How to write interesting chord progressions
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I've recently been talking with some of my students about how I think about creating interesting chord progressions and came up with this idea of different strands coming from a key centre. Thought it might be interesting and helpful to share it here with you too!
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I've been trained academically and by myself in music theory and this is the most concise chord video I have ever seen. You should really charge for people to watch this. Also iv is called a minor plagal cadience, it is one of my favorites. XD Cheers
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00:00 Intro
02:10 Diatonic Chords
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02:22 Secondary Dominants
04:54 Modal Interchange
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07:43 ii-Vs
10:49 Tritone Substitutions
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14:16 Diminished Chords
17.09 V Chord Alternatives
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@djbrunobrun😂 24:30
@pelagius-lazy-monkOne of the better, if not the outright best, succinct overviews of chords and substitions
@MAJALIJUCan a musician use those substitutes in a solo regardless of the chord progression as illustrated @12:50.
Ie:C-Am- F -C and introduce arpeggios/ chord notes from the substitution C-Bb7-Am-Gb7-F-Db7-C or any other substitution????
Terrific video thanks! I’ve watched many in this vein and this may be the most clear. Love how it was in the key of C the whole time too.
@boomboomnationChilly Gonzales makes a living out of this 😂 Seriously, very concise and accessible, inspiring work!
@samuelegiuseppelongoI've been working internally and partially subconsciously with "chord types over scale degrees" for quite a few years, and found that it also helps with memorizing songs and transposing on the fly...
Suppose, the chordsheet is in C, but we're playing in A...
Internally, it's faster than you can write or say it, but it's like... It says D-minor, that's "ii", which is B-minor here... even simpler on a guitar, which is my main instrument... 2 frets up from the tonic is your bassnote, and then find a minor chord fingering... works fine for me!
Don't know if you will ever read this. But I think you could make great music with my friend and I. David glasper. Ex breathe
@DavidGlasper-t8rSubbed almost immediately. Wasn’t disappointed. Learned something by minute two.
@trs4437This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on YouTube. 👏🏻
@jima2985I agree with everyone one the comments! Most of us know the diatonic chords but get overwhelmed beyond that point. This lays a clear path forward. You have inspired me to learn this! Thank you!❤
@EternalEvanesceSemplicemente complimenti
@antoniotito4941This video is a goldmine. It will take me a lifetime to dig it ! Thx !
@fredhystair5789Thanks making this ❤
@CiaoVoiceActorWhat makes a tritone substitution different from a Neapolitan chord?
@LonkinThat was a succinct explanation. Thank you.
I tend to see "modal interchange" as a confusing term and prefer to call it (minor) "parallelism". The notes 1 4 and 5 remain as the tonal foundation, the others can be exchanged almost at will to surprise the ear.
To create intrigue with secondary dominants I like to use the non diatonic notes as the bass, especially the 7th.
What do you think of raising each note of the diminished 7th chord by a while tone? I'm wondering what to do with the resultant add b9.
Insanely clear explanation, awesome 👍
@John-p7i5gGreat job, this video was very useful!
@NwakpuFavourPriscillaThis is a masterclass. I have always been stuck in diatonic harmony, and could never get my head around how jazz progressions and key changes worked. The way you explained secondary dominants made it make sense. I had to stop the video to go and try it out. It feels like magic. I will be watching it again (many times) to understand tritone substitutions, and diminished chords, and II-Vs etc. Thank you for creating this.
@sam-browneI was a Classical Music Major but played a lot of Jazz piano in school because Mulgrew Miller ran our program. I was also fortunate enough to play for him. This video is practically a 4 year music degree program.
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@MECMUSICPRODUCTIONSSThank you for sharing your knowledge. Very smooth transcript to something so complicated but I know my memory will struggle to remember this despite having new neuron pathways after watching this. I love the idea of using numbers to see the relation between notes in a scale. This could be a start point to internalise what you are saying.
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@ColocasiaCormincredible class, a self contained summary of modern harmony... a lot to dig in, thank you <3
@AldoKoskettimet7:15 sounded so good
@crinoid88Awesome video, looking forward to the next one!
@DorisMorales-e4iGreat tips, thanks for sharing!
@UsmanYakubu-e2b8:39 what if the chord i am heading to is a minor chord what should i do should i use the 2 and 5 of that natural minor scale of that chord or major scale or what?
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@zekininadresiLovely video and great playing. I feel your section on modal interchange is perhaps missing some important concepts that might help you to unlock the beauty of all the parallel modes. The key is in using only the ii or IV chord from the parallel mode and only when replacing a chord with subdominant function. These chord substitutions are really colourful and are particularly solid when resolving to the dominant but you can go straight to tonic.
If you already know, apologies. I just thought this wasn’t included but maybe I missed it.