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The Songwriter's Cheat Sheet

24 chord progressions by mood, 31 progressions by genre with the hit songs that use them, the job of every song section and a hook & melody checklist. Print it or keep it open while you write.

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Preview of The Songwriter's Cheat Sheet: chord progressions by mood with chords in C major and A minor

What's inside

24 chord progressions by mood: dark, hopeful, tense, euphoric, melancholy, triumphant, mysterious and intimate, spelled out in C major and A minor.
31 progressions by genre: pop, EDM, indie, country and K-pop, most shown in the key of a real song that uses it (Someone Like You, Faded, Creep, Jolene, Dynamite and more).
Song sections: typical length and the job of the intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, post-chorus, bridge and outro.
Melody shapes and a 7-point melody check to run before you call a song finished.
The 7 ingredients of a hook.

Want to hear the progressions? Every one plays in your browser, in any key: chords by mood and chords by genre. For an exercise on every item, see SongwriterMap.