25 Chord Progressions Great for Songwriting

[@vivalibertasergovivitelibe4111]

Since this is about songwriting I want to encourage everyone here. Take a look at some additional music theory. For me songwriting got more and more exciting the more I actually knew what chords did and how you can write your own progressions. And most of all just experiment. Playing these chord progressions and writing cool songs with them might be fun but they kinda often sound the same (delve into some music theory and you'll find out they often simply are the same) Do unconventional stuff. Be creative. I am not trying to talk shit on the creator of this video. I think it is a great start for beginners, I want to encourage you guys to develop from this state of songwriting to look into cool chord progressions and song structures and let the fun of composing begin

[@Britmysta]

Now, this is a helpful comment. Constructive criticism is best :-)

[@isaacw.7523]

Music theory is my secret weapon.

[@MiguelSanchez-fs6cu]

viva libertas ergo vivite libertatem thank so much for posting it I’m very desperate on writing original music and I will.

[@vivalibertasergovivitelibe4111]

@@MiguelSanchez-fs6cu same. I play the piano for a very long time but for the most time never got into music theory, jusg playing other people's works now I want to crate my own

[@RonZtisdale]

Hello I wanna have a deeper understanding of how chords "progress", too. What "aspects" of music theory would you recommend I learn to be able to do that and also where? Thanks!

[@43loudman]

This is what i was looking for, just music, just played chords, no tutorials, thank you for the description of the chord names, just perfect, No lessons, No speaking, Just beautiful Guitar chords to Play with, THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@stanvalderrama24]

The sound of that guitar is so heavenly.. 😍

[@pauljoneseyboy9615]

Stan Valderrama what is that guitar? I need to get back from hell and this could be my new ride

[@kkeithclarkk]

Paul Jones read the description

[@stanvalderrama24]

What's the brand of this guitar?

[@iluvbloxorz]

Stan Valderrama you haven’t heard the strings from your shoes yet

[@hungryhunter7158]

It really is

[@JoeTheDude]

A couple of those progressions really made me feel like a 20 something man named Michael with a shitty goatee and an open flannel shirt was about to tell me to “raise my hands up for Jesus”

[@gabiocampos]

Joe Lewis yees indeed 😂😂

[@dagoelius]

Seems more something 'Stephen' would do.

[@hringwood2743]

Number 24 got me goood

[@ryanseanmusicandlove]

Lol your dead on with that. Hillsong maybe

[@blessedjohn]

You may not raise your proud hands to God now, but one day every knee will bow, and every (including you!) will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord!

[@ryenrafaelyeh7433]

I'm a pop child and have only been playing guitar for two years. I really appreciated this video because I love that it's not too hard and you showed a lot of variation in terms of chords and colors that I haven't seen. I'm only on #13 but there's already many of them that I'd like to try out. Thank you so much for this vid!!!

[@ocirMZ]

The scale degrees: 1. major 1465 2. major 154 3. minor 1637 4. minor 1637 5. minor 145 6. minor 176 7. major 145 8. minor 1675 9. major 1343 10. minor 167 11. major 1564 12. minor 1637 13. minor 1635 14. major 1645 15. major 14 16. minor 15 17. major 1526154 18. major 15654 19. Missing 20. major 1534 21. major 145 22. minor 174 23. major 465 24. major 1564 25. major 1364 There are probably errors somewhere Doubles: 3,4,12 7,21 (though differently voiced) 11,24 So only 20 Progressions. Still more than I expected

[@taufiqulhakim6582]

Dude how does one determine the key of any progression?

[@MiguelSanchez-fs6cu]

Rico thank u so much for posting it

[@ocirMZ]

@@taufiqulhakim6582 I'm not really an expert in music theory, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. But in general: Most progressions start with their root chord. Sometimes they don't, but then they generally end with it. You can also check all chords played, and look for what notes are sharpened / flattened and infer the key from that. that only works if you know / suspect they are major/ minor and not in some other mode. Also sometimes chords from other keys are used, and "minor" itself has 3 variations in itself (natural, harmonic and melodic) so that might be a tricky way to find a key. Lastly Chords have functions, and a chords function also depends on what key it is in. If you looked at classical music a chord progression would basically always and with V-I. Pop music doesn't adhere as closely to functions, but they still very much do. Harmonic functions are not really something that can be explained in a KZbin comment, but they are a very basic and important part of music theory, so if you are interested in that, check it out, there are loads of videos online explaining that For my comment I basically just used "tonic is probably the first chord" as a base and sometimes cross checked to see of the flattened /sharpened notes line up. I completely disregarded modes, because I already put enough time into writing it all down

[@taufiqulhakim6582]

Thanks Rico I guess its not that easy huh, cheers man

[@Hanzalanadeem]

@@ocirMZ do you have Instagram ?

