How to Make Chords & Chord Progressions (the easy way) | Logic Pro X Tips & Tricks Tutorial
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video I'm going to be showing you guys some great ways to get started with making chords and chord progressions in Logic Pro X. I'm going to go over how to implement the infamous 'ghost notes' that everyone talks about with FL Studio, some basic music theory, and how to make major and minor chord progressions. Although I am using Logic Pro X, the theory of this tutorial can be applied in any DAW (FL Studio, Ableton Live, Cubase, etc.) Enjoy!
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Check this out bro
I hate chords with a passion, This makes it 10x easier. I've made myself a ritual where in the morning when I wake up I'll watch a couple of your videos and then jus jump on logic.
Been going pretty well.
Love that!! Really makes me happy when people like the content. Thank you for watching!!
🔥🔥🔥 I love how you just GET TO THE POINT! 😩 People need to learn from you 😒
HA I try sir... I try. Thank you for watching and I’m glad that my style of teaching works for you! 🙌🙌🤙
yep. I'm not gon lie...he showed me what I needed to know in the first 2:30 of the video! great job @Tony holiday
I surely do..in my videos I mumble and turtle...lool
Facts
my hero! OMG that was so easy to understand. Thanks!!!
Glad you found it useful, thank you for watching!
You have no idea how much time you saved me I had to subscribe! Thank you bro
Thank you for watching, really appreciate it!
I always end up back at your page when I need to learn something man!!! your the only guy that's clear and to the point
I can't telly you how much I appreciate it! Thank you for always showing support.
Tony, your vids rule. It's just a matter of time till you get some recognition. These tricks are super helpful, and I've been using Logic for years.
Damn Nick, thank you! That’s gotta be one of the best things I’ve heard. I appreciate the comment my guy, really happy the video helped you out.
This is the best method to make chord progressions
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awesome tips!!! Thank you
Glad you found it useful, thanks for watching!
Ayee man super helpful videos, keep working hard you are awesome
Thank you! Really appreciate the comment and I’m glad the content helped 🤙
The second half of this video is one of the best chords turorials I've found so far. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching!
Couldn’t agree more, I’m in my third year of uni studying music production and this is better than anything I’ve learned.
Words cannot express how glad I am after stumbling across your channel...and I love how you just get to the point. Keep up the great work Tony and Thanks a ton!
Happy you found the content useful Keerthana! Thanks for watching and the comment, more videos to come 🙌
Helped me a lot, thx for this great video!
No problem, thank you for watching!
I think you filled some gaps in my music theory here ... I don't read music or play piano so I find the logic piano roll view much easier to understand and compose with. Thank you!
Glad you found the concepts helpful Dylan, thanks for watching + the comment!
Super dope bro! Keep it up
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it
Tight tutorial. Clear and cohesive. Handsome AF.
HAHA! Shiiiiiii imma blush if you keep going. Thank you for the kind words hha!
bro how the heck do i keep ending up back here. you literally cover every question an upcoming producer has!!! thanks man
Appreciate you watching homie! Really happy that you like the content 👍 more videos to come soon
Very very helpful!
Thank you!! Happy you found the content useful
Well that was excellent! Thank you Tony, I learned so much in 7 mins 42 secs and I've been using Logic for years. Worth the subscribe!
Too kind Trevor, thank you for the comment. All the best on your journey with Logic Pro!
Clear, concise, and helpful. Amazing! Your hairstyle was so nice I was keep distracted by it lol
Ha! Thank you for the kind words, really appreciate you watching and I'm glad you liked the content.
You really have the best Logic Pro tutorials out rn. Keep it coming man!
Thank you so much! Really happy that people are finding useful info in the videos. Cheers bru
Yes, they are good, but so is MusicTechHelpGuy. All need many resources , Heads UP !
MTHG is the 🐐, I’ve consulted his videos more than anyone
Sorry if I commented this like a month ago but one of my favorite midi fx is the chord trigger, and wonderful people have programmed 100s of these chord trigger setups and provides a way to play just a root note of each chord and efficiently make progressions! It’s just awesome
True! But then you don't learn how to make chords and start from scratch. You'll be your most creative when you can truly explore music from it's base tonality.
Thanks for the comment!
@@itstonyholiday good point!
“Because I like that color best!” 😆 Love it!
Hhaha honesty is the best policy. Thanks for watching!
Just set myself up with a new macbook and logic. Your videos have been amazing in my start so thank you for the hard work you put into these.
Love hearing that Jake, thanks for watching + the comment. Best of luck with your music production journey!
