{"id":22,"date":"2007-03-15T19:18:41","date_gmt":"2007-03-16T02:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/main\/?p=22"},"modified":"2024-12-26T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T08:16:08","slug":"exploring-fancy-chords-and-progressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hearplaymain.wpenginepowered.com\/exploring-fancy-chords-and-progressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Fancy Chords and Progressions!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><font size=\"2\"><span style=\"font-style: normal;font-weight: 700\"><font face=\"Arial\"><span style=\"font-style: normal\"><\/span><\/font><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">I get tons of e-mails asking me how to spice up <em>old<\/em> chord progressions. So this month, I will introduce a couple of &#8220;spicy&#8221; progressions that you can play in the place of classic progressions like &#8220;2-5-1&#8217;s&#8221; or &#8220;6-2-5-1&#8217;s!&#8221;<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">I will start by giving you a <strong>basic<\/strong> way to play the progression. I will then show you how to &#8220;spice up&#8221; the same progression.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\">#1) Key of F major<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">This example is based on a &#8220;7-3-6&#8221; progression. If you remember, <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/hearandplay.com\/newsletters.html\">last time<\/a>, we covered &#8220;7-3-6-2-5-1&#8221; progressions. A &#8220;7-3-6&#8221; is simply an abbreviation of the larger progression.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">For simplicity, I will post one of the progressions that you learned last month. Now&#8230; keep in mind, that this progression is pretty contemporary in and of itself. However, there are ways to take an &#8220;<em>already-contemporary<\/em>&#8221; progression and spice it up as you&#8217;ll see below.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<address><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"> <font size=\"2\">  <strong><span style=\"font-style: normal\"><font face=\"Arial\">NOTES IN PARENTHESIS (   ) DON&#8217;T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE PLAYED IF YOU CAN&#8217;T REACH THEM.<\/font><\/span><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/address>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">Common Example of 7-3-6 progression:<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber5\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"><font size=\"2\"><br \/>\n<\/font><\/p>\n<address><font size=\"2\">   <span style=\"font-style: normal;text-decoration: underline\">   <font face=\"Arial\">Left hand<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/address>\n<p align=\"center\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">E + B + D    (&#8220;7&#8221;)<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Right hand<\/font><\/u><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">G + B + D + F# + (A)<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">A + E + G    (&#8220;3&#8221;)<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Db + F + G + C<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">D + A + C   (&#8220;6&#8221;)<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C + E + F + A + C<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">Now&#8230; let&#8217;s spice it up a little bit!<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">Ok, to start:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">For the &#8220;7&#8221; chord above, let&#8217;s replace the left hand with a <u>tritone<\/u>: &#8220;G+Db.&#8221;<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><strong>BUT INSTEAD OF PLAYING JUST A TRITONE ON THE LEFT,<\/strong> we will add an &#8220;F&#8221; to create this three-fingered triad:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">G + Db + F<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><strong>TIP: <\/strong>When spicing up your chords, sometimes the lowest note won&#8217;t correspond with the traditional way to play a progression. You&#8217;ll be playing things like &#8220;tritones,&#8221; various inversions of the left hand, altered chords, and more! So don&#8217;t worry about trying to decipher why a &#8220;G&#8221; is the lowest note instead of an &#8220;E&#8221; (like in the common example above). As you&#8217;ll notice, the same type of sound will be produced, but more jazzier. <strong>The end result is always more important &#8212;<\/strong> that is, you&#8217;ll still end up going to the &#8220;6&#8221; chord, which is on &#8220;<strong>D.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">So, let&#8217;s continue:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">On the left, we will play G+Db+F, which is like a G7 (b5), but very abbreviated.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">On the right hand, we will simply play a Gbmaj triad (Db + Gb + Bb) in its second inversion. Let&#8217;s look at the whole chord now:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber6\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Left hand<\/font><\/u><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Right hand<\/font><\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">G + Db +     F<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Db + Gb     + Bb<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">The next chord is pretty simple. Just take the left hand chord you&#8217;re playing and move the &#8220;F&#8221; to &#8220;E&#8221; so that you get this chord:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">G + Db + E    &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; Left hand.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">Now for the right hand, simply move the <strong>Gbmaj<\/strong> triad to an <strong>Fmaj<\/strong> triad. That means moving (Db+Gb+Bb) down to (C+F+A).<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">C + F + A      &lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt; Right hand.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">The entire chord will look like this:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber7\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><u>Left hand<\/u><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><u>Right hand<\/u><\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">G + Db +     E<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C + F +     A<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">Now, we will look at the last chord of this series.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">Very very simple again.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><strong>Tip: <\/strong>With a lot of these &#8220;spicier&#8221; voicings, it&#8217;s not all about playing huge chords. In actuality, a lot of these &#8220;spicier&#8221; voicings are simply two small chords combined (aka &#8220;polychords&#8221;). Play around with smaller chords until you come up with sounds that you&#8217;ve never heard before. You&#8217;ll surprise yourself!