Chord Progression

[ShadowPhace]

I am a self-taught musician, who gift of music was given to me by none other than God through my prayers. I am also an amature musician with only a little experience, only playing in church behind another more experience keyboard player. There is 3 question that I have about chord progression.

1.) What is the circle of fourths and fifths? How do I use it for chord progression?

2.) Is there a standard chord progression for gospel music? Or, what is the most common types of chord progression for gospel music?

3.) I know that gospel is nothing but blues, so what is the blues progression?

Thanx for your help, and my God bless you and your talent.

[T-Block]

1. For info on Circle of 5ths/4ths, go here:
http://www.learngospelmusic.com/ftopict-15063-circle.html+fifths

2. Main gospel music progressions: 1-4-5-1, 2-5-1, 7-3-6, 3-6-2-5-1

3. As far as blues progressions, they usually use a lot of 7th chords.  I don't think gospel and blues are the same, but they do have some similarities.  I don't really play blues that much except for some blues type scales:

1, b3, 4, 5, b7, 1
1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7, 1
1, 2, b3, 3, 5, 6, 1

I hope that helps u out!!!

[thanks]

Here are more information on the circle of fifths and chord progressions posted on Music theory and Practice room forum of this website.

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/ftopict-14323.html

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/ftopict-6604.html

http://www.learngospelmusic.com/ftopict-15720.html