What is the best sounding chord progression?

Top Ten
  • I-V6-vi-V. ...
  • I-V-vi-iii-IV. ...
  • i-III-VII-VI. ...
  • i-V-vi-IV. ...
  • i-VII-III-VI. ...
  • I-vi-IV-V. Nearly 150 hits use this epic progression, from Avril Lavigne to Leonard Cohen. ...
  • I-IV-vi-V. Another combination of extremely popular chords. ...
  • I-V-vi-IV. The 'Axis of Awesome' chord progression.
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What is the best sounding chord?

Enjoy these chords guys.
  1. Cadd9 Chord. The Cadd9 chord is an extended chord that can be used in the C major and G major key as well as relative minor keys such as A minor or E minor. ...
  2. Gsus4 Chord. The Gsus4 is a very popular chord on the guitar. ...
  3. Em9 Chord. ...
  4. Am(add9) Chord. ...
  5. Amaj7 Chord. ...
  6. Dsus2 and Dsus4. ...
  7. Bb13 Chord. ...
  8. C#m9 Chord.
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What is the most common chord progression in music?

The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several genres of music. It involves the I, V, vi, and IV chords of any particular musical scale. For example, in the key of C major, this progression would be: C–G–Am–F. Rotations include: I–V–vi–IV : C–G–Am–F (optimistic)
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What is the most emotional chord progression?

9 Sad Chords Progressions That'll Stir Listener's Emotions
  • I – V – vi – IV.
  • I – vi – IV – V.
  • IV – V – vi – I.
  • IV – V – iii – IV.
  • I/3 – VIsus2 – V – vi.
  • i – VI – III – VII.
  • i – i/7 – IV/b4 – VI.
  • i – VII – IV – IV.
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What is the hardest chord?

The six-string F chord is one of the hardest standard chord shape to play on the guitar. When many people try to play the F chord on guitar (and often succeed) it's with far too much struggle and effort than is actually necessary. Even extremely influential guitarists can have a hard time with barre chords.
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10 Powerful Chord Progressions Every Songwriter Should Know



What is the saddest sounding chord?

The minor 7 chords are not only sad by having the minor, but also have that pesky 7 stepping on the root as well. It might be the saddest chord ever. Sad is also dark. Dark is usually low.
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What are the 4 chords to every pop song?

The famous four chords used in many pop song progressions are the I, V, vi and IV chords of a major key. The roman numerals represent the numbers of the major scale we begin a chord from (1, 5, 6, 4) so in C major this would be C, G, Amin, F or in G major it would be G, D, Emin, C.
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What is a 1 3 5 chord progression?

Triads. The triad is a class of chords, specifically three-note chords formed by this formula: 1-3-5 or root, third, fifth. In this example they are constructed of two consecutive thirds. The major is very consonant; the minor is a bit less so but still consonant for most purposes.
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What chords go well together?

  • Group 1 – G, C, D, and Em – (Key of G Major, All Open Chords)
  • Group 2 – The C, F, G, and Am Group – (Key of C Major)
  • Group 3 – The D, G, A, and Bm Group (Key of D Major)
  • Group 4 – The Am, G, F Group (Key of A Minor)
  • Group 5 – The A7, D9, E9 Group (The Blues In The Key of A)
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What goes well with C major?

Clearly, the basic chords/triads in the key of C major are C major, D minor, E minor, F major, G major, A minor, and B diminished.
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Common chord progressions in the key of C major are as follows:
  • I – IV – V (C – F- G)
  • I – vi – IV – V (C – Am – F – G)
  • ii – V – I (Dm7 – G7 – Cmaj7)
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What are the 3 most important chords in correct order?

The 3 chords every musician should know
  • It is also used in many common chord progressions you'll encounter such as “I–IV–V–I“, “vi-IV-I-V” and “ii–V–I“. ...
  • In conclusion: the I, IV and V chords are the backbone of music composition.
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What are the three most useful chords called?

The Three Most Important Chord Types In The Major Key

The most important chord in the major key is the major chord, followed by the dominant chord, then the minor chord.
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What are the 4 magic chords?

It turns out that the four magical chords are E, B, C# minor and A. But with so many chords to choose from, why did dozens of hit songs end up with the same four chords? At first glance, it seems strange that so many songs should have the same chords.
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What key are most songs written?

More than a third of all songs are in one of four keys: G major, C major, D major, and A major. That all of these keys are major keys is unsurprising — with the exceptions of A minor, E minor, and B minor, none of the minor keys were even able to break 4%.
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What is the most common 4 chord progression?

The most important four-chord progression: vi-IV-I-V
  • The vi–IV–I–V progression, also referred to as I–V–vi–IV, is a very popular option for many songwriters. ...
  • This was Am–F–C–G: vi–IV–I–V in the key of C.
  • That time it was C–G-Am–F: I–V–vi–IV.
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What is a backdoor chord progression?

The backdoor progression is a non-diatonic progression, meaning that its chords contain pitches that don't belong to the main key of the song or the resolution chord that the backdoor progression is leading to.
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Why do certain chords make you cry?

So when we're listening to music, our brain is constantly trying to guess what comes next. "And generally music is consonant rather than dissonant, so we expect a nice chord. So when that chord is not quite what we expect, it gives you a little bit of an emotional frisson, because it's strange and unexpected."
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What is the most popular chord progression in pop?

C major and G major, along with their relative minor counterparts A minor and E minor, are often considered the best key and scales for Pop music.
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What are the 3 punk chords?

The most famous advocates of Three Chords and the Truth are punk bands that started in the 1970s, like The Ramones and The Sex Pistols. They were rebelling against music that they saw as insincere, bombastic, or pretentious.
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Do C and E go together?

Vitamin C + vitamin E

Vitamin E is no slouch as a skin care ingredient itself, but when paired with vitamin C, the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University states that the combination is more “effective in preventing photodamage than either vitamin alone.”
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What key is a guitar in?

Guitars, however, are typically tuned in a series of ascending perfect fourths and a single major third. To be exact, from low to high, standard guitar tuning is EADGBE—three intervals of a fourth (low E to A, A to D and D to G), followed by a major third (G to B), followed by one more fourth (B to the high E).
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