7 Famous Guitar Chord Progression

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Today I am going to show you 7 famous fingerstyle chord progression that you should know.

I played these chord progressions since I started playing guitar 22 years ago, and they never changed.

We will be playing the chord progression using my favorite guitar technique: Fingerstyle!

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Fingerstyle Chord Progression

Let’s get into details.

Let me show you exactly what I am playing and how you can spice up the chord progression by easily add few chord extensions.

I honestly believe that fingerstyle is really the most creative technique on guitar, and all these chord progressions sound amazing because of the right-hand approach we are using.

You can take your fingerstyle to the next level by practicing some of the exercises within the student area here at BlitzGuitar.com.

The Acoustic Pop Chord Progression

This is a very famous and overplayed chord progression.

Am – F – C – G

Try to play these chords, and nothing special really happens.

Add a few extensions to the chords, and you can really spice up this guitar chord progression and make it sound awesome.

Few changes I have made.

Amadd9 – Fadd9 – C – G

I have added a melody on the C major and G major to create more movement and voicing.

The Overplayed E minor

Let’s check out one of the most overplayed guitar chord progression.

We all love the key on E minor, so it is easy to fall for the same chords repeatedly.

Em – D – C – G – G/F#

Again, we will not be playing just the basic chords. Instead, we will change a few of them and spice up the rhythm with a nice arpeggio.

Em7add9 – Dsus – Cadd9 – G

Because we are using many add9 chords, the chord progression sounds nice and “dreamy,” which is one of the characteristics of the add9 chords.

The C minor Jazzy Chord Progression

One of my favorite guitar chord progression of all time.

The jazzy chords are fascinating and always of paramount importance in harmony and music theory development.

This chord progression goes as follows:

Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb713 – Ebmaj9 – Abmaj7 – Dmin7b5 – G7#5 – Cmin7

I am also using an awesome technique called “walking bass,” which allows you to connect each chord using a bass line.

Pretty challenging but worth trying.

B Minor Acoustic Rock

You hear this guitar chord progression a lot.

Bm – D – A – E

I really like to approach this chord progression with a modern fingerstyle arpeggio.

The plucking is always the same: Thumb, index, middle, and ring (P, i, m, a).

Each string should be played detached and without over-ringing.

Probably the easiest chord progression in this video.

The Open E Chord Progression

In this popular guitar chord progression, I will show you how a simple open string can change the chord progression and add beautiful sounding chords.

The chord progression goes as follows: E – C#madd9 – Add9 – E – Bmaj(#11).

No matter which chord we are playing, we will keep the first open string throughout the progression.

The C#madd9 is probably my favorite chord on the guitar, so I always try to use it all the time.

Practice this chord progression and slowly implement these chords.

This is probably the best way to memorize them.

Eric Clapton D minor Chord Progression

Eric Clapton is a guitar super start.

His song Layla inspired millions of guitar players.

I really love the acoustic version in D minor with this beautiful chord progression.

Dm – Bb – C – Dm 

You will learn by playing this chord progression that when you play in a key of D minor, the first open string can be used to generate beautiful chords.

You can use it on the D minor and Bb major.

Try, then tell me if you like it.

The C major R&B Chord Progression

The C major key is one of the most played on guitar.

So many guitar chord progression and songs have been written in this key.

Today I will show you how you can spice up the chords using the Maj7 and Min7 chord families.

Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7

The maj7 and min7 chords give a quite R&B vibe emphasized with the use of embellishment over the top strings.

One of my favorite chord progression.