First Chord Progressions for Guitar: Learn the Most Important Chord Sequences for Songwriting and Playing Guitar

by Simon Pratt

Discover the Most Essential Chord Progressions on Guitar

•   Learn every common chord progression for songwriting and jamming.

•   Master open and barre chords that add depth and excitement to your music.

•   Discover picking, strumming and arpeggio patterns you can apply to any style...

•   Learn a musical short hand that lets you play any chord sequence in any key!

•   Includes detailed advice on creative application to make you stand out from the crowd...

 

First Chord Progressions for Guitar

•   Are you struggling to write songs, or do you want to develop chord knowledge for jamming on guitar?

•   Are you missing out on gigging opportunities because your knowledge of chord progressions is limited?

•   Do you need to apply guitar chord progressions musically, or supercharge your creativity?

•   Do you want to immediately recognize and play any song on the radio?

•   Is it time to develop versatility in multiple popular guitar styles?

 

First Chord Progressions for Guitar breaks down the barrier between boring theory and exciting musical application. It is a direct, hands-on guide that gets you playing creative chord sequences on guitar...instantly.

With detailed chapters on Pop, Rock, Blues, Funk, and even Jazz chord sequences, you’ll always have the perfect chord sequece to play when a creative moment arises.

As well as learning chord sequences on guitar, you will also learn plenty of picking, strumming and rhythmic techniques so you can get inside the chord progression and lock in with the band.

Once you have learnt each essential chord sequence, you will be taught to instantly play it in any key... There'll be no more problems with awkward singers!

You’ll master the music, then master the theory of chord sequences on guitar for a lifetime of exciting creativity.

 

Here’s What You Get:

•   Breakdown and practical application of the 20+ guitar chord sequences that comprise over 90% of modern music.  

•   Practical strumming patterns, picking ideas, chord fragments, grooves and more...

•   A complete guide to understanding and applying chord sequence theory.

•   One instant trick to help you play any chord sequence, in any key.

•   A dedicated section on beautiful, lush, open chords that will make your audience cry out for more.

•   12 backing tracks to help you hone your guitar chord skills.

•   A creative guide to using chord fragments: Use the minimum of notes to lay down the maximum of groove.

 

Bonuses:

Bonus One: Four perfect routines that let you dominate your practice time. 

Bonus Two: Over 100 audio examples to download for free

Hear it!

Learning guitar chord progressions from a book is one thing, but once you hear how to apply them, they become music.

102 pages, Paperback

Published September 19, 2017

Reviews

[Daniel Evensen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a fairly good collection of guitar chord progressions. Many of these progressions are easily recognizable and are common in popular music. Others, such as the famous II-V-I progression, are musically challenging and can lead to some quite interesting ideas.

Pratt does a favor to his readers by recommending a large number and variety of songs that aspiring rhythm guitarists can learn to practice these progressions. This is the highlight of this book, though I should note that the selections are fairly heavily weighed towards contemporary alternative songs. If this is not your style, I think you would do better simply listening to a wide variety of music and trying to learn songs that you enjoy.

There are some problems with this book. Some of the left hand fingerings are impossible as written, though you can figure out different arrangements to make it work with few problems. Other small sections, such as the one on "two note shapes" and "three note shapes," are so simplistic and ill-placed as to be an insult to the serious student who has managed to come this far. The lists of common cord progressions aren't bad, but are awkwardly presented and take up a lot of space. You're actually better off using the tried-but-true "The Guitar Handbook" by Ralph Denver.

All in all, this really isn't a bad guide. This is miles above "The First 100 Chords for Guitar" - in fact, you can ditch that volume and just use this one instead. However, the average student will run through this material fairly quickly, and will be itching for something with a bit more substance.