Ceremony Flow
The full ceremony arc — grounded to transcendent
13 songs · ~55m
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Open
GroundedAm – Am/G – F – C
Same Am loop — just shift the groove feel, let bass line morph
RedboneChildish Gambino
AmA|0-3
Stay in Am family — lighten the attack, more open strings
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Build
ConnectionAm – Am/G – F – C
Am → C pivot — let the last Am ring, voice leads to C
Someone Like YouAdele
AmB|1-3
Key change C → G — use G/B as bridge chord, energy lifts
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Lift
Energy LiftG – D/F# – Em – C
G stays — shift from country strum to gospel groove
Man in the MirrorMichael Jackson
GB|3-5
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Groove
BreakdownAm – C – G
Both groove songs — pivot from dark funk to bright pop energy
Shake It OffTaylor Swift
AmD|2-0
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Close
CeremonyC – G/B – Am – F
C stays — emotional peak. Let Fix You ring out, pause, then gentle Hallelujah intro
HallelujahLeonard Cohen
CB|1-3-1
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