Questions tagged [chord-progressions]
For questions about sequences of chords, and the relationship of one chord to the next. Typically questions about chord progressions should also be tagged harmony if asking about in depth concepts about them. Questions that are about abstractions of chord progressions use Roman Numeral analysis should also be tagged with Roman-Numeral and analysis if applicable.
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Analyzing the following progression
I am trying to analyze the following progression:
The underlying melody can be read from the top notes: (E, F, E, D, E). The chords are accentuating the melody.
The first chord is a Cmaj7 in root ...
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Does Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty modulate to the relative minor?
There's a part of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty that I like. And I was wondering if I'm right as far as the theory goes:
Measures 156-159 is in the relative key of G minor, and ends on this key.
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Is this an example of a Neapolitan chord?
The chord that goes on the fourth and fifth bars of my attachment above looks like a Neapolitan chord. (The C at the end of the fifth bar as a passing tone) In fact, the chord progression appears as ...
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What are some nice/clever ways to introduce the tonic's dominant seventh chord?
I'm in C minor and want to modulate to its subdominant key of F minor. One way to do this is to introduce the tonic flat seventh chord C-E-G-B♭, which is the dominant seventh chord of F minor. ...
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Is there a specific way to learn what chord progression a song uses by ear?
Lately I've been practicing to learn songs by ear on the piano. The melody is usually easy, but figuring out the chord progression seems to be really difficult. I don't seem to get any better at it ...
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Are Secondary Dominants related to Chord-Scales? [closed]
This is in relation to my last question about chord-scales. I was wondering if secondary dominants enable an application of chord-scale theory that would allow me to expand an existing chord ...
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Analyzing Tschaikovsky's “Der Puppe Begräbnis”
00:56 starts the measure 9 the Cm/eb , G7/D ..( is the 7th measure from the picture but I called it measure 9 because in the actual song it's measure 9 )
what is this chord progression at measure 13 ...
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Why does this modulation sequence work?
Here is the modulation sequence I have been using in my trio with 3 incomplete entries followed by 1 complete entry(I am currently at the third incomplete entry which ends on A before Dm suddenly ...
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How would one interpret this simple chord progression? and what scales to use for improvisation?
So, I come across this progression fairly often:
e.g: G - A - C
I was wondering if this progression has a name since its used often in pop songs.
I interpret it as V - VImajor - I.
Scales to use ...
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How to turn each chord in a progression into separate scales?
I was jamming with some jazz guys yet I'm not so good in jazz so I made a bunch of mistakes. One of the things they told me is is how inside of a chord progression, you then spread each chord to its ...
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Why is the circle of fifths progression (1 - 4 - 7 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 5 - 1) so common?
The circle of fifths progression (I - IV - vii° - iii - vi - ii - V - I in major / i - iv - VII - III - VI - ii° - V - i in minor) is extremely common in tonal music. Why?
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Relative minor key change in chord progression
I'm writing a song in F Major key.
I have a chord progression that goes Like
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C7 - C#dim - Dm - Dm
( V7 - V#dim - Vi - Vi )
After this four measures, I wanted to change key to Dm for a moment. ...
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How to fill the harmonic gap?
So I have thought of almost the entire progression for my trio that goes from D minor to D major. Here is what I have of it so far:
D minor -> C major -> B minor -> ??? -> A major -> D major
And ...
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Must a tritone substitution use a dominant functioning seventh chord?
The tritone substitution has been discussed in several questions here, perhaps most notably What is tritone substitution? and Why is bII 7(b5) considered a dominant? (I believe my question is ...
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Analyzing Tschaikowsky's “Mein Mitterlein”
At the second bar where the notes are A,D,C
is this D/A ? but isn't the third note (F#) something you can't omit ?
Through out this piece there is a bunch of sudden inversion the makes a lot of gaps....
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What's this chord progression (called)? [closed]
I'm substituting for a guitarist and need to learn a whole bunch of songs pretty fast. I'm currently working through them, and everything is very straightforward. But there is this one song with a ...
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Analyzing Tschaikowsky's “Wintermorgen” 3
Starts at 00:29
At the second line's first measure.
I can't figure out what chord it is..
and at after two measures there is a G7/F going to Bm
I can't understand how does this work. In my ...
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Do “augmented-six” chords always have to be bVI?
If we're at a C key.
Ab7 would be the "augmented-six" chord
but doesn't and type 7 chords have the same interval as the bVI7 ?
Why does bVI7 only has a particular name called "augmented six" ?
Is ...
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Are there any cases where the ii chord is replaced by the Neapolitan chord in the Circle of Fifths Progression?
I know that the circle of fifths progression is extremely common, and it is "I-IV-viio-iii-vi-ii-V-I" in major and "i-iv-VII-III-VI-iio-V-i" in minor. However, are there any cases where the ii / iio ...
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use of 4/2 chord more compelling than root position?
I came across the following chord progression, which I really like:
The iii4/2 chord adds a lot to the progression in comparison to the following:
I'm sure you could wrap your head around these ...
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Analyzing Tschaikowsky's “Wintermorgen 2”
At measure 2 from the [B] section. (starting at 00:18 )
I don't know what chord it is.
The notes are B,D,G, E#. Is this G7 ?
The same chord also appears on the 4th measure with a different ...
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In harmony: key or the flow?
I play ambient music and my approach on creating chord lines is simple, just try to stick on the key and if I want to change the key then make it subtle.
But today I tried to create harmony lines ...
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Chord progression conveniency depending on the harmonic rhythm
this is my first post on this site; I apologize in advance if it is out of scope!
I am reusing a harmonic progression I wrote a few years ago, in a different context than the original. Here there is ...
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Is there a name for the progression ♭VI–♭VII–I?
