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Chord Scales: 12 Scales, One for Each Pair of Relative Keys
The harmonic equivalent of a melodic scale is called a harmonic scale, or scale of harmonic degrees. It’s a powerful musical phenomenon. You’re about to learn to make creative use of it.
There are 12 such harmonic scales, one for each pair of relative keys—major and relative minor (or vice versa).
In the following sections, you’ll learn how easy it is to create chord progressions that sound “different” from your run-of-the-mill “three-chord wonders.” And yet natural and attractive to the ear.
True, many great songs have only three basic chords. But the same three basic chords also show up in zillions more awful songs.
Tune and lyrics notwithstanding, most songwriters simply don’t know how to create beautiful chord progressions because they have zero knowledge of harmonic scales and how to use them. Once you understand how easy it is to use harmonic scales, you won’t ever have to worry about writing lame chord progressions again.