Guitar Chord Progressions - Reminders for Practicing
Scale
I
ii
iii
IV
V
vi
vii
Major
C
d
e
F
G
a
b
Scale
I
ii
iii
IV
V
vi
vii°
Major
Major
Minor
Minor
Major
Major
Minor
Half-Diminished
Scale
i
ii°
III
iv
v
VI
VII
Minor
Minor
Half-Diminished
Major
Minor
Minor
Major
Major
Decimal #
Roman #
C major Example
Known As
1 4
I–IV
1 5
I–V
6 7 3
IV–vii–iii
F–b–G
Backdoor progression
6 7 1
IV–vii–I
F–b–C
Backdoor progression
1 4 5
I–IV–V
C–F–G
1 6m 4 5
I–vi–IV–V
C–Am–F–G
1950s progression also known as the "Heart and Soul" chords, the "Stand by Me" changes, the doo-wop progression and the "ice cream changes"
1 6 4 5 1
I–vi–IV–V–I
C–a–F–G–C
1950s progression ice cream or doo-wop )
1 6 5 7 1
I–vi–V–vii–I
C–a–G–b–C
1 5 6m 4
I–V–vi–IV
C–G–Am–F
four–chord progression
6m 4 1 5
vi–IV–I–V
sensitive female chord progression
6m 4 5 1
vi–IV–V–I
6m 2m 5 1
vi–ii–V–I
A–D–G–C
circle progression
4 1 5 6m
IV–I–V–vi
F–C–G–Am
variation on I–V–vi–IV progression
1 4 6m 5
I–IV–vi–V
2m 5 1
ii–V–I
turnaround
1 b7 4
I–bvii–IV
1 2 4 1
I–ii–IV–I
1 3m 4 5
I–iii–IV–V
1m b7 b6 5
i–bvii–bVI–V
flamenco
1 5 b7 4
I–V–bvii–IV
1 6m 3m 5
I–vi–iii–V
1 6m 2m 5
I–vi–ii–V
1 4 1 5 1
I–IV–I–V–I
pop rock lydian
2m b7 1
ii–bvii–I
1 #1dim 2m 5
I–#Idim–ii–V
1 b3 b7 4
I–biii–bvii–IV
1 1(aug) 1(6) 1(7)
I–Iaug–I6–I7
1 1m
I–i
1m 5 1m b7 b3 b7 1m 5
i–V–i–bvii–biii–bvii–i–V
1(7) 6(7) 2(7) 5(7)
I–VI7–ii7–V7
1 5 6m 3m 4 1 4 5
I–V–vi–iii–IV–I–IV–V
1 4 2 5
I–IV–ii–V
2m 3m 5 6m
ii–iii–V–vi
1 4 2m 5
I–IV–ii–V
1m 4m 5m
i–iv–v
1 3 6m 4
I–iii–vi–IV
1 2m 3m 5
I–ii–iii–V
4 5 3m 6m
IV–V–iii–vi
1m 3 4m 5m
i–iii–iv–v
1m 7 5m 6
i–vii–v–VI
1m b3 b6 5
i–biii–bVI–V
1 b7
I–bvii
1m b6 b7
i–bVI–bvii
1 4 4m
I–IV–iv
1 2 2m
I–ii–ii
1 5m 2m
I–v–ii
1 3 4 4m
I–iii–IV–iv
3m 6m 2m 5
iii–vi–ii–V
1 2m 3m 4
I–ii–iii–IV
1 b3 4
I–biii–IV
1 7 b7 6 b6 5
I–vii–bvii–vi–bVI–V
1 6 2m 5
I–vi–ii–V
1 3m
I–iii
1 3 4 6
I–iii–IV–VI
1 3 5 7
I–iii–V–vii
C–e–G–b
1 3 5 7 3m
I–iii–V–vii–iiim
C–e–G–b–em
1 2m 4
I–ii–IV
1 5m
I–v
1m 7 3 6
i–vii–iii–VI
Scale
I
ii
iii
IV
V
vi
vii
Major
C
d
e
F
G
a
b
| 5 2 6 5 2 1 | V–ii–vi–V–ii–I | G–d–a–G–d–C | |
| 4 5 3m7 6m | IVM7–V7–iii7–vi | FM7–G7–Em7–Am | Royal road progression in contemporary Japanese pop |
| 1 6m 4 2m 3m 5 | I–vi–IV–ii–iii–V | | |
| | I–IV–vii°–iii–vi–ii–V–I | circle progression | |
| | | C–E♭7–A♭7–D♭7 | Tadd Dameron turnaround alternately called the "Coltrane turnaround" |
| 1 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 5 4 1 1 | I7–I7–I7–I7–IV7–IV7–I7–I7–V7–IV7–I7–I7 | C7–C7–C7–C7–F7–F7–C7–C7–G7–F7–C7–C7 | 12-bar Bird changes alternately called Blues for Alice changes, Bird Blues, or New York Blues changes |
Marker No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fret No. 1st
3rd
5th
7th
9th
12th
String 1 - e
F
G
A
B
C#/D♭
E
String 2 - B
C
D
E
F#/G♭
G#/A♭
B
String 3 - G
G#/A♭
A#/B♭
C
D
E
G
String 4 - D
D#/E♭
F
G
A
B
D
String 5 - A
A#/B♭
C
D
E
F#/G♭
A
String 6 - E
F
G
A
B
C#/D♭
E
Marker No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Fret No. 1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
String 1 - e
F
F#/G♭
G
G#/A♭
A
A#/B♭
B
C
C#/D♭
D
D#/E♭
E
String 2 - B
C
C#/D♭
D
D#/E♭
E
F
F#/G♭
G
G#/A♭
A
A#/B♭
B
String 3 - G
G#/A♭
A
A#/B♭
B
C
C#/D♭
D
D#/E♭
E
F
F#/G♭
G
String 4 - D
D#/E♭
E
F
F#/G♭
G
G#/A♭
A
A#/B♭
B
C
C#/D♭
D
String 5 - A
A#/B♭
B
C
C#/D♭
D
D#/E♭
E
F
F#/G♭
G
G#/A♭
A
String 6 - E
F
F#/G♭
G
G#/A♭
A
A#/B♭
B
C
C#/D♭
D
D#/E♭
E