Posts tagged "Progression"

The Mysterious Tritone Chord Progression

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. ‘Tritone” is defined as a musical interval that spans three whole tones. A tritone chord may also be called an augmented fourth or diminished fifth chord. The tritone sounds like a clash, or as a dissonant chord. For this reason, the tritone chord was often avoided during Medieval times through to the end of the Romantic era. For hundreds of years musical styles were, in large part, dictated by the church. During Medieval times, the tritone was viewed as too dissonant for use in common liturgical services. In fact, the tritone chord progression came [...]

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A Fun Chord Progression Chart for Learning a Guitar Chord Progression

A guitar chord progression chart doesn’t need to be complex to sound good.   When musicians look at a chord progression chart they often look for simple chord progressions.  This is especially true with many guitar players.  What is one simple guitar chord progressions?  Where did it come from?   A Simple Guitar Chord Progression and It’s Mechanics   One simple guitar chord progression is the I, IV, V, iv chord progression.  In order to understand this progression more clearly we should look at an example. Let’s look under the hood of a C major chord progression (A major chord progression is often simply called a chord progression.).   Major Scales and How They Contribute to Progressions   First, we must know the C major scale because it has the same letter name as a C chord.  The C major scale has a C, D, E, F, G, A and B [...]

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