Begin your chord progression journey by learning how to translate chords into Roman numerals—this is the key to understanding how music works!
Playlist - Chord Progression
Here’s where we part ways with traditional music theory: I don’t change the Roman numerals just because a song is in minor—and here’s why!
Let’s explore the second pillar of music theory: The Blues. It contradicts everything the Roman numerals taught us—and yet, popular music is built on this very...
In this step, we look at more contradictions to traditional theory. Chords that should have been major—but are minor instead. I call these the “m chords”!
In this step, we explore the wonderful world of the X chords—those chords that should’ve been minor but instead surprise us with a major sound!
In this step, we discover the tension that comes with the bX chords!
In this step, you'll discover how, instead of playing complicated altered chords, you can simply tritone substitute!
In this final step, we look at three song examples so you can understand different levels of modal interchange and start spotting it when it shows up in other tunes!