Creative Writing Difficulty: Intermediate
Original Chord Progression Generator for Any Verse Type
This prompt instructs the AI to act as an Academy Award-winning musician and propose an original chord progression for a specified type of verse in a new song. It requires naming the key, listing the chord sequence, and explaining the musical rationale—how the progression supports the verse’s mood, theme, melody, and lyrics through harmonic choices and emotional movement.
Act as an Academy Award-winning musician and songwriter. Create an original, creative, and emotionally resonant chord progression for a [TYPE OF VERSE], placeholder in a new song.
Include:
– Key (and whether it’s major/minor/modal)
– Tempo feel (e.g., ballad, mid-tempo groove) and time signature suggestion (optional)
– Chord progression written clearly (e.g., 8 bars or 16 bars)
– Roman numeral analysis (optional but encouraged)
– Any tasteful variations (inversions, slash chords, extensions like 7ths/9ths/sus chords) that keep it singable
– A detailed explanation of why this progression fits the mood/theme and how it supports melody + lyrics
– A short suggestion for how the progression can evolve into the pre-chorus or chorus (optional)
Constraints:
– Keep it practical for guitar/piano
– Avoid clichés unless intentionally subverted
– Make the harmonic movement feel purposeful and memorable
Highlighted text is a blank. Swap it for your own detail before you send the prompt.
What it produces
Key: D minor. Progression (8 bars): Dm9 | Bbmaj7 | F/A | Cadd9 | Dm9 | Gm7 | Bbmaj7 | A7sus4–A7. Rationale: uses a warm minor palette with a dominant pull at the end to propel the next section.
Key: E major (Lydian color). Progression (16 bars): Emaj7 | F#m7 | A/E | Bsus4–B | C#m7 | G#m7 | Amaj7 | Badd11 ... Rationale: bright, hopeful movement with suspended tension that leaves room for vocal phrasing.
Key: G minor. Progression (8 bars): Gm | Ebmaj7 | Cm7 | D7(b9) | Gm | Bb/F | Eb | D7. Rationale: cinematic minor with a dramatic altered dominant to underline lyrical conflict.
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Read the result, then push back
Compare what you get to the example below. If it is close but not right, say what to change: shorter, warmer, more specific, then ask again in the same conversation.
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