Comments on: How to Add Interest to Your Chord Progression http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/ Music, Sound & Audio Tutorials Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:32:28 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Edwin James Lynch http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-8575 Edwin James Lynch Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:14:49 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-8575 Very nice. As a newbie - all this talk about majors and minors was a bit out of my depth but I got the gist of what you were saying. It's amazing how music is so repetitive isn't it? And yet - we still need to twiddle and tweak to stop the repetitiveness becoming boring. It's a like a conundrum. We got to be repetitive, but not boringly so. Very nice. As a newbie – all this talk about majors and minors was a bit out of my depth but I got the gist of what you were saying. It’s amazing how music is so repetitive isn’t it? And yet – we still need to twiddle and tweak to stop the repetitiveness becoming boring. It’s a like a conundrum. We got to be repetitive, but not boringly so.

]]> By: Bob http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-8494 Bob Sun, 01 Feb 2009 17:38:00 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-8494 Messy. Are you a composer? If so, stop. I know that was just a simple example, but the final chord sounded especially awful. I could do better. But I can't be arsed because nothing good ever comes out of my attempts at composition. A I-IV-I-V progression though....you can do better, surely. Messy. Are you a composer? If so, stop.
I know that was just a simple example, but the final chord sounded especially awful. I could do better. But I can’t be arsed because nothing good ever comes out of my attempts at composition. A I-IV-I-V progression though….you can do better, surely.

]]> By: Mozarteum http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-4958 Mozarteum Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:18:44 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-4958 On G sus you should change the note B on the bass line: it create a minor 9th (B -> C) with the 4th of the G sus chord, to my ears that thing doesn't sound good at all, specially in this genre of music.. On G sus you should change the note B on the bass line: it create a minor 9th (B -> C) with the 4th of the G sus chord, to my ears that thing doesn’t sound good at all, specially in this genre of music..

]]> By: Wunderkid http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-4304 Wunderkid Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:46:16 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-4304 Great Tut..Love to see more Great Tut..Love to see more

]]> By: ali http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-2204 ali Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:30:25 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-2204 Hi Joel, I'm new to music theory and an pretty much learning it on my own. Not sure if this question fits here. I was just wondering how 'scale tone chords' fit here. As i understand the 1st,4th and 5th chords of a certain scale should be majors and 2,3,6 minors...with the 7th diminished. Is this a rule...for example in your chord progression CFCG..are they all majors? Thanks a lot for your help...sorry if this is too much of a beginner question..but it would really help my understanding. Hi Joel,

I’m new to music theory and an pretty much learning it on my own. Not sure if this question fits here. I was just wondering how ’scale tone chords’ fit here. As i understand the 1st,4th and 5th chords of a certain scale should be majors and 2,3,6 minors…with the 7th diminished. Is this a rule…for example in your chord progression CFCG..are they all majors? Thanks a lot for your help…sorry if this is too much of a beginner question..but it would really help my understanding.

]]> By: krg http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-1863 krg Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:03:54 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-1863 Needs more Roman numerals. After all, it's best not to confine ourselves to a specific key when giving examples. Needs more Roman numerals. After all, it’s best not to confine ourselves to a specific key when giving examples.

]]> By: kcr http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-1057 kcr Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:57:02 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-1057 will try this will try this

]]> By: Eric Thayne http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-1024 Eric Thayne Sun, 31 Aug 2008 06:30:49 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-1024 loved it! Definitely would like to see more tuts like this one! loved it! Definitely would like to see more tuts like this one!

]]> By: Joel Falconer http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-931 Joel Falconer Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:51:42 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-931 Sascha: inversions change the order the notes of a triad are played in. A regular C maj chord is comprised of a C, E and G, played in that order from lowest to highest note (in terms of pitch). The first inversion would displace the sequence by one note, so it would become E, G and then C on top instead of on the bottom. A second inversion starts with the G and ends on E. Sascha: inversions change the order the notes of a triad are played in. A regular C maj chord is comprised of a C, E and G, played in that order from lowest to highest note (in terms of pitch). The first inversion would displace the sequence by one note, so it would become E, G and then C on top instead of on the bottom. A second inversion starts with the G and ends on E.

]]> By: Sascha http://audio.tutsplus.com/tutorials/composition/how-to-add-interest-to-your-chord-progression/#comment-924 Sascha Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:42:31 +0000 http://audiotuts.com/?p=283#comment-924 Great Tutorial. But I don't understand step 2. Whats the resulting chord progession here? Hope somebody could help me out :) Great Tutorial. But I don’t understand step 2. Whats the resulting chord progession here? Hope somebody could help me out :)

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