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    EDM Chord Progressions

    Cheat Sheet
    Interval Chart Diatonic Chord Qualities Popular Major Chord Motion Charts
    INTERVAL NAME SEMITONE MAJOR KEY QUALITY Progressions
    Unison +0 1 Major
    Minor Second +1 2 Minor I - V - vi - IV
    Major Second +2 3 Minor
    Minor Third +3 4 Major I - IV - V
    5 Major
    Major Third +4
    6 Minor
    I - vi - IV - V
    Perfect Fourth +5
    Tritone +6
    7 Diminished I - vi - ii - V
    Perfect Fifth +7 MINOR KEY QUALITY I - V - vi - iii - IV
    Minor Sixth +8 1 Minor
    I - iii - IV - V
    Major Sixth +9 2 Diminished
    Minor Seventh +10 3 Major
    Major Seventh +11 4 Minor
    Octave +12 5 Minor
    6 Major
    7 Major

    Chord Formulas Diatonic Seventh Chords Popular Minor


    CHORD NAME FORMULA MAJOR KEY QUALITY Progressions
    Major 1-3-5 1 Major 7th
    Minor 1-b3-5 2 Minor 7th i - VI - VII
    Diminished 1-b3-b5 3 Minor 7th
    i - III - iv - v
    Sus2
    Sus4
    1-2-5
    1-4-5
    4
    5
    Major 7th
    Dominant 7th i - VI - III - VII
    Bonus Tips
    Augmented 1-3-#5 6 Minor 7th
    Major Seventh 1-3-5-7 7 Half- i - v - VI Download MIDI of your favourite tracks and analyze
    Diminished
    Minor Seventh 1-b3-5-b7
    7th
    i - iv - v them, or at least try recreating them
    Dominant Seventh 1-3-5-b7
    Half Diminished Seventh 1-b3-b5-b7 MINOR KEY QUALITY VI - iv - v - i Use + or - 5 or 7 semitones on oscillators to get a
    Diminished Seventh 1-b3-b5-bb7 1 Minor 7th
    more harmonic sound
    2 Half-
    Diminished
    Extra Resources Learn the rules, then break them
    Try splitting your chord progressions between
    7th
    3 Major 7th EDMProd different sounds
    4 Minor 7th musictheory.net Chords form the basis of your track, so make sure
    5 Minor 7th you nail them before moving onto less important
    6 Major 7th Hook Theory
    7 Dominant 7th Harmony for Computer Musicians by parts, like mixing and sound design
    Michael Hewitt

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