We've learned about the
I - IV - V chords as well as the
ii, iii and vi chords. Now let's play around with all these chords and see what melodies we can create.
I - IV - V - I Chord Pattern
Examples:
- Key of C: C - F - G - C
- Key of D: D - G - A - D
- Key of E : E - A - B - E
I - iii - IV - ii - I Chord Pattern
Examples:
- Key of F: F - A - Bb - G - F
- Key of G: G - B - C - A - G
- Key of A: A - C# - D - B - A
I - vi - ii - V - I Chord Pattern
Examples:
- Key of B: B - G# - C# - F# - B
- Key of Db: Db - Bb - Eb - Ab - Db
- Key of Eb: Eb - C - F - Bb - Eb
- Key of Gb: Gb - Eb - Ab - Db - Gb
I - ii - iii - IV - V - I Chord Pattern
Examples:
- Key of Ab: Ab - Bbm - Cm - Db - Eb - Ab
- Key of Bb: Bb - Cm - Dm - Eb - F - Bb
I - vi - ii - IV - I Chord Pattern
Examples:
- Key of C: C - Am - Dm - G - C
- Key of D: D - Bm - Em - A - D
Try This!
Using the I - vi - IV - V - I - vi - V - I chord pattern play the following chords: C - Am - F - G - C - A - G - C
Listen to it several times, what songs come to mind when you play this pattern? One example that uses this pattern is the song "Unchained Melody."
Try it:
C - Am
Oh my love
F
my darling
G
I hunger for
C
your love
Am
a long
G
lonely time
Then back to C for the second verse.
You can play around with various chord patterns to see what other melodies you can come up with.