whats your favorite chord progression?

Lately I've really like the chords in Sarah McLachlan's "Building a Mystery":

Bm/G/D/A (Played capo at the 7th fret as: Em C G D (Dsus4) D

Today, it's Dm, Gm, C, Gm, Am. I'm not sure what tomorrow will bring.

I've always liked ones in G.

Nice and easy to change. And they seem to suit the finger style of acoustic I usually play :D

So it might be G, Em, C, Am, D and back to G, or any combination of them. I like to mix the order up each time to get different feels.

Whenever I pick up the guitar I usually fall into some sort of noodle around those chords just to warm the fingers up before I move on to something else.

I also slip the Bm in sometimes, plus there's a simple version of F#m that can be thrown in on occasions too.

xxx222 (with the g,b & e strings all fretted with a half barre from the end of the index finger)

Cheers, Chris

I can't seem to get the b chords, they seem to require to many fingers :)

:D

Yes, 4 index fingers would be good....

Here's something that worked for me.

For some weeks before I got serious about B or Bm chords I just played A and Am with the three smallest fingers for a while - Middle Ring and Pinky.

It helps toughen up the pinky and gives you an alternate fingering.

When you're ready all you need to do is move down 2 frets and add the index on the high E string, and you have the B versions.

Or you can add a barre with your index. But if the barre is still too tough you don't need all 6 strings anyway. The Bm shape can be moved down the frets to give you all the minors you want, just on the 4 strings. :)

Cheers, Chris.

Song I'm working on now

Cmaj7, Em, G x4

Dsus2/A. Am, Em .....

good advice, i'll work on it...song your learning? sounds hard, some of those are hard to do, props to you.

I've always loved the old 60's progression of C Am F G7 and back to C to do it all over again. think I first heard it on "Earth Angel". Great too if you arpeggio it.

I, IV, V 12-bar blues in any handy key.

ricochet: Blues chords? are they in roman numerals???

I, IV, V 12-bar blues in any handy key.

Thats the one :!: 8) 8) 8)

I, IV, V 12-bar blues in any handy key.

Me three :P

ricochet: Blues chords? are they in roman numerals???
Since this is your thread and you asked I will explain.
The Roman numerals is a way of showing a chord progression without picking any particular key.
In Ricochets example I, IV, V would be the 1st, 4th, and 5th chords of a key and all major (lower case Roman numerals are minor chords)
Pick a key.
Example E. (I=E, IV=A, V=B) Don't like B chords? no problem play a different key, like D (I=D, IV=G, V=A)
That is the simple answer and there is a bit more to it but you get a general idea.

II-V-I in any key.