12 Chord Progression Characteristics that Music History Teaches Us
October 1, 2014
All chord progressions, regardless of genre, work pretty much the same way. Here are 12 features of progressions common to all music.
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If pop music is your only area of interest, you might be forgiven for thinking that the way chord progressions work is the result of pop music history. But in fact, the way we use chord progressions is practically unchanged from the way they were used in the early 1600s, and certainly since the time of J.S. Bach (1685-1750).
What follows is a list of 12 tips — you might say characteristics — for creating and using chord progressions. If your interests expand to other genres outside pop music (and…
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