{"id":19314,"date":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=19314"},"modified":"2024-10-05T04:57:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T12:57:07","slug":"heres-why-you-can-never-go-wrong-with-the-2-5-1-chord-progression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/heres-why-you-can-never-go-wrong-with-the-2-5-1-chord-progression\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s Why You Can NEVER Go Wrong With The 2-5-1 Chord Progression"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our focus in this lesson is on the importance of the 2-5-1 chord progression in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/ask-dr-pokey-what-is-tonal-music\">tonal music<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 2-5-1 chord progression is one of the best things that happened to harmony (for the past 300 years or so) and this explains why it has a special place in classical and popular music (jazz, gospel, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be dissecting the 2-5-1 chord progression with the intent of showing you other ways in can be applied in the major key. I&#8217;m very sure that this will prove to you (beyond every reasonable doubt) that you can never go wrong with the 2-5-1 chord progression.<\/p>\n<h2>Quick Insights On The 2-5-1 Chord Progression<\/h2>\n<p>The movement from one chord to another produces a chord progression. The &#8220;2-5-1&#8221; numbers are associated with the tones of the major or minor scale:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>2 is for the 2nd tone of the scale<\/p>\n<p>5 is for the 5th tone of the scale<\/p>\n<p>1 is for the 1st tone of the scale<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So, the 2-5-1 chord progression is a movement of chords from the 2-chord to the 5-chord, then the 1-chord in the major or minor key.<\/p>\n<p>In the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe &#8220;2-5-1&#8221; numbers are used to represent the 2nd, 5th, and 1st tones of the scale which are as follows:<\/p>\n<p>D (the 2):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG (the 5):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,,,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC (the 1):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nIf we go ahead and flesh out chords on the right hand, we&#8217;ll have the 2-5-1 chord progression:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>D minor ninth chord (the 2-chord):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,F,A,C,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nG dominant thirteenth [add ninth] chord (the 5-chord):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,F,A,B,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC major ninth chord (the 1-chord):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;ve refreshed our minds on the 2-5-1 chord progression, let&#8217;s go ahead and explore the power of 2-5-1 chord progressions.<\/p>\n<h2>The Power Of The 2-5-1 Chord Progression &#8212; <em>Explored<\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The 2-5-1 chord progression is multi-dimensional and can be used to any of the scale tone chords in the major key.<\/p>\n<p>In the key of C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,D,E,F,G,A,B,C,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;there are 2-5-1 chord progressions to the following chords:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,G,B,D,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 2-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=D,,F,A,C,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 3-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=E,D,G,B,D,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,G,A,C,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 5-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,F,A,B,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe 6-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=A,G,B,C,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThe b7-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=Bb,F,A,C,D,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and we&#8217;ll be exploring them in this segment.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>The 2-5-1 has its place in harmony as the strongest chord movement and this is because it is based in fifth intervals.<\/p>\n<p>But beyond that, there&#8217;s a 2-5-1 chord progression to every tone of the scale (even to the b7) and that makes the 2-5-1 chord progression an essential chord progression every serious keyboard player should learn.<\/p>\n<p>Note that the 2-5-1 chord progression to any tone of the scale provides you with passing chords to that tone of the scale. For example, the 2-5-1 to the 4 chord provides us with two passing chords:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>G minor ninth chord (the 2-chord):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=G,F,A,Bb,D,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nC dominant thirteenth [add ninth] chord (the 5-chord):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,E,A,Bb,D,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;to the 4 chord (the F major ninth chord):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,G,A,C,E,&amp;color=999999&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nThanks for your time invested in reading this blog. Don&#8217;t forget to ask questions, make contributions, and suggestions using the comment section.<\/p>\n<p>See you in the next lesson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re exploring the power of the 2-5-1 chord progression; which is arguably the strongest chord progression in tonal music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[416,21,22,9],"tags":[33,14,17,238,13],"class_list":["post-19314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-experienced-players","category-gospel-music","category-jazz-music","category-piano","tag-2-5-1-chord-progression","tag-2-5-1-chord-progressions","tag-basic-songs","tag-chord-progression","tag-chord-progressions","post-wrapper","thrv_wrapper"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Here&#039;s Why You Can NEVER Go Wrong With The 2-5-1 Chord Progression - Hear and Play Music Learning Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;re exploring the power of the 2-5-1 chord progression; 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