Just started going to school for Audio Production. This helped break it down a bit. Thanks!
Glad it helped a bit Nikki, I should redo this video as it’s been awhile and I could explain it better now.
Good luck with your schooling 👍 thanks for watching
The best tutorial I've seen on this.
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it
@Tony Holiday no prob. Can you create any chords you want to with this method. For example, if I hear certain chords in my head and want to map them out in the piano roll?
@@DialToneTP For sure, just sound it out.
This is awesome! Coming up with chord progressions was my biggest hurdle in making music and now I'm already feeling like I'm going to finish my first track soon! I also love that you mention the hotkeys since I learn better by using them in tutorials rather than looking them up and memorizing them
Awesome! Really happy you found the tutorial useful. Sidebar: I have a tutorial coming out in 2 minutes that is about chord progressions too! Check it out.
Thanks for watching + the comment 🙌
@@itstonyholiday Hell yeah! You also earned a lifelong subscriber. Definitely binging your vids tonight
@@rogueastronaut695 Appreciate you! Thank you, I'm planning on making more videos more often. Thanks for the comment
Thank you, Tony! I really like the tag at the end of your video, man :D Well done!
Thank you for watching! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌
@@itstonyholiday Your tutorials are really useful. I appreciate your work.
@@_xiks Thank you, really appreciate you watching. More to come for sure!
First video I watched from you and already way more straightforward and informative then these other TH-camrs with thousands of subs. Thank you for that.
Really happy you found it useful! Thank you for watching + the kind words
Really cool lessons keep doing your thing 👍
Thank you, really appreciate the kind words 🙌
Man you just changed my life. Haha! I discovered your video by chance. I'll just use this EVERY - DAY. Cannot actually realise how helpful it is... To remix as well...
Thank you! Really happy you found the content useful. Best of luck with the remixes 👍
Man...thank you so much! For those of us who don’t know music theory, this content is game-changing! I just made a dope chord progression after watching this video. Please keep pumping out this super helpful content. You’ve got my sub 100% :)
Love it my man! That was the goal of this video. I think the biggest hurtle with being a producer if you've never played an instrument before is not having any theory background. This video hopefully helps with that! Thanks for watching 👍
Tony Holiday you’re 100% right about that! Trust me, this helps so so much
Awesome man, thanks for the shout. Take care 🤙🤙
Tony Holiday You too man. Do you have an Instagram?
No doubt 👍 @itstonyholiday
Let me tell you this, I'm so glad that I've stumbled across your channel ✨It's almost rare to find someone that gets to the point with all the necessary information with none of that WAFFLE that comes served with some other people's tutorials ♨️
Thank you! It is the style I try to teach with. We all have lives, let’s minimize the time needed to learn what we need to know 👍
Dude, this is freakin the bomb. Never heard it explained like this. Excellent young man.. Excellent..
Thank you!! Really appreciate it JT 🙌🙌
Thanks for the emphasis on hotkeys, I always see mixes getting a lot better after brushing up on core skills like that.
Hot keys are the best way to increase creativity. Getting the ideas out faster makes it easier to move through your productions.
Thanks for watching, and if you like hot keys, check out this video:
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Perfect. I was considering the purchase of a plug-in that lets you experiment with cord progressions and then gives you guides based on that to rapidly build out complexity, but I thought to myself that their MUST be a way to see ghosted tracks behind the part that you are editing. After poking around in logic for a day or two and not finding it, I decided I would need to set aside some time to do some research. But then like magic your video popped up in my feed (I had not yet begun to look for a method). This is exactly what I needed to know so that I can streamline building out parts. Thanks!
Glad you found it helpful, thanks for watching + the comment!
All of your videos are dope.. keep up the good work and thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate the kind words 🤙
Great video. You get straight to the point. That ghost note trick is the shit. New subscriber, I can't wait to dig into this channel.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate you watching and the kind words 🙌
Thank you for making this video!
Thank you for watching!
Finally a video that explain things quickly, tutorials that take an hour for explaining this same thing are so boring thanks !
Thank you! Happy you found the pace and content useful. More videos to come!
Omg finally found a clear, straight to the point explanation!! 💪☝️👍
Thank you for watching! Glad you liked the video
@@itstonyholiday im going through your entire playlist! Literally the best tutorials i have ever come across! Thank you very much for the time you took to put these videos together and share your valuable knowledge 👏🎩
@@fishandcrab5678 It's comments like these that make me want to make more. Thank you so much!
