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offline Paco from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2003-09-28 11:48 [#00881632]
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List some common chord progressions. I know most chords and
I know the rules how to map out a certain scale. For
example, major scales have a half step between the 3rd and
4th notes and 7th and 8th notes. For minor it's 2nd and 3rd,
5th and 6th. What I need is some common chords used in pop
music.

I'm currently doing a stringy piece going from C, Dm, G and
C (or C7). What else is there? I'm so tired of starting
something with A-minor :)
Most of the time Am alone works fine, since alot of stuff I
do is so based on the sound itself.

If someone can explain the I II IV V stuff for me, I'd
appreciate it. I feel like I know tons about technology, but
very little about the grammar that makes it all work. I need
a book or something :)

-P

 

offline fleetmouse from Horny for Truth on 2003-09-28 11:59 [#00881640]
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Try some jazzy ii - V progressions, like D minor 7th to G
dominant 7th. That's in C major - or in Bb try C minor 7th
to F dominant 7th. You can rip into some mighty fine Dorian
/ Mixolydian solos over just those two chords.

Moneychords is a good resource...

 

offline marlowe from Antarctica on 2003-09-28 12:27 [#00881667]
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fleetmouse you are such a dorkhead

 

offline AMinal from Toronto (Canada) on 2003-09-28 12:44 [#00881679]
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thanks for the link

 

offline thecurbcreeper from United States on 2003-09-28 13:01 [#00881696]
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the I ii iii IV V......... only comes into play if you're
playing something within a key. if you're playing in the key
of C (c major) then I is C ( CEG) ii is d (dfa) iii is e
(egb) etc. etc. etc..... if you're not sticking to one key
then doing as you have been by just using the chord letter
names instead of roman numeral is better.


 

offline Paco from Gothenburg (Sweden) on 2003-09-28 14:34 [#00881737]
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Thanks! That clears up alot of confusion. I've never quite
grasped what this playing in a certain key means.

Here's a page where you can see scales and chords, even
Dorian and whatnot..
http://www.looknohands.com/chordhouse/piano/

(that angelfire link won't load up for me)

-P

 

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