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The Scariest + Creepiest Chords AND How to Use Them

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What are the scariest chords? Creepiest chords? Well, it’s certainly subjective. But this is a quick list of spooky chords and some advice on how to use them. You’ll notice that the majority of these revolve around a minor triad, and that shouldn’t be a surprise. Minor has a tendency to skew to the evil…
If you would like some more info on creepy composition techniques, check out this video I did a while back: https://youtu.be/CezFEDWth-c
And here's my video on the MinMaj7 chord: https://youtu.be/Zr5hjIECFlk

The intro song I made uses every chord I mentioned, in order, with the exception of the AugMaj7 chord. So the progression is Em - EmAdd9 - EmM7 - Emb6 - Em - Bbm - Bclusterf***

Theory Note: An E Augmented Triad is composed of a root, a major third, and an augmented 5th. The 5th of E is B, and to augment it would make it a B#. This is enharmonically equivalent to C. The correct spelling of E Aug is E G# B#. Call me a bad instructor, but I intentionally avoid enharmonic confusion when possible. I can honestly care less if a musician spells a chord incorrectly, as I am not a professor and do not care about students passing tests, I care about them making music easily and efficiently. As long as the instructor gives them a footnote to explore further (as I am doing here).
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:44 Minor b6 Chords
01:55 Minor Add9/Add2 Chords
03:32 Minor Major 7
04:06 Augmented Major 7
05:08 i - bv Chord Progressions
06:33 Cluster Chords
07:36 Wrapping Up

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