Horizontal Chords | Chord Progression in 5 Different Ways.

May 25, 2018

Horizontal Chords

From Simple Bass Note to Complex Chords

Hey, guys, welcome back to another super fingerstyle guitar lesson.

Today I want to talk to you about the difference between playing chords vertically vs. horizontally and highlight the benefits of learning horizontal guitar chord progression.

Almost every guitar player starts by learning chords vertically in one position of the neck.

Think about all the basic chords you know within the first three frets of the guitar neck. I am sure the majority of you can play at least 15 chords in that tiny little space. I call these types of chords, “Vertical chords.”

They are critical, and every guitar player should know them perfectly. However, there is more!

There is another awesome way of playing chords, which I call “Horizontal Chords.” In this guitar lesson, we will learn how to play a chord progression horizontally up and down the guitar neck.

This guitar approach is much more challenging but also extremely fun and fulfilling.

We will be working on five different ways of playing the same chord progression, from a simple bass line to complex chords.

The goal is to really familiarize yourself with horizontal chords and challenge your guitar skills by playing chords that are more challenging and less intuitive than basic vertical chords.

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The Video

The Chord Progression

Let’s quickly learn the chord progression in C major.

If you have always played vertical chords, you will probably think that this lesson is out of your league.

Make sure you try to learn chords, no matter how hard it looks. You need to challenge yourself if you want to become a better guitar player.

The chord progression goes like this: C – G/B – Am – G – F – Em – F – G – C

Spend enough time on each of the five variations. You will learn:

Simple bass note
Bass note and additional note
Different plucking pattern
Full chords
Chords and melody

Good luck!

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Spice up the Am – F – C – G Chord Progression On Guitar in 6 Steps | Creative Fingerstyle Guitar

Feb 6, 2018

Spice up the Am – F – C – G Chord Progression on Guitar

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Today I will show you how you can spice up a straightforward chord progression in A minor using a few techniques.

I am about to play the chord progression is the Am – F – C – G overused guitar chord progression.

We are going to spice up the progression in six steps.

Learn the basic chord progression Am – F – C – G
Spice up the chords Amadd9 – Fadd9 – Cadd9 – G
Add some rhythm and percussive guitar.
Play some fancy and dreamy chords
Play a melodic solo
Don’t forget the ending.

The Video

6 Emotional Chord Progressions that Will Make you Cry | Fingerstyle Guitar

Jan 31, 2018

6 Emotional Chord Progressions

Guitar and Emotions

Today I will show you how you can use your guitar to create amazing emotional chord progressions.

I think each instrument can recreate an emotion, and guitar (or fingerstyle guitar) is probably one of the few that can reproduce almost all the emotions humans are capable of.

In this video, I play 6 emotional chord progressions that you can learn and implement in your guitar playing.

The purpose of this video is to provide material that can inspire you to recreate a specific emotion or feeling with your guitar.

Obviously, this isn’t a lesson for absolute beginners, but if you want, you can access the tab and slowly learn one progression at a time.

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The Video

Chord Progression N.1

Deep Thinking Kind of Emotional – Get the Full Lesson and tab – Access the Student Area –

Em – D – C – G – G/F#

This chord progression is perfect if you want to reproduce the moment we get stuck in our thoughts.

The descending chord progression going from Em to D, and then C gives the music a sense of rest.

You don’t feel like running when you listen to this kind of music, instead of a feeling of quietness and peace.

On the 2nd and 3rd rounds, I also added a few notes to spice up the chord progression.

There is also a lot of reverb effect, which really helps to sustain the notes.

Chord Progression N.2

We Did What We Could kind of Emotional.

Amadd9 – Fmaj7(#11)/A – Am7add9 – G

Every time you need to make a chord progression sad, you can always rely on minor add 9 chords.

They are beautiful sounding chords that can be associate with sadness and grief.

In this chord progression, I am using an Aminadd9 chord at the beginning of the progression, which gives a clear statement: It’s a sad chord progression!

There is also another interesting chord, which is the Fmaj7(11)/A.

Using two-chord with the same bass note can create amazing emotional chord progressions, especially if you play in a minor key.

Chord Progression N.3

Best Friend Kind of Emotional

C/E – F/A – C/E – G – F – Am – G

This chord progression is in a Major key!

Creating emotional chord progressions is that they don’t necessarily have to be in a minor key.

Emotional could also relate to a happy feeling, and this is what this chord progression is about.

The chords are exciting and fun to play.

I am using inverted triads, a chord with a different bass note.

The first C major and the F major will be played with the 3rd on the bass (E and A).

I love these chords.

Chord Progression N.4

Difficult Decision Kind of Emotional

Dm – Bb(#11) – Gm x4 – Bbmaj – Cmaj – Dm

Decisions are tough to take.

What kind of music would you play in your head if you struggled to make a difficult decision?

