Variplaning

Variplaning is “a technique to quickly and easily generate chord progressions”, described by Sevish in a livestream in August 2023.

The technique is a xenharmonic generalization of moving a major chord shape up and down the white keys of a regular piano. In the diatonic setting you get major chords, minor chords and even a diminished chord without changing the overall chord shape.

The name is a portmanteau of varying and harmonic planing.

External links

• The 2023 livestream describing variplaning: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=isCyZYPZBWs
• Sevish’s playlist of tracks that use variplaning: https://m.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3mH2gZZv-NYjBC6xr6EyM3HIluRSJUkN

Todo: add examples, expand