Do you know the most popular chord progressions that get used over and over again in popular music of the last 100 years? If not, you're short-changing your harmonic knowledge, plus you're also short-changing your ear... 




In this lesson we’re going to explore seven common Major key chord progressions that originate out of the six steps of our major key harmony. These degrees include the chords that exist on the first through sixth scale steps, (these jams will exclude the 7th step Dim. Chord).

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PROGRESSIONS:
The chord movements that we’re going to work on are ones which get used in thousands of different songs and they make up a serious part of all of the music styles that are used today.

In this lesson, I’ve decided to focus on seven specific chord progressions that are incredibly common and found in all kinds of popular music.

BONUS: As a bonus, I also mention optional "Secondary Dominant" chord applications that you can slip in to spice things up. 


Progression #1). The “I, VI, IV, V” progression. (Key of “C”).
Optional Secondary Dominant Chord is “A7.” (VI-chord)




Progression #2). The “I, VI, II, V” progression. (Key of “C”).
Optional Secondary Dominant Chord is “D7.” (II-chord)





Progression #3). The “I, II, IV, V” progression. (Key of “C”).
Optional Secondary Dominant Chord is “D7.” (II-chord)









Progression #4). The “I, II, VI, V” progression. (Key of “C”).
Optional Secondary Dominant Chords are either the, “D7,” the (II-chord), along with the “A7,” (VI-chord). You can use one of the other, but probably not both.





Progression #5). The “I, III, II, V” progression. (Key of “C”).
Optional Secondary Dominant Chords are either the, “E7,” the (III-chord), along with the “D7,” (II-chord).





Progression #6). The “I, III, VI, V” progression. (Key of “C”).
Optional Secondary Dominant Chords are either the, “E7,” the (III-chord), along with the “A7,” (VI-chord).





Progression #7). The “I, III, IV, V” progression. (Key of “C”). Optional Secondary Dominant Chords is the, “E7,” the (III-chord).







STUDY AND PRACTICE:
Practicing the examples that I’ve included (here in this lesson), will help you learn, understand and perform progressions from a lot of the popular simple chord jams that tend to get used within the structure of thousands and thousands of popular songs.

Once you learn to hear these chord movements, your ear will improve and you’ll find that you’ll be able to spot these and similar harmonic movements faster, (which will have the welcome extra benefit of improving your ear).

And that being said, I should also mention that learning these popular progressions will also work to help you to develop the highly sought after musical skill that’s known of as, “Transcription.”




CONCLUSION:
So, work on these chord progressions and develop your chords, your rhythm guitar and your ear. The benefits of this type of chord jamming work are absolutely amazing, which makes them well worth all the effort involved.


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