In music, certain chords serve different functions to move a song forward. At first, it can be hard to understand how it all works. But once you see the patterns that explain these functions, it changes the way you write songs. Let me show you....
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Hey there. I worked on Lesson 19 (Circle of Fifths) all day yesterday. Here's a short update that we filmed last night. Enjoy!
In music, there is serious debate (and confusion) about music theory. The question is -- do you really NEED to learn it or not? Well, the answer may surprise you....
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How do musicians move around the piano keyboard so quickly? And how do they know which notes to play in a progression?
Let's look at the underlying patterns that guide your eyes, mind, and hands to play chords on the piano with ease -- in any shape (or "inversion" ).
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To elevate your songwriting, you need to understand chord progressions -- how they work, and why certain chords sound good together. So let's look at an especially great tune performed by the Animals, to see it through the lens of music theory....
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To dive into the details yourself, here are the diagrams we explored in the video:
In music, chord function helps to explain why certain progressions sound good. Here, we look at some different song examples to hear (and see) chord function in action. Once you see how it works, you can't unsee it....
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