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Chords, Chord Progression Exercises

Chord Theory - Progression Exercises: Key of Ab Major - ( Relative Minor: F Minor ) This exercise is designed to allow the musician to learn the primary chords for the Major Key along with the corresponding Relative Minor Key.

To begin the exercise:

Practice positioning your fingers on the guitar, based on the chord diagrams provided below. Practice by holding the chord and strumming.

Once you are comfortable with the first chord, move on to the the other chords, until you have completed all of the chords (Major and Minor).

Now play one chord and move to the next chord in sequence, strumming after each chord. Continue the sequence until you have memorized the position of each chord.

Legend:

Barre - To Create A Barre, Place Your Index Finger Across The Strings
Shown

Finger Position On The String

X Do Not Play This String

The Numbers Along The Left Side Represents The Fret Location (i.e. 1 is the first fret, 2 is the 2nd fret etc.)

Basic Chord Triads For Key: Ab Major - F Minor
Ab Major ( Triad: Ab Db Eb7 )

F Minor (Relative Minor)

Bbm

Eb7

A Flat Major and F Minor

Chord Group 2
Additional Chord(s) for this Progression Exercise:

Chord Progression:

Bbm

Eb7

Color Chords Exercise - Adding Color Chords To the Key Of A Flat Major (F Minor - Relative Minor) This exercise is designed to allow the musician to learn chords and play them in a progression. The chords provided are referred to as "color chords".

To begin the exercise:

Practice positioning your fingers on the guitar based on the diagrams provided below for the each of the new chords. Practice by holding the chord and strumming.

Once you are comfortable with the first chord, move on to the the other chords (if applicable), until you have completed all of the chords .

Complete the above steps until you have memorized the position of all of the chords.

Once all of the chords are memorized, play the chords in the order presented below in the Chord Progression section,

(moving from left to right) in order to complete the Chord Progression. Play one chord and move to the next chord in the sequence as shown, strumming each chord until you have completed all of the chords including the Relative Minor Key chords.

Continue the sequence until you are comfortable playing each chord, moving to the next easily and making a smooth transition.

Use these chords to build songs in A Flat Major or F Minor.

Chord Group 3 - Color Chords

The third group of chords for this Key introduces multiple new chords. These chords are color chords and include:

Abmaj7

Cmin7

Fmin7

Dbmaj7

Bbmaj7

Eb9

Learn the new chords below and play in the progression shown, including the Relative Minor Key.

Chord Progression:

Abmaj7

Dbmaj7

Abmaj7

Cmin7

Bbmin7

Fmin7

Eb9

Memorize The Chords Listed Below Summary Page - Chord Progression Exercises

Key - Ab Major

Identify The Major Triad For The Key (The 3 Root Chords That Establish The Key)

Locate The Inversions* For the Chords Listed In This Exercise And Include Them In The Exercise

Practice A Smooth Transition From The Major Key Into The Relative Minor

Key: Ab Major ( Triad: Ab Db Eb7 )

Relative Minor Key: F minor

For the purpose of this exercise, play the chords of the following progressions in the sequence they are shown:

Ab Major: Ab Major - Additional Color Chords:

Ab Abmaj7

Cm Cm7

Fm Fm7

Db Dbmaj7

Bbm Bbm7

Eb7 Eb9

Ab Abmaj7

Relative Minor - F Minor:

Bbm

Practice These Chords

Memorize Their Location On The Fretboard

Memorize The Inversions Of The Chords

Use These Chords To Build Songs In Ab Major Or F Minor

Inversions*: Inversions are duplicate chords on the guitar in different locations on the fretboard.

Chord Theory - Progression Exercises: Key of A Major - ( Relative Minor: F# Minor ) This exercise is designed to allow the musician to learn the primary chords for the Major Key along with the corresponding Relative Minor Key.

To begin the exercise:

Practice positioning your fingers on the guitar, based on the chord diagrams provided below. Practice by holding the chord and strumming.

Once you are comfortable with the first chord, move on to the the other chords, until you have completed all of the chords (Major and Minor).

Now play one chord and move to the next chord in sequence, strumming after each chord. Continue the sequence until you have memorized the position of each chord.

Legend:

Barre - To Create A Barre, Place Your Index Finger Across The Strings
Shown

Finger Position On The String

X Do Not Play This String

The Numbers Along The Left Side Represents The Fret Location (i.e. 1 is the first fret, 2 is the 2nd fret etc.)

