Chords for EASY Cool Indie Chord Progression Trick - The Major 3 Chord - Common Theory
Tempo:
122.55 bpm
Chords used:
E
C
G
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hey guys, welcome to a new lesson on how to make your chord progressions a little more interesting
Today we're gonna be looking at what I call the major one to major three
Sounds [G] a little confusing, but it's not too bad and it's used in
Music all over I hear all the time.
So let's jump right into it.
Let's say we're in the key of G G major
Now if you ever get confused
I usually write out the scale that G goes with which would be [Am] G a B C [E] D [Gb] E [G] F sharp and G
That's why I usually start with nine number it
So G would be 1 [A] a would [B] be 2 B would be [C] 3 C would be [D] 4 D would be [E] 5
E would be 6 [Ebm] F sharp would be [C] 7 and then G would be just [E] a or back to 1 doesn't really [G] matter
G is the one chord in the one chord for major is major
The two chord for a major
Scale [Am] is minor
The three chord is [Bm] also minor
So [G] if we go right up to scale, it'd be G [Am] major a [Bm] minor B minor
But instead of playing B minor a lot of people [B] play B major instead
And they usually do this right after they play like the root.
So
[C] For instance, it'd be [G] G and then to B [B] major
And I'm sure you've heard that kind of sound before
As like a kind of different interesting sound here's a [C] progression that you could use that would be one major three four five
[G] And [B] [C] [D]
[G] back to one
So
[E] the major three is a really cool way to make it a little more interesting than usual
Some songs that use the major three let's shift gears to let's say we're in the key of E major
So here's E.
We're now in E major.
So we're gonna count to ourselves
E is 1 F sharp [Gb] is 2
G sharp [Ab] would be 3
So now that we know that G sharp is the third of E.
We're gonna play E major [Abm] and then G sharp major
[E] So it's not like this
[Em] So [Ab]
let's listen to [E] that again
So [Ab]
[B] one [C] example of that being used would be in [B] a song.
It sounds like this
[Dbm] [Ab] there's the G major [A] and
[E] Then we're in E major.
So they end on an E
[Db] Another example of this [C] would be bright eyes.
They use [E] this in one of their songs
[Ab] [Dbm]
[A] [Abm]
[E] So in this song they are using a capo and their first chord is C major
So we're in C major this time.
If you count [Bb] C D E.
E is the third of C
So we're gonna be going from C major to E major which [E] sounds like this
[Ab] So
[E] that's the first two chords.
I'll do it again
[Ab] You can hear how it kind of sounds different C [Em] to E major
And when you use that major three, you're actually using a note that's outside of the C major scale
So that's why it kind of has that cool sound if you're wondering where you can use this major three
It works best if you use it right after the tonic, which would be like the starting point
So if you're writing a song [C] and you say okay, I want this song to be in C
C major
So [N] if you want to use the major three, you'd probably want to use it right after you use C major
You don't have to but it's it usually lends itself pretty well
So it'd be C and then you're gonna count D would be 2 E would be 3 so E majors 3
So instead of C major to E minor you can do C major to E major [C] and it sound cool
It would sound pretty cool.
So be like this [E]
and then usually after you do the major three
It usually goes to the 6 which is minor
So if we're in C, the 6 would be a so a [Am] minor
So usually it goes one [Bbm] major three minor six
But you don't have to again you can use it kind of however you want if you wanted to do it that way it [C] sounds
Something like this
[E]
[Am] [G] Another song example that uses the major three is by Radiohead is the chord progressions sounds like this
[B] [C]
[Cm]
[G] They're starting on one which would be G major
And if we count up a is 2 so B is 3 so we're gonna [B] make B major
And it has that really cool sound to it, which I really like [C] and then I just go to [Cm] 4 and they go to minor
4 which I [B] talked about my last lesson so you could put both those together if you wanted to to reiterate
Whenever you're in a major key, all you do is take the note that you're starting with
So if we're in G major G is 1 a would be 2 and then B would be 3
so you're just gonna count up 3 and
Make the chord major on that one.
