Piano Chord Progressions Chart

The first section of the chord progression (C, Am, F and G) all belong to the key of C major (white keys only) which is why they work well together. The second section of the chord progression belongs to several contrasting keys.

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This website will tell you all the chords that belong to each key, which will help you work out which chords work well together. If you are writing in C major than only these chords will work togehter: Am, C, Dm, Em, G, F. Try rewriting the second part of the chord progression using only these chords.

Also if you want the chord progression to sound more unique and interesting try manipulate the chords slightly, remember that C major is only white notes, so as long as you don't press a black key you won't go out of key. Put your normal triad chord on (a chord with three notes) and then try pressing another white note to make a four note chord, see how much thicker it makes the chord sound and how much more interesting it is, remember music is an art as long as you thnk it sounds good to you then it is right, go crazy, why stop at four note chords, why not five or six notes.

Hello there,

Here is a link to a chord progression generator. You can use it to find various combinations of chords. For instance, you want to play in D. You can check out the I 4 5 1 progression. You can hear how it sounds and see what the chords are. Since you are just starting, you may not know what the 1 4 5 1 means. You don't need to at this point. The numbers refer to the root note (1) in this case D, the 4th note up the scale and the 5th note up the scale. Don't get hung up on that aspect. You will pick up the theory in time. For now, use try select different progressions to see how they sound. If you like them, use them. A easy way to experiment on chord progressions without understanding music theory.

Http://www.hotfrets.com/songanator.asp

Also, here is a link to a chord chart. It is a pdf file and several pages long. Just down load the pdf file to your computer. Whenever you want to see what the fingering is for any chord, you can find it on the chart.

Http://www.guitarnotes.com/guitar/notes2...

Later,