[@katecosettevocals]

I came here for education.I ended up getting education, relief, and I have entered nirvana. Thank you for the info and for the calming progressions! Beautifully chosen and performed!

[@mrumbrella9961]

Me while playing the guitar: H minor, Z minor, K major, etc

[@chestermandelbrot6903]

Ahh... You might be playing to far up the neck.

[@alongpongener8997]

At least you know major and minor

[@datobip]

Well, at least the H chord exists (might be only in Germany though)

[@simonjohansen1557]

@@datobip in Denmark too

[@viki3248]

H chord is actually B... In Slovakia we use it too😁

[@seisappho]

Suddenly everything sounded “This is Me” from camp rock

[@GarethThomasTunes]

As soon as you start thinking of the chords as relative to each other (I,IV,V,vi type notation instead of C,F,G,Am type notation) it will open up a whole new world of musicality. This is a good starting point though.

[@magustacrae]

Great point,. I was gonna request that these were just presented as either Roman Numeral style, or Nashville Numbers,.... I'll just transpose em myself I suppose. Unless someone has already done it 👊

[@ELLIOT8209]

Exactly

[@federicovavassori4303]

So many I V vi IV progressions in different keys

[@cristobalelizondo3905]

True

[@s-sugoi835]

nerd

[@Sanssoucis000]

vi IV I V also

[@CosmicHarmony58]

Perfect to play when you're looking outside on a rainy day

[@alex-bc9sc]

Okay, a chord in a different key is still a different chord. And F chord, plus two semitones up, is an A flat chord. Dunno about you, but an F and an A flat chord are very two different chords. So, stop complaining, this guy is still giving us really helpful chord progressions! So stop being so mean, jeez

[@mookielagaras9195]

It’s true that they’re different chords, but the progressions are the same. If you replace the names of the chords with numbers with 1 being the dominant, many of the progressions in this video become identical. While these are, I suppose, “good progressions,” they are also the most common. The people who are upset are likely those who are trying to look for a little inspiration with regard writing chord progressions. If you want really good progressions, take your guitar and try to pick along to some classical or jazz. If you want to know how chords work so you can make your own chord progressions, learn a little basic theory. It’ll take you a long way 🙂

[@maigodayo]

its more towards types of chords to learn for songwriting rather than progressions tbh, in that sense it would make the video seem way more useful

[@wintv2751]

1:16 What strings does it play ? I cant understand how he played the highest note

[@insanedrummer89]

12 is ed Sheerans whole career

[@RamMusicStudios]

So is 14. Perfect,Photograph(slight variation)

[@angusseletto1511]

So how clever is he then? extremely

[@maigodayo]

angus seletto yea he writes the lyrics and arranges the song to make it sound similar yet different. its hard to do that without people trying to out you for doing so

[@euonthenote]

You made me laugh a lot and I'm not even heard Eh sheerand

[@gw593]

Many musicians careers are based off of simple chords..look at AC/DC lol E, D, A lol

[@vicentecontreras3137]

So many were the same but in another key I have three progressions for you guys P1: Em/Am/B7 P2: Am7/Gm9/C/Fmaj7/E7 P3: Am/D7/F/C I hope you”ll enjoy it

[@LouisLichter]

you can even throw a Dm instead of a D7 every once in a while for P3 and it sounds pretty good in my opinion

[@celestesanchez2986]

Where can you see what strings are being plucked?

[@DamnDev1]

@@celestesanchez2986 probably hears what strings are being plucked.

[@HighSocietyDrumLabs]

Yes - there's so many more options this was honestly a 10 minute snooze. Great player, but eh.

[@DarkerSeuss]

Alas in our infinite wisdom we still must leave space for there to be content aimed at those before us in our development.

