1. Carefully Selected Songs, Understand The Uniqueness
Well-chosen 7 classic domestic and international pop music songs with unique chord progressions
2. Viewing From Pop Music Aspects, Easy To Learn And Use
Complete sum-ups of harmony techniques in pop music applications and convenient to look-up upon compositions and arrangements.
3. Demonstrate Operation Flows, Clear At A Glance
Step by step demonstrations from easy to complicated chord rearrangements, hands-on learning on harmony techniques.
This book uses classic pop songs domestically and internationally with more characteristics in chord progressions as references, and show you how the harmony techniques were well-used in these songs, and make them become unique. Readers who love music performing, song arranging as well as composing are able to expand depths and longitudes in music on themselves through the understanding of chord progressions.
In the last chapter of this book also teaches you how these harmony techniques can be used in songs step by step, and make you can apply them in your songs or rearrangements easily.
*** Table of Content ***
Author
Introduction
Chapter of Direct Trainings Example I Beautiful Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis Example II Somewhere Over the Rainbow Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis Example III She Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis Example IV I Just Can't Stop Loving You Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis Example V Say Yes Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis Example VI Evergreen Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis Example VII Everthing Form Progression Chord Progression Analysis
Chapter of Analysis & Integration Section 1. Diatonic Triad Section 2. Inversion Chord Section 3. Mixed Chord Section 4. Modal Interchange Section 5. Sustained Note Section 6. 2-5-1 Progression Section 7. Diminished Seventh Chord Section 8. Tritone Substituion Section 9. Extended & Altered Dominant Chord Section 10. Modulation Methods of Key Modulation Section 11. Alteration of Chromatic Approach 1. Within the Same Chord 2. Different Chord Progression Section 12. Harmony Disposition
Chapter of Applications and Hands-on Example I Happy Time Original chord progression Chord rearrangement Example II Jingle Bell Original chord progression Chord rearrangement
Epilogue
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