Music & Ceremony
SetlistsChordsStatusFlow

Performance Flow

Emotional arc for a full ceremony set. Songs enter and exit a continuous chord field.

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Open

Grounded
Am – Am/G – F – C
Same Am loop — just shift the groove feel, let bass line morph
RedboneChildish Gambino
x0x3xx
Stay in Am family — lighten the attack, more open strings
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Build

Connection
Am – Am/G – F – C
Am → C pivot — let the last Am ring, voice leads to C
Someone Like YouAdele
xx1-3xx
Key change C → G — use G/B as bridge chord, energy lifts
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Lift

Energy Lift
G – D/F# – Em – C
G stays — shift from country strum to gospel groove
Man in the MirrorMichael Jackson
xx3-5xx
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Groove

Breakdown
Am – C – G
Both groove songs — pivot from dark funk to bright pop energy
Shake It OffTaylor Swift
xx2-0xx
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Close

Ceremony
C – G/B – Am – F
C stays — emotional peak. Let Fix You ring out, pause, then gentle Hallelujah intro
HallelujahLeonard Cohen
xx1-3-1

Rules

  • - Never stop the loop — songs just enter and exit
  • - Stay in one chord family as long as possible
  • - Slash chords > standard chords
  • - Space > playing more
  • - Melody note → voice → expand