Musicians write diatonic chords with Roman numerals instead of letter names because the numbers help share how a particular chord (C Major) relates to the scale (I because it’s the chord built on the first tone of the scale). Because they are built from notes in the scale that create a...
The “Granddaddy” chord progression is just the notes/chords of the scale organized in 4ths instead of steps. So instead of 1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and back to 1 (that’s the scale in “steps”), organized in 4ths we’d go: 1-4-7-3-6-2-5-1 . Written in Roman numerals this look...
This type of chord progression is where the harmonic minor scale becomes a handy soloing tool.As explained by Zombie Guitar, the A natural minor scale will sound great when soloing over those Am and Dm chords, but will not work with the E major (V) chord. However, the Aharmonicminor wil...
I grew up learning a different analysis system than roman numerals, but it looks right to me. Here's how I'd understand the unusual chord progression. First, consider the original harmonization of the theme, which I have written in the first line with the chords in root position. It's ...