I saw this today for the first time, it completely changed the way i think about making music. : WeAreTheMusicMakers Essential Chord Progressions Universal Consciousness Best way to record drums with just two tracks and three/four mics? : WeAreTheMusicMakers Power chord progressions Question by Billy (Sheffield) Question: Because 5th chords (power chords) are diads, what do I do with them in relation to chord progressions? I used to just use them as an everyday thing but now that I've started to learn about chord progressions, it's knocked my confidence using them. Answer Power chords are pretty versatile for writing chord progressions because they have no major or minor harmonic "restrictions". When writing a chord progressions specifically using 5th chords, experiment first with different interval movements using those root E, A and D string power chord shapes... For example, a minor 3rd movement (note that these interval movements can be made in any position)... Perfect 4th interval... Perfect 5th interval... Major 6th interval... ...and all in between. However, don't get too dogmatic with it all. Turning regular chord progressions into power chord progressions Essentially, a power chord is just a chord stripped down to its root and 5th. A - F#m - F - Bm
I'm studying mixing, and listening intently to different albums to figure out exactly how they obtained their sound. Does anyone know of a website that breaks apart and discusses the specifics of an album's mix/production? : WeAreTheMusicMakers Intros and Endings - Free Mountain Dulcimer Lessons from the Amazing Gila Mountain Dulcimers Company. There are several ways you can add an intro or ending to your tune: Play the last four measures of the tune before starting the first measure of the tune. An introduction, or "intro", prepares the ear of the listener for what follows. First, decide what key the song is written in. Below are some common chord sequences used for intros: Notice that the last chord of the intro is always the 7th chord resolving to the Major chord. For a fuller sound, any minor chord in these intro sequences can be played as a minor 7th (m7). The following two charts can be used for songs where the first chord of the song is one step higher than the key of the song (Usually the first chord of the song is a minor or minor 7th). Some of these chord sequences may sound too complex for songs with simpler chords. 4. 5. An example of this would be if your song starts on a 3, 3, 3 (G barre chord), start your walk down at (bass string first) 7, 6, 0 to 6, 6, 0 to 5, 6, 0 to 4, 6, 0 and then the 3, 3, 3. 6.