Comments on: Chord Progressions for a Minor Key http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/ Songwriting News Items from “The Essential Secrets of Songwriting” Website. We invite your comments. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: garyewer http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-262 garyewer Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:57:04 +0000 http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-262 The progression iii - V - i is a bit strange... I think the one you're using is iii - V- vi. Transposing to an easier key is not cowardly... sometimes it's necessary for singing. The progression iii – V – i is a bit strange… I think the one you’re using is iii – V- vi.

Transposing to an easier key is not cowardly… sometimes it’s necessary for singing.

]]> By: r gambel http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-260 r gambel Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:28:20 +0000 http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-260 Thanks, very helpful. If you don't mind, I'm confused by the modal chords(?) in a minor key. Let's say I have a iii V i progression so that is: Em G Am ? and bVI Vii i is Bb C Dm. Obviously, I'm cowardly trying to transpose to an easier key although I guess you'd say there are no "Easier keys" only lazier musicians. Thanks, very helpful.

If you don’t mind, I’m confused by the modal chords(?) in a minor key.

Let’s say I have a iii V i progression so that is:
Em G Am ? and bVI Vii i is Bb C Dm. Obviously, I’m cowardly trying to transpose to an easier key although I guess you’d say there are no “Easier keys” only lazier musicians.

]]> By: garyewer http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-223 garyewer Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:55:30 +0000 http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-223 What we call "modal chords" are often the ones you mentioned: bIII, bVI and bVII, and can involve others, like bV. So some examples might be: I bV IV bVI I I bIII bVI IV I What we call “modal chords” are often the ones you mentioned: bIII, bVI and bVII, and can involve others, like bV. So some examples might be:

I bV IV bVI I

I bIII bVI IV I

]]> By: r gambel http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-222 r gambel Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:06:24 +0000 http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/chord-progressions-for-a-minor-key/#comment-222 Thinking in terms of I IV V or I vi IV V7 etc If I want to add modal chords to progressions my choices are most likely what chords? biii,bVi and bVII? I know that's not the way too look at it, but will that work? Thinking in terms of I IV V or I vi IV V7 etc

If I want to add modal chords to progressions my choices are most likely what chords? biii,bVi and bVII? I know that’s not the way too look at it, but will that work?

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