Chord Progressions
by Michael Thomas
Use these chord progressions to create your own melodies.
This is a great way to practice your chords and play around with different
rhythms.
| # |
Progression:
Chord # in Key |
Example:
Chords in the Key of
"C" |
Example:
Chords in the Key of
"G" |
| 1 |
1, 4, 5, 1 |
C, F, G, C |
G, C, D, G |
| 2 |
1, 4, 5, 57, 1 |
C, F, G, G7,C |
G, C, D, D7, G |
| 3 |
1, 4, 7o,1
(ending a slow song) |
C, F, Bo,
C |
G, C, F#o,
G |
| 4 |
1, 4, 1, 5, 1 |
C, F, C, G, C |
G, C, G, D, G |
| 5 |
1, 5, 1, 4, 1, 5,
1 |
C, G, C, F, C, G, C |
G, D, G, C, G, D,
G |
| 6 |
1, 5, 4, 1, 4, 5,
1 |
C, G, F, C, F, G, C |
G, D, C, G, C, D,
G |
| 7 |
1, 4, 1, 67, 5, 1 |
C,F,C,D7,G,C |
G, C, G, A7, D, G |
| 8 |
1, 4, 5, 1, 4, 67,
5, 1 |
C,F,G,C,F,D7,G,C |
G, C, D, G, C, A7,
D, G |
| 9 |
1, 6m, 4, 5, 1 |
C, Am, F, G, C |
G, Em, C, D, G |
| 10 |
1, 6m, 2m, 4, 5, 1 |
C, Am, Dm, F, G, C |
G, Em, Am, C, D, G |
| 11 |
1, 3m, 4, 5, 1 |
C, Em, F, G, C |
G, Bm, C, D, G |
| 12 |
1, 3m, 6m, 4, 5, 1 |
C, Em, Am, F, G, C |
G, Bm, Em, C, D, G |
| 13 |
1, 3m, 6m, 7o,1 |
C, Em , Am, Bo, C |
G, Bm, Em, , F#o,
G |
| 14 |
1, 2m (repeat) |
C, Dm (repeat) |
G, Am (repeat) |
| 15 |
1, 2m, 5, 1 |
C, Dm, G, C |
G, Am, D, G |
| 16 |
1, 2m, 4, 5, 1 |
C, Dm, F, G, C |
G, Am, C, D, G |
| 17 |
1, 2m, 1, 4, 5, 1 |
C, Dm, C, F, G, C |
G, Am, G, C, D, G |
| 18 |
1, 7b, 4, 1 |
C, Bb, F, C |
G, F, C, G |
| 19 |
1, 3b, 7b, 1 |
C, Eb, Bb, C |
G, Bb, F, G |
| 20 |
1, 6b, 7b, 1 |
C, Ab, Bb, C |
G, Eb, Bb, G |
| 21 |
1, 1(4), 1, 1(2),
1 (repeat) |
C, C4, C, C2, C
(repeat) |
G, G4, G, G2, G |
| 22 |
1, 1(6), 4, 5, 1 |
C, C6, F, G, C |
G, G6, C, D, G |
Notes:
- The fifth's 7 is commonly played when going back to the first.
(Ex: C,F,G,G7,C or G,C,D,D7,G).
- When ending a slow song you can play the Seventh Diminished
instead of the Fifth's Seventh.
1, 4, 7O,1 instead of 1, 4,57,1 (Ex: C, F, BO,C or G, C, F#O ,G)
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