The Secret Life of Chords: A Guide to Chord Progressions and Composition

This book presents a complete methodology for learning how chord progressions work and how to apply these principles to your own creative endeavours.

Any chord progression can be seen as a combination of tonic, dominant and subdominant chords.

We employ 12 frequently used combinations which we call the core progressions. The first chapter demonstrates the core progressions in their simplest form using three major chords. Chapters 2-7 show which chords can be used as substitutes for the three ...