Chords Overview

Throughout the course, we will primarily use four chord progressions, which you can view by clicking here. In this overview session, we will discuss how to use and create variations of these progressions.

Each progression is presented in chord chart and notation formats, in all keys.

Using numbers to better understand chords

Understanding chords in terms of numbers unlocks skills like playing by ear, playing melodically, transposing, and more. There are at least four different ways numbers relate to chords. We’ll distinguish between those four methods in this video.
Chord Reference Sheet PDF

Background chord progression #1

This session is a tutorial on the first background chord progression from the PDF. We will cover multiple keys, voicings, and alterations for this progression.

Background chord progression #2

This tutorial covers voicings, alterations, and multiple keys for playing this step-wise chord progression.

Background chord progression #3

In this session, we’ll cover the third progression, which is more open due to a repeated chord.

Background chord progression #4

The flexibility of this fourth progression is big reason why I personally use it often.

Summary of Introduction and Chords instruction

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Course Summary PDF