Patterns
How to recognize and track Patterns in Music

How to recognize and track Patterns in Music on the Key-Cycle.

Music Composition:

• Basic Advanced chord progressions
• Golden Rules
• Breaking Rules
• Adding Spice.

In addition to what you have already read about  how to chord songs from the radio and chords in minor keys above:

Golden Rule One: The first and last chord used in a tune is usually the Root Chord, the Key the song is in.   (don’t include the introduction to the song).

Golden Rule Two: The Three Primary chords are usually used as harmony throughout the tune, with one or more of the minor chords used as well and will usually follow a pattern.   Eg. Two Bars, of “C” , two bars of “Am” two bars of “F” , two bars of “G” and this pattern repeats throughout the whole song.
You can see a similar pattern in the song “Sitting Waiting Wishing”.  The pattern is:  “Am”  for two bars, “G” for two bars, “F” for two bars, “C” for two bars. This pattern is used for the verses, and a different pattern is used in the choruses, “E7” for two bars, and “Am” for two bars.   Advanced Chord progressions sometimes use the chords in the blue section as majors, sometimes change key to the next key in the Key-Cycle, or use a chord from the section outside the Roman numerals, but not too many, as that is adding too much spice and ruins it.

Golden Rule Three:  Put the Tonic as the lowest note.  The lower the note, the bigger the interval to the next note.  A lot of intricate chords, 11ths, 13ths, etc are great combinations of two chords, but if all those notes are put into a chord and played on your instrument in the lower pitched register, it will sound grumbly, muddy, and discordant so keep those pretty sounds for higher up the fretboard, or keyboard.

Now you know that, Break the Rules. It is commonly known that with anything new, alter the trend by more than 10% and the change is too great for most people to take.