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Music theory question on chord progressions?

I’m trying to learn quite a bit about music theory. I want to be able to learn how to construct chords and chord progressions. Already, my limited understanding has made incredible impacts on my guitar playing abilities.

Major/minor

* I – IV – I – V.
* I – IV – V.
* I – IV – V – IV.

* I – V – vi – IV.
* I – V – IV – V.

* I – vi – ii – V.
* I – vi – IV – V.

Blues-Modal

* I – ♭III – IV.
* I – ♭III-IV-♭VI.
* I – ♭III-IV-♭VI-♭VII.
* I – ♭III – ♭VII – IV.
* I – ♭III-♭VII-♭VI.

* I – IV – ♭III – ♭VII.

* i – ♭VI – ♭III – ♭VII.
* I – ♭VI – IV.
* I – ♭VI – IV – ♭III – ♭VII.
* I – ♭VI-♭VII.

* I – ♭VII-IV.
* I-♭VII-IV-V.
* I – ♭VII – IV – ♭VI.
* I – ♭VII – ♭VI – ♭VII.

Mixed

* i – iv – ♭VI – V
* I – IV – V – ♭VII

Other

* I – II – IV.
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MajorIV-V-Iii-V-IV-ii-IV-IV-Iiii-ii-Iiii-IV-I
Aeolianv-iv-ibVII-iv-ibVI-bVII-iiv-bVII-ibVI-v-iiv-v-i
Harmonic Minoriv-V-iV-iv-ibVI-V-iV-bVI-i
Harmonic Majoriv-V-IV-iv-Iiii-iv-I
Melodic Minor (asc)IV-V-iii-V-i
Melodic Major (desc)v-iv-IbVII-iv-I
Double Harmonic Majoriii-bII-I
Double Harmonic MinorbVI-vii-i

A really great book you could find useful id “Tonal Harmony” by Stefan Kostka and Dorothy Payne. I used it my freshman year of college.

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