Seventh in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression... How to use these studies Expanding the harmony by inserting some tasteful harmonic tension before gently resolving to the prevailing chord in each bar... Pop/Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #7 Interpretation Notes Shape the phrases so that … Continue reading Pop-Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #7

Sixth in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression... How to use these studies Expanding the harmony by inserting add9 chords that resolve to the prevailing chord in each bar... Pop/Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #6 Interpretation Notes Shape the phrases so that the dynamics ebb … Continue reading Pop-Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #6

Fifth in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression... How to use these studies Expanding the harmony by inserting suspended fourth chords that resolve to the prevailing chord in each bar... Interpretation Notes Shape the phrases so that the dynamics ebb and flow. The chords played on the … Continue reading Pop-Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #5

Fourth in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression... How to use these studies Two-fisted syncopated rhythm with voice-led triads in the right hand and chord roots in octaves in the left... Pop/Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #4 Interpretation Notes: Don't be afraid to use the … Continue reading Pop-Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #4

Third in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression... How to use these studies Voice-led triads in a 2-1 pattern in straight eight notes in the right hand accompanied by chord roots connected by passing tones in the left... Pop/Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #3 Interpretation … Continue reading Pop-Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #3

Second in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression... How to use these studies Straight time voice-led triads in the right hand and chord roots connected by passing tones in the left... Pop/Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #2 Interpretation Notes Shape the phrases so that the … Continue reading Pop-Rock School: C-Am-F-G Chord Progression: Comping Pattern #2

First in a series of bread and butter comping patterns for this workhorse pop chord progression...