When creating a harmonic progression, particularly for a song, we are looking to create a sequence of chords which may repeat as the song progresses. The harmony is fundamental in setting the song ...

Example 5 is partly inspired by Alex Lifeson’s repeating harmonic motif playing in Rush. Here we have added some bass notes to give the harmonics some context within a chord progression. These are ...

To celebrate the 30th anniversary issue of American Songwriter (Jan/Feb 2015), “Measure for Measure” served up a smorgasbord of 30 handpicked, solid gold chord progressions. T ...

In ‘Memories’, Maroon 5 take Pachelbel’s eight-note harmonic progression (I-V-vi-iii-IV-I-IV-V), set it in B major and repeat it throughout their hit, as in the style of the original. Not content just ...