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Old 11-03-2015, 01:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'm wondering how to combine chord progressions?
Play one chord, then play another, and so on. You can repeat the same chord, too.

I'm not being glib there, by the way.
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As in, what chord progressions work well together in order to contrast verse, chorus, bridge, etc.
You use your ear. And you practice/"experiment" a lot. What do you like the sound of?

Theory is good to learn, but it's not prescriptive, it's descriptive--it's an analysis tool. It doesn't tell you what to do. It just gives you a way of understanding (and more easily remembering) what you've done (or what other people have done).

What to do comes from your tastes, your ear, your expression. Play a lot and play around a lot. Try different things. Try things you never tried before. If you like the sound of something use it. There is no wrong in this stuff.
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