3 types of cards: degrees cards, chords progressions cards and chords based on the Circle of Fifths
1 - Degrees cards
Degrees are from the Circle of fifth. | |
Uppercase are for MAJOR chords | |
Lowercase are for minor chords | |
If tonic (1st degree) is MAJOR, related degrees, according to the Circle of Fifths, are the cards with a M header (I,ii,iii,IV,v,VI) | |
If tonic (1st degree) is minor, related degrees, according to the Circle of Fifths, are the cards with a m header (i,II,III,iv,v,VI) |
Read more about degrees: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Degree_(music)
Read more about Circle of Fifths: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_fifths
2 - Chords progressions cards
Each card has 3 progression per side. Please note that those progressions are not linked to each other.
Chords progressions are, in fact, degrees progressions.
4 chords progression. Tonic is at the second place here.
If chosen tonic is C (MAJOR), progression is:
Em - C - G- Am (see below how to use chords cards)
4 chords progression, some are 7th. Tonic is not used here, but is style degree 1.
If chosen tonic is C (MAJOR), progression is:
Em - F7 - F7- Am7 (see below how to use chords cards)
3 chords progression. 7th degree should b a diminished chord (vii°), replaced here by a flat MAJOR (VIIb).
If chosen tonic is C (MAJOR), progression is:
Bb - F - C (see below how to use chords cards)
All these progressions have a MAJOR tonic (1st degree), so you can mix, reorder, etc..
3 - Chords cards
There is 2 chords cards kind:
- MAJOR and minor chords, with Circle of Fifths on side
- other chords (not MAJOR nor minor)
Chords cards are 2 sided: 1 side for guitar chords, the other fo piano chords
3.1 - MAJOR and minor chords
Cards are divided in 3 areas:
- the main chord
- alternative chords, to try in the progression to bring variety and color
- a linear version of the Circle of Fifths
Main chord (C here) is the 1st degree, sidebar circles are for the 6 other degrees, according to the Circle of Fifths, with related chord.
Example:
MAJOR tonic C,
- 2nd degree is minor (ii), it is a Dm chord
- 3rd degree is minor (iii), it is an Em chord
- 4th degree is MAJOR (IV), it is a F chord
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