Cinematic and Film chord progressions
7 progressions · 84 keyed pagesCinematic writing avoids the dominant. Modal mixture and chords a third apart keep the tonality unresolved, so the harmony can rise and fall for minutes without ever telling the audience the scene is over.
- Tempo
- 60–160 BPM
- Feel
- 2 major · 5 minor
- Harmony
- 4 diatonic · 3 borrowed
- Form
- 4 bars · 4/4
The soundin A
i–♭VII–♭VI–VAm · G · F · E
iAm♭VIIG♭VIFVE
Chord tones on the keyboard — the solid key is the root.
Uplifting1
Melancholic1
vi–IV–I–V
F♯m · D · A · E
viF♯mIVDIAVE
4 chordsbeginner70–130 BPM · 4/4
As heard in Apologize - OneRepublic
Epic4
i–♭VII–♭VI–V
Am · G · F · E
iAm♭VIIG♭VIFVE
4 chordsintermediate80–140 BPM · 4/4
As heard in Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
i–VI–III–VII
Am · F · C · G
iAmVIFIIICVIIG
4 chordsintermediate80–160 BPM · 4/4
As heard in Zombie - The Cranberries
i–♭VI–♭VII–i
Am · F · G
iAm♭VIF♭VIIG
4 chordsintermediate80–160 BPM · 4/4
As heard in Andalusian Cadence - Traditional
Mysterious1
Songs built on these changes
Each one links to the progression behind it.