>> [MUSIC] Now we're going to talk about writing
in A natural minor a
really common chord progression that you could
work with just to really simplify the natural minor.
It is just use the one chord which is one minor,
[MUSIC] and the four minor chord.
[MUSIC] You could write
a whole song which is these two chords,
you could write something that feels
really sad or sentimental,
or you could write something latin and
fun to dance to or some groove tune.
It really depends on what you want to do
as a writer and the tempo is everything,
I can make it sound a little sombre
[MUSIC]
or maybe I
want to do something interesting with
this harmony and give it an unexpected rhythm,
[MUSIC] or some arpeggiation.
[MUSIC].
Get on logic,
get on portals, and create a great groove for this,
and it's really all you need.
Another really simple core progression in
natural minor would be to use the one minor chord,
[MUSIC] to the five minor chord.
[MUSIC] Alicia Keys in
her song Fallen if you remember that,
uses that exact move.
[MUSIC] You could give it a groove, [MUSIC]
that's a really fun groove.
We can take that exact chord progression
again and arpeggiate it slow it down.
[MUSIC]
Another common chord progression
that I would like to show you today is,
one, [MUSIC] which is a minor,
four [MUSIC] D minor,
and then six [MUSIC] which is F major, and then seven,
which is G. [MUSIC]
Notice how that didn't feel sad.
You know, typically we think of a
minor as something that is
going to bring a lot of sadness,
that's going to depend on the tempo and
the style that you use and also the rhythm.
I can make that sound pretty sad.
[MUSIC]
Maybe it's Shakira
and now it's sexy especially if it's got a latin groove,
you've got something that's really fun to dance to.
[MUSIC] It's a great choice
for a songwriter to use that chord progression because,
you can slow it down,
you can arpeggiate it,
[MUSIC] or you can bring some groove to it.
It's such a flexible interesting key to write in.
Another chord progression that you could use
in A minor would be A minor.
[MUSIC] that's the one chord to C major,
[MUSIC] a three to the seven chord,
[MUSIC] to the six.
[MUSIC] That's a great chord progression
and you're going to give your own take to that.
[MUSIC]
Adele uses that in her song Hello,
check that out and look at
the rhythm that she has put with that.
You could just choose one of
these common chord progressions
in A minor and just play around with it,
give it your own take,
try something up-tempo, try something that's a ballad,
arpeggiate an idea given
an unexpected groove and you'll come up with
something really unique that will serve your song.
Have fun with this, A minor is a great key to write in.