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ay Uk ul
ele 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 Scale
& Ch ord Buil d ing
W h atIs Th e M ajor Scal
e?
H ow Do I M ak e A Ch ord ?

1st 3rd 5th

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

F A C
play play play

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

1st 3rd 5th 7th

C E G B
play play play play

D F A C
play play play play
H ow Do I Pl
ay Ch ord s In A Diffe re ntK e y?

F C
play pl
ay play

G Bb D
play pl
ay play
F C E
play pl
ay play play
M ak ing Th re e -Note Ch ord Fam il
ie s - Th e Easy W ay

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
I IV V
C F G

I IV V
C F G
D G A
M ak ing Four Note Ch ord Fam il
ie s - Th e Easy W ay

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th

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 IV V
C F 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

1st 3rd 5th 7th

A C# E G#
play play play play

1st 3rd 5th 7th 9 th

A C# E G# B
play play play play pl ay

3rd 5th 7th 9 th

C# E G# B
1st 3rd 5th
C E G
play play play

1st 3rd 5th 6th

C E G A
Suspe nd e d Ch ord s

G B D
1 3 5

G A D
1 2 5
C F G
1 4 5

Ste p 1

D F# A
1 3 5

Ste p 2

D F# A B
1 3 5 6
Ste p 3:

D E A B
1 2 5 6
Al
te re d ch ord s

1st 3rd 5th 7th

C E G Bb
1st 3rd 5th 7th
G Bb D 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