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circular chord progressions

Who else wants to discover the power of coupling?

by Jermaine Griggs · 7 comments

in Chords & Progressions

In 2004, GospelKeys 202 got a lot of buzz because I introduced a concept I call “coupling.” The premise was basically to look at chord progressions as small “couples.” A couple or pair is 2!

When you think in terms of “couples,” you to focus on two things…

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…