At the moment, I am writing my own song.
I played with the chords in Eb major, and I have established a chord progression that to me sounds quite nice; however, it does not follow a common chord progression formula (such as 1, 4, and 5). I am not exactly sure if I am supposed to follow a formula to create a chord progression. Below, is my chord progression.
Ebmaj...Gmin7...Fmin7...Abmaj7 (with Bb octave in left hand).
Any advice? Tips? Improvements?
Tommymc
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Actually, all of your chords do fit perfectly with chord theory. The triads/chords in a major scale go 1-2m-3m-4-5-6m-7dim-8
In the key of Eb, those chords would be
1 = Eb
2m = Fm
3m = Gm
4 = Ab
5 = Bb
6m = Cm
7dim = Ddim
The fact that some of the minors are minor7 still fits. Here, look at this: http://www.guitar-chords.org.uk/chords-key-e-flat.html This is a guitar site, but the chord theory also applies to piano.
As for a progression, all the chords listed above are your palette and you're the artist. You can arrange the chords any way that sounds good to you and call it a progression.
dahm
even as writing and recording, we talk of 'the riffs' as in each and each and every seperate area defined by technique of a distinct progression in notes/chords/blend or a replace (of riff), so 2d riff, third riff, repeat first riff etc.....its in basic terms semantics i reckon. C A F G, repeated two times or 4 circumstances, thats a riff, then you definitely then replace to taking area in some thing else, and thats the 2d riff, etc. WHY not call them LICKS heheheheeeee ;) even as writing, you would possibly want to bypass anyplace your palms take you on the fretboard....beware of blunders - they can many times be the most blindingly dazzling riffs ever.
supertop
There are no strict rules; almost anything goes in contemporary music.
Douglas A
Chord progressions are what other people established a sounding nice. But it can be whatever you think sounds nice. If anyone criticizes you for not following a rule they are ignorant. Just have fun with it