Hey, I just finished module 10, and I still have trouble understanding diatonic chord progression and the theory behind it because English isn’t my first language, so I’m having problems understanding it.
One of the reasons I say that learning theory is easier with a piano keyboard is it makes the reasoning behind diatonic progressions very obvious and visible in a way that bass and guitar do not.
Simply put, the diatonic progression patterns are what they are because those chords are what the notes in that key form in a triad rooted at each scale interval.
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I also struggled with the Diabolic Chord Progression. English is also not my first language and I think you are right, it has probably something to do with it and it is quite frustrating. I did module 10 twice and I now understand it but I am unable to reproduce the theory quickly. Diatonic means it fits ‘in the key’
I also struggle with naming the notes quickly, although being dyslexic doesn’t help either. Going up, C-D-E-F-G is fine, Reversing G-F-E-D-C is still a problem lol
What I have noticed is that you don’t have to focus on the problem areas too much, it gets repeated numerous times in the future modules.
And I can tell you that module 11 is a lot more enjoyable..
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Thanks for the info. When it is presented like that is is so obvious.
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It’s the kind of thing that can take a very long time to truly understand if you learn it on bass or guitar, but is so immediately obvious on piano that you’re like “of course those are the notes, it would be wrong any other way.”
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I agree, I have puzzled over how they come to make the diatonic chords as I have practiced them and looked briefly at the scale/chord numbering. One simple video opens it all up, ao it now makes sense and is no longer some mysterious system. I must pinch my daughters piano, to start looking at all this. Again thank you for the eureka moment.
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Happy to help. I cheated here by being a keyboard player before being a bass player 
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LOL, I did piano lessons from about 5 to 11 years old, but that was 50+ years ago… I can’t remember what I did 5 minutes ago these days 
especially things I put down… They are never where I put them, I’m sure. I am going to sit down with my daughters piano and do some basics for all this, it is more straightforward, and will help me understand it better on the bass (plus it will give me an excuse to get a Korg Minilogue XD, as I have always wanted to play with a synth).
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Minilogue is a good choice!
Hi Howard, got the Minilogue XD… A lot of learning to do, but having fun.
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I did this module (9) last night! messed my mind a little but as @JoshFossgreen says, it will be revisited over the course.
I kept getting confused around the Nashville numbers, but it will eventually sink in
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Very cool!
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