Perhaps the real question is by what process can a decision be made as to what "out of key chords" are most likely to sound good in any key.

I tend to design song that stay in key. They sound more like songs from the 1950's and 1960's. It is a more simplistic way to create a song. Problem is I want to expand my ability to develop chord progressions.

This chord progression in G minor in this post came about from me just messing around on guitar. There was no critical "classical training" understanding involved. The progression stays in key except for the D major chord which has one note in the triad, F sharp which does not occur in the G natural minor scale.

What Video Track said is the most logical answer to why it sounds good but does not provide a way to consistently repeat the general idea.

Billy

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