[@gg6778]

Everyone : thank you for these chords ! Me : how the hell is his house so quiet ?? 👁👄👁

[@archerbrendy9548]

Cam you do types of finger plucking patterns and different types of strumming,s

[@mikepawlikguitar]

0:15 - perfect time for a C/G --> G. So nice haha great video! Thanks mate :) by the way, really beautiful sounding guitar

[@OmniCloud987]

Dude this is what I’ve been needing!!!! Thank you so much. I’m trying to learn how to make music and I’m just stuck between learning songs directly, practicing chords and scales but none of it sounds organic or flows when I play on my own. I know it’s just a matter of learning the progressions but this is a major help in making my play sound good enough to dive deeper into the language. Thank you!!!!!!!

[@AviMus82]

Really liked more than 4 chords. I liked most of them if not all. Loved how you gave examples of each giving us an idea of how they sound. Bravo sir! Plus throw a capo on and it unlocks a whole new world of possibilities.

[@bettynacena4868]

Having a passion for playing guitar and having small hands don't get along... IT HURTS😭

[@freiyawatanabe2339]

i recommend the guitarlele / guitalele

[@firstname3359]

A C bar chord is the worst for small hands I think

[@sir.bendover3299]

Or you can get a short scale guitar

[@King-xo6lv]

I recommend you to buy bigger hands

[@fitgiddlin21]

But a 3/4 scale guitar 😁

[@Squirrel-i6u]

That's probably the best sounding acoustic I've ever heard!

[@paranoidastronaut5792]

Don’t mind me, I‘m just marking my personal favorites 1:34 3:44 6:30

[@moussa5922]

Rote Blaubeere names ?

[@jaerivus]

Is there a way to review one's old KZbin comments? I'm looking for something of my own.

[@jaerivus]

I don't know if this will work for anyone else, but here's where I found my resolution: kzbin.infohistory/comment_history?app=desktop

[@michinternet7]

Marco, thanks very much. This is the best songwriting videos on KZbin. I've watched a lot of contents, but yours are by far the best series!

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you please repent for the kinggdom of heaven is at hand

[@DilonJ]

How his gutiar sounds: 😇🙏😌 How my gutiar sounds : 💥😣😬

[@ArshadzaiOfficial]

mind blowing. im a solo artist mainly composing song using guitar. this sure helps alot. every notes u played i got new songs plays on my head right away. idk why. btw thanks dude.

[@jmm1817]

Thank you so much for sharing the great chord progressions Marco. I just recieved a loop pedal for Christmas, and I will have a blast!!

[@louiesummerfield]

what an epic compliation thank you so much

[@purestock83]

Thanks sooo much!...I can't wait to use this material on my song writing platform!....you're the greatest!

[@adarcemlagap4763]

5-8(perfect for a ballad)-13-17(first four chords) 20-22-23 were my favourites! Thanks!

[@hairypoppins457]

Omg omg omg omg omg omg thank you thank you thank you!!!! My dad’s still teaching me more about the guitar and ive been tryin to write a song 😭but i never really know the right chords to do.. so thank you very much!!!

[@daithiod]

This is absolutely fantastic for me whilst being slightly confusing as well. He plays the basic chords but then makes them sound completely different when demonstrating their use. Even the fingering seems different. I’m guessing he’s demonstrating how to use chords and progressions as the jumping off point for creativity. If that’s the case, I’m all in!!

[@yona6683]

All were so perfect 😭

[@DisNugguhRiteHer]

So much inspiring materials and in one single video!

[@bengbengbeng3312]

20 chord progressions and yet I can’t find a new melody in my head

[@magustacrae]

Jumping jacks, run around the housebackwards, untie and tie your shoe between each progression! And switch keys ! It'll come 😘

[@ErickWendelAcademy]

Just became a patreon to help u keep doing this amazing job

[@nanhelalgupta2727]

😘😍😘😘You always teach us a very very good lesson......💕💕

[@ayibogan54]

try playing a7 instead of am7 for the 8th progression it sounds even better

[@kaze1594]

Dominants ALWAYS sounds better

[@Jockeylotforfun]

Or alternate the two for even more progressions!

[@Olivier81961]

@@kaze1594 maybe not ALWAYS 😂

[@petterhouting7484]

@@Olivier81961 yes always

[@AviMus82]

Yup, tomorrow I’m going to play some of these and try writing some songs with them. Thank you so much!

