Chord Association (part 1)
May 27th, 2008 by admin
Very often, a certain chord would naturally lead to another chord. You can find this in many songs. I call this ‘Chord Association’, i.e., associating one chord with another. The following are some examples:
· Chord IIIm usually leads to Chord VIm
· Chord VIm usually leads to Chord IIm
· Chord IIm usually leads to Chord V
· Chord V usually leads to Chord I
· Chord I usually leads to Chord IV
You must have noticed that the above makes use of pretty much all “the 3 basic chords” and “the 3 minor chords”. In the key of C, the above translates to:
· Em usually leads to Am
· Am usually leads to Dm
· Dm usually leads to G
· G usually leads to C
· C usually leads to F
They don’t happen all the time, of course, but they do occur often enough that I feel it a useful tip to know.
I have entitled this post as ‘part 1’. There is a ‘part 2’ to come but before that, we will have to shift to the ‘Advanced’ gear. Please buckle up. 
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