Chord Progression of the Month #7

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Layla by Eric Clapton

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intro

begining riff from D Minor Pentatonic

then D5 C5 Bb5 C5 D5 chords puts the whole intro in D Natural Minor (F Major)

other lead phrases are based on this pattern at the 10th fret

The verses move down one semitone to C# Natural Minor (E Major) except for C and D.

They are from E Natural Minor aiming for E.

See my last newsletter and Hero.

Fills here could use E Major Pentatonic

(see my Major Pentatonic Phrase charts for more info)

or C# Natural Minor(E Major Scale)

notice this shape is based around the 9th fret

it's where C#m7 can be played.

This makes the pattern sound like C# Natural Minor

recap:-

intro/chorus.............. D Natural Minor ( uses chords and solos from F Major scale)

verses.....................C# Natural Minor ( uses chords and solos from E Major scale)

proving that individual parts of songs , like verses choruses intros etc etc , don't need to be related.

they can be just bolted together.

If you like the sound of direct modulation.............. this is it.

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next month's chord progression

will be

"There's a Class for this" by "Cute is what we aim for"

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