For producers and songwriters stuck on the same few chord progressions
Stop reaching for the same 4 chords.
Get 270 chord progressions you can search, play, and change into your next idea.
200+ HARMONY VAULT USERS · ORGANIZED BY TONAL ENVIRONMENT & POWER PROGRESSION
This does three things for you
FIND SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Search 270 progressions by chord instead of falling back on your usual four.
MAKE IT YOURS
Move it into any key in seconds, no rewriting.
BUILD YOUR ARSENAL
Favorite the ones that work and build your own collection over time.
See it working
The moment: You're starting a new song and you already know how this goes. Same handful of progressions you always reach for, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, all borrowed from your last track.
What you do: Open the Vault. Browse by tonal environment, or pull up a power progression you haven't used yet, one for each section.
What comes back: 6m-4-1-5 for the verse, 2m-1-5 for the pre-chorus, resolving into 1-6m-4-5 for the chorus. A full structure you've never played before, not just one recycled idea with new drums on top.
That's a tool, the same way a sample or a preset is a tool. It takes about as long as reading this.
Chord movement
Verse
6m-4-1-5
Pre-chorus
2m-1-5
Chorus
1-6m-4-5
WHAT'S INSIDE
270 progressions, organized so you can actually use them
A lot of chord packs dump a thousand progressions on you with no organization and call it variety. More isn't the point, findable is. Harmony Vault is 270, not 2,700, because every one was picked to be usable, then organized so you can actually locate what you need instead of scrolling past 900 you'll never touch.
If you've ever used a real book of progressions to study, you know the difference: books are great for learning, there's more information on the page than you need in the moment. This is built for the moment you're actually in, mid-session, needing a change, needing it now.
Get Harmony Vault
Everything at a glance
270 organized progressions
Browse by tonal environment and power progression.ANY KEY, INSTANTLY
Written in numbers, so any transposition to any key is instant.Build your own shortlist
Favorite what works for you.Nothing to install
Notion database, works with any DAW.
Created by Melvin Darrell
Hey, I’m Mel. At 19 I sat in a music library trying to figure out why “Ordinary People” by John Legend hit the way it did. I could feel it. I couldn’t explain it.
For years I thought that gap meant something was wrong with me. It didn’t. I just didn’t have a system yet.
I've since taught harmony and production as an audio specialist at REC Philly, reached 976,000+ views on YouTube teaching this the way I wish someone had taught me.
Harmony Vault is the shortcut I built for myself first, 270 progressions organized so I never had to start from zero again.
What people are saying
I watched your video on YouTube at [a] time where chords and rhythms just weren't connecting... the subtle techniques / progressions have truly opened up something new for me... God bless you and the work you continue to do.
Over 200 music creators have already grabbed the Vault, from singer-songwriters to producers to hobbyists writing at home.
Is this for you?
Good fit if
- You've got the talent but keep reaching for the same five or six progressions
- You want a fast reference, not another course to work through
- You can play four chords and want more to pull from
- You've tried theory videos or textbooks and they didn't stick
Not for you if
- You want to learn harmony from the ground up (see Harmony GPS instead)
- You're looking for a course with lessons and a curriculum
- You want progressions tagged by emotion or mood (not currently how the database is organized)
Quick questions
I don't know theory. Isn't this too advanced for me?
That's the entire point of the format. You don't read these, you play them. They're written as numbers and organized for someone who learned by making music, not by sitting in a classroom. If you can play four chords, you can use every progression in here.
Won't these just sound like everyone else's progressions?
270 curated for usability, organized so you find what fits your song. What you do with your own melody, arrangement, and voice is what makes it yours.
Does this work with my DAW?
Yes. It's a Notion database, not a plugin. Nothing to install, nothing to break. You read the numbers and play them into FL Studio, Ableton, Logic, or whatever you're already using.
How do I actually get it?
Instant access to the Harmony Vault Notion database through a link sent after purchase, plus a supplemental quick-start guide. No physical item, no app to download.
Do you offer refunds?
No. This is a digital product delivered via database access, so once it's sent there's no way to take it back.
Harmony Vault — 270 organized, usable chord progressions.
$30. One-time.
Instant access via Notion. Nashville numbers. Organized by tonal environment and power progression.
YOUR NEXT SONG DOESN'T HAVE TO SOUND LIKE YOUR LAST ONE.