Apr 8, 2026

Learn How to Use Line Clichés - Cool Chord Progression Trick

Cool Chord Progression Trick.

Learn How to Use LINE CLICHES - Cool Chord Progression Trick

Create Next Level Progressions...

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These are amazing - With a 'Line Cliché' we change just on note in a chord - you'll love this and it's easy to do...


This is one of the many wild tricks you learn in my new book "The Last Ukulele Chord Book" check it out!


What is a Line Cliché?


With a 'Line Cliché' one note (line) in the chord moves stepwise (in half steps) either ascending or descending. This allows the composer to add interest or create movement while using a single chord...

Either it's a note in the harmony that moves chromatically or the root note - so, any note...


Let's Play some Chord Progressions with Line Clichés


These are easy you simply change one note in the chord and by doing that you actually create a different chord!

Here's our first example. This makes an appearance in many songs "something" by the Beatles and others...

Learn How to Use LINE CLICHES - Cool Chord Progression Trick

We actually have 2 line Clichés in this progression, the C - Cmaj7 - C7 is one of them and the F - Fm is another.

Hey - Now you can jam like a genuine Beatle!

You can learn how to move one note to create new chords in my huge 265 page "Ukulele Cheat Codes" Book or in my "Last Ukulele Chord Book." with my follow the RED DOT series - the more comprehensive version is in "Last Ukulele Chord Book."

Here's a video so you ca hear it in action!


Here we have another this can be found in "Kiss me" and the beginning of "You're so Beautiful."

Learn How to Use LINE CLICHES - Cool Chord Progression Trick

Hear it in action!


Next up we have a minor to sus2 - This makes a beautiful intro  - perhaps to a song that's in Dm. 

Learn How to Use LINE CLICHES - Cool Chord Progression Trick

Hear it in action:


Now go create something beautiful!


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Ukulele Chord Tricks: Simplify Any Chord


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