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Classical chord progressions

1 progressions · 12 keyed pages

Classical harmony is functional: tonic, then something that prepares the dominant, then the dominant, then home. The interest is in the voice leading between those poles rather than in the chords themselves.

Tempo
70–140 BPM
Feel
All major key
Harmony
All diatonic
Form
4 bars · 4/4

The soundin C

I–IV–V–IC · F · G
ICIVFVG

Chord tones on the keyboard — the solid key is the root.

Full lesson

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I–IV–V–I
C · F · G
ICIVFVG
4 chordsbeginner70140 BPM · 4/4
As heard in Hey Jude - The Beatles (chorus)

Songs built on these changes

Each one links to the progression behind it.