Chord Progressions Exercise

In each scale and key there are a series of Chord Progressions that sound good and are often used in songwriting.  You will explore these sounds today.

Task:
Record these 5 common chord progressions in one exercise so that you can choose what progressions to use for your next songwriting project.

You will need 2 tracks:
1. Chords
2. Bass

Your whole project is going to be 20 bars long.

Here are your Chord Progressions.  Use ONE BAR for each chord in the progression.

Progression 1(Bars 1-4) : C - G - Am-F or  I - V - vi - IV

Progression 2:  (Bars 5-8) ; C - F - G - C or  I - IV - V  -I  

Progression 3 : (Bars 9-12) C - Dm - G - C or I - ii - V - I

Progression 4 :  (Bsrs 13-16)  C - F - Am - G or  I - IV - vi - V

Progression 5:  (Bars 17-20) C - Am - F - G  or  I - vi - IV - V

These are the chords you will need. Use fingers 1-3-5 to play each

Chords



Bass:
As always, use the Root note of each triad (chord) for the bass line.  Use only one note at a time. Always play the Bass notes in the Bass Clef (lower half of keyboard).

Add a Marker to your tracks at the beginning of  Progression 1, Progression 2, Progression 3 etc. to mark where each begins.



Right Click on the TIMELINE at the beginning of each progression. Give each progression a Title: Progression , for example and a different colour.


Once completed, submit as an MX7 file entitled "Chord Progressions Your Name."

Listen to each progression carefully as you will be choosing from these progressions for your next songwriting project.