In this section you will learn what Chord Progressions are and how they are used.
There are many types of Chord Progressions, they are a series or sequence of Chords played in order. An example of that would be I IV V I
Why it's written like this and what Chord Progressions are will be explained in this lesson.
Let's Get Started!
We'll start with a Chord Progression - Any one will do - Just to make things easier we'll take a look at the C Major Chord Scale and build some C Major Chord Progressions from it.
----0----------1----------0----------1----------3----------0---------------
----1----------3----------0----------1----------0----------1----------3----
----0----------2----------0----------2----------0----------2----------4----
----2----------0----------2----------3----------0----------2----------3----
----3----------------------2---------------------2----------0----------2----
---------------------------0---------------------3---------------------------
C Maj D min E min F Maj G Maj A min B dim
I ii iii IV V vi vii
**Tip #1**
Take notice to the capitalization of the Majors as well as the Roman numeral.
Majors are usually capitalized and the Minors are lower case.
Here are some examples of some popular C Major Chord Progressions
These can also be applied to other Chord Scales
You will soon find that a lot of these will sound familiar to you.
I IV V I
I V I V
I IV I IV
I IV V V
I IV V IV
I ii V iii
I ii I ii
I ii ii I
I ii iii ii
You can use this scale with Power Chords too.
Try playing the Chord Progressions from above using these Power Chords.
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--5------7----------------------------2------4--
--3------5------2------3------5------0------2--
-----------------0------1------3-----------------
C D E F G A B
**Tip #2**
If you don't know all the Notes on your Guitar, Please visit the Theory section.
It has detailed diagrams and easy ways to memorize all the Notes.
**Tip #3**
Every Major Chord Scale has different Chords but built with the same Structure.
Example:
G Major Chord Scale
----3----------0----------0----------0----------2----------0---------------
----0----------1----------3----------1----------3----------0---------------
----0----------2----------4----------0----------2----------0----------2----
----0----------2----------4----------2----------0----------2----------4----
----2----------0----------2----------3---------------------2----------3----
----3-------------------------------------------------------0----------2----
G Maj A min B min C Maj D Maj E min F# dim
I ii iii IV V vi vii
If you'd like to know more please visit the Advanced Players section where Chazz will weave Scales with Chord Progressions.
We will get into Minor and Harmonic Minor Chord Progressions soon
As well as Jazz and Blues Chord Progressions.
It's highly recommended that you check out the Web Cam Lessons - This way you can chat with Chazz one on one and ask as many questions as you'd like.
The possibilities are endless with Chord Progressions, you can even write verses in one Key then modulate "Change Keys" to another for choruses and other verses.
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