{"id":12402,"date":"2016-02-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-18T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=12402"},"modified":"2024-10-14T06:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T14:01:40","slug":"cyclical-progressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/cyclical-progressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Cyclical Progressions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s post, we&#8217;ll be learning about <strong>cyclical chord progressions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cyclical chord progressions are among the most common and strongest chord progressions in music.<\/p>\n<p>A chord progression is the movement of chords [from one degree of the scale to another]. <\/p>\n<p>Determining what comes next in chord progressions can be challenging. However, with the knowledge of cyclical chord progressions, not only will you know what comes before a chord, you&#8217;ll also know what comes after it. <\/p>\n<h2>The Unpredictability Of Chord Progressions<\/h2>\n<p>When listening to chord progressions, all attention should be given to the movement of the root.<\/p>\n<p>By now, you&#8217;re already familiar with the key of C major, where the C major triad:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,G,C,E&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;is chord 1. We can&#8217;t create dynamic music, however, by remaining on chord 1 forever.<\/p>\n<p>To make music, chord 1 will have to progress elsewhere and can even move to three or more other degrees of the scale before returning back to chord 1.<\/p>\n<p>I said that to say that the progression or movement of chords (aka &#8211; &#8220;chord progressions&#8221;) makes music dynamic. Conversely, chord progressions can make music unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard questions of this sort literally hundreds of times: <em>&#8220;After playing Eb major seventh, how did you know that the next chord to play is C minor seventh?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chord progressions help us to <em>progress elsewhere<\/em> but they don&#8217;t necessarily tell us where. For example, after playing chord 1:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,G,C,E&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;in the key of C major, where do you think I&#8217;m likely to move to?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Silence?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Chord 1 can move to the following chords:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Chord 2<br \/>\nChord 3<br \/>\nChord 4<br \/>\nChord 5<br \/>\nChord 6<br \/>\nChord 7<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;That&#8217;s six options put together, not including tones\/chords that are not a part of the major scale.<\/p>\n<p>Most songs start on chord 1, no doubt, but knowing where the chord will progress or move is usually the challenge for beginners.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, someone is asking <em>&#8220;Is there something I need to know that can make it possible for me to recognize and even predict where chords are progressing to?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Basic Concept Of The Cyclical Progressions<\/h2>\n<p>Chord movements that are based on a particular interval are called cyclical progressions. In this post, we&#8217;re exploring progressions with root movements based on an interval of fourths.<\/p>\n<p>Once again, here&#8217;s our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/introducing-musics-favorite-motion\">cycle (or circle) of fourths<\/a>:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/circleoffiths1.png\" alt=\"circleoffiths1\" class=\"wp-image-9643 aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you follow this cycle in a counter-clockwise direction, it represents the movement of the root of chords in intervals of fourths.<\/p>\n<p>Using this cycle, it&#8217;s easy to see the root move from C to F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,F,,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;F to Bb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,Bb,,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;Bb to Eb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,Eb,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;following this musical clock in the counter-clockwise direction.<\/p>\n<p>While the organizing of notes on the cycle of fourths are based on perfect fourth intervals, root progressions can also move using the <em>augmented fourth<\/em> interval.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s possible to have C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;move to F#:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Fs,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s also possible to have F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;move to B:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,B,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nI&#8217;ll throw more light on this in the next segment of this post.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> No doubt, root progressions can move in any quality of fourth &#8211; whether perfect or augmented, however, it&#8217;s more common to see them move in the perfect fourth intervals.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8220;Dear Musician, There&#8217;s Something You Need To See&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p>Before we look at the cyclic progression, I want to show you something in the key of Ab. Here&#8217;s the Ab major scale for reference:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Ab,Bb,C,Db,Eb,F,G,Ab,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Ab (1)<br \/>\nBb (2)<br \/>\nC (3)<br \/>\nDb (4)<br \/>\nEb (5)<br \/>\nF (6)<br \/>\nG (7)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Using the music clock in the counter-clockwise direction:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/circleoffiths1.png\" alt=\"circleoffiths1\" class=\"wp-image-9643 aligncenter\" width=\"300\" height=\"320\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;the seven tones of the Ab major scale can be rearranged in fourth intervals starting from C. Check it out below:<\/p>\n<p>C to F:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,F,,,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n<p>F to Bb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,Bb,,,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Bb to Eb:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,Eb,,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Eb to Ab:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,Ab,,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Ab to Db:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Ab,Db,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Db to G:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,Db,G,&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;.an <strong>augmented fourth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>G to C:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,G,C&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;a perfect fourth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attention:<\/strong> When the tones of a major scale are arranged in intervals of fourths, it&#8217;s basically perfect fourth intervals all the way, save for one <strong>augmented fourth <\/strong>interval (aka &#8211; &#8220;the devil in music&#8221;) between the fourth and seventh degrees of the scale. Find out what happens when we <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/scale-formation-casting-devil-music\">cast out the devil in music<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>If we rearrange the notes of the Ab major scale into fourths, here&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll come up with:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,F,Bb,Eb,Ab,Db,G&amp;color=66FFCC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C (3)<br \/>\nF (6)<br \/>\nBb (2)<br \/>\nEb (5)<br \/>\nAb (1)<br \/>\nDb (4)<br \/>\nG (7)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><em>&#8220;Why Did I Have To Show You This?&#8221;<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>I first learned about cyclical progressions over a decade ago from our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/gospelkeys202.html\">Gospel keys 202 course<\/a> and it&#8217;s been with me ever since as a reliable tool.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sharing this with you now because I want to take you from seeing chord progressions as unpredictable to seeing them as <em>predictable<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>If you can master these numbers:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1 4 7 3 6 2 5 1<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;the same way you&#8217;ve mastered the days of the week:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>S M T W T F S<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;then, the same way you can predict that Monday is the day after Sunday:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>S <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>M<\/strong><\/span> T W T F S<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;you can also predict that chord 6 is most likely to be played after chord 3:<\/p>\n<p>1 4 7 3 6 2 5 1<\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, this works most of the time &#8212; I dare to say roughly 80% of the time, especially in gospel and jazz styles.<\/p>\n<p>This is where we&#8217;ll draw the curtains for today. Thank you for reading this post. I&#8217;ll be back with other posts that will add to what you already know about cyclical progressions.<\/p>\n<p>Until then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s post, we&#8217;ll be learning about cyclical chord progressions. Cyclical chord progressions are among the most common and strongest chord progressions in music. 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