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The secret to using circular chord progressions in ballads…

by Jermaine Griggs · 12 comments

in Playing songs

circle of fifths smallFor the past couple of days, we’ve been talking about slow ballads. If you’re just now tuning in, I recommend you check out both Tuesday and Wednesday’s lesson.

Today, I’m going to show you how to take it even further! Right now, you know how to play a very popular ballad movement from the past two lessons — and the best part is that you’ve only used TWO chords!

So, how do we venture outside of these two chords? I’m glad you asked…

What are chord progressions?

by Jermaine Griggs · 1 comment

in Chords & Progressions

“What are chord progressions” is a commonly asked question.

A chord progression is simply a series of chords played in order. As you play more songs, you’ll see more and more chord progressions and patterns used over and over again in your favorite tunes…