Building Chords With Scale Degrees

Building Chords With Scale Degrees

🎹 Want to improve your songwriting and playing? In this video, Evan from Musician's Addition breaks down scale degrees and chord progressions, helping you understand why certain progressions sound great in any key.

We’ll cover: ✅ What scale degrees are and why they matter
✅ The 4 most common chord progressions used in popular music
✅ Real song examples from The Beatles, Adele, Maroon 5, and more
✅ How to transpose chord progressions into different keys

By the end of this lesson, you'll be able to recognize these progressions in songs you love and even start creating your own!

📌 Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction to Scale Degrees
00:36 – What Are Chord Progressions?
01:45 – Chord Progression #1: 1-6-4-5 (Used in "Let It Be")
05:46 – Chord Progression #2: 1-5-6-4 (Used in "Someone Like You")
10:05 – Chord Progression #3: 1-4-5 (Used in "Twist and Shout")
14:21 – Chord Progression #4: 2-5-1 (Used in "Sunday Morning")
19:42 – How to Use These in Your Own Music

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