So yeah, there's the major three chord
You can use that in your progressions from here on out and it makes it sound a little more
Today we're gonna be looking at what I call the major one to major three
Sounds [G] a little confusing, but it's not too bad and it's used in
Music all over I hear all the time.
So let's jump right into it.
Let's say we're in the key of G G major
Now if you ever get confused
I usually write out the scale that G goes with which would be [Am] G a B C [E] D [Gb] E [G] F sharp and G
That's why I usually start with nine number it
So G would be 1 [A] a would [B] be 2 B would be [C] 3 C would be [D] 4 D would be [E] 5
E would be 6 [Ebm] F sharp would be [C] 7 and then G would be just [E] a or back to 1 doesn't really [G] matter
G is the one chord in the one chord for major is major
The two chord for a major
Scale [Am] is minor
The three chord is [Bm] also minor
So [G] if we go right up to scale, it'd be G [Am] major a [Bm] minor B minor
But instead of playing B minor a lot of people [B] play B major instead
And they usually do this right after they play like the root.
So
[C] For instance, it'd be [G] G and then to B [B] major
And I'm sure you've heard that kind of sound before
As like a kind of different interesting sound here's a [C] progression that you could use that would be one major three four five
[G] And [B] [C] [D]
[G] back to one
So
[E] the major three is a really cool way to make it a little more interesting than usual
Some songs that use the major three let's shift gears to let's say we're in the key of E major
So here's E.
We're now in E major.
So we're gonna count to ourselves
E is 1 F sharp [Gb] is 2
G sharp [Ab] would be 3
So now that we know that G sharp is the third of E.
We're gonna play E major [Abm] and then G sharp major
[E] So it's not like this
[Em] So [Ab]
let's listen to [E] that again
So [Ab]
[B] one [C] example of that being used would be in [B] a song.
It sounds like this
[Dbm] [Ab] there's the G major [A] and
[E] Then we're in E major.
So they end on an E
[Db] Another example of this [C] would be bright eyes.
They use [E] this in one of their songs
[Ab] [Dbm]
[A] [Abm]
[E] So in this song they are using a capo and their first chord is C major
So we're in C major this time.
If you count [Bb] C D E.
E is the third of C
So we're gonna be going from C major to E major which [E] sounds like this
[Ab] So
[E] that's the first two chords.
I'll do it again
[Ab] You can hear how it kind of sounds different C [Em] to E major
And when you use that major three, you're actually using a note that's outside of the C major scale
So that's why it kind of has that cool sound if you're wondering where you can use this major three
It works best if you use it right after the tonic, which would be like the starting point
So if you're writing a song [C] and you say okay, I want this song to be in C
C major
So [N] if you want to use the major three, you'd probably want to use it right after you use C major
You don't have to but it's it usually lends itself pretty well
So it'd be C and then you're gonna count D would be 2 E would be 3 so E majors 3
So instead of C major to E minor you can do C major to E major [C] and it sound cool
It would sound pretty cool.
So be like this [E]
and then usually after you do the major three
It usually goes to the 6 which is minor
So if we're in C, the 6 would be a so a [Am] minor
So usually it goes one [Bbm] major three minor six
But you don't have to again you can use it kind of however you want if you wanted to do it that way it [C] sounds
Something like this
[E]
[Am] [G] Another song example that uses the major three is by Radiohead is the chord progressions sounds like this
[B] [C]
[Cm]
[G] They're starting on one which would be G major
And if we count up a is 2 so B is 3 so we're gonna [B] make B major
And it has that really cool sound to it, which I really like [C] and then I just go to [Cm] 4 and they go to minor
4 which I [B] talked about my last lesson so you could put both those together if you wanted to to reiterate
Whenever you're in a major key, all you do is take the note that you're starting with
So if we're in G major G is 1 a would be 2 and then B would be 3
so you're just gonna count up 3 and
Make the chord major on that one.
