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progressions

  • plural
    of progression.
    progression
    noun
    the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.

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The 20-year-old has shown poise in the pocket, patience when going through progressions and ability to throw to receivers open anywhere on the field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

He sings with an unusual drawl that connects to the diction of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, and his compact melodies and tightly structured chord progressions put his voice and lyrics in the foreground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

And then he wrote this song that kind of had some similar chord progressions in it.

From Seattle Times ● May 8, 2024

"As a fundamental principle in music composition, it is necessary to combine temporal sequences from tension-building to resolution in various scales, from harmonic progressions to entire movements," Nagai writes.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024

Look at some chord progressions from real music.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones