Slide ft Frank Ocean and Migos by Calvin HarrisĪ progression based purely off sevenths. The fact that it starts and ends on a major chord makes it feel like a compliment sandwich, or maybe a story with a happy beginning and ending like Lord Of The Rings or something. I love when progressions don’t start or finish on the i. I really like the sound of this progression. They are played on a very low octave and can be heard clearly. I think the power comes from how it’s played, the most prominent notes in the original song are the bass notes. The variation of the first two chords also helps to keep this progression more interesting.Ī very basic chord progression, the III resolves back into the i7 and they share 3 common notes the G-C-E it’s only the bass note that changes from the C to the A. Not overly complex as far as chord progressions go, again we are seeing that III, VI relationship we saw in I Could Be the One – Avicii, Nicky Romero. Progression: i-VI-III-III6/4-i-VI-III-V/i(maj).The acoustic guitar definitely brings life to it. Quite a boring progression when played on piano. It tells us that we aren’t ready to go home yet, and allows us to extend the chordal journey another bar before we finally resolve back to the i. The movement from VII back to the iv instead of the expected i also sounds really good to my ear. I find this movement creates a bit of tension and the payoff comes when we resolve to the VII. I’m not used to moving from the III to the VI, I have a habit of going from III to v which gets a bit boring. This was an interesting chord progression for me. I Could Be The One by Avicii vs Nicky Romero Its the melody that harmonizes so well with these chords. Again, not a very interesting progression. While returning back to the minor ‘one’ keeps it from feeling too happy and introduces a sense of melancholy.Īrguably Avicii’s biggest song ever. I do feel that the use of mainly major chords gives it a lot of drive and euphoria. It’s the melody that gets layered over it that makes it so catchy and memorable.

This chord progression isn’t particularly interesting. Written in Major with an ascending bassline and topline, this progression gives off a nostalgic, uplifting vibe. While not one of the biggest tunes ever, this chord progression is one of my favourites of all time, so I had to include it on the list. All you need to do is drag and drop them into your DAW and get creative! Two To One by Adam Szabo and Johan Vilborg I have made a list of 50 of my favourite popular EDM songs and transcribed them into a MIDI chord pack which can be downloaded for free.

You can change the voicings, add notes, change the rhythmic pattern, use different instruments and more. There are many ways you can make the progressions form this MIDI chord pack your own.

Between the bars piano chords