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Advanced chord progressions

This guide presents some uncommon chord progressions for guitar players that already know lots of
fundamental progressions. You will probably learn some new chords and shapes that can help you
develop your guitar playing further, especially if you also write songs.

It's understood that you already know basic chords; therefore, only the rare chords are shown in
pictures.

E – Aa d d 9/ E – E

Aadd9/E

This is only two chords, but it's a very simple yet original combination that you can develop further into
longer sequences, see below.

E – Aa d d 9/ E – Ba d d 11/ E – Aa d d 9/ E – E ( see tab)

Badd11/E

This is a continuation of the last sequence and as you can see the shape is the same for all three chords.

You can also try to experiment with the following nearby shapes: 0 x 2 1 0 0 , 7 x 7 6 0 0 and
9 x 9 8 0 0 , more suited for finger picking.

0:00 / 0:07

G ( 3 2 0 0 33 ) - C a d d ( X3 2 0 3 3) - G - D ad d 11 - Gadd9 - D add11

Dadd11 X Gadd9 X

Observe that only two shapes are in use.

E m – A 7/ D – D a dd 9

Em A7/D Dadd9

Observe that the thumb should be used to press down the sixth string in two cases.

B ad d 11 - E - C # m 7 ( X4 6 6 0 0) - B s u s 4 ( X 2 4400) - F#11

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Badd11 E F#11

The E and F#7sus4 chords are played in different ways than usual as the pictures indicate. The B chord
should be played as a pseudo-barre 7 9 9 8 0 0 .

D – G /D – A/ D – G /D – D ( s e e t a b)

G/D A/D

From the regular D chord you continue to play on the highest strings with two similar shapes.

0:00 / 0:04

G – C /G – G – E m 9 – D 7 / F # – G

Em9

As you can see is Em9 (more or less) a C major with the root on the fifth fret. This progression is
actually a part of the Bob Dylan song “Boots Of Spanish Leather” and is in the original context played
with capo on the third fret. This progression sound especially great using fingerpicking.

C – G /B – B m b6 a dd 11 – Am – Am /B – C

Bm b6 add11

Bm b6 add11 has a messy chord name and can be a little tricky to play, but your muscle memory will
probably get a hang of it soon.

E ( I I) – B / D # – A/ C #

E(II) B/D# A/C#

An alternate E major chord is to prefer here since it use the fifth string for its root note.

D 5 - D m a j 7 ( n o3 ) /C # - D 6 s u s 4 /B

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D5 Dmaj7/C# D6sus4/B

An example with descending bass.

Learn from video

3-chords progression: D5 - Dmaj7/C# - D6sus4/B

D m - D m M a j 7 ( X X 02 2 1 ) - D m 7 - G7 ( XX 0 001)

An example of a middle voice movement.

C - C a d d 9 - G6 ( X 1 0 9 0 8 0) - G 6/ 9 ( X 1 0 9 0 10 0) - Fm aj 9 ( X 9 7 0 6 0) -
Fmaj9 (X 9 7 0 9 0)

An example with movable chords.

This guide to uncommon chord progression will continue to increase in following updates.

There are more chords and keys to learn and if you want to go more into depth, see the 500 Guitar
Chord Progressions ebook.

See also: Chord progressions in various keys.

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