Dreamy Chord Progression on Guitar in 4 Keys
Creative Fingerstyle Program
Today I am going to show you five different dreamy chord progression on fingerstyle guitar.
Dreamy chords are beautiful on the guitar, and they can be easily achieved by combining chords with open strings.
You will listen to five different chord progressions in different keys.
- E major key – Amaj7, G#m7 – F#m7(add11) – E
- C major key – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7(#11) – Cmaj7 – Fadd9 – G
- D major key – Dadd9 – Bm7add11 – Emin – Asus
- B major key – F#7add11 – Eadd9 x4 – B – F#7add11 – Eadd9 – F#7add11
- A minor key – Amadd9 – Am7add9/G – Fmaj7(#11)- E
Each of these chord progression has a different vibe and color, but they all have one thing in common. They all sound dreamy.
The Video
Dreamy Chord Progression
Let’s Get into Details
Let me tell you more about these chord progressions and how to learn them.
Because I am playing each chord progression in a different key, I had to develop a way to make these chords “Dreamy.”
One thing you can do is to combine the chords with open strings or use Add9, #11, and maj7 chords.
Let’s get started.
E major key
Amaj7, G#m7 – F#m7add11 – E
This chord progression starts with an A major 7 chord, but we are actually in the key of E major.
Commonly, a chord progression starts on the 4th degree, and if the chord is also Major 7, you can definitely start with a dreamy chord.
I love to play with different voicing, so the G#m7 and F#m7add11 have different voicing on the 1st string.
Really cool chord progression which reminds me of Alicia Keys’ song If I Ain’t got You.
C major key
Cadd9 – Fmaj7(#11) – Cmaj7 – Fadd9 – G
Another super dreamy chord progression in C major.
This time I am starting with a Cadd9 and Fadd9 chord.
I am also playing the E and B string open, so the Cadd9 also has the maj7 and the Fadd9 the raised 11.
Both chords are perfect together and really dreamy.
They are also pretty stretchy so, take it to step by step.
D major key
Dadd9 – Bm7add11 – Emin – Asus
This time the chord progression is in D major, another perfect key for the dreamy chord progression.
The awesome thing about the fingerstyle technique is that it allows you to select which string you want to play so that a simple chord like a Dadd9 sounds beautiful and dreamy.
The rest of the chord progression is pretty simple, with the Bm7add11 followed by the E min and Asus.
The most difficult thing about this chord progression is probably the fingerstyle pattern and how to pluck the strings.
B major key
F#7add11 – Eadd9 x4 – B – F#7add11 – Eadd9 – F#7add11
One of my favorite dreamy chord progression.
Here you can create beautiful chords with literally the same chord shape.
The F#7add11 is a beautiful dreamy chord that sounds perfect with the combined E and B open string.
One of the difficult things about this chord progression is the arpeggio pattern in 7 and 9.
I highly recommend you listen to the chord progression several times before you start playing it.
A minor key
Amadd9 – Am7add9/G – Fmaj7(#11)- E
A dreamy chord progression can also be in a minor key.
This is A minor, and I am using a prevalent chord progression that can easily become dreamy with the second open string played on each chord.
The plucking pattern is straightforward, so that I would focus much more on the stretchy chords.
Definitely a dreamy chord progression in a minor key you should know.