘Blue Moon’ Chord Progression” A few lessons ago we learned the most obvious chord progression of all:The “Oh Duh” Chord Progression If there are 3 primary chords in a key — I, IV, and V … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part 11 “Embedded Chord Substitutions That Add Spice To Your Arrangements!” Last week we learned the “Blue Moon” chord progression. Here’s a brief review: The “Blue Moon” chord progression The formula is easy: I VI II VIn other … Continue reading →
Chord Progressions Part 13: “Enlarging the ’12 Bar Blues’ Chord Progression Through the Use of ‘Embedded Chord Subs’” Last time we learned the 12-bar blues progression — hope you have it down cold by now, as you will use it your entire musical … Continue reading →