So yeah, there's the major three chord
You can use that in your progressions from here on out and it makes it sound a little more
Key:
E
C
G
B
Ab
E
C
G
_ _ _ _ _ Hey guys, welcome to a new lesson on how to make your chord progressions a little more interesting _
Today we're gonna be looking at what I call the major one to major three
Sounds [G] a little confusing, but it's not too bad and it's used in
Music all over I hear all the time.
So let's jump right into it.
Let's say we're in the key of G G major
_ Now if you ever get confused
I usually write out the scale that G goes with which would be [Am] G a B C [E] D [Gb] E [G] F sharp and G
That's why I usually start with nine number it
So G would be 1 [A] a would [B] be 2 B would be [C] 3 C would be [D] 4 D would be [E] 5
E would be 6 [Ebm] F sharp would be [C] 7 and then G would be just [E] a or back to 1 doesn't really [G] matter
G is the one chord in the one chord for major is major
The two chord for a major
_ Scale [Am] is minor
_ _ _ The three chord is [Bm] also minor
_ So [G] if we go right up to scale, it'd be G [Am] major a [Bm] minor B minor _
But instead of playing B minor a lot of people [B] play B major instead
_ And they usually do this right after they play like the root.
So
[C] For instance, it'd be [G] G and then to B [B] major
And _ I'm sure you've heard that kind of sound before
_ As like a kind of different interesting sound here's a [C] progression that you could use that would be one major three four five
[G] And _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] back to one
So _
[E] _ the major three is a really cool way to make it a little more interesting than usual
Some songs that use the major three let's shift gears to let's say we're in the key of E major
So _ here's E.
We're now in E major.
So we're gonna count to ourselves
E is 1 _ _ _ F sharp [Gb] is 2
_ _ G sharp [Ab] would be 3 _
So now that we know that G sharp is the third of E.
We're gonna play E major [Abm] and then G sharp major
[E] So it's not like this
[Em] So [Ab] _ _ _ _
let's listen to [E] that again
So [Ab] _ _ _
[B] _ one [C] example of that being used would be in [B] a song.
It sounds like this
[Dbm] _ [Ab] _ _ there's the G major _ [A] and
[E] _ Then we're in E major.
So they end on an E
[Db] Another example of this [C] would be bright eyes.
They use [E] this in one of their songs
_ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ So in this song they are using a capo and their first chord is C major
So we're in C major this time.
If you count [Bb] C D E.
E is the third of C
So we're gonna be going from C major to E major which [E] sounds like this
[Ab] So _
_ _ [E] _ that's the first two chords.
I'll do it again
_ _ [Ab] _ _ You can hear how it kind of sounds different C [Em] to E major
_ And when you use that major three, you're actually using a note that's outside of the C major scale
So that's why it kind of has that cool sound if you're wondering where you can use this major three
It works best if you use it right after the tonic, which would be like the starting point
So if you're writing a song [C] and you say okay, I want this song to be in C
_ _ _ C major
_ So _ [N] _ if you want to use the major three, you'd probably want to use it right after you use C major
You don't have to but it's it usually lends itself pretty well
So it'd be C and then you're gonna count D would be 2 E would be 3 so E majors 3
So instead of C major to E minor you can do C major to E major [C] and it sound cool
It would sound pretty cool.
So be like this _ [E] _ _ _ _
and then usually after you do the major three
It usually goes to the 6 which is minor
So if we're in C, the 6 would be a so a [Am] minor
So usually it goes one [Bbm] major three minor six
But you don't have to again you can use it kind of however you want if you wanted to do it that way it [C] sounds
Something like this
_ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Another song example that uses the major three is by Radiohead is the chord progressions sounds like this _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] They're starting on one which would be G major
And if we count up a is 2 so B is 3 so we're gonna [B] make B major
And it has that really cool sound to it, which I really like [C] and then I just go to [Cm] 4 and they go to minor
4 which I [B] talked about my last lesson so you could put both those together if you wanted to to reiterate
Whenever you're in a major key, all you do is take the note that you're starting with
So if we're in G major G is 1 a would be 2 and then B would be 3
so you're just gonna count up 3 _ and
Make the chord major on that one.
So yeah, there's the major three chord
You can use that in your progressions from here on out and it makes it sound a little more
Today we're gonna be looking at what I call the major one to major three
Sounds [G] a little confusing, but it's not too bad and it's used in
Music all over I hear all the time.
So let's jump right into it.
Let's say we're in the key of G G major
_ Now if you ever get confused
I usually write out the scale that G goes with which would be [Am] G a B C [E] D [Gb] E [G] F sharp and G
That's why I usually start with nine number it
So G would be 1 [A] a would [B] be 2 B would be [C] 3 C would be [D] 4 D would be [E] 5
E would be 6 [Ebm] F sharp would be [C] 7 and then G would be just [E] a or back to 1 doesn't really [G] matter
G is the one chord in the one chord for major is major
The two chord for a major
_ Scale [Am] is minor
_ _ _ The three chord is [Bm] also minor
_ So [G] if we go right up to scale, it'd be G [Am] major a [Bm] minor B minor _
But instead of playing B minor a lot of people [B] play B major instead
_ And they usually do this right after they play like the root.
So
[C] For instance, it'd be [G] G and then to B [B] major
And _ I'm sure you've heard that kind of sound before
_ As like a kind of different interesting sound here's a [C] progression that you could use that would be one major three four five
[G] And _ [B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [G] back to one
So _
[E] _ the major three is a really cool way to make it a little more interesting than usual
Some songs that use the major three let's shift gears to let's say we're in the key of E major
So _ here's E.
We're now in E major.
So we're gonna count to ourselves
E is 1 _ _ _ F sharp [Gb] is 2
_ _ G sharp [Ab] would be 3 _
So now that we know that G sharp is the third of E.
We're gonna play E major [Abm] and then G sharp major
[E] So it's not like this
[Em] So [Ab] _ _ _ _
let's listen to [E] that again
So [Ab] _ _ _
[B] _ one [C] example of that being used would be in [B] a song.
It sounds like this
[Dbm] _ [Ab] _ _ there's the G major _ [A] and
[E] _ Then we're in E major.
So they end on an E
[Db] Another example of this [C] would be bright eyes.
They use [E] this in one of their songs
_ [Ab] _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ So in this song they are using a capo and their first chord is C major
So we're in C major this time.
If you count [Bb] C D E.
E is the third of C
So we're gonna be going from C major to E major which [E] sounds like this
[Ab] So _
_ _ [E] _ that's the first two chords.
I'll do it again
_ _ [Ab] _ _ You can hear how it kind of sounds different C [Em] to E major
_ And when you use that major three, you're actually using a note that's outside of the C major scale
So that's why it kind of has that cool sound if you're wondering where you can use this major three
It works best if you use it right after the tonic, which would be like the starting point
So if you're writing a song [C] and you say okay, I want this song to be in C
_ _ _ C major
_ So _ [N] _ if you want to use the major three, you'd probably want to use it right after you use C major
You don't have to but it's it usually lends itself pretty well
So it'd be C and then you're gonna count D would be 2 E would be 3 so E majors 3
So instead of C major to E minor you can do C major to E major [C] and it sound cool
It would sound pretty cool.
So be like this _ [E] _ _ _ _
and then usually after you do the major three
It usually goes to the 6 which is minor
So if we're in C, the 6 would be a so a [Am] minor
So usually it goes one [Bbm] major three minor six
But you don't have to again you can use it kind of however you want if you wanted to do it that way it [C] sounds
Something like this
_ [E] _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Another song example that uses the major three is by Radiohead is the chord progressions sounds like this _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] They're starting on one which would be G major
And if we count up a is 2 so B is 3 so we're gonna [B] make B major
And it has that really cool sound to it, which I really like [C] and then I just go to [Cm] 4 and they go to minor
4 which I [B] talked about my last lesson so you could put both those together if you wanted to to reiterate
Whenever you're in a major key, all you do is take the note that you're starting with
So if we're in G major G is 1 a would be 2 and then B would be 3
so you're just gonna count up 3 _ and
Make the chord major on that one.
So yeah, there's the major three chord
You can use that in your progressions from here on out and it makes it sound a little more