modulating

[Lysha]

Im trying to find a nice progression to transition from Bb to C. what chords or progression should I use so that it won't sound choppy?

[sjonathan02]

Im trying to find a nice progression to transition from Bb to C. what chords or progression should I use so that it won't sound choppy?

There are a couple of things you could do. Try this:

You could do a 2-5-1 in the new key of C



Bb F/ D F Bb        ending chord in old key

D A/ C F A          2

G D/ B F G          5

C G/ C E G          starting chord in new Key of C


You could try a 5-1 walk-up in the new key:


Bb F/ D F Bb

G / B D G          5
   
A / C E A          6

B/ B D G           7

C/ C E G           1

Hope this helps.

[ddw4e]

Here's some examples to modulate keys

From C to C#
C G / C chord
Bb Ab / C chord
Ab Eb / F# chord
C E Bb / Ab chord
C# Ab / C# chord

From C to D
C G / C chord
Bb Ab / C chord
A E / G chord
C# F B / A chord
D A / D chord

From C to E
C G / C chord
Bb Ab / C chord
B F# / A chord
Eb G C# / B chord
E A / E chord

HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE....THE TRICK IS
C G / C - that your I chord
Bb Ab / C - dom7th on the LH

Now the next chord....u can do either (from these 3 examples) just playin the 2 of the key u want to go to!!!

So let's use numbers..using Major scale
half key...
LH / RH
1 / 1 CHORD
dom7th / 1 CHORD
NOW WE GOING TO THE HALF KEY....SO USE THE MAJOR SCALE OF WHATEVER THE HALF KEY IS
2 / 4 CHORD
5 / 5 CHORD
1 / 1 CHORD

whole key...
LH / RH
1 / 1 CHORD
dom7th / 1 CHORD
NOW WE GOING TO THE WHOLE KEY....SO USE THE MAJOR SCALE OF WHATEVER THE WHOLE KEY IS
2 / 4 CHORD
5 / 5 CHORD
1 / 1 CHORD

Major 3rd key...
LH / RH
1 / 1 CHORD
dom7th / 1 CHORD
NOW WE GOING TO THE MAJOR 3RD KEY....SO USE THE MAJOR SCALE OF WHATEVER THE MAJOR 3RD KEY IS
2 / 4 CHORD
5 / 5 CHORD
1 / 1 CHORD

SEE THE PATTERN?? I HOPE THIS HELP YA IN SOME WAY....

[Lysha]

Thank you for your help. That's just what i needed to know!!!

[Ruffdyemun]

 Try this:

  Bb/ACDF
  GDF/ABbDF
  DADE/FGCEG
  Db/FBEbG
  C/BDEG