15 Popular Guitar Chord Progressions For Song Writing & Jamming (Tuned to Eb)

The video introduces the purpose of learning chord progressions: song writing, chord practice, and creating backing tracks for solos. Before diving into the chords, the instructor guides the viewer through tuning their guitar.

The demonstration will use chords in the key of G, specifically from the G Major scale. The instructor explains the correspondence between scale notes and chord numbers: 1 (G), 2 (A minor), 3 (B minor), 4 (C), 5 (D), and 6 (E minor). The 7th chord (F minor 7 flat five or F diminished) is mentioned but not used in the progressions.

This is presented as one of the most used chord progressions. It consists of G (1), C (4), D (5), and back to G (1). The instructor notes that the 5th chord could technically be a dominant seventh but sticks to simple major and minor chords for the examples.

This progression extends the first one, adding a return to the 4th chord before resolving back to the 1st: G (1), C (4), D (5), C (4), G (1).

This progression introduces a minor chord sequence: G (1), E minor (6), A minor (2), D (5), and back to G (1).

Another progression that includes minor chords: G (1), B minor (3), E minor (6), D (5), and back to G (1).

This progression features G (1), A minor (2), E minor (6), D (5), and then back to G (1).

A common progression that starts with the tonic and moves through the dominant and sub-mediant: G (1), D (5), E minor (6), and C (4).

This progression starts on the relative minor: E minor (6), C (4), G (1), and D (5).

A popular sequence often used in various genres: G (1), E minor (6), C (4), and D (5).

This progression includes: G (1), C (4), A minor (2), and D (5).

A simple and effective progression: G (1), C (4), G (1), and D (5).

This progression uses: G (1), B minor (3), C (4), and D (5).

Highlighted as a progression heavily used in jazz: A minor (2), D (5), and G (1), with two bars on the 1st chord.

This progression moves sequentially through the scale degrees: G (1), A minor (2), B minor (3), and C (4).

Another progression starting on the relative minor: E minor (6), C (4), A minor (2), and D (5).

The final progression presented: G (1), A minor (2), D (5), and C (4).

The instructor encourages viewers to try all progressions, combine them for different song sections (verse, chorus, bridge), record them, and practice soloing over them to develop songwriting skills.