I already know music theory but I’m not the best at playing chords yet. I can’t believe I haven’t thought of this workaround for ghost notes in logic tho... thanks for bringing it to my attention!!!👍🏾
Ryan Savage its a good way to get started for sure! Thanks for watching and the comment Ryan!
Thanks for these videos been producing for year now, your videos help me grow 🙏🏼
Really happy you’re finding the content useful. Thank you for watching 🙌
this is the most helpful chord video i have come across thank you soo much!
Thank you for watching 🙌 happy you found the content helpful
Think so much! Your explanation was so succinct and understandable I actually learned something about music theory.
Happy to hear it! If you’re just getting started with music production you should check out my free course on getting started in Logic Pro:
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Thanks for watching + the kind words 🙌
You really are the one and only logic tutorial producer for me. Awesome as always
Thank you my friend, really appreciate the kind words
I love learning different approaches to creating music. I’ve been in a creative rut lately and this kind of thing is really helpful. Your vids are top notch. Thanks again!
Appreciate the comment Paul! Thank you for watching and always showing love
Yo this was in my recommendation section and I’m glad it was cuz this definitely gon make my workflow a whole lot easier 💯🔥👌🏾 dope vid
Thank you! Really appreciate the kind words and you watching
@@itstonyholiday Np man, wish nothing but success and abundance within your journey 💯👌🏾
@@T-Rocka You too my guy!
Hey good video! Way more engaging than most stuff on TH-cam. You stick to the point and don't mess around with silly stuff - keep it up!
Really happy it helped you my guy, thank you for the kind words... more videos to come! Cheers 👍
Thank you homie 🙌 really appreciate the comment
Yes, I agree, so many tutorials go for ages with umm's and R's and useless blubbery shit ... This is spot on and to the point.
This one definitely helped me. Thanks man 👍🏼💯
Thanks for watching!
amazing video...ur really helping us out
Really happy to hear you like the content, thanks for watching!
Great video, very helpful thank you! Liked and subd 👍🏼
Thanks for watching Tommy, really appreciate the comment!
Man, I gotta say it's super sick! Though I do not really understand some concepts 100%, you still saved me! Without any doubt, your tutorials are GORGEOUS!
Hey Shawn! Happy to hear they helped you out 👍
I will admit sometimes my way of explaining things isn’t the easiest to grasp. Which parts were hard to understand? Maybe I can help clarify what was unclear.
Thanks for watching!
@@itstonyholiday Sure! Like the rules for the "1 3 5"? Do we do the "1 3 5" for all chords?
Shawn Chen Chords are typically made up of 3 notes, however they do not have to be 1 3 5. 1 3 5 are the numbers coinciding with the notes in the major scale and happen to make up a major chord. Best way to learn this I would say is search up “basic music theory/chord structure” on TH-cam. There’s guaranteed to be some great videos that can explain it better than me! Thanks again
This has changed the game for me thank you so much!! Liked and subscribed 🙌🏿
Thank you!! Appreciate you 🙌
I almost forget about this thank you for this amazing tutorial very helpful
Thank you for watching! Glad you found the content useful
i m an indian dear i learn from your videos , really so easy trick , thanks god bless you
Thanks for watching Harish! Much love from 🇨🇦
Good looking out on ghost notes method, I might have to save a MIDI file folder with all scales and drop them in when starting new projects
Not a bad idea at all! You can also use the scale quantize method when you know what scale you want. But I do agree, the visual aspect is much easier.
Thanks for watching
Perfect video!!
Thank you for watching, really appreciate the comment!
Thank you for posting this! This is by far the most helpful tutorial I've ever seen with making chord progressions on logic
Thanks for watching and the comment Noah! Glad you found the content useful
i usually CANNOT follow logic tutorials but this was great ! thank you !
Thank you for watching, really appreciate the comment!
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Thanks for watching!
You’re awesome I appreciate you sharing your knowledge
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it
Loved this, very helpful clear and quick
Thank you!! Really appreciate you watching
Amazing! Learning a lot 😮😮😮
Thank you for watching!
This video is genious, thanks Tony! Saved me :)
Thank you for watching Maria! Really appreciate the comment
Superb content, extremely underrated channel. Keep it up, Tony!
Can't tell you how much I appreciate it! Thank you for watching
Sweet video, this channel is a hidden gem!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate the comment
Brilliant tutorial thanks man.
Thanks for watching my friend, really appreciate it.
This video helped me alot to clear my music skills.... Super Thank you
No worries! Thank you for watching
dude thanks for the tip, this is a great vid
Glad you liked it, thank you for watching + the comment!
