Chord Progressions by Emotion & Atmosphere
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Acoustic Serenity & Warmth
Sequence I - vi - IV - V in G Major (G - Em - C - D). Ringing open acoustic strings deliver sweet pastoral clarity, tailor-made for fingerpicking, modern indie-folk, and community choruses.
“Acoustic Serenity & Warmth”, a CifraLab proposal
G, Em, C and D is the progression CifraLab proposes for a “Acoustic Serenity & Warmth” feel.
“Acoustic Serenity & Warmth” runs at 94 beats per minute, so each beat lasts 638 milliseconds. If each chord takes one bar of four beats, the full cycle lasts 10.2 seconds. Read in G major, its degrees are I, vi, IV and V. In G you hear G, B and D. Em holds E, G and B. In C you hear C, E and G. D holds D, F# and A.
G rings with three strings open and three fretted positions. Em presses two positions and leaves four strings open. C rings with two strings open and three fretted positions, leaving string 6 unplayed. D presses three positions and leaves string 4 open, leaving strings 6 and 5 unplayed.
From G to Em, G and B stay, and one hand position stays put. Em and C keep E and G in common. Also, one hand position stays put. C and D have no notes in common. D and G share D, though the hand changes shape.
Hear it in a CifraLab melody
“Practicar de noche” is a CifraLab melody that plays in chapter 9 of the story. It is in another key. Where this page plays G, Em, C and D, the melody plays C, Am, F and G, five semitones higher. It has 8 bars and runs at 72 beats per minute.
- C
- Am
- F
- G
- C
- Am
- G
- C