Chord Progression

[Gnuc]

Greetings, my friends!

I have a question about chord progression:

How do you call the chord progression in the song I added?

I am trying to dive into the craft a little bit more this year.
So if you also have any book recommendation or a Youtube channel recommendation, please, let me know.

Any help/advice is appreciated!

Thanks!
Chris

[Billy+]

Not entirely sure exactly what you're asking for with regard to the video?

However if you are interested in understanding chords & progressions then you should definitely checkout Hooktheory https://www.hooktheory.com/ I also have both digital books which are a good read https://www.hooktheory.com/books

If you want a nice reference for chords I can highly recommend Pocket Piano Chord Dictionary

Which includes staff & piano style listenings.

You might also appreciate https://danielran.com/blog/epic-chord-progressions

[Gnuc]

I was asking for its chord progression of the song, or more so for its name.

As for making music and chord progression, I am fine as for going by ear.
But I knew people who could tell the chord progression of songs. I have never been able to do that.

So, I wanna get a little more into music theory. I guess it makes communicating with musicians easier.
I found some good links online, but as I said, any help/advice is welcome.

So, thank you very much for the links you provided.

[Billy+]

yeah I've never been able to listen to a progression and get in right but I've never actually spent any time trying to master any kind of ear training which some people seem to be able to with ease.

As for communicating the progressions are you referring to the Roman numerals?

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[QVprod]

If you really want to learn, it's a combination of music theory and ear training. Most chord progressions are very common which is why they can be picked up very easily.

Instead of someone telling you, it would be best for you to figure it out. Here's how. Find the key of the song.then start with the Major scale and Identify the number of each note in the scale. 1-2-3-4-5-6-7. Listen for the bass notes in the song and identify them (and what number in the scale it matches). That's your progression.

In the case of pedal points (same bass note different chords) think of them as "slash chords" such as IV/I or V/I

[jam-s]

I suppose this could help you: https://chordify.net/chords/the-way-bac ... ng-cmovies

It seems a little off here and there, but it should get you in the ballpark. From the chords you can them work out their respective degree in the scale.

[Gnuc]

As for making music itself, I always go by ear.
But I also want to be able to call what I am doing by its name.

So, thanks for all the examples/links. That should help me big time to figure it out.

[selig]

I have no idea what level you're at with music, but it's basically in F major:
1 6m 4 1
and then
4 1 4 1
with a
1 4 1/2m 4
(1/2m means a 1 and a 2m in the same bar)
There are variations and some passing tones and alternate bass notes in the piano - would have to transcribe fully to catch every detail.
Start by finding the bass root of each chord, then the most basic triad that best fits (or the individual notes if the chords are broken up like with the piano on this piece).
If none of this makes sense, you'll need to learn some basic music theory, or more specifically just learning the names of the notes/chords and basic concepts.

[Gnuc]

The level my music is at is fine, I think.
I guess it just comes down to learning the names of the notes/chords.

Imagine it being like this:
I am able to make a pretty decent meal. I know what to use, but just do not know the names of all ingredients.
I am just better at learning if I can talk about while doing it. "Just" learning it by heart is not my biggest strength.

[selig]

The level my music is at is fine, I think.
I guess it just comes down to learning the names of the notes/chords.

Imagine it being like this:
I am able to make a pretty decent meal. I know what to use, but just do not know the names of all ingredients.
I am just better at learning if I can talk about while doing it. "Just" learning it by heart is not my biggest strength.

It's a cliche, but even someone as successful as Paul McCartney doesn't read music (point being it's what's in your head that's important):

[Gnuc]

The level my music is at is fine, I think.
I guess it just comes down to learning the names of the notes/chords.

Imagine it being like this:
I am able to make a pretty decent meal. I know what to use, but just do not know the names of all ingredients.
I am just better at learning if I can talk about while doing it. "Just" learning it by heart is not my biggest strength.

It's a cliche, but even someone as successful as Paul McCartney doesn't read music (point being it's what's in your head that's important):

That is basically how I do it.
Good video!