Is the chord progression familiar to anyone?

Roy · #1 07-20-2002, 09:28 PM

I came up with this progression as part of the chorus in one of the few CCM songs I've written, and it sounds vaguely familiar....which is really bugging me. A musician friend of mine called in "Beatle-esque".

Does anyone recognize it from another song?

D F#7 Bm7 Am7 G Em7 Asus A

cpmusic · #2 07-20-2002, 11:36 PM

It sounds vaguely familiar. There's something about that Am7 chord that rings a bell, just not loud enough to place it. That is, assuming it has a place yet.

anothersmith · #3 07-21-2002, 01:31 AM

It's a lovely progression, but it doesn't ring any bells for me (and I'm a recovering Beatles freak, so if it sounded like a particular Beatles song I think I would have noticed). Nice work!

Orphan · #4 07-21-2002, 06:48 AM

The Beatles song "Just Another Day" goes something like: D, F#7, BM, BM7, G, A, D. I think yours is an original.

Stuart · #5 07-21-2002, 07:25 PM

I don't have my guitar with me at the moment, so I haven't played it. But it looks a typical James Taylor type of progression.

Pinsk94 · #6 07-22-2002, 09:10 AM

Yeah. Sorry. Actually I wrote it. Well, I'll let you use it.

Roy · #7 07-22-2002, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Pinsk94
Yeah. Sorry. Actually I wrote it. Well, I'll let you use it.

...thanks man, I owe you one.

semolinapilcher · #8 07-22-2002, 11:48 AM

Even if it matches another song chord for chord, it'll still be yours if you've built something new on top of it. Otherwise all blues and country writers would've sued each other blind by now.

Just to totally overstate my point, play La Bamba and then just morph on in to Twist and Shout.

Roy · #9 07-22-2002, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by semolinapilcher
Even if it matches another song chord for chord, it'll still be yours if you've built something new on top of it. Otherwise all blues and country writers would've sued each other blind by now.

Just to totally overstate my point, play La Bamba and then just morph on in to Twist and Shout.

Yeah, I agree completely...sometimes I'm amazed a a new and fresh sounding song, then realize that it uses a familiar chord progression. Unfortunately I'm not that good at making up new melodies or lyrics, so I go for the new chord progression angle (which is admittedly very limiting).

virtuoso · #10 07-23-2002, 12:48 AM

Draw circle of fifth, and connect the verices and you'll see which progression this is. Could be a hybrid of minor and something.

virtuoso · #11 07-23-2002, 12:50 AM

nice BTW

cotten · #12 07-23-2002, 02:08 PM

I don't recognize it, but I like it.

I like it enough to alter it a wee bit: (in 4/4, each chord gets 2 beats)

D D F#7 F#7 Bm7 Bm7 Am7 D7 Gmaj7 Gmaj7 G6 G6 Asus Asus A A

With some melodic variation at the end, I kinda like the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb" to this progression. That's about as deep into thought provoking lyrics as I'm going today.

Ain't this fun?

cotten