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Music Theory - Diatonic Chord Progressions

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Sample Progression
C Em Am Dm Em Am Dm G C
I iii vi ii iii vi ii V I
eE-0-------------|-0---0---1------|-0---0---1---3-|-0---------- bB-1-------------|-0---1---3------|-0---1---3---3-|-1---------- gG-0-------------|-0---2---2------|-0---2---2---0-|-0---------- dD-2-------------|-2---2---0------|-2---2---0---0-|-2---------- aA-3-------------|-2---0----------|-2---0-------2-|-3---------- eE---------------|-0--------------|-0-----------3-|------------
Play this nice and slow. You don't want to be jumping from chord to chord very quickly - it ruins the harmonic impact. Start at like 50 bpm. Most chord progressions dwell on each chord for a full measure. But without drums and a melody, that's a bit boring.