Chord progressions

The Chord Progressions of Christmas Music

The holiday season is approaching, and what better way to get into the spirit than by analyzing the chord progressions of your favorite Christmas songs? With the help of Piano Companion , you can…

The Chord Progressions of Hit Songs in 2019

Chord progressions provide for the basis of every song. First is a look at the chord progressions of the choruses of four of the most popular songs in 2019, according to their chart placements on…

Great Chords of Pop

Great songs often use great chord progressions. Today, we bring you the legendary I – V – vi – IV progression, which is used by these legendary artists to create songs that are to be considered…

Learning from the Masters – Part 3

Hi there! Today in Songtive we’re going to follow our ‘Learning from the Masters’ series reviewing the legendary Queen classic Bohemian Rhapsody! This worldwide known song has many interesting…

The Popular I-V-vi-IV Chord Progression

I-V-vi-IV is the first, fifth, sixth and fourth chords of a major scale played in that order. In C major: C, G, A minor, F. The loop never closes, so it can repeat without sounding finished.

Andalusian Cadence: vi–V–IV–III

The Andalusian cadence is the name of a chord progression that was made popular in flamenco music. This progression is made up of four chords that descend stepwise (from the vi to the V to the IV…

50s progression

Today, we are going to talk about one of the most popular, yet classic chord progression, the 50s progression! The formula is I-vi-ii-V . While this progression was popular during the fifties…

Learning from the Masters – Part 2

Hi there! Today in Songtive we’re going to follow our ‘ Learning from the Masters ’ series reviewing another part of Led Zeppelin’s immortal classic Stairway to Heaven . But first let’s check out…

Learning from the Masters – Part 1

We’re going to learn composition techniques through one of the best ways there is to do so: analyzing musical masterpieces and reviewing some of the most interesting aspects they got to offer to…

The Four Chords of Pop

Today we are talking about the four chords of pop! It is a four chord progression widely used in pop music through the years, and it has a natural attraction that leaves no indifferent listeners…

The Doo-Wop Progression

Today in Songtive.com we’ll be analyzing a popular chord progression. It’s called the ‘Doo Wop Progression’, and is one of the most popular harmonic cycles ever! It consists of a I – VI – IV – V…

The Minor Fourth Chord

Today we’re gonna learn about a curious chord progression that you all can identify in a wide number of popular songs. We are talking about the use of a minor fourth degree (IVm) that adds a…