From the course: Music Theory for Songwriters: The Fundamentals

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Voice leading chord progressions in a song

Voice leading chord progressions in a song

From the course: Music Theory for Songwriters: The Fundamentals

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Voice leading chord progressions in a song

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- So now I'm going to tie in some of the concepts I showed you, the idea of voice leading two notes from one chord to the next, the concept of sus chords, and also the notion of disco bass and walking bass, with an excerpt from one of my own songs called "No Wrong". First I'm going to play the song, and then I'm going to break it down for you. (jaunty music) ♪ I'm in trouble and I don't know why ♪ ♪ A lifelong sentence for another crime I never committed ♪ ♪ I'll never admit it ♪ ♪ I'm an innocent guy, yes I am ♪ ♪ You got me sitting in your court in the sky ♪ ♪ The judge and jury, my lover with the list of exhibits ♪ ♪ A couple of digits on the back of a matchbook ♪ ♪ With no matches in it ♪ ♪ I did no wrong, no wrong ♪ ♪ No animals hurt in the making ♪ ♪ But you keep singing along, it's the same old song ♪ ♪ And it's only my heart you keep on breaking ♪ ♪ No wrong, no wrong ♪ ♪ No reason for me to be faking ♪ ♪ But…

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