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Masterclass Chord Progressions
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Learn our easy 6-step method that will take you from a blank screen to a great chord progression! • ►FREE Book: https://HackMusicTheory.com/Books • ►Online Courses: https://HackMusicTheory.com/Courses • ►Songwriting Producing PDF: https://HackMusicTheory.com/Bestsellers • 0:00 intro • 0:45 - playthrough of the song (so far) • 1:35 - the blank canvas is full of endless possibilities • 2:15 - STEP 1: choose the scale/mode that reflects what you're feeling • 3:12 - we chose Dorian, which sounds like the cloud with a silver lining • 3:25 - STEP 2: choose a key note for your mode • 5:20 - STEP 3: write out the mode from your key note • 7:00 - STEP 4: write out all the chords in your mode • 8:25 - root note vs key note • 9:27 - the musical menu • 10:44 - STEP 5: choose the specific chords that tell your musical story • 11:04 - minor chords vs major chords • 12:01 - our musical story • 13:35 - choose the ratio of major chords to minor chords • 15:40 - play with the harmonic rhythm (i.e. how long they last and when they change) • 18:40 - play the chord that emphasizes Dorian • 20:54 - STEP 6: use inversions and sus chords to make your chord changes flow • 21:26 - make chord changes flow using common notes (i.e. how to use inversions in your chord progression) • 23:15 - what happens when you have adjacent chords • 24:55 - how to make a common note between adjacent chords (i.e. how to use sus chords in your chord progression) • 27:27 - create a sense of movement without changing chords • 31:02 - explore the melodies within the chords (i.e. the melodic approach to harmony) and the beginnings of counterpoint • 32:08 - use the power of motifs to add familiarity and structure • 33:16 - check the chord change from the last chord to the first chord • 35:51 - playthrough of the final chord progression • 36:54 - Ray's piano test • 38:14 outro • ►Want to know how we wrote the bass line you hear. Check out our video here: • Masterclass: Bass Lines • --- • ABOUT • Hack Music Theory is the fast, easy and fun way to make music. Taught by multi-award-winning music lecturer Ray Harmony, and his protégé wife Kate. Ray started teaching music theory in 1995, and has made music with Serj Tankian (System Of A Down), Tom Morello (Rage Against The Machine), and more! • COPYRIGHT CREDITS • © 2017 Revolution Harmony • Revolution Harmony is Kate Ray Harmony • Script music in video by Revolution Harmony
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