[@bikerdawson2034]

Thanks Marco for all the wonderful tips, there are a lot of us out here who really appreciate what you do and are very grateful for any information you share with us. People leaving negative comments should go elsewhere as they are obviously far to clever

[@MelodyWithYuvi]

Thank you so much!!!!!!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️ Merry Christmas ❤️❤️❤️

[@renata.carone]

M Love all of them. Very inspiring. I can't play guitar any more . Had that carpo surgery.

[@stylesdangerfield]

Dude. These are awesome. Definitely going to grab some inspiration from these.

[@Britmysta]

Great video Marco, thank you! On another note - Damn, the internet never fails to deliver know-it-alls and killjoys. Y'all really don't think he KNOWS exactly what he is doing? OBVIOUSLY, there is a repeat in some progression numbers, but the feeling that is produced is very different when the key is different. It is still good practice and important lessons for players of all levels. You sat and watched the whole video and all you could say was, "Well, actually.." or "Same progression just in different keys.." blah, blah, complain.

[@mikahkilgore4972]

Britmysta and even the ones that had similar cord progressions were usually played in different styles, which made them sound and feel completely different.

[@nomocooties6996]

A master of melodies, a string poet of emotion.

[@piyushshan]

This is really amazing..Please see if you could also detail couple of progressions you had for people like us.. would like to practice the melodies you are playing under each of the chord progressions.. Thanks in advance!

[@Acousticeg]

I always look forward to your music and the ideas you share. Thank you so much.🎸

[@MrKyoto]

Thank you for the Christmas Present! Merry Christmas Marco!

[@ralphkennethgiolagon3023]

This is what it means hearing words "play your heart out"❤️

[@rubbalish]

Your music always take me to the another world ..which is world of peace thanks..😁💓

[@idkwhattaname]

im loving the way you name all the patterns

[@_yiannis_131]

0:24 This finger goes to my ex

[@Sciptopia]

Lol

[@Zparjsn]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kileybarton467]

_Yiannis _ best comment here

[@autumnbigham2039]

I want to like the comment but its already at 69...

[@winterfall4910]

Kids these days

[@princeofexane]

Loved it❤. The last one especially beautiful.

[@Zurg_]

Really this was like... 17 chord progressions. So many were reused in another key.

[@rabbitguy337]

McKay Oustrich yes

[@richardbekking]

True, but on his defense: same chord progression in a different key puts you in a new place where other notes are more easily and naturally reached thus providing the player with new musical ideas and inspiration. For an intermediate guitar player, such as myself, this is a guide on how to musically explore the guitar. It sure beats playing scales non-stop in terms of fun! Awesome stuff

[@Zurg_]

Richard Bekking this kinda defies the fundamental principle of relativity between keys. This is just counterproductive

[@jeffstarrunner1]

I was wondering if the format would be actual chords or like I, IV, vi, V regardless of key. But it can still help people make different songs.

[@richardbekking]

@@Zurg_ Can you elaborate on "the fundamental principle of relativity between keys" please? I'm afraid I don't quite understand what that means.

[@sayanmandal2246]

Your lessons are so simple yet so good. ♥️

[@celestesanchez2986]

Where can you see what strings are being plucked?

[@sayanmandal2246]

@@celestesanchez2986 Play the video at 0.25 speed and you can see what strings he's playing.

[@raygoy688]

These inversions breath new life into ordinary progressions

[@JenniferSolis-og2ml]

My dad plays the guitar he was my inspiration to start playing the guitar

[@burhansuat2438]

It's great playing that style of acoustic guitar, excellent chord progressions beyond known. Thanks for sharing your creativity.

[@XtrimUniverse]

Just exactly the one I have been looking for since many years. Thank you so damm much Mr. Marco. You made my day. !!!

[@jodupradhan3796]

It's super cool dude , all of these chords and examples are so calm and relaxing 💌🤘 thanks for showing all these possible combinations 👍 & you have a beautiful playing skill with these chords.

[@Mytro8533]

That 2nd pass on #4 was gold! Thank you for sharing that.

[@nae5637]

0:00 0:20 0:42 1:07 .. 1:52 2:44 4:32 5:13 .. 5:36 .. 9:49 .. 10:17

[@jcching771]

Wooow! You're amazing man! Godbless you!

[@peopleschoice9555]

It sounds like the strings are dipped in honey and the guitar body is wearing a custom bond suit, sitting beside a cocktail.

