Songs to help you recognize chords in a progression

Good stuff Ray!
As an unschooled hack that can't even read a note, that video shows me just how musically ignorant I really am.
I'd hear people talk in numerical progressions at jams for years, but was clueless as to how it related.
As an ear player, I'd just hang back till I recognized what was being played.
The video only confused the issue even more, as I'm a visual kind of guy.
Then I looked and found this...
MajorChordProgressionChart.jpg
You only have to be able to count to seven and know the first 7 letters of the alphabet.:D
I can do this...
It's now as easy for me to see as the balls on a tall dog.

Thanks Ray!
 
Hackmaster said:
Good stuff Ray!
As an unschooled hack that can't even read a note, that video shows me just how musically ignorant I really am.
I'd hear people talk in numerical progressions at jams for years, but was clueless as to how it related.
As an ear player, I'd just hang back till I recognized what was being played.
The video only confused the issue even more, as I'm a visual kind of guy.
Then I looked and found this...
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You only have to be able to count to seven and know the first 7 letters of the alphabet.:D
I can do this...
It's now as easy for me to see as the balls on a tall dog.

Thanks Ray!
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I have a spread sheet I use to teach theory that is very similar to that chart.
Also if you would like to add to that chart.
Chord 1, 4, 5 are your primary triad.
Chord 2, 3, 6 are your secondary triad.
And the chart above have them noted by color green and blue respectively. Which also coincide with major and minor chords.
The seventh chord which is your diminished chord is rarely used. But the video shows an example of that.

Great video with great examples.
 
LiveeviL2000 said:
I have a spread sheet I use to teach theory that is very similar to that chart.
Also if you would like to add to that chart.
Chord 1, 4, 5 are your primary triad.
Chord 2, 3, 6 are your secondary triad.
And the chart above have them noted by color green and blue respectively. Which also coincide with major and minor chords.
The seventh chord which is your diminished chord is rarely used. But the video shows an example of that.

Great video with great examples.
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Thanks for pointing out the major minor thing with the colors.
That was another part of the formula that I was missing.
Now that I can't play anymore, I'm starting to understand what I was missing.

How ironic.:BH:
 
I was initially taught this when I was taking piano lessons in 3rd grade. Being taught piano by a nun is ... an experience:cautious:. But those lessons from that sadistic penguin stuck.
She taught me why the 1 and 5 chords sound good together, which is also why a power chord sounds good. The harmonic frequencies of those two notes coincide to give a nice thick full sound.

Also I am changing my sheet to be color coded, that is such a great idea! simple solutions = genius!
 
LiveeviL2000 said:
Thats ok, I can write, just cant perform some of the pieces I write any more.
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One has to be an artist to write. It's not a "logical" thing. Like painting, it has to come to you. Brush and canvas theory won't help. Not dis'n the theoretical concept here because it is what it is. I'm the one that linked it to creativity in songwriting. The thread concept here is essential.

You can't use theory to write either other than it showing you what the guitar is and does because your options are infinite. You would arrive at everything or nothing.

Good to have the song gods ringing in your ear, I'd say. :)
 
I find theory very useful when writing. If I’m looking for a mood to suit the lyrics knowing how chords interact lets me narrow down a progression quicker than randomly trying chords. That said randomness sometimes produces unexpected but pleasing results. Knowing theory is an aid that helps. It is not a strict rule that has to be followed no matter what.
 
Kerry Brown said:
I find theory very useful when writing. If I’m looking for a mood to suit the lyrics knowing how chords interact lets me narrow down a progression quicker than randomly trying chords. That said randomness sometimes produces unexpected but pleasing results. Knowing theory is an aid that helps. It is not a strict rule that has to be followed no matter what.
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Well said
 
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