How to Write Christmas Songs (Day 16: Write a Non-Diatonic Chord Progression)

Are you ready for some crazy Christmas fun? Good, cos December is shaping up to be a wild ride here at the Revolution Harmony studio, as we're doing daily Hack Music Theory videos. Yeah!!! So, here's our Christmas challenge to ourselves: It's kinda like a music theory advent calendar, where we'll be writing a Christmas song over the next few weeks, and teaching you the music theory and songwriting hacks we use along the way!  Okay, now click play above and get stuck into Day 16, where we teach you how to use a non-diatonic chord / chromatic chord (i.e. a chord that is not in the key) to make your chord progression more interesting.. But first... tea! Remember to subscribe and click the bell to get notifications, so you don't miss out on any of our daily videos, teaching you how to write a Christmas song. Lastly, if you'd like us to teach you how to write great songs from start to finish, then join our online apprenticeship program at Patreon.com/RevolutionHarmony (select ARTIST tier). We really hope you dig our new music theory lesson, and if you wanna get your hands on all the vital theory hacks you need to write great songs, then please download our Hack Music Theory for Songwriting & Producing PDF (click & scroll down). Thank you for being brave and committing to make the world a better place through better music. Until next week, happy songwriting & producing! Kate & Ray HarmonyVancouver BC, CanadaMusic Teachers, Songwriters & Producers     Wooohooo!!! You’re a mere 30 minutes away from being even smarter than you already are. Just head over to your inbox now for your free download. There was an error submitting your subscription. Please try again.   “most brilliant, fast, easy & fun music theory book I’ve ever seen” –DEREK SIVERS, CD Baby founder We use this field to detect spam bots. If you fill this in, you will be marked as a spammer. DOWNLOAD FREE BOOK