Xadd9/3 Has Entered The Chat

In yesterday’s post, I took on a harmony challenge: Smoothly Transition from the key of C Major to the key of F# Major with exactly two chords in between.

Here's what I came up with:

CMaj7 -> Bm7 -> C#13sus -> F#Maj7

Each chord in this progression has a purpose and can be explained via music theory.

But did you know not every chord progression you write needs to "make sense?"

In fact, my favorite chord of all time, Xadd9/3, can make any progression sound good, even if it does not theoretically “add up.”

With the third in the bass, the chord has a kind of floating quality that lets it go in any harmonic direction you want.

Check out this progression, for instance:

||: Dadd9/F# | Badd9/D# | Cadd9/E Gadd9/B | F#add9/A# Eadd9/G# | Abadd9/C Bbadd9/D | Cadd9/E GMaj9/B | Abadd9/C | GMaj9/B :||

It's the same chord over and over again, and the key center is constantly shifting.

But, even though these 12 chords might look like a hot mess to a music theory major, it still sounds good!

Great, even...if I do say so myself.

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Check out some examples here:

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