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Chord Progressions

⏱ 18 min ★ ★★★☆☆ 🏆 70 XP 📋 Quiz ≈ ABRSM Grade 6-7

The Harmonic Engine — How Chords Move A single chord is a color. A PROGRESSION of chords is a STORY — tension building, releasing, building again. These progressions appear in MILLIONS of songs across ALL styles. Learn them and you can play (or recognize) most of the music ever written. 5 Essential Progressions I-IV-V-I (The Foundation): C-F-G-C. The oldest and...

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