Nela ,
You had commented on my Gmaj7 chord , so i thought I would chime in and assit if I could.
I have a really cool Music tool called "The Chord Wheel" ( because I do not know scales and music theory that well, this wheel is great ).
Which leads me to your question.
I was going to say to play the chords and just see how it sounds , but then I noticed something , the song with Randy Travis you mentioned is actually in the Key of "E" not "B"
So now take the 1 4 5 and you have E A B ( even though the song starts out with the Chord "B" does not mean that is the key ).
Now , I am not sure what chords are posted to that song are correct though, please keep in mind there are many people taking a guess and when you play the song, you can tell it is wrong , almost right , dead on , etc. but I am saying that the 1 4 5 happens to be correct in the Key of E.
Also, the 1 4 5 rule is not something that has to be followed , it is a guide as was mentioned earlier.
I hope that helps a little
Jerry
NELA wrote:Thanks for the reply, Jerome. Sometimes the chord progressions can be as difficult as Chinese arithmitic. An example of what I am asking about can be seen in a Randy Travis song "Pray for the fish". This song is in the key of "B" and by using a 1, 4, 5 progression the chords would be "B", "E" and "F#". As shown on the song an "A" chord is also used. Now by using the whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step, half step progression a "A" chord falls half way between the 6th and 7th chords. I sure hope I'm explaining this correctly. If a "A" chord is to be used, how should it be played? (as a Major chord or a Minor chord) I have been seriously been playing guitar for just a little over 2 years so my skills still needs improvement. I am basically self-taught and my "ear" for music is not as good as it could be. Since I started playing at the young age of 54 I know I'm never going to become rich or have a problems with groupies following me around. With the group of people I do get to play music with I stick with playing rythem. Any help you or anyone else can provide concerning this will be greatly appreciated.
Nela