8 Musical Phrases out of 1 Chord Progression!
8 Musical phrases out of 1 chord progression 8 Musical Phrases or melodic phrases out of 1 chord progression, how is that possible? In this video I show you how many options you actually have….
Easily Use Secondary Dominant Chords & Diminished Triads
Secondary dominant chords are used to spice up your chord progressions. The same goes for diminished triads or diminished chords. They are very beautiful, colourful and they can be so useful and powerful! But what…
Melodic Chord Progressions
The benefit of Melodic Chord Progressions Very often when people start to create a chord progression they often just use the chord in it’s same original shape going up and down. When you are playing…
5 Great Dorian Mode Chord Progressions
The Dorian mode is a fantastic musical mode. A lot of guitar music is based on a Dorian foundation. But what is the mood of the Dorian mode? It has a unique mix of sadness…
Making chord progressions: The easy way
Making chord progressions: There are so many ways to write chord progressions, but not all are easy. So is there an easy technique for writing chord progressions? Today I’ll be talking about a technique that…
4 Great Phrygian Mode Chord Progressions
The Phrygian mode is a musical mode that has many different faces. You can use it to write dark and sad music. But it can also brighten your song or composition if used in the…
Voice leading for smoother chord progressions
Voice leading is something that is often overlooked. When chord tones move smoothly from one another is what is an essential part of good voice leading. And it does not matter if you play guitar…
Lament Bass and Andalusian Cadence Chord Progressions
How to use the lament bass / andalusian cadence for making intriguing chord progressions and melodies is a hidden gem. Being found in practically any music style, ranging from classical music to Jazz, Pop and…
Great Chromatic Mediant Chord Progressions
Do you want to write new chord progressions and explore amazing melodies? Be surprised by how easy it is to write original music and chord progressions with chromatic mediants. Let’s write some music! Resources Best…
Become creative with chord inversions
Chord inversions or slash chords are great to use when composing music. I personally find that inversions have the power to completely transform a chord or chord progression. And the cool thing is that each…