H ow To Pl

ay Uk ul
el
e Ch ord Progre ssions
Conte nts
Page
Introd uction
H ow To Use Th is Book
Th e M ajor Scal
e & Ch ord Buil
d ing

Ch ord Progre ssions

M ak ing M ore R ich e r Ch ord s

Ste al
ing From Th e Be atl
es

Cod a
Gl
ossary of Te rm s
Aud io Track l
ist
Fre tb oard Ch arts for Le ft-H and e rs

Introd uction

H ow To Use Th is Book

Th e M ajor Scal
e
& Ch ord Buil
d ing

W h atIs Th e M ajor Scal

e?

H ow Do I M ak e A Ch ord ?

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C
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ay

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H ow Do I M ak e A W h ol
e Bunch of Ch ord s?

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A
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G
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ay

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D
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H ow Do I M ak e M ore Inte re sting Ch ord s?

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G
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H ow Do I Pl
ay Ch ord s In A Diffe re ntK e y?

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M ak ing Th re e -Note Ch ord Fam il

ie s - Th e Easy W ay

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M ak ing Four Note Ch ord Fam il

ie s - Th e Easy W ay

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H ow Do I Pl
ay Ch ord s In M inor K e y?

Th ings To R e m e m b e r From Th is Ch apte r

Ch ord Progre ssions

Th e Ub iq uitous Progre ssion

I
C

IV
F

V
G

Th e Ine vitab l
e Progre ssion

Th e Ve ne rab l
e Progre ssion

W h y Do Th e se Progre ssions W ork ?

h om e ch ord

l
ow te nsion ch ord s

h igh te nsion ch ord s

A W ay To Enh ance Ch ord Progre ssions

M ak ing R ich e r
Ch ord s

Exte nd e d Ch ord s

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3rd
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1st 3rd
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A

Suspe nd e d Ch ord s

G
1

G
1

B
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A
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D
5

D
5

C
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G
5

Ste p 1
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A
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Ste p 2
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B
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Ste p 3:
D
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E
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A
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B
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Al
te re d ch ord s

1st
C

3rd
E

5th
G

7th
Bb

1st
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3rd
Bb

5th
D

7th
F

Ste al
ing From
Th e Be atl
es

Going Up

Going Dow n

W e 're NotDone Ye t

Sw itch ing It

M inor-to-M ajor Sub stitution

M ajor-to-M inor Sub stitution

Tritone Sub stitution

K e y Ch ange s

Cod a

Gl
ossary of Te rm s
Al
te re d Ch ord
Bar
Ch ord
Ch ord Sub stitution
Ch rom atic
Circl
e of Fifth s
Discord ant
Dom inant
Exte nd e d Ch ord
Fl
at
H arm onize d M ajor Scal
e
H arm ony
H igh Te nsion Ch ord
H om e Ch ord
Key
Low Te nsion Ch ord
M ajor K e y

M ajor Scal
e
M inor K e y
M od ul
ation
Pe rfe ctFifth
R oot
Sh arp
Sub d om inant
Suspe nd e d Ch ord
Tonic
Triad
Tritone Sub stitution

Aud io Track l
ist

Fre tb oard Ch arts for Le ftH and e rs

C M ajor Scal
e

C Ch ord

F Ch ord

G Ch ord

Cm aj7 Ch ord

Dm 7 Ch ord