One of the things you may have noticed is that 4 of the chord numbers are highlighted in green. That’ s because, by and large, they represent the most often used chords in progressions. Here are the four progressions I want you to develop an understanding and familiarity with:
Just to give you a little traction with practical application of these progressions, here’ s a short sample list.
1 5 6m 4 is used in worship songs like: Blessed Be Your Name – Matt Redman God So Loved( Album Version) – We The Kingdom The Power of the Cross – Casting Crowns
1 6m 4 5 is used in worship songs like: How Great Is Our God – Chris Tomlin Shout to the Lord( chorus) – Darlene Zschech
6m 4 1 5 is used in worship songs like: Only a Holy God – CityAlight Our God – Chris Tomlin Praise( chorus) – Elevation Worship
Lastly, 1 4 6m 5 is used in worship songs like: This is Amazing Grace – Phil Wickham Trading my Sorrows – Darrell Evans
Now that you’ ve got a bit of familiarity with these progressions, please consider watching the accompanying video, especially at the time code 12 minutes, 5 seconds.
As you can probably imagine, these progressions happen in all sorts of keys, and the ear test will reveal this, because I won’ t just play in G Major, and I’ ll also alter the time signature, tempo and harmonic rhythm( by the way – do you know what that is?)
Hopefully this article and video gave you some insights into essential chords and progressions you can leverage right away as you glorify the Lord with your gifts.
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