Ing or tension that needs to be resolved to the “C” (tonic) chord. The “G” (dominant) chord is a chord of movement that wants to move forward. In the above rock and roll progression, the “C” (tonic) chord is a chord of rest that provides a feeling of arriving, finality, or resolution.
As all music is about the creation and resolution of tension, each chord change in a progression creates musical tension that suggests another change. The C, F, and G chords are referred to as primary chords because they include all the notes of the C major scale. Many of these money chord progressions are built with just major chords constructed with the first, fourth and fifth notes of the scale such as the “C-F-G” rock and roll progression. These money chord patterns vary in length from one- or two-chord progressions to sequences lasting for the whole song such as the twelve-bar blues and thirty-two bar rhythm changes. I call these popular chord progressions the money chords. If you take a look at a large number of popular songs, you will find that certain combinations of chords are used repeatedly because the individual chords just simply sound good together. Except for styles such as rap and free jazz, chord progressions are an essential building block of contemporary western music establishing the basic framework of a song. The term chord progression refers to a succession of tones or chords played in a particular order for a specified duration that harmonizes with the melody. The recipe for music is part melody, lyric, rhythm, and harmony (chord progressions). Just as every craftsman begins by imitating the masters, a songwriter doesn’t need to reinvent rock and roll when he or she can look at the works of Chuck Berry to see how it’s created. Just variations on a theme.” If this is true, then there is a great deal that can be learned by studying the music that has gone before. I want to thank Janis Scott for her support, encouragement, hard work, and invaluable assistance in editing and preparing this book for publication. ixĬhord Progressions Ascending Bass Lines. 2021 Pine Lake Road, Suite 100 Lincoln, NE 68512 ISBN: 4-4 Printed in the United States of America Writers Club Press an imprint of iUniverse, Inc. Scott No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by any information storage retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. Writers Club Press New York Lincoln ShanghaiĬhord Progressions For Songwriters All Rights Reserved © 2003 by Richard J. Chord Progressions For Songwriters Richard J.
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