Step 9: This works well because of the Ab major chord’s proximity to the other chords in the progression. If we compare the Ab chord to the diatonic chords, we see that it contains the tonic C (shared ...

The reasons that the progression of I, IV, V is so pleasing to the human ear is that those chords are built upon the three most consonant intervals with the tonic: I (1:1) V (3:2) IV (4:3) In fact, ...

All the chords built on other notes in the scale of C are minor, except chord VII - the notes B – D – F, which is diminished. When a seventh is added to a chord this is known as a seventh ...