ChordCraft LabSongwriting & theory

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Module 10%

Foundations — notes, intervals, keys

The twelve notes and the shape of the keyboard8m
Intervals — the distance that carries the feeling10m
The major scale as a recipe9m
Finding the key of a song you already like8m
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Module 20%

Building chords

Triads — stacking thirds9m
Seventh chords and the colour they add10m
Inversions and bass movement9m
Voicings — spacing and what to leave out10m
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Module 3ChordCraft Pro

Progressions that work

Roman numerals — writing progressions once8m
Function — home, away, and the way back9m
Cadences — how phrases end9m
Borrowed chords and the first taste of colour10m
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Module 4ChordCraft Pro

Ear training that sticks

Anchor every interval to a song you already know8m
Telling major from minor instantly7m
Transcribe the bass first9m
Singing it back — the test that cannot be faked8m
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Module 5ChordCraft Pro

Writing with what you know

Melody over changes10m
Harmonic rhythm — how often the chord changes8m
Building sections that contrast9m
From sketch to demo10m
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Module 6ChordCraft Pro

Voicings — making chords sound expensive

Inversions: choosing the bottom note8m
Voice leading: move as little as possible9m
Open voicings and spreading the chord8m
Adding sevenths and ninths for colour9m
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Module 7ChordCraft Pro

Rhythm & comping — playing chords with groove

From whole notes to a pattern8m
Syncopation: pushing the chord early9m
Splitting the hands: bass and chords8m
Dynamics and feel: loud, soft, long, short8m
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Module 8ChordCraft Pro

Borrowed chords & reharmonisation

Borrowed chords from the parallel minor9m
Secondary dominants: pointing at the next chord9m
Substitutions: same job, different chord8m
Reharmonising a simple melody10m
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Module 9ChordCraft Pro

Arranging with chords — from progression to song

Sections and contrast8m
Writing a bass line from your chords9m
Layering parts without mud9m
The finishing pass: intros, endings, transitions9m
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Module 10ChordCraft Pro

Songwriting with chords — progressions that are yours

Start from a mood, not a chord8m
Escaping the four-chord loop9m
Harmonising a melody you already have9m
Your song recipe: mood to finished demo10m
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Module 11ChordCraft Pro

Groove and feel — making progressions move

Module 12ChordCraft Pro

Styles and feels — the same chords in pop, soul, gospel and ballad