3 Chord Progressions to Make You a Better Guitar Player

Going over some cool 'edgy' chord progressions on guitar. Thanks to @sweetwater for sending over the Breedlove Organic WIldwood. Check one out:

Here's a video about how to number chords in a key:

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[matthewblevins]

You remember that moment when...it just starts to make sense? It' s such an emotional response and my body just starts to tingle like the world is right all of the sudden. Thank you Sean - you are so relatable and really help me connect with how great playing makes me feel. This is how it's supposed to feel and it's a massive rush of excitement and relief to know I CAN DO THIS! It's like happy blissful chill melting over a marshmallow sunset. If this is the beginning of whatever this is, I'm in BIG trouble in the best imaginable way possible..."that's no moon, it's a space station" meets Heaven, wearing a tuxedo t-shirt kinda thing...so, yeah, I'm having a good day.

[AlexanderDekhtyar]

I wonder if there will be any salty blues comments regarding the "7 - Nobody Knows" visual.

[shannongagnon]

You are a pure channel of guitar-playing knowledge, always knowing where you are going next. If I could only translate half of what you know to my playing I would be truly happy!

[StefanGBucher]

OK, you're an LA apostate. Noted. But despite your brunch heresy... super useful lesson! I get so hung up on learning the fanciness and a never-ending string of half-remembered little riffs and licks and stuff, but then these fundamental chord lessons really help me get a better understanding of the key and of just jamming a little and letting my guitar ring and sound musical. Thank you!

[tbnpgjo]

i really like the breedlove you are playing

[jefftiebout]

Great lesson. Again, I can use this tomorrow. Sweet Guitar.

[jcburger]

Thanks for the lesson on three chord progressions!! Appreciated.

[jeffrey.a.hanson]

I’m starting my next song on the flat 1…and charting it that way for my bassist.

[kudgeond]

Trying to wrap my head around the way you used the min 7 flat 5 chords. They're not really substitutions in that progression if I understand it correctly, but rather passing chords that you used to get the chromatic movement in the bass and the reason they work is because you've got the A min triad with F# so that's adding the 6 chord in drag and then with the G# you add the B min triad, which hints at the 7 chord nobody knows anyway. If so my takeaway is that you can use the flat 5 or flat 6 min 7 flat 5 chord to lead into the 5 or 6 chord when they come around if you want to jazz up a chord progression. Is that about right?

[anthonycarr]

Please can I ask if each chord in a progression is allocated a bar or can it be varied? Most examples given seem to suggest this.

[TheRealReasonNASB]

I have no idea what's going on but it's entertaining

[ethanrightmyer]

Thanks Sean - you’re a great teacher 🤘

[randolphgallagher]

You are truly the Bob Ross of the guitar.

[ImHewg]

What are the strumming pattens to this? Can’t figure it out!!!

[arthurrollins]

What’s the price on that guitar from sweet water?

[AlexanderDekhtyar]

More chord progression lessons, please! Very useful. For vi - V - IV, I tend the extend it to vi-V-IV-III, because apparently it's a thing (-:

[lentas]

15 mins in and you havent mentioned Elixir strings yet!!

[sophiafakevirus-rocc]

Throw out the funny bit at the start. Can you imagine his chat up patter 🙄

[robertzanetti]

Everyone's got chord progressions, cp's if you will, but no one tells you how to build more parts in the key that go together. Could be a good video, not that I need it.

[johnpulwers]

The opposite of BASIC is ADVANCED, isn't it?