A GUIDE TO 3 COMMON GUITAR CHORD PROGRESSIONS FOR BEGINNERS

While learning to play chords give you the building blocks to play songs, chord progressions help you form those building blocks into a more structured song. Learning guitar chord progressions can help you not only better understand what chords work well together, but consistent practice can help you transition faster and more smoothly between chords – staying on beat and on-melody.

In this article, we’ll show you three common chord progressions on guitar and how they are structured. We’ll also give you a few examples of songs where you can hear these progressions – and get some inspiration for your own practice sessions. Let’s get started!

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