![]() And they're not the only ones you can write your own songs with. These are by no means the only common chord progressions. Pick one or two of these progressions to work on and get down, then learn another. So this is a lot to think about and take in. There's some deeper music theory to this, but for now just remember that making the iii chord in any Major key a Major chord can give you that Spanish vibe. This is part of what gives it that Spanish feel. You'll notice that the E is a major chord, but in the key of both C Major and A minor it should be an Em. If you were to think about it in the key of C Major, it would be vi-V-IV-III. In the key of Am it's i-VII-VI-V, Am-G-F-E. We're going to get a little different here and view it from the key of Am (the relative key to C Major). But guess what? Am and C have all of the same notes! This is why they're called relative keys.Īnd lastly, the 7th common chord pattern is called the Andalusian Cadence. So when you start on the Am instead of the C, it feels like you're in the key of Am. The I and vi chords in any key are relative keys. This one is also common in Rock, Folk, Pop Punk, Pop. ![]() T he 6th pattern starts on the 6th scale degree, vi-IV-I-V. That's part of what Jazz musicians are known for, unresolved tension. It resolves briefly on the C chord, then get's less resolved on the Am. Since the pattern doesn't start on the I chord it feels a little unstable. It also introduces a new chord to the list, the ii chord. It's a very common pattern there so it's worth adding to this list. This gets more used in Jazz styles of music. This one is also used a lot in punk and Pop Punk, Folk, Rock The 4th common chord pattern is I-IV-vii-V. You'll see this a lot in Punk Rock, Folk, and Pop music. This is only 3 chords with the IV chord being played twice. Think of Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers. Same chords as the first common chord pattern? Yes! But by changing the order and the feel they become different and unique. This is that 50s progression mostly used in ballads. Number 2 on our list is the I-vi-IV-V (one-six-four-five) pattern. Think of Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'" Lastly the IV is uppercase telling us that it's a Major chord. the vi is lowercase which tells us it's a minor chord. The V chord is also major, and in the key of C this is a G chord. We can see that the I chord is major so we'll play a C. The 1st common chord pattern is the I-V-vi-IV (one-five-six-four) pattern. *The vii chord is a diminished chord, which we'll cover in another lesson. We'll use the key of C Major for all of the patterns today just to keep things simple. You can remember them easier by making the acronym CAGED. Instead of trying to memorize these scale degrees in every key, it's more useful to learn them in the common keys on guitar. So the I, IV, and V chords are Major, and the ii, iii, and vi chords are minor. Roman numerals are more helpful because they'll tell us if the chord is Major (uppercase) or minor (lowercase). It's more common to replace the Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3, etc) with roman numerals in music. The 1 chord in the key of C Major is a C, the 4 chord is an F, and the 5 chord is a G. Now, each of these notes or degrees also represents a chord. So these same notes can also be seen as:Ĭ is 1, D is 2, and so on. Let's look at the C Major scale:Įach of these notes can be represented by a scale degree, which is really just a number that tells us where in the key that note is. Understanding Common Chord Patternsīefore we go onto common chord patterns, we have to have a very basic understanding of music theory. This gets especially important when you start playing with vocalists. You really only need to find the key and you'll be able to figure out the rest quickly.Īnd lastly, it helps you be able to change keys on the fly. This will also benefit you when you're trying to learn a popular song. Learning to recognize these patterns regardless of key will help train your ear. This helps you focus your time on more important things. For example, you're more likely to see G, C, and D together rather than G, Bbm, and Eb. Learning these common chord patterns (also called common chord progressions) does a few good things for your guitar playing.įirst, they help you learn chord changes you're more likely to see. They're not key specific and aren't even really genre specific. FOLK PUNK CHORDS ESSENTIALS SERIESCommon chord patterns are a series of chords that are used together much of the time in popular music. ![]()
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