The so-called Andalusian cadence occurs when one harmonizes the descending tetrachord from tonic down to dominant with I–♭VII–♭VI–V.
Yet the progression ♭VI–♭VII–I seems just as common. It's ...
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What's the relationship between the chords Cmaj Dmaj Emaj?
If I play the chords: C major, D major, then E major. I'm wondering what their relationship is called.
It almost sounds like chromatic mediants but I can't call it that since it doesn't move by a ...
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E-flat minor vs D-sharp minor? [duplicate]
I'm a beginner guitar player, and I was working a little bit on my theory as well as learning songs I like with the song Feel Good Inc., by Gorillaz. So, I was looking at the chords and I was trying ...
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How to build chords from a single note? [closed]
I'm working on a simple theory to apply both in real life and in a computer program I'm writing.
Basically, I realized that we can create (or add) any chord above a melody (vocal track, e.g.), as ...
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What is this chord progression called?
During the intro (0:00 ~ 0:04),
The chord progression is: I maj7 -> IV maj7 -> b VII maj7-> b III maj7 -> b VI maj7 -> II7-> b II maj7 -> V
What is this called? Is this an example of an extended "II-...
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Do scales over progressions change the key of the song? [duplicate]
I am a beginner in music theory and trying to understand some basic concepts.
As far as I understood, songs are played in keys. This essentially means that you pick a scale (let's say, C major) and ...
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How can you tell the chords of a piece of music if you can only hear bass and melody? [closed]
How can you tell the chords of a piece of music if you can only hear bass and melody? There are a lot of possibility that it can be more than a single chord..Also, would be better like this.. To have ...
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how to resolve a chord progression that goes f#m d#dim
This is probably a stupid question but I've been trying to resolve it for a while now and due to low knowledge of music theory, I can't. I don't really know what key I'm in.
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What are some good excercises I can improve my harmonic hearing with? [closed]
I always struggle with finding the bridge or next part when songwriting, and it kicks me out of my flow. thank you
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Where does the Eb diminished 7 in I Wanna Be Around come from and how to play over it?
I am interested to know where the Eb diminished 7 in the first 4 bars of jazz standard I Wanna Be Around come from? My guess was that it relates as being a sort of tritone substitution for the V of ...
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What is the chord progression and also the technique used in this rock riff?
Example of the riff being played
Relative novice here in music theory, forgive me. There's this fantastic rock riff, and I'm trying to figure out what they're doing in it. I know it's some simple ...
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Why do certain chords “lead” to another?
I'm currently reading The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Composition by Michael Miller and in the "Composing With Chords" section, a reference chart for chord leading was provided and it looks like ...
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How to make melodies/chords more interesting [closed]
I’m a noob when it comes to making music but I have a little problem when creating melodies/chords. I made a nice loop in fl studio but I feel it’s to repetitive. I’ve tried adding more chords and ...
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What Key Is This Progression? [closed]
I have a song based around the Emaj - Cmaj - Dmaj chords in that order.
What key would you say this is in and what scales or modes would you use to solo over them?
C Lydian and D Mixlydian are ...
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Identifying chords with multiple extensions
I understand that this may be basic. I have a chorus progression (C major) I am working on, and it originally started as basically the following:
I-VII-V-vi-V
I wanted to experiment a little by ...
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Parallel chord substitutions
Are parallel chord substitutions common in (classical) music (if so, please share some examples)? And do they have the same function as the original chords?
By saying parallel chords I am referring ...
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Secondary dominants and modal interchange
Is using a secondary dominant in a chord progression similar to using modal interchange? I hear the use of bVI chord in a major key quite similar to a V/V chord (It might just be me). How are they ...
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How do I find suitable chords for a melody or a song? Or How do I come up with chord progression?
I have spent some time reading a book that taught me different types of chords and different scales and I understand them very well. But the book didn't really expand on how to actually use these ...
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Is there any significance of key change of 3 semitones in pop songs?
I was listening to Nightwish's Nemo and noticed they have a key change of 3 semitones from Dm to Fm out of the blue that just sounds pretty good/unnoticeable:
And ...
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What key is this progression? Amaj7- Gmaj7- Fmaj7- Cmaj7
I have been building chords in maj7 and stringing them together in what sounds good to me. I like the sound of this progression and am curious as to how to determine what key it is, if any. I am very ...
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What are reasons to use the minor dominant in a minor progression, in particular i-VI-III-v?
I've learnt that in a minor key, the non-diatonic major dominant is basically always used instead of the diatonic minor dominant in order to get the leading tone in. Of course this is a trend but not ...
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Chord progression leading using B lydian (and others)
I'm reading the book The Complete Idiot's Guide to Music Theory, and in the book is a cool table with chord leading patterns.
The explanation in the book is this: So if you have a scale with the ...
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Naming the chords in Bach’s Prelude [closed]
As a practice I am trying to name the chords in each bar in Bach’s Prelude in C major.
Can you correct me if I am wrong?
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How do Jazz pianists learn to improvise and make up chord progressions that make it sound more complicated than it actually is? [closed]
I know that classical, or Western artistic music mainly uses traditional chords e.g. major, minor, dominant seventh, augmented, suspended and diminished. But, Jazz goes way more into it..Major ...
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How can I find simple guitar chords to fit a melody line?
I worked out that the melody line to "Joy to the world" is basically just up and down the D major scale. In fact the first line "joy to the world, the lord is come" is literally the descending melody ...
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Can I use this chord progression in G major?
I am trying to write a song in G major and I am wondering if it would be ok to use this chord progression in G major:
G - Em - D - Am
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Incorrectly labeled chord. Is this a dominant seventh?
I am trying to analyse this but am confused by the chord marked Am7. Am7 shouldn't have a D in it and doesn't make much sense in the context. Could it possibly be a D7 with the G being a suspension of ...
