Start using these CHORDS to make SMOOTH R&B Beats!
Smooth R&B chord progressions and beats are made with the 1-4-5 chord progression, and in this video I'm showing you just how much you can do with variations of the 1-4-5. I also show that a few legendary songs have been made with this dope progression and I demo a few concepts.
The 1-4-5 chord progression works best in the minor scale and can be transposed into whatever key you like most!
0:00 Intro
0:17 Previews
1:00 The 1-4-5 Chord Progression
1:26 Songs that use 1-4-5 (Usher, Jagged Edge, Craig David)
2:31 Moving into FL Studio
2:55 Variation 1: 1-5-4-5 with a diminished chord (Ty Dolla $ign style)
4:40 Variation 2: 1-4-6-5 with a bouncy beat
6:07 Variation 3: 1-4-5 with a lick, Summer Walker style
8:07 Variation 4: 1-6-4-5, uptempto beat
9:07 Variation 5: 1-5-4-5 regular
10:23 Closing words