What makes a chord sad?

Traditionally, turning anything into a minor key is automatically making it sad. Play a simple progression in a major key, like: E-B-A (don’t play any power chords you need the major 3rd, especially in the E and A chords). That once happy sounding progression has turned sad with the addition of some minor chords.

What is the saddest musical scale?

The Pure Minor scale (official name: Aeolian mode), is the “saddest” of the seven fundamental modes.

How do you make sad chord progressions?

So try starting your progression with a major chord and then – wham! – hit them with a non-diatonic minor chord – one that’s not in the key, that they won’t have been expecting. For an idea of what this sounds like, try a major tonic chord – C major, for example – to the minor iv chord, Fm.

What are I IV IV and V chord types?

I, IV and V are the simplest versions of the main chord categories in tonal music—tonic, pre-dominant and dominant. Moving from one to the other and back again is how you create the sense of tension and release that gives chord progressions their forward momentum. I, IV and V are the basic building blocks for chord progressions in western music.

What are some chord progressions that signal sadness?

What sounds sad changes from person to person, but there’s a few emotional chord progressions that signal sadness right away. Some chord progressions have strong associations with a specific era. This one is sometimes called the “50s progression:”.

Why do chord progressions move from I to IV to V?

The reason why has to do with functional harmony. I, IV and V are the simplest versions of the main chord categories in tonal music—tonic, pre-dominant and dominant. Moving from one to the other and back again is how you create the sense of tension and release that gives chord progressions their forward momentum.

What is an example of an I IV V progression?

Another example is I – IV – V – IV which allows us to play songs like “Louie Louie” by Richard Berry and “Wild Thing” by The Troggs. An example that uses the simple I – IV – V progression is the entirety of “Stir it Up” by Bob Marley.