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Rudiments of chord progression

Are you having problems trying to discover the way chord progressions of songs work? Read this post to the end and I think you will discover a way of putting chord progressions under your feet:.
Lets get started:

rudiments of chord progression

There are two types of progressions:
1. Circle of fourths
2. Circle of fifths

Don’t allow all those vocabulary bore you. Let me explain.

Circle of fourths:

look at the illustration below:

C    D   E   F   G   A   B   C    D   E   F   G
1     2   3    4   5    6    7

starting from C let me begin to get the progression using the circle of fourths:

We have C to be 1, since we are dealing with the circle of fourths the next progression will be F because F is the number 4; after F we have B(i.e counting another 4 starting from F), after B we have E, after E we have A, after A we have D, after D we have G; and so on and so forth…

In conclusion we have: C   F   B   E   A   D   G  and  C
d    f    t     m    l    r     s          d

There a couple of songs that go with the circle of fourths, but how do we apply them in getting to reall play song progressions?

when you are singing a song, some stages into the song, it might go up and it might come down; I mean, the song might become high in some places and it might come down in some parts too; so if the song goes up you would be going higher in your circle of fourths and if it goes lower you would be going lower in your circle of fourths. The same principle applies to your circle of fifths. A video illustration is coming soon for better understanding.

How to play suspended chords to your worship and praise songs on the piano

There are basically two types of suspended; they are:
 sus4 and sus2

The numbers beside the sus in the two types above refer to the numbers in the letters of music. Look at the illustration below:

suspended chords on the piano

C  D  E   F  G  A  B   C
1   2  3   4   5   6   7    8

Now, 4 represents F, while 2 represents D.

So how do the suspended chords work?

The suspended replaces the major third in a chord with either 4 or 2.

Let us take the doh chord on the key of C for example

C  E  G
d   m  s

Now to make this chord a sus2 chord, we would identify the major third in it. The major third is the E note(look at the first illustration above). So the E note will be replaced with the D note to suspend the chord and make it a sus2 chord(remember D is 2 in the illustration above).  so we would have

C  D  G
d   r   s

Likewise to make this same chord a sus3 chord, the major third which is E will be replaced with the fourth which is F(look at the illustration above to understand the third, second and fourths). So we would have

C  F  G
d   f    s

A chord without out a major third like C  G is called an “open fifth”.

So while you are playing suspended chords, it is necessary that you resolve back to a major chord.

A song that has the 1 4 5 1 progression, which is doh fah soh doh, can use suspended chords without having to move too far

doh        fah        soh        doh
d m s     d f s       d r s      d m s
C           Csus4    Csus2     C

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “How great is our God”


 

 The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “How great is our God“.

chord progression and solfa notation of songs

 

How great is our God
How great is our God
          Doh               doh
Sing with me
How great is our God
          lah
And all will see
How great, how great is our God
        Fah               soh        doh
Name above all names
Doh                      doh
Worthy of all praise
Lah  
My heart will sing
        fah
How great is our God
         soh                 doh

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “I call you faithful”


The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “I call you faithful“.

chord progression of I call you faithful

 

I call you faithful
I call you holy, your name is holy.
Doh          mi             fah           mi    
You are so holy to me.
Fah                      mi        fah   soh   lah  
I call you holy, your name is holy.
Doh          mi             fah           mi 
Holy you are and holy you’ll be.

Taw          lah              reh         doh

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “Majesty”


The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “Majesty“.
chord progression of majesty
Majesty
Singin’        Majesty,           Majesty
                    Doh  -ti           lah     fah
Your           grace has found me just as I am
                   Doh                                            ti                     
Empty handed but alive in Your hands
           Lah                                             fah  
We’re singing Majesty, we’re singing Majesty
                        Doh   ti                        lah     fah   
Forever, forever I am changed by Your love
      Doh                                                   soh                                
In the presence of Your Majesty

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “God Will make a way”


The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “God Will make a way“.

 

chord progression of God will make a way

 

God Will make a way
God will make a way
Doh                         ti
Where there seems to be no way
Lah                                               doh       
He works in ways we cannot see
Fah                                mi  
He will make a way for me
reh                         lah-soh
He will be my guide
Doh                    ti
Hold me closely to His side
Lah                                    doh
With love and strength for each new day
Fah                                           mi
He will make a way, He will make a way
Reh                 lah   soh                doh.

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “Alleluyah, worthy is the lamb”


chord progression of Halleujah, worthy is the lamb

 

 The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “Alleluyah, worthy is the lamb“.

 

Alleluyah, worthy is the lamb
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, For our Lord God Almighty Reign
Doh……………………………………..
Hallelujah, Hallelujah, For our Lord God Almighty Reign
Doh………………………………………
Hallelujah, Holy, Holy
Doh………doh…doh…
Are you Lord God Almighty
              Doh          ze-soh
Worthy is the Lamb
         Reh-mi fah
Worthy is the Lamb
         Reh-mi fah
You are Holy, Holy,
              Doh   doh
Are you Lord God Almighty?
              Doh          ze-soh
Worthy is the Lamb
         Reh-mi fah
Worthy is the Lamb

         Reh-mi fah

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “Elshadai”


Solfa notation/chord progression of Elshadai

 

 

 The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “Elshadai“.

Elshadai Elshaidai
Elshadai Elshaidai
            fah            reh
Hallowed him and adonai
                     mi                    rii
I would praise and lift you high
                 reh                               soh
By the power of your name
               doh                      mi
(end with doh)

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “I give myself away”

The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “I give myself away“.

chord progression/ solfa notation of I give myself away


I give myself away
I give myself away
                                Doh-f m r d t
I give myself away
                                Lah soh
So You can use me
                                 fah
I give myself away
                                Doh-f m r d t
I give myself away
                               Lah soh
So You can use me
                                fah
Here I am
            doh
Here I stand
 r-d        ti
Lord, my life is in your hands
                 lah             fe-soh   
Lord, I’m longing to see

doh-reh-doh              ti   
Your desires revealed in me
        
 lah                reh-fii-soh

Chord Progression/Solfa notation of “Be magnified”

The guitar/piano chord progression solfa for “Be magnified“.

chord progression/solfa notation of Be magnified


Be magnified
Be magnified, O Lord
      Doh       soh    reh     reh-mi fAH
You are highly exalted;
        Mi              taw               soh fah mi
And there is nothing You can’t do
                       Lah                               fah- mi reh
O Lord, my eyes are on You.
        Soh       lah              soh
Be magnified,
     Fah soh lah
O Lord, be magnified.

Reh           soh            doh