![]() Some only had chords with a capo so I had to transpose them. I’ve used various references for chords and double checked them myself. ![]() I only started studying chord progressions and analyzing songs when I picked up guitar a couple years ago, thus, I can’t guarantee everything below is 100% accurate. Anything outside of those 7 chords don’t belong to the key, but can be used to change the feel of a song as you will hear in these songs.ĭisclaimer: While I have a long history with music, most of my years was spent reading music and playing melodic instruments. In general, every key has 7 chords that naturally belong to the key as they are built off the scale of the home note. Note: An Astericks (*) will be used to represent all non-diatonic/borrowed chords. That article explains these concepts and also has supplementary Youtube videos so you can hear these chords and progressions more clearly. I will be using music theory terms like Borrowed Chords, Secondary Dominants and Cadences, which I won’t be going into detail on this article. I also used modulation (key changes) and I got an article sharing 15+ anime songs that uses that as well! I love breaking down songs so you can understand how it works and utilize it in your own way.Īnd lastly, I highly recommend having my Why Japanese Music Sounds Different article open in another tab as you go through this article. More recently, I released my first official song “Be Courageous” which I wrote in 4 days using Japanese chord progressions and inspiration. Check Out The Complete Japanese Music Theory Course If you’re more interested in general Japanese music, as opposed to anime-specific music, I just published Breaking Down 15 Jpop Song Chord Progressions! Definitely check it out as well!Īnd if you’d like to learn more about music theory and Japanese chord progressions for the sake of creating Japanese inspired music, check out my eBook and Course! Check out my eBook: Japanese Music Progressions. If you’re new to my blog, welcome! If you’re a musician or producer who loves Japanese music and wants to create similar sounding music, my Japanese Music Resources Page has many amazing articles, such as Why Japanese Music Sounds Different, Japanese Song Structure, Japanese Lyric Dictionary, 15 Anime Songs with Odd Time Signatures, and much, MUCH, more! ![]() Have you been listening to anime music and trying to figure out why it sounds the way it does? Why it riles you up or makes you feel nostalgic? Perhaps you’re a musician trying to make sense of the music theory behind Japanese music, but you just can’t figure out what is going on. ![]()
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