Great video and so well explained! Subscribed!
Thank you! Really appreciate you watching and the sub
Just found your channel bro and as a new producer your vids have been super helpful to me! Dope content...just gained a subscriber! #TeamLogicPro
Thank you man! Really happy to hear that they're helpful for people starting out, I try to cover content that were questions I had when I started. Appreciate the comment and good luck!
Man Tony jeez i wish 8 could work around you to learn logic the way you explain things is awesome bro thank you please keep teaching one day hope to be like you with logic I have a really lot to learn im a beginner ⚜
Thanks for watching! Really happy that you found the content useful
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Omni sounds are mint, just sounds so good
Bro you explain it so welll
Thank you for watching! Really appreciate it.
bro....I normally leech TH-cam videos and never reply...but shit...this video was so informative!!! not only for logic but you made me understand chord progression in such a simple way!!!! thumbs up
Hahaha dude thank you for the comment + kind words... really appreciate it. Have a happy new year, much love 🙌🙌
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You taught me how to make beats in 3 days! After owning my novation key for 4 months
Hhaha it took me a lot longer! Nice job, thanks for watching!
@@itstonyholiday well now I KNOW how to make a beat which is way more than I knew last month, now the main issue is making GOOD beats lol, my melodies sound off and no rhythm, but I know
In 3 more days I should be good watching your videos lmao
@@fritzthekidd Yea, it takes time... I've been at it for a few years now and still don't love what I make a lot of the time. All about just trying to improve day after day! Thanks for watching!
@@itstonyholiday thanks man! I’m gonna keep practicing
@@itstonyholiday question, am I gonna get to the point where I can just create a melody from my head? And just put it together?
This was SO helpful thank you dude!!! much love
Thank you! Really happy that you found the content helpful.
You taught the piano notes so clearly. Thanks you.
Thanks for watching!!
life saver thank you!
Thank you for watching!
I am just starting to get into this aspect of Logic. You made it look easy. Very good lesson. Thank you.
Such a game changer Tom! Thanks for watching, have fun 👍
Hello Tom how are you?
Thank you bro, such an underrated channel
Damn homie, thank you for the kind words... really happy that people are finding the info helpful. Much love 🙌
@@itstonyholiday This should help me, before I used MIDI chord packs and changed them up till they fit with the melody xD . Ik you mainly do beats but try make a full song series from start to finish
No doubt, I just started making these tutorials about a month ago... mostly from questions that I had when I first started producing. But I want to start getting into full beat making/song streams really soon. I appreciate the feedback, helps my channel get better 👍
..that's it Tony. Thank u so much for Super Tip..
Thanks for watching Cem! Glad you found the content helpful
Did you add a “D note” at 2:13? Cause at 2:10 that note is not there. Do i need that note?
That completes the octave from the first note
@@itstonyholiday ok thanks Tony. great vids!
@@scaz2181 Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video!
Thank you for watching! Really appreciate the comment.
Thank you soo sooo much man! respect from turkey!
Anytime man! Much love from 🇨🇦
do you have a video on how to make a top melody ?
Not yet, one that I'm working on though. Thanks for watching!
this was so good and simple thank u!
Glad it was easy to follow, thanks for watching 🙌
Youre literally the goat
Too kind, my friend. I am just the messenger.
I had three subscribed channels. Just gained a fourth. So helpful and to the point. Keep It up!
25% of someone’s sub share is no joke! Thank you so much for watching and the comment, glad you found the content helpful 👍
hey man really appreciate the video, started messing around now we got a song in the works!
Love that! Always great when you can put action the knowledge right away. Thanks for watching 🙌
this video! wow! i love you! ❤
Love you too!
Your tuts are the best I found so far. Get some more churned out my man!
Thank you!! I’ll admit I’ve been thinking about content too much lately. Need to just take action. Thanks for watching and the comment 🤙
Dood ur so underrated ❤
Appreciate you Thomas! Thanks for watching
your videos are fantastic man.
max brown thanks Max! Appreciate the love 🤙
great help thanks
Thanks for watching, really appreciate it.
Damn man, you are the OG!!!
Appreciate you! Thank you for watching
Beautifully explained thank you🙏🏾💪🏾
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
you deserve so many more subscribers u legend
Hha not lately, I’ve been slacking on the vids. But thank you!! Really appreciate the kind words
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🙏 thank you for watching!
Dope tutorial! Appreciate the help.
Thanks homie! Really glad you found it helpful, thank you for watching!