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mrcyjack

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can someone explain progressions?
« on: May 22, 2011, 09:32:41 AM »
 ?/? i constantly hear people talking about 1-4-5 or others,and they say thats the constant progression of the song. can u explain? thnx

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Re: can someone explain progressions?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2011, 06:56:30 PM »
A progression is simply a group of chords played in a certain key. Names like 1-4-5 come from the bass notes of the chords, which are scale degress of the major scale of the key you are in. Simple example:

C major scale:  C  D  E  F  G  A  B

C scale degrees:  C=1  D=2  E=3  F=4  G=5  A=6  B=7


C scale degree chords

1 chord = C-E-G
2 chord = D-F-A
3 chord = E-G-B
4 chord = F-A-C
5 chord = G-B-D
6 chord = A-C-E
7 chord = B-D-F


1-4-5 progression in C

C / C-E-G
F / F-A-C
G / G-B-D


That's basically what it is. It gets more in-depth as you experiment with different chords and bass notes, but the principle is very simple and easy to pick up.
Real musicians play in every key!!!
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Re: can someone explain progressions?
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2011, 01:53:10 AM »
What T-Block said!
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