VIDEO: How to analyze chord progressions
JTM008: My rule of 3 for harmonic analysis
Here is the video essay version of last weeks piece, How to analyze chord progressions, featuring a cover and analysis of “God Only Knows.”
I’ll be back next week with another piece on harmony right here on Substack…
Until then, thank you for reading and watching—take care!
I think harmony is my favourite topic. I always try to find ways to write more interesting chord progressions. The hardest part is not forcing it to just sound « clever ». Playing the guitar and not the piano, I’m wondering if one instrument is better than the other to explore harmony. I often feel stuck with the limitations of the guitar - and by the fact that I’m not yet a great player.
Anyway, I hope you’ll write more of those great pieces on harmony. Thanks a lot.