Basic Chord Triads For Key: A Major - F# Minor
A Major ( Triad: A D E )

F# Minor (Relative Minor)

F#m

C#7

A Major and F# Minor

Chord Group 2
Additional Chords for this Progression Exercise:

Chord Progression:

C#m

F#m

C#m

Color Chords Exercise - Adding Color Chords To the Key Of A Major (F# Minor - Relative Minor) This exercise is designed to allow the musician to learn chords and play them in a progression. The chords provided are referred to as "color chords".

To begin the exercise:

Practice positioning your fingers on the guitar based on the diagrams provided below for the each of the new chords. Practice by holding the chord and strumming.

Once you are comfortable with the first chord, move on to the the other chords (if applicable), until you have completed all of the chords .

Complete the above steps until you have memorized the position of all of the chords. Once all of the chords are memorized, play the chords in the order presented below in the Chord Progression section,

Continue the sequence until you are comfortable playing each chord, moving to the next easily and making a smooth transition.

Use these chords to build songs in A Major or F# Minor.

A Major and F# Minor

Chord Group 3 - Color Chords

The third group of chords for this Key introduces multiple new chords. These chords are color chords and include:

Amaj7

F#min7

Bmin7

C#min7

Dmaj7

Learn the new chords below and play in the progression shown, including the Relative Minor Key.

Chord Progression:

Amaj7

Dmaj7

F#min7

Amaj7

Bmin7

C#min7

Amaj7

Memorize The Chords Listed Below

Summary Page - Chord Progression Exercises

Key - A Major

Identify The Major Triad For The Key (The 3 Root Chords That Establish The Key)

Locate The Inversions* For the Chords Listed In This Exercise And Include Them In The Exercise

Practice A Smooth Transition From The Major Key Into The Relative Minor

Key: A Major ( Triad: A D E )

Relative Minor Key: F# minor

For the purpose of this exercise, play the chords of the following progressions in the sequence they are shown:

A Major: A Major - Additional Color Chords:

A Amaj7

F#m F#m7

Bm Bm7

E7 E9

A Amaj7

C#m C#m7

D Dmaj7

E7 E9

A Amaj7

Relative Minor - F# Minor:

F#m

C#7

Practice These Chords

Memorize Their Location On The Fretboard

Memorize The Inversions Of The Chords

Use These Chords To Build Songs In A Major Or F# Minor

Inversions*: Inversions are duplicate chords on the guitar in different locations on the fretboard.

Chord Theory - Progression Exercises: Key of Bb Major - ( Relative Minor: G Minor ) This exercise is designed to allow the musician to learn the primary chords for the Major Key along with the corresponding Relative Minor Key.

To begin the exercise:

Practice positioning your fingers on the guitar, based on the chord diagrams provided below. Practice by holding the chord and strumming.

Once you are comfortable with the first chord, move on to the the other chords, until you have completed all of the chords (Major and Minor).

Now play one chord and move to the next chord in sequence, strumming after each chord. Continue the sequence until you have memorized the position of each chord.

Legend:

Barre - To Create A Barre, Place Your Index Finger Across The Strings
Shown

Finger Position On The String

X Do Not Play This String

The Numbers Along The Left Side Represents The Fret Location (i.e. 1 is the first fret, 2 is the 2nd fret etc.)

Basic Chord Triads For Key: Bb Major - G Minor
Bb Major ( Triad: Bb Eb F7 )

G Minor (Relative Minor)

B Flat Major and G Minor

Chord Group 2
Additional Chord(s) for this Progression Exercise:

Chord Progression:

Color Chords Exercise - Adding Color Chords To the Key Of B Flat Major (G Minor - Relative Minor) This exercise is designed to allow the musician to learn chords and play them in a progression. The chords provided are referred to as "color chords".

To begin the exercise:

Practice positioning your fingers on the guitar based on the diagrams provided below for the each of the new chords. Practice by holding the chord and strumming.

Once you are comfortable with the first chord, move on to the the other chords (if applicable), until you have completed all of the chords .

Complete the above steps until you have memorized the position of all of the chords.

Once all of the chords are memorized, play the chords in the order presented below in the Chord Progression section, (moving from left to right) in order to complete the Chord Progression. Play one chord and move to the next chord in the sequence as shown, strumming each chord until you have completed all of the chords including the Relative Minor Key chords.

Continue the sequence until you are comfortable playing each chord, moving to the next easily and making a smooth transition.

Use these chords to build songs in B Flat Major or G Minor.

B Flat Major and G Minor

Chord Group 3 - Color Chords

The third group of chords for this Key introduces multiple new chords. These chords are color chords and include:

Bbmaj7

Ebmaj7

Dmin7

Gmin7

Cmin7

Learn the new chords below and play in the progression shown, including the Relative Minor Key.

Chord Progression: