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A series of lesson pages on 4-part chords as covered in the books
A Guide to Ukulele Chords and
The Advanced Guide to Ukulele Chords.
Eack page presents ukulele chord solutions to the progressions from the books
The Advanced Guide to Chord Progressions for Ukulele,
A Guide to Blues Chord Progressions for Ukulele and
The Advanced Guitar to Blues Chord Progressions for Guitar.
Major “Quick Four” Progression - Example D
To break up the monotony of six measures of a I chord when the progression is repeated. A V chord is added to measure twelve turning the progression back to the I chord. A IV chord is added to measure two, returning to the I chord in measure three. This change is often referred to as a “Quick Four” change. A IV chord can also be added to measure ten.
Chords can be major triads or 4-part seventh chords.
2 pages
A Guide to Blues Chord Progression for Ukulele A to Z
26 blues progression from a simple I IV V to complex jazz versions. With an explanation of where did the substitutions come from. Plus, how to transpose chords and progressions.
More examples...
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