My music theory textbook had a fantastic chart inside the front cover which showed how each of the different chords likes to progress. I just attempted to reproduce the chart from memory, and while I'm sure I got a few lines wrong, the general form is accurate.
The arrows show which chords you can go to. So, for example, if you're currently on ii, you can go to V, or vii, but you can't go to iii, or straight to I, because it wouldn't sound good.
The general form that most music follows is something like this: 1. Start at I (the tonic) 2. Jump to any other chord 3. Now try to work your way back to I by following the arrows.
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Date: 2010-10-18 02:07 pm (UTC)The arrows show which chords you can go to. So, for example, if you're currently on ii, you can go to V, or vii, but you can't go to iii, or straight to I, because it wouldn't sound good.
The general form that most music follows is something like this:
1. Start at I (the tonic)
2. Jump to any other chord
3. Now try to work your way back to I by following the arrows.