[@gilfordmoore706]

Beautiful progressions, beautifully played. Why anyone would want to be negative about this video is beyond me.

[@immersediguana2326]

Lovely tunes. Would love to see more focus on the strumming/picking hand, as chords shapes and progressions get a lot of focus. Strumming work is often neglected, by myself as well.

[@bherani]

seeing this, it's been like seeing directly how tone ladder slowly and gently build

[@RyanLBrown9396]

3. aka Every song currently on the country charts

[@rizzbod]

beautiful thnx marco, it was a pleasure hearing you guitar

[@jimlucas0]

1:32 so simple but my favourite

[@mychaelmay6321]

These sound fantastic!!! Thank you!

[@justinkramer8665]

4:30 dosed by rhcp

[@rohithsubramaniam539]

I agree. For some reason the chords in E major just hit different.

[@eddykruze]

Your acoustic tone is insane , what guitar is this and what did you do to get such an amazing tone, is it also how you mixed it ? Super impressive. Well done.

[@jesuslovesyou2616]

Jesus Christ loves you please repent for the kinggdom of heaven is at hand

[@dads_diy]

@@jesuslovesyou2616 no....

[@beatcoinsmadeit7456]

6:18 I Love this Chord and your Middlefinger Too haha ayy Nice Video! Helped me alot

[@Lewiemerlot]

Wait till this guy learns about modal Interchange

[@canasmax5237]

Whats that? I have never heard of it

[@yujude4971]

King Hunter When I saw 6415 the second time, I looked for your comment

[@Lewiemerlot]

TheSoftDrink It’s baisically where you go between a major and minor key in a chord progression Like going between the chords in the key of Cmaj and Cmin Try the progression C Bb F G

[@Lewiemerlot]

TheSoftDrink kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXrHpaesf7iYmsk

[@hermanpops]

King Hunter Thanks bro, that was really helpful

[@francisfivera5004]

You're quite talented man. Keep working hard! X

[@JakHart]

But does it really count as [edit] twenty-five? How many of these were 6415? Or 145? I feel, and I may be wrong, that just because it's in another key, that you can't say it's a different progression. 2563 is the same progression no matter the key. I love what you do Marco, but disinformation is misleading, which is anti-pragmatic, and that's just too many negatives in one sentence. Just saying. And I may be wrong.

[@blacklabelnic]

I agree

[@scari_3656]

I'm hoping this is a joke, but if it is not then 25 does not equal a cadence in this instance (ii - V), but more of like twenty-five different chords progression for you to use!

[@3ASY355]

What do people mean when they refer to these number? 2563 etc?

[@ArpanSrivastava98]

@@3ASY355 2563 means the chord corresponding to the note number in the scale. Like in the key of C Major, 2nd note would be D, 5th note would be G, 6th note A and the third note is E, which implies the corresponding chord progression would be: Dm, G, Am, Em. (Minors as they are the chords in the scale.)

[@scari_3656]

@@3ASY355 So Musically translated 2563 to chords would be Dm - G - Am - Em :D

[@Suspect333]

okay the "We all play this" blew my mind because I didn't think everyone did that lol

[@zavainmardirossian8593]

Where is 19

[@stephenmwega4571]

loving the sound that is produced .

[@richcrawford6123]

8:40 this is how "When You're Gone" by Hanson works. I remember thinking that was so smart of them to move the E shape up to the IV/V positions without barring.

[@siku8226]

Great video. Have a nice Christmas!

[@Ju-qw5pr]

best guitar teacher on youtube ! thank u 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@loick5378]

1 ; 4 ; 8 ; 10 ; 18 ; 22 ; 23 ; 24 ; 25

[@regal7548]

How did 10 sound like that

[@zipix666]

So many negatives, this Is beautiful. Thank you

[@TheIamtheoneandonly1]

16. (@6:55) What do you mean nobody likes C Minor?!?! It sounds beautiful to my ears. Just saying.

[@camillecambaling168]

I’m happy that I bumped into this video. This would help me a lot. Thanks!!!!

[@christianhenry4173]

The first chord progression can be heard in the gospel called you've made a way.

[@fritzmashimo6997]

It's almost like Eric Clapton's Presence of the Lord. But it was C -F-Em-D

[@lukemc9090]

awesome video ! Think I’ve watched this like 5 times already, great progressions in there.

[@MