One thing that can help you a lot with songwriting and chord progressions is understanding the emotion and feeling that each chord can provide.

Chords are made of notes, but these notes can create unique emotions that can help you express your feelings through the music.

In this guitar lesson, we will take a look at the most popular guitar chords and the emotion associated with them.

We will learn:

• The major chord. Happy
• The minor chord. Sad
• The sus2 chord. Positive
• The sus4 chord. Unresolved
• The add9 chord. Friendship
• The minadd9 chord. Melancholic
• The maj7 chord. Romantic
• The min7 chord. Relaxed
• The maj9 chord. Sweet
• The min9 chord. Deep feeling
• The 6/9 chord. Dreamy
• The add11 chord. Beautiful

Always remember to put these chords into practice. You should replace the basic chords you already know with some of the chords shown in this video to add more color and emotions to your chord progressions.

Enjoy this lesson.