What are your favourite chord progressions?

KennyF
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Fri Nov 06, 2009 2:44 am

Try playing arpeggios of i, ii*, v, VI, VII from the 'A' natural minor scale (Am, Bdim, Em, F, G).


AndyT
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Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:30 am

I'm a bit partial to E A D. Mix it up in any order. Use a C for flavor.


willem
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Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:05 pm

I like that big and long intro of ''it's a hard day's night''


dennisg
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Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:06 pm

willem wrote:
I like that big and long intro of ''it's a hard day's night''
You mean that single chord?

- Dennis (resting while my guitar gently weeps)


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Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:28 am

found some nice ones last night...

Emaj7 (on the 7th fret with an open top E), Same chord on the 5th fret, Same chord on the 3rd fret.

Thought they were really nice but if anyone can add to it then feel free... :)


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Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:23 pm

mattroutley wrote:
found some nice ones last night...

Emaj7 (on the 7th fret with an open top E), Same chord on the 5th fret, Same chord on the 3rd fret.

Thought they were really nice but if anyone can add to it then feel free... :)
Matt - I tried out your chord progression, it is Badd4, A, Em7, by the way. I then explored possible keys to derive from those. If I use the Em as the key then A and B should be minor. So, I used the A and B and a C#m with it. I'm now in the key of C#m, so adding the G#m and F#m filled it out for me.

I play the first two chords the Badd4 and A finger-picking twice then the A to C#m the same way and then strumming for the G#m to F#m and G#m to C#m. I think I'm on to something, thanks.

Other possible keys to explore are Em, G and E. In order to use all three chords one or two of them have to be borrowed from another key. If so, so be it.

Ric


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Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:05 am

cool, thanks Ric. I'll try out some of those patterns :)

EDIT: could you explain why the chord is a Badd9 mate? i have a root of E with a B, F#, G# and then another E so i thought that would be in the E bracket of chords?

Thanks in advance theory king!! B)


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