Jake Lizzio

Analyzing A Perfect Progression: "What A Wonderful World" (Patreon)

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2025-06-23 15:00:17

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What A Wonderful World (Guitar Tab).pdf
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I'm back! Very sorry for the hiatus - life went on pause due to a painful problem with my eye. It didn't look pretty either so filming wasn't an option.

I'm extremely grateful to be healthy again! During my recover, I had extra time to think about this song and the analysis while I was stuck inside, which led to a discovery that I discuss in the video - https://youtu.be/yagFsYdbfE0?si=UTCqqt-fQq0dPPBj

I also took that spare time to start reworking parts of my site. Hopefully over time I can get a good collection of text-based posts for those of you who enjoy reading slowly instead of hearing me speak quickly 🙂. I've included audio examples and charts where needed.

For example, today's lesson video is detailed here: https://signalsmusicstudio.com/analyzing-what-a-wonderful-world-by-louis-armstrong/

If you're interested, here are a few updated posts that you can browse through:

https://signalsmusicstudio.com/musical-drones-and-pedal-tones/

https://signalsmusicstudio.com/how-voice-leading-creates-better-sounding-chord-progressions/

https://signalsmusicstudio.com/how-to-write-a-sea-shanty-or-pirate-song/

https://signalsmusicstudio.com/analyzing-the-chords-of-john-lennons-imagine-perfect-progressions-4/

https://signalsmusicstudio.com/analyzing-the-perfect-chords-from-when-i-was-your-man-by-bruno-mars/

https://signalsmusicstudio.com/analyzing-the-chords-from-george-harrisons-something-perfect-progressions-2/

Now that this video is complete, I'm going to start working on my Lament Bass video that features your music! That means I'll be reaching out to a few of you and asking for your audio samples.

It also means I can do some livestreams again, so expect to see me go live this Sunday evening (June 29th). Not sure what the topic will be yet, so feel free to provide suggestions here in the comments.

Thanks and I hope you enjoy this video!

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What You Didn't Know About "What A Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong [PERFECT PROGRESSIONS #5]

My COMPLETE Music Theory Course for Songwriters: https://tinyurl.com/2ejahsxp The Chord Progression Codex: https://tinyurl.com/ycyzpu5h Guitar Tab At My Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio This video is a "music theory analysis" of Louis Armstrongs' "What A Wonderful World." I deem the chords in this video to be PERFECT! And analyzing perfect progressions is always a good idea. Follow along with the free chord charts at home. They're provided in the original key of F, and also in C for guitarists (so they can capo at the 5th fret). Here's the link: https://signalsmusicstudio.com/analyzing-what-a-wonderful-world-by-louis-armstrong/ In this instance, we'll see all of the following theory topics, which I've discussed before: Diatonic Triads In A Key: https://youtu.be/M8eItITv8QA?si=1OjsgLZaiAO2OOcy Pedal Tones: https://signalsmusicstudio.com/musical-drones-and-pedal-tones/ Turning Triads Into 7th Chords: https://youtu.be/3JizNRwHYNY?si=zXOMDt6jjIDulbfd Inverted Chords: https://youtu.be/LFN-eKved_8?si=pH94zMdChtpTdPhy Secondary Dominants: https://youtu.be/py4HaueW50Q?si=DgTitKcm90x9dMrk Borrowed Chords: https://youtu.be/7IdttvJSedg?si=bRbcYgHal-RzYmJ9 Augmented Chords: https://youtu.be/wNWDjhDo2Ak?si=vJNl5oMMNcOomWlQ Diminished Chords: https://youtu.be/koulaYcijEE?si=OHNGrEAWjzS8G9V7 Special thank you to my Patreon subscribers for supporting my work. These videos would not exist without their help! Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 00:30 REAL Chords vs Guitar Chords 01:30 Intro Chord Progression 02:21 Verse Chord Progression 05:12 The Hidden Melody Appears... 06:25 Augmented Transition 08:57 Bridge Progression 11:31 Outro Progression 14:55 The Tale Of Larry Newton