Wavves Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 I have a general understanding of chords themselves, and there progressions. For example the most common one being 1-4-5, but how exactly am I suppose to use/make sense of this chart? Start with the big square that says home and then what? sorry I left the chart out *smacks forehead* http://mugglinw.ipower.com/chordmaps/genmap.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Cardenas Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 These are just progressions that end on the Major Tonic (I). You do not start at the "home square" I, you end up there! So start wherever you like and then follow some arrows of choice till you end at I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kouly Posted April 1, 2011 Share Posted April 1, 2011 What if you want to start at 1, are you limited to only what Is pointing at it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetLab Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Never limited. Use as a guide line and see what works for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookatthisguy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 (edited) It's your music, so from I, do whatever you want/hear. Granted, there was a time when I'd probably have been lynched for suggesting that, but music theory has liberalized quite a bit since then (we're talking hundreds of years here), so you could, as the basest of examples, sit on a tritone for a while and get away with it. As has been suggested numerous times before, it's music theory, not music law, and theories are made to be disproven. EDIT: I don't think it was a (hic), but today was our office party at the day job, and I may or may not have had a glass of wine about the time I originally posted this. So I have no idea what "so from I" was even supposed to mean originally, though I probably just trailed off on a half-thought, because I didn't have that much… everyone else beat me to it. Regardless, the point is still clear. Edited December 17, 2011 by lookatthisguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetLab Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Ha ha, so true Lookatthisguy and rules are made to be broken, though I don't know if I'd sit on a tritone I use music theory to help in my writing for sure but it's also a great tool for getting into the minds of the artist I try to emulate (to a point) and allows me to be more connected with what is going on. Most importantly it's a priceless tool for being able to communicate with other musicians. Cheers, Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer Moth Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 EDIT: I don't think it was a (hic), Mmmmm....royalties! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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