Chord Progression Basics

About Course

In this chord progressions mega-course I’ll take you through many ways to approach creating chord progressions for your synthwave tracks. After going through this course, you’ll be well equipped to write all the chord progressions you need for your music.

Make sure to download the reference files in the Resources section.

Course Content

Chord Progressions Deep Dive
In this video I'll do a deep dive into how to create chord progressions for synthwave. We'll use a tool called "chord leading charts" for this. The chord leading charts can be found in the Composer's Handbook in the Resources section of this course.

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Chord Progressions Deep Dive #2
In this session I'll cover: -Cadences -Displaced Progressions We'll look at Cadences (from formal music theory), what they are and how to apply them in a synthwave context.

Chord Progressions in Action
In this live production session I'll show you how to create chord progressions in a synthwave context using chord leading charts and creating drum patterns and bass lines to go along with them.

Chord Progressions in Action Part 2
In this live production session I'll show you how to create chord progressions in a synthwave context using chord leading charts and creating drum patterns and bass lines to go along with them. This time we’ll explore cadences and displaced progressions.

How to use suspended chords in synthwave
In this video I’m going to show you how to use suspended chords when making synthwave music.

Synthwave Suspended Chords in Action
In this video I’m going to show you how to use suspended chords when producing synthwave.

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