Chord progressions

[maw]

Hi, could some1 pse explain what chord progressions are?

for eg: E F#m B F#m

is this a progression?
how can it be played in another key?

thanx a mill.

[jake sommers]

johan lindgren defines a progression as being a series of played one after the other.
Like take for instance rhcp's under the bridge chord progression is E,B,C#m,A for the verses. your progression can be played
F,Gm,C,Gm And played with open chords G,Am,D,Am.

peace out,

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Jake Sommers

[Jon Broderick]

Johan is right. A chord progression is several chords played in sequence.

Lots of songs have this chord progression
G / / / / C / / / / D / / / / G / / / /
repeated over and over. This progression is played in the key of G. You know the key is G because the first chord is G and the G is played more than any other chord.

To prove you're in G, try this experiment:

play the progression 3.5 times thru, stopping on the D chord. Let the D ring out.

Does it sound like you are done?

Now play the G and let it ring out.
Now it sounds "done."


This progression is called a I IV V (one four five) and is extremely popular.

It is I IV V because it uses the first fourth and fifth chords in the scale.

G A B C D E F G
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
G C D

In A, a I IV V would be A D E

A B C D E F G A
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
A D E

Does this all make sense?

Jon

[basics]

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