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CREATE A CHORD PROGRESSION
CREATE A CHORD PROGRESSION
Create your own chord progression!
Create your own chord progression!
A CHORD: THREE OR MORE NOTES GROUPED TOGETHER
Chord
Chord
3 or more notes grouped together!
Chord progression: a pattern of chords that repeats.
Make a chord progression interesting by:
changing the rhythm
changing the voicing (which note is the top, middle, or bottom)
changing how often a chord changes (harmonic rhythm)
arpeggiating the chords (broken chords)
adding passing notes
changing a chord on a repeat
adding a passing chord (an extra chord to bridge two chords)
Let's give it a go.
1. CREATE A CHORD
1. CREATE A CHORD
Use the Play With Chords to recreate your own chord progression.
BOTTOM, MIDDLE, TOP
BOTTOM, MIDDLE, TOP
Use the rule: play, skip, play, skip, play to create a chord. You'll end up with a bottom, middle and top note.
For example:
Play - C
Skip - D
Play - E
Skip - F
Play - G
Move these up and down to get new chords!
2. CREATE more chords!
2. CREATE more chords!
Repeat this process starting on different notes to get new chords!
For example:
3. mix it up
3. mix it up
Use the ideas below to mix up your chord progression!
change the rhythm
change the rhythm
Make the notes shorter/longer, mix and match rhythms!
change the voicing
change the voicing
Change the order of top/middle/bottom notes
Arpeggiate the chords
Arpeggiate the chords
Make them broken chords (one note at a time)!
Add passing notes
Add passing notes
Add passing notes between your chords
Add chord extensions
Add chord extensions
Add extra notes to your chords to give them a new sound!
change how often your chords change
change how often your chords change
Change the harmonic rhythm (how long each chord is held). Instead of changing chords every 4 beats, try changing them after 2, 3, 5, or 6 beats!
change your key and tempo
change your key and tempo
Change the key (e.g. D Major, E minor) and tempo for a new feel!
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