Pro Musicians Use These 3 Chord Functions (You Should Too)

Eyup FretHeads! This music theory lesson breaks down primary and secondary triads, showing you their technical names like tonic, subdominant, and dominant, and how they shape tension and release in music. You’ll pick up practical knowledge to understand chord functions and start building better progressions for your guitar playing. We also cover the roles of the tonic chord, subdominant chord, and dominant chord. Chapters: 0:00 Intro to Primary Triads, 0:34 Secondary Triads Explained, 1:50 Technical Names (Tonic, Supertonic, etc.), 2:36 Dominant Chord and Tension, 3:31 Subdominant Chord Insights, 4:34 Leading Note and Submediant, 6:41 Chord Functions (Tonic, Subdominant, Dominant).