Hi, Lee. Cracking website – thanks for making the effort and putting it out there.
My question: Having put together a four-chord sequence, are there any rules that dictate where the sequence might go from there? Should I write a melody line that passes chord four and gives me a clue?
I can find a chord five that fits but the sixth is another matter… 🙁
Cheers, Gary.
Hi Gary. Thank you.
This is very hard to answer, there’s just too many variables. To some extent you could just use any chord you like. Writing the melody first, as you say, and allowing that to dictate the next chord is probably a good idea.
There are formulas, kind of, but they can be complex and if I’m honest, I’d need to do a fair bit of revision to remember them.
Just using your ears and imagination is probably best, based around the melody.
I’m actually struggling here to give a decent answer 🙂
Could you tell me the chords you have so far?
