Chord Progressions & Song Structure

How chords are numbered by scale degree, six progressions worth knowing by heart, the twelve-bar blues, and three ways to build a whole piece.

What's inside

• The seven chords of a major key, shown in C, G and F, with quality and what each chord does
• Six named progressions worth knowing by heart — the four chords, the doo-wop turn, the strongest cadence, minor descent, the lament, and the plagal close
• The twelve-bar blues laid out bar by bar
• Three ways to build a whole piece — verse & chorus, 32-bar AABA, and ternary form — with tips for phrasing and lifting a repeated section