5 Ways to Write BETTER Chord Progressions Circle of 5ths, Extensions and More!

f you’re tired of using the same chord progressions over and over, the answer might not be to find a new chord progression. Instead, you might need to learn some tips and tricks to make any chord progression better and more interesting. In this video, Peggy shares her 5 best tips for spicing up a boring chording progression with the circle of 5ths, passing chords, extensions, voice leading and inversions. She also shows how the melody of your song is a great place to find inspiration with two great examples “Somewhere of the Rainbow” and Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky”. She also shares a great MIDI pack for helping you find inspiration with your chords. Get the MIDI Pack: Learn more about chord extensions: Learn more about the circle of fifths: 00:00 How to write better chord progressions 00:24 Start with a basic C Major I-V-VI-IV progression 00:58 Us