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Subject: Chord progressions...
Original Message 1/17 20-May-02 @ 12:32 AM - Chord progressions...
I was wondering if there was an easy way to know what chords go with one key.
You know- if I were to make a song in the key of C major, is there way to write out all the chords in the key of C and it's relative minor? I was told something about the circle of fifths but it didn't really help me all that much. Thanks
Message 2/17 20-May-02 @ 04:40 AM - RE: Chord progressions...
C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C | C# | D | D# | E | F | F# | G | G# | A | A# | B | C |
x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
do you know the scale in that key? (psst, C's all the white keys). take the first note in the scale. put your finger on it. skip a note, put your finger on the next one. skip a note, put your finger on the next one. there, that's the I chord. Do the same thing with the second note, the first one you skipped making that first chord. Oh, boy, the ii chord. Etc. If you're starting with a run-of-the-mill major scale, the I, IV and V chords will be major (C, F, G), those are the ones you use to play most rock and blues and country and folk and.... ii, iii and vi will be minor (Dm, Em, Am). The vii will be diminished (Bdim). There's all sorts of lingo to toss around like submediant, leading tone and dominant, but I'll resist that temptation.
Message 3/17 20-May-02 @ 04:41 AM - RE: Chord progressions...
Ape
Message 4/17 20-May-02 @ 02:44 PM - RE: Chord progressions...
they're closer than the black ones, don't have to reach as far.
Message 5/17 26-May-02 @ 05:35 PM - RE: Chord progressions...
I gotta learn music theory
Message 6/17 07-Jun-02 @ 05:11 AM - RE: Chord progressions...
Learn your harmony.
For a major key use I ii iii IV V vi viio
Tonic, Supertonic, Mediant, Subdominant, Dominant Submediant, Leading tone and then back to the Tonic
Thats not important though. For a minor key
i iio III iv v VI VII.
I=major, i=minor, I+ = augmented, io = diminished
Of course the above minor harmony only applies to the natural minor, not the melodic or harmonic.
Learn all of your intervals too. It will make things much easier. I didn't cover chord types, but remember, the V will usually be a dominant seventh, while the rest are either maj 7th or min7th. Of course in blues, any major chord can be a Dominant seventh, instead of a major seventh. Confusing? Yes! Of Course! Good ! Fresh! Hope it helps.
Message 7/17 07-Jun-02 @ 09:26 AM - RE: Chord progressions...
but here's another i word thingy (aah, just woke up) that might be fun for you.. one of my preferred interpretations. you can tell it's by an american, prolly one that grew up in the west..
do: father - head of the house.
re: leaning daughter - goes to dad for extra spending money.
mi: sweet sister - keeps sunshine in the household.
fa: younger brother - definately a masculine character.
so: big brother - "rules the roost" and generally gets the car when he wants it.
la: romantic sister - knows all the boys in the neighborhood.
ti: baby - loves to crawl into mother's lap.
do: mother - sits at the opposite end of the table.
the author continues..
do: tonic - a rest tone; all tones gravitate to or revolve around it.
re: supertonic - an active tone which pulls down to do, but saometimes up to mi.
mi: mediant - a rest tone.
fa: subdominant - a very active tone; pulls strongly to mi.
so: dominant - sometimes a rest tone; at other times pulls to do.
la: submediant - an active tone; pulls to do.
ti: leading tone - an active tone, pulls to do.
really i've always preferred playing/hearing than looknig at charts.
Message 8/17 07-Jun-02 @ 10:12 AM Edit: 07-Jun-02 | 12:32 PM - RE: Chord progressions...
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