I've never used the word jamming. It's a matter of finding a great song and learning the chords, then slightly altering the vocal melody, and matching a classic chord progression with another chord progression.
I think there's something that feels so good about a 1-4-5 chord progression. It's a very standard chord progression, and it just feels good to the ears.
There's so many ways you can play one chord progression that the repetition isn't ever exactly the same.
The first thing that inspires any song is a chord progression. When I have one I really like, I get into the lyrics even more.
It's like a piece of music; you never lose sight of the theme. Each scene pushes off to the next like music builds and you can almost hear the next chord progression, so it has a strict structure, which is very compelling.
I think for comedians, acting is their natural progression. It's all about progression.
We live in a bubble of progression, and over the last eight years [of Barack Obama], we've been a country of progression.
I think, for myself, as an artist, the progression is a lyrical progression and what I choose to target my lyrics at and how I construct the rhymes.
I feel like it's a natural progression for two people in love to talk about having children and taking that next step in creating a family.
Using open strings is a great way to add texture and atmosphere to any chord progression.
It turns out kids today still learn that four-chord progression when they're just picking up the guitar.
The melodies are always the most important part to me. I am pulled more to the groove than the chord progression. After you find the groove, you find the most simple chord progressions and then sit inside that groove.
When I write a song, that process is sort of entwined with a lyric or a chord progression that suits the vibe, and that'll work off each other.
To be honest, I don't have a particular recipe, but I normally start with the chord progression and then I build it from there. I listen to a lot of jazz, so the chords are really important to me.
It's just a real thrill when you're showing somebody a chord progression or something, and you see that light come on, you know. You see 'em 'get it.'
There is no such thing as completion. These are only stages in an endless progression. There are no final outcomes or decisions, since nothing ever stays the same.