Q. My best friend in the entire universe is going to sweden for a year on exchange. Im going to miss her so much and i decided that i wanted to write her a song. Im a good singer and i have written all the lyrics but i just cant come up with the melody. I am OK at piano and can read music and improvise but i really need to know what chords do most ballads consist of. What chords sequence is perfect for a ballad? PLEEEAAASSEEE help!! <3
A. Hmm... OK, you asked for it. =D, I hope this may help.
Inside the parenthesis are my recommended time how long the chord should be played. BTW, this is 4/4, since ballad are 4/4s. Tempo = between 60-70bpm.
For a simple sequence of chords but yet sweet and can be turned be very power sequence, you may use these sequence. This sequence is very common.
Verse:
.....C(4 counts) - G(4 counts) - Am(4 counts) - F(3 counts) -
.....G(1 count)
Pre-chorus:
.....If this exists, use this sequence, if not skip:
.....F(2 counts) - G(2 count)
....You may repeat this pre-chorus sequence as many as you like.
Chorus:
.....C(4 counts) - G(4 counts) - Am(4 counts) - F(4 counts)
Outro
.....just stress or rest on F until the chord fades.
My 2nd sequence would be this. It gives long verses and chorus but very sweet, dramatic and powerful.
Verse:
.....C(2 counts) - G/B(2 counts) - Am (2 counts) - G(2 counts) -
.....F(2 counts) - Em7(2 counts) - Dm7(2 counts) - G(2 counts) -
.....C(2 counts) - C/E(2 counts)
Chorus:
....F(2 count) - G(2 count) - Em7(1 count) - E7(1 count) -
....Am(2 counts) - F(2 counts) - Gsus4(1 count) -
....G(1 count) - Csus4(1 count) - C(1 count)
....If you want to return to the verse, please play: G(2 counts)
....But if you want to continue repeating on the verse, play:
....Gsus4/C(1 count) - C/E(1 count)
Outro:
.....To end, play: Am7(2 counts) - Dm7(2 counts) - G(2 counts) and
.....stress to C until it fades
What chord is this on piano?
Q. The notes are F, B flat, and C.
What chord is this on piano? D:
A. Its' called Fsus4
Sus4 is formed when instead of playing the middle key in a major (non-inverted) chord, you play it's next key to the the right. So, instead of playing F A C (or F Major), you rather increase the middle key (A) by one step, and play F Bflat C, which is Fsus4.
For instance, to form Csus4, instead of playing C Major which is C E G, you rather increase E by one step and play C F G which is the Csus4. It works like that for all the keys.
Please can anybody give me the piano chord progression for Beyonce's Listen (Dream Girls OST) ie Bmajor, Csus4
Q. e.g. Listen, to the....
Bmaj, (another chord), etc.....
A. This is not classical music. Please direct to pop forum.
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