Chord Progressions by Emotion & Atmosphere
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Power & Radiant Drive
An electronic pop and stadium progression (vi - IV - I - V in G Major: Em - C - G - D). It crafts big chorus drops, blending deep emotional drive with a triumphant climb.
Wake Me Up (Avicii).
“Power & Radiant Drive”, a CifraLab proposal
Em, C, G and D is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Power & Radiant Drive” feel.
“Power & Radiant Drive” runs at 120 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 500 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 8.0 seconds. Read in G major, its degrees are vi, IV, I and V. It can also be read from E minor. In Em you hear E, G and B. C holds C, E and G. In G you hear G, B and D. D holds D, F# and A.
Em rings with four strings open and two fretted positions. C presses three positions and leaves two strings open, leaving string 6 unplayed. G rings with three strings open and three fretted positions. D presses three positions and leaves string 4 open, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed.
From Em to C, E and G stay, and one hand position stays put. C and G share G, though the hand changes shape. From G to D, D stays, but no fretted position repeats. From D to Em, every note changes.
Hear it in a CifraLab melody
“La pausa” is a CifraLab melody that plays in chapter 8 of the story. It is in another key. Where this page plays Em, C, G and D, the melody plays Am, F, C and G, five semitones higher. It has 4 bars and runs at 70 beats per minute.
- Am
- F
- C
- G