Hi Rikki,

I would have replied to you personally but your e-mail address is not listed, so I'll post my answer to your question here. Perhaps others would like to experiment with the progressions I am going to share with you. The formation and progression of chords has fascinated me for a long time. All of you will have received my short tutorial on how chords are formed. Here are some progressions for you. All are in the key of C as you requested.

C6 - G7 - C6
C6 - F6 - C6
C6 - F6 - G7 - C6
C6 - Am7 - Dm7 - G7 - C6
C6 - Cdim7 - Dm7 - G7 - C6
C6 - Em7 - Ebdim7 - Dm7 - G7 - C6
C6 - C#dim7 - Dm7 - G7 - C6
C6 - Caug5 - F6 - G7 - C6
C6 - Am7 - Dm7 - G7aug5 - C6
C6 - Caug5 - F6 - Fm6 - C6
C6 - A7 - Dm7 - G7aug5 - C6
C6 - Ab9 - Dm7 - G7 - C6
C6 - Am7 - Db9 - Dm7 - G7 - C6
CM7 - Am7 - D#9 - Gb9 - C6

Many of these progressions are used in the jazz idiom. Most are found in music generally so you should have no trouble finding a progression that will fit any given song for which you wish to create an intro or ending. Naturally, all of the progressions can be transposed into any key.

I suggest you first look at the chords and progressions of the song for which you wish to create an intro or ending and see if you can closely match one of the progressions above with those of the song you want to play. In doing so you will not be straying far from the "feel" of the song. At the same time, using one or two chords (augmented or diminished) not seen in the music will add a very interesting touch to your intro or ending. Experimenting will be fun so enjoy the sounds!

Warmest Regards,

Chuck