In my head, I mainly play a minor chord progression, cluster chords, and open strings.

A cluster is achieved by playing at least two adjacent notes from the scale.

If we analyze the first chord (the D minor), you will notice that the second string is an F while the first open string is an E.

Chord Progression N.5

Finally, Happy Kind of Emotional – Get the Full Lesson and tab – Access the Student Area –

D – A – Bm – A – B – A – Bm – A/C# – D – D/F# G

Many chords here.

This is another example of a happy emotional feeling.

In the beginning, the chord progression is very similar to the Canon in D; then, it develops in a much more pop chord progression.

The idea here is to create a major, positive, and happy progression of chords.

I had a lot of fun adding the melody to the last chorus, so I hope you find that not too difficult.

Good luck.

Chord Progression N.6

Driving Alone Kind of Emotional

Am – G/A – F/A – Amadd9

Another chord progression in A minor, this time, though with a completely different vibe.

Here I am playing major and minor chords with the same bass note. This approach is beneficial if you want to create emotional chord progressions.

All the chords used here are basic triads played on the top three string using the same A as the bass note.

I am also using an F and G major as a passing chord to close the chord progression.

Good luck!

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7 Famous Guitar Chord Progression You Must Know! Fingerstyle Guitar Guide.

Jan 19, 2018

7 Famous Guitar Chord Progression

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Today I am going to show you 7 famous fingerstyle chord progression that you should know.

I played these chord progressions since I started playing guitar 22 years ago, and they never changed.

We will be playing the chord progression using my favorite guitar technique: Fingerstyle!

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Fingerstyle Chord Progression

Let’s get into details.

Let me show you exactly what I am playing and how you can spice up the chord progression by easily add few chord extensions.

I honestly believe that fingerstyle is really the most creative technique on guitar, and all these chord progressions sound amazing because of the right-hand approach we are using.

You can take your fingerstyle to the next level by practicing some of the exercises within the student area here at BlitzGuitar.com.

The Acoustic Pop Chord Progression

This is a very famous and overplayed chord progression.

Am – F – C – G

Try to play these chords, and nothing special really happens.

Add a few extensions to the chords, and you can really spice up this guitar chord progression and make it sound awesome.

Few changes I have made.

Amadd9 – Fadd9 – C – G

I have added a melody on the C major and G major to create more movement and voicing.

The Overplayed E minor

Let’s check out one of the most overplayed guitar chord progression.

We all love the key on E minor, so it is easy to fall for the same chords repeatedly.

Em – D – C – G – G/F#

Again, we will not be playing just the basic chords. Instead, we will change a few of them and spice up the rhythm with a nice arpeggio.

Em7add9 – Dsus – Cadd9 – G

Because we are using many add9 chords, the chord progression sounds nice and “dreamy,” which is one of the characteristics of the add9 chords.

The C minor Jazzy Chord Progression

One of my favorite guitar chord progression of all time.

The jazzy chords are fascinating and always of paramount importance in harmony and music theory development.

This chord progression goes as follows:

Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb713 – Ebmaj9 – Abmaj7 – Dmin7b5 – G7#5 – Cmin7

I am also using an awesome technique called “walking bass,” which allows you to connect each chord using a bass line.

Pretty challenging but worth trying.

B Minor Acoustic Rock

You hear this guitar chord progression a lot.

Bm – D – A – E

I really like to approach this chord progression with a modern fingerstyle arpeggio.

The plucking is always the same: Thumb, index, middle, and ring (P, i, m, a).

Each string should be played detached and without over-ringing.

Probably the easiest chord progression in this video.

The Open E Chord Progression

In this popular guitar chord progression, I will show you how a simple open string can change the chord progression and add beautiful sounding chords.

The chord progression goes as follows: E – C#madd9 – Add9 – E – Bmaj(#11).

No matter which chord we are playing, we will keep the first open string throughout the progression.

The C#madd9 is probably my favorite chord on the guitar, so I always try to use it all the time.

Practice this chord progression and slowly implement these chords.

This is probably the best way to memorize them.

Eric Clapton D minor Chord Progression

Eric Clapton is a guitar super start.

His song Layla inspired millions of guitar players.

I really love the acoustic version in D minor with this beautiful chord progression.

Dm – Bb – C – Dm

You will learn by playing this chord progression that when you play in a key of D minor, the first open string can be used to generate beautiful chords.

You can use it on the D minor and Bb major.

Try, then tell me if you like it.

The C major R&B Chord Progression

The C major key is one of the most played on guitar.

So many guitar chord progression and songs have been written in this key.

Today I will show you how you can spice up the chords using the Maj7 and Min7 chord families.

Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Fmaj7

The maj7 and min7 chords give a quite R&B vibe emphasized with the use of embellishment over the top strings.

One of my favorite chord progression.