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Chord Association (part 2)

Let’s recap the chords in ‘Chord Association (part 1)’ post:
· 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
The following are often associated with one another in the same [...]

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Love Song by Sara Bareilles

There are 5 parts in this song.
First, the intro, which is the same as the verse, is made up of the following progression:
IIm –> (I/3) –> (V) –> VIm –> (V/7) –> I –> (VI/M)
The chords in brackets ( ) are transition chords, i.e., they are very short. In this case, they appear on the [...]

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The M Bass

There is no such chord as an M Chord. The ‘M’ here actually stands for “the middle note”. And it’s not new. In fact, we have used that before in Chord I, IV and V. Let’s see:
The middle note of a C major chord is the E note, because the E note is the middle [...]

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Arise

Basically there are 2 parts in this song – the verse and the chorus.
For the verse, the chords progress from Chord I to Chord V, then to Chord –I (minus-one), then to Chord IV. After that, simply repeat this chord progression (I, V, -I, IV) until you reach the chorus.
The chorus has a slightly different [...]

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