{"id":20822,"date":"2020-05-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=20822"},"modified":"2024-07-21T03:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T11:18:37","slug":"how-to-play-the-1-4-chord-progression-using-dominant-chords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/how-to-play-the-1-4-chord-progression-using-dominant-chords\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Play The 1-4 Chord Progression Using Dominant Chords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this lesson, I&#8217;ll be showing you how to play the 1-4 chord progression using dominant chords.<\/p>\n<p>The 1-4 chord progression is one of the top progressions you can learn because it is used in a variety of popular music genres; ranging from blues, to jazz, to gospel, to country, to RnB, and several other styles.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start out in this lesson by refreshing our minds on the 1-4 chord progression before we talk about how it can be played using dominant chords.<\/p>\n<h2>A Brief Review Of The 1-4 Chord Progression<\/h2>\n<p>A 1-4 chord progression is the movement from the 1-chord to the 4-chord 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=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;you have the following chords:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,G,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 1-chord.<\/p>\n<p>D minor chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,D,F,A,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 2-chord.<\/p>\n<p>E minor chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,E,G,B,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 3-chord.<\/p>\n<p>F major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,F,A,C&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 4-chord.<\/p>\n<p>G major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,G,B,D&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 5-chord.<\/p>\n<p>A minor chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,A,C,E&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 6-chord.<\/p>\n<p>B diminished chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,B,D,F&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;as the 7-chord.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If we take the 1-chord and 4-chord:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,G,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF major:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,F,A,C&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;and progress from the 1-chord to the 4-chord, we&#8217;ve formed a 1-4 chord progression.<\/p>\n<p>Yes! It&#8217;s that easy.<\/p>\n<p>If you can move from the C major chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,G,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;to the F major chord (in second inversion):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,F,A,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;you&#8217;ll have a smoother 1-4 chord progression.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Play The &#8220;1-4&#8221; Chord Progression Using Dominant Chords<\/h2>\n<p>Now that we&#8217;re done with reviewing the basic 1-4 chord progression, we&#8217;re going to be learning how it can be played using dominant chords.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve broken this segment down into three parts: beginners, intermediate, and advanced. So, feel free to play to any one of them that applies to your current skill level.<\/p>\n<h3>For Beginners<\/h3>\n<p>For a beginner who has gone past the stage of triads, he\/she should be able to learn, master, and apply seventh chords and the dominant seventh chord is one of the important chords he\/she has to learn.<\/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=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;where the 1 and 4 are C and F respectively:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C is the 1:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF is the 4:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,F,,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8230;we can play the C dominant seventh chord as the 1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,C,E,G,Bb,,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the F dominant chord as the 4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,F,A,C,Eb,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and that would produce the 1-4 chord progression.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Now, Let&#8217;s Make It Easier&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If we take the first two notes of the C dominant seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,G,Bb,,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are C and E:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,E,,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;off the bottom and put them on the top (as C-E):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,C,E,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;we&#8217;ll have &#8220;G-Bb-C-E&#8221;:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,G,Bb,C,E,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and that&#8217;s the second inversion of the C dominant seventh chord.<\/p>\n<p>If you proceed from the C dominant seventh chord (in second inversion):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,G,Bb,C,E,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;to the F dominant seventh chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,F,A,C,Eb,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;you have a chord progression that sounds a lot smoother.<\/p>\n<p>So, that&#8217;s the 1-4 chord progression for beginners:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,G,Bb,C,E,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=C,,G,Bb,C,E,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>For Intermediate Players<\/h3>\n<p>An intermediate player should be able to play more sophisticated chords like ninths, elevenths, and thirteenths.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be playing the dom13[add9] chord as our 1-chord and 4-chord 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=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and that would be the C dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Bb,D,E,A,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and the F dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,,Eb,G,A,D&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Let&#8217;s Make It Easier To Play&#8230;&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We can take the two top notes of the F dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,,Eb,G,A,D&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which are A and D:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,,A,D&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and play them on the lower octave (as A-D):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,A,D,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;and this would produce a different voicing of the F dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,A,D,Eb,G,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n&#8230;which we can progress to, after playing the C dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Bb,D,E,A,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nAltogether, here&#8217;s a 1-4 chord progression for intermediate players:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>1-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,C,Bb,D,E,A,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\n4-chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=F,,A,D,Eb,G,&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sounds good?!<\/p>\n<h3>For Advanced Players<\/h3>\n<p>One of the things an advanced player does is to use voicing techniques and concepts to re-arrange the notes of a chord and often times, switch from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/quick-insights-on-the-tertian-harmony\">tertian chords<\/a> to quartal chords (which are chords that are built off fourth intervals.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced players also leave out the bass note and play other chord tones and he\/she does this in solo and band situations.<\/p>\n<p>So here are the chords:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>C dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,E,Bb,D,G,C,E&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><br \/>\nF dom13[add9] chord:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hearandplay.cc\/dynamic_image\/pianokeys.php?notes=,,Eb,A,D,G,C,F&amp;color=3366CC&amp;size=2\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You&#8217;ll notice that the root of the chords are not the lowest-sounding notes in each of the cases. However, it still sounds good and implies the overall harmony of the dominant chords intended.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re an advanced player, I&#8217;m very certain you&#8217;ll agree with me. But, if you don&#8217;t let me know in the comment section.<\/p>\n<h2>Final Words<\/h2>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ve learned something from this lesson and you&#8217;ll be able to apply it to songs like<em>&#8220;Oh Happy Day!&#8221;<\/em>, <em>&#8220;I Will Bless The Lord At All Times&#8221;<\/em>, and other songs.<\/p>\n<p>My special appreciation goes to my mentor and role-model for the opportunity of sharing these information with you. Do well to leave you questions and comments in the comment section.<\/p>\n<p>All the best.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover what you can do with the 1-4 chord progression as a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":22009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-piano","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>How To Play The 1-4 Chord Progression Using Dominant Chords - Hear and Play Music Learning Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover what you can do with the 1-4 chord progression as a beginner, intermediate, or advanced 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