<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/span><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><br \/>\n<\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<address><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"> <font size=\"2\">   <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/address>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber8\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><strong><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">     Left hand<\/font><\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><strong><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">     Right hand<\/font><\/u><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">D + A + C<\/font><\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C + E + G<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">So as you can see, this last chord is simply a D7 on the left and a Cmaj triad on the right.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">Now, let&#8217;s combine all three chords for our final &#8220;7-3-6&#8221; progression:<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber9\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Left hand<\/font><\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Right hand<\/font><\/u><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">G + Db + F<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Db + Gb + Bb<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">G + Db + E<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"50%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C + F + A<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">D + A + C<\/font><\/td>\n<td dir=\"ltr\" align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C + E + G<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\">#2) Key of Ab major<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\">     <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">The following progression can be used to     replace a classic &#8220;6-2-5-1.&#8221; So that you understand how a &#8220;6-2-5-1&#8221; might     normally be played, I have listed one below for you:<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"> <font size=\"2\">  <span style=\"font-style: normal\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"1\">A &#8221;  \/    &#8221; slash means that the note to the right will be played on the bass (left   hand).<\/font><\/span><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber10\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"19\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">&#8220;1&#8221;<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"19\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">&#8220;6&#8221;<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"19\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">&#8220;2&#8221;<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"19\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">&#8220;5&#8221;<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"19\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">&#8220;1&#8221;<\/font><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"41\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Bb Eb     Ab \/ Db<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"41\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Ab C     Db F \/ Bb<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"41\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Gb Bb     Db F \/ Eb<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"41\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C F A     \/ Ab<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" height=\"41\" width=\"20%\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Bb Eb     Ab \/ Db<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">Note: The &#8220;1&#8221; chord has been added above just to give you a sense of what chord a &#8220;6&#8221; would proceed.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><strong><font face=\"Arial\">Now replace the same chords above with these:<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse\" id=\"AutoNumber11\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Left hand<\/font><\/u><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><u><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Right hand<\/font><\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Eb + Ab<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Db + F +     Ab + Db<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">D + Ab<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">C + E +     G + C<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Eb + Bb     + Db<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">G + B +     Db + Gb<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Ab + Eb     + Gb<\/font><\/td>\n<td align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Gb + Bb     + C + F<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\">&#8230; So can you tell the difference?<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font size=\"2\"> <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"> <strong><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\">What do I do next?<\/font><\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Start learning these progressions in all twelve keys! Just because I played them in F and Ab major doesn&#8217;t mean you have to be confined to those major keys. Use our <\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"> <\/font><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hearandplay.com\/special.html\">300-pg course<\/a> to figure out how to transpose these chords into other keys.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Remember, chords have different functions. Try using the chords above in other keys. For example, though the second example I listed was posted in Ab as a &#8220;6-2-5-1&#8221; progression, isn&#8217;t it true that an <strong>F to Bb to Eb to Ab is also a &#8220;3-6-2-5&#8221; in the key of Db major?<\/strong> <span style=\"background-color: #ffff00\"><strong>So in essence, what might be one progression in one key WILL BE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT PROGRESSION in another key!<\/strong><\/span> Try those same chords out and see if they work. You&#8217;ll be surprised at the results.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">So once you learn the progressions in all keys, then start mixing and matching their roles. Use them as &#8220;2-5-1s&#8221; in some keys but as &#8220;1-4&#8221; progressions in others! You&#8217;ll see the power of this technique as soon as you start using it!<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<p><font size=\"2\"><font face=\"Arial\"><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\">Well, I hope you enjoyed June&#8217;s newsletter and I&#8217;ll be back in July! Take care!<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I get tons of e-mails asking me how to spice up old chord progressions. So this month, I will introduce a couple of &#8220;spicy&#8221; progressions that you can play in the place of classic progressions like &#8220;2-5-1&#8217;s&#8221; or &#8220;6-2-5-1&#8217;s!&#8221; I will start by giving you a basic way to play the progression. 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