Check out this gizmo. I turned the dial to G Major and it gave me a whole set of advanced chords that sound harmonious in the key of G. In the video I explain how I made a unique chord progression.
First I borrowed some chords from a song that I like. I looked up the sheet music on the internet. That gives me a good starting point. You can do this too by picking some chords from a song you like. It doesn’t have to be the whole song, you can pick just a few chords, or maybe just the verse or just the chorus. I used just 8 bars from the chosen song.
I made a downloadable cheatsheet that quickly show how to create some tunes, and let the decoder give you some awesome sounding chords to use.
I wrote the chords down on a piece of paper. I like using paper because I think it helps my brain work better. Then I rearranged the order of some of the chords. Now a have a unique progression, so not to copy someone else’s song
Since the chords I used were in the key of G, I could use the Magic Music Decoder ring to give me a set of advanced chords to chose from. Now I have a rainbow of color coded chords to choose from.
I substituted some of the basic chords in the progression for a few advanced chords. And behold the new chord progression.:
Em Em A7sus4 Am9
CM7 CM9 Dsus2 D69
Each chord is played for one measure. So I have a total of 8 bars. Off to a great start at creating a song.
I used this progression in my song 369 Fusion Meditation.
I plugged the chords into Scaler 2 inside of Loopy pro, my DAW of choice on the iPad.
Then I added some drum tracks. Actually starting to sound pretty cool.
If you watch the video you can hear the tune in progress. I like the way this is going so far. It has a nice groove to it. Of course you can always experiment with different styles of music.
I would love to hear some of your musical creations. Post your musical ideas in the comment box below. Let’s start a community of musicians that can learn from each other!
Always learning always growing. That’s the way to keep your mind in top shape.
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