What’s the best chord progression for a song and how can you write beautiful yet simple chord progressions on guitar?
In this fingerstyle guitar lesson, I am going to show you 7 chord progressions perfect for songs. Each example is played in a different key and shows you how to make a simple chord progression beautiful and song friendly.
For me, the perfect chord progression for a song should be simple. After all, the chords are there to enhance the melody and provide a solid background to the song.
The 7 chord progression we are checking out today are:
- G major: Gadd9 | Em | Cadd9 | Dadd11
- C major: Csus4 | Em7 | Fadd9 | C | G
- D minor: Dmadd9 | Bb(##11) | C
- D major: Em9 | A7(13) | Dmaj7 | B7(b13)
- D major: D | Cadd9 | G
- A minor: Am | Am/G | D/F# | F6
- C# minor: C#m | Bsus4 | F#m/A | E/B | F#m11/C# | B
Enjoy this lesson.
Tab available on my Patreon page.