7 Chord Progressions I played for 20 Years

Major Key Guitar

Today I want to show you the 7 chord progression I have played for the past 20 years.

They are all in Major key!

I personally love the Major key. It sounds so happy, sunny, victorious, and full of love.

In this video, I want to share a few melodies I usually play around with within major keys. Each melody will be played in a different tonality.

One of the things I love doing is experimenting with a chord progression in different keys and seeing how the tonality influences my playing and mood.

I noticed that the ideas I come up with in D major don’t come naturally in E major’s key.

Each major key will give you a different vibe, so it is important to experiment with all of them.

Grab your acoustic guitar and start experimenting.

Use this video to get inspired!

Let’s get started.

The Video

Chord Progressions

C Major – Been Playing that since I am 12

This chord progression is one of the most played by beginners.

I remember me playing around with it almost since I started my guitar journey.

The chord progression goes like this: C – G – Am – F x2 C – G – F – C

D major = Canon in D idea

I don’t know you guys, but for me, D major belongs to the Canon by Johann Pachelbel.

This progression is not the same as the Canon, though.

D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – G – D

E major = Hammer on Idea

One of the things I always play in E major is this idea of using Hammer on.

It works so much in E major because the E open strings resonate perfectly on each chord you play.

E – A – C#m – B – A – E

F major is Palm Muting Idea.

Palm-muting fingerstyle is one of my favorite approaches. I really love the sound of the muffled note.

For some reason, I love this technique in F major key. Could you not ask me why?

F – C – Dm – Bb

G major – Same old Story

The G major is one of the most popular keys on guitar and probably one of the first chord guitar players play when they grab a guitar.

This chord progression is my favorite.

G – C x4 Em – C – Em – D

A major | I Wrote my First Song

I wrote my first song in A major when I was 14 years old.

I love the range and the sound of this key, and I love to play this ascending melody either in thirds or sixth.

A – E – F#m – D

B major | Nobody play in this Key

I don’t usually play around with this key that much.

The open strings chords are great, though, and some of the chords have an exciting sound—definitely a good key to experiment with.

B – F# – Gm – E.