Chord Progressions
One of the best ways to increase Lead Guitar skills is to Jam (play with other musicians). It may be difficult finding musicians that are willing to sit there and Jam while you are trying to develop your skills. So the next best thing is chord progressions.
Use these Chord Progressions for Guitar players to practice Lead Playing to. These chord progressions are basic and are only intended as learning tools to allow guitarists to practice their “chops” and develop their “improvising” skills.
Instructions:
Guitar players – the majority of these progressions will have drums, guitar, and bass to practice your leads to.
Chord Progressions for Guitar Players
1. Slow – Melodic Rock Key of “Am” Am – Dm – E7
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2. Slow – Clean Key of “D” D – C – G – D
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3. Slow – Rock Key of “F” F – Bflat – C
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4. Fast – Rock Key of “A” A – D – A – E – D – A
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5. Basic Rock Style Key of “A” A – D – A – E – A
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6. Blues Rock Key of “Bm” Bm – A – G – F#11 / F#
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7. Metal – Fast Key of “E” E – D
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8. Jazz Style – Slow Key of “E” E – D
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9. Slow – Metal Key of “D” D – C, F – C – D
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10. Fast – Southern Rock Key of “C” C – G# – A# – F
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11. Slow – Soft Rock Key of “Am” Am – G – F – G
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12. Fast – Blues Rock Key of “G” G – C – G – D – C – G
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13. Slow – Soft Rock Key of “G” G – F – C – G
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We will be adding new chord progressions whenever possible so don’t forget to check back from time to time to see what’s new!
Additional Information Here…
Be creative; try different notes in different orders, try different scales, try repeating notes, and work on finding all the root notes. Start slow, the speed will come later. The main concept for jamming to chord progressions is for guitar players to develop their “improvising” skills, don’t neglect this important part of lead guitar playing. Practice hard, and have some fun…
“OTHER” WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR “JAMMING” SKILLS:
Check this out! The DigiTech “Trio+” Band Creator and Looper is another great tool for guitarists to practice their Lead playing to. All you do is step on the pedal and record a progression and then play it back and “Jam” to it. You can add Drums and Bass parts, and store up to 12 songs on the unit. This is just one of the many pedals that are available on the market today.
