Music tends to naturally move in fourths. It’s probably the strongest system of movement our ears perceive so of course, it makes sense to dedicate a few lessons to the concept! Example 1 is in the key

If lesson 5 went well for you then you’re ready to tackle what I have for you here. This lesson will take a look at a longer progression and give you the feeling that you’re playing through

For the most part, popular chord progressions in the Rock genre are basicand up to this point we haven’t played anything more complicated than a 7th chord. This lesson changes things up a bit… This lesson is

Here’s a popular progression called a 1-4-7- 3. These are demonstrated in to keys: A minor & D minor. I thought it would be nice to demonstrate an open chord example and quickly move into barre chords

All the progressions we’ve played to this point have been from major keys. This is the first progression in a minor key. You’ll hear the difference right away! This is what we call a 7-6-5-4. Again, simply

Another very popular chord progression used in the Rock genre is the 1-6-2-5. This means we’ll be using the first, sixth, second, and fifth chords in a respective key. I’m adding a richer color to the 6th

Chord progressions make up everything we do as guitarists. In fact, harmony (chords) is just as important as the melody to a song. Chords establish mood and harmonic development and are essential to a guitarist’s vocabulary. Below