Worship Piano Chord Guide

Chord Progression 2

What is the Major Scale Chord Progression?

Simply put, the major scale chord progression is a combination of major, minor and slash chords that follow the major scale. Let’s look at the C Major Scale:

C Major Scale

A piano keyboard diagram showing labeled notes from C to C across the keys, with numbers and letters indicating specific notes, with white and black keys.

This is a chart to show the major scale in all 12 keys.

A chart of musical notes and their major scale equivalents across different keys, including major scales like C, D, E, F, G, and their sharps and flats, organized in a grid format.

Major Scale Number Chart

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Once you know the major scale, you can apply major, minor and slash chords to follow the scale.

A diagram showing the relationship between guitar chords and their intervals, with categories for Major Chords, Minor Chords, and Slash Chords, using colored lines connecting labels and intervals.

I would guess around 90% of CCM worship songs follow this major scale chord progression, so once you know it, you’re halfway there!

Below is the Major Scale Chord Progression in all 12 keys:

Chord progression chart with rows for different chords and columns indicating measures and key signatures.

Major Scale Chord Progression

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This Worship Piano Chord Guide will teach you how to play the major scale chord progression in 4 different ways by using inversion (arranging notes) and suspended chords (changing notes) to create “voicings”. Voicings are used to create dynamics and tension to your playing style.

This is the 1st of the 4 Major Scale Chord Progressions you can use to play along with worship songs.

Chart titled 'Chord Progression 2' with piano keyboard diagrams showing finger placements for various chords, including C, Dm, C/E, F, G, Am, G/B, and C, with labels indicating the notes and their positions on the keyboard.

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