1-4-5 Progression

Today's lesson will show the 1-4-5 progression making use of both hand chords. This is building on my previous lesson.

1-4-5 progression in the key of Db:

This progression can be used in a song as is or the chords are individually helpful too. So let's look at the 3 chords!

As a beginner you can make use of the following notes:

1 Chord

Left hand (LH): C-C

Right hand (RH): Db-F-Ab/F-Ab-Db/Ab-Db-F

(You can alternate between any of these chords in your right hand. Also note that these chords can be used if you dont have a bass player.)

4 Chord

LH: Gb-Gb

RH: Gb-Bb-Db/Bb-Db-Gb/Db-Gb-Bb

5 Chord

LH: Ab-Ab

RH: Ab-C-Eb/C-Eb-Ab/Eb-Ab-C

Ok that is pretty easy, right?

Now for those who do have a bass player and you play in a band, you have the oppurtunity of playing chords with both hands. Here is how that looks:

1 Chord

LH: F-Ab-Bb-C-Eb

RH: Ab-C-Eb

4 Chord

LH: Gb-Bb-Db-F

RH: Ab-Db-F

5 Chord (You can play two chords over the 5)

LH: Gb-Bb-Db-F

RH: Ab-Db-F

LH: Fb-C-F

RH: Ab-C-Eb

That's it!

Another thing that you can do is add two passing chords before you go to the 4. Here is the first chord:

LH: Gb-Bb-B-Eb
RH: Gb-B-Eb-Gb

LH: F-B-Eb
RH: F-Bb-D-F

These two chords must both be played while you are on the 1 chord, but you can change it from the 1 and go from 5-1-4. The first chord you can play on the 5 and the second chord you play on the 1. 

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