what actually is chords progression?

hey guys.. i know this sounds like a real noob.. and in fact i'm a noob.. but

what is chord progression actually?

i've looked up many websites but they normally do not tell me directly what is it.. :(

i've made some songs.. and my friend who listened to it said the chords progression are all wrong :(

but the chords i've used are the same as some songs by some big bands.. i do not know where have i gone wrong... is my friend just bull****ing or am did i got every thing wrong?

:( please help!

A chord progression is pretty much the same thing as a scale. A progression can't be wrong. He just didn't like it. Music sounds different to different people.

Originally Posted by: HambergA chord progression is pretty much the same thing as a scale. A progression can't be wrong. He just didn't like it. Music sounds different to different people.

thanks.. this is very clear to me at least i knew my songs are not to waste..

but whats chords prog actualli? i play some scales but i still do not know whats scale.. it's like playing something i do not noe :(

Originally Posted by: AkiraHere's an example of a simple chord progression:

Cmaj, Gmaj, Emin.

Basically a chord progression is just a sequence of chords.

Btw, sounds like your friend is just being a nob, ignore him.

thx man.. you guys gave me confidence to play originals again :)

anyway.. one of my song i uses

C5, G5, Em, F5..

i play punkrock actually.. is that okay?
:confused:

A progression can be wrong if you made the solo first and tried to fit some chords over it ... It's funny , but I know people who actually write their music like this !

And 4 chords seems like Nirvana's progression , in todays punk they only use 2 chords per song ! :p

Chord progressions are based from the Key of music your playing or writing in... Each key has basically 12 chords in it (altho I have seen where you can get as many as 15).

For example: If you were to write a song in the Key of G... the chords that are included in that key are G C D7 Em Am B7 G6 Gaug Gdim C6 Em6 and Am6

So a progression in that key could be: G C Am

Usually if you have a good ear you'll wind up writing your music with the progressions of a certain key without even knowing the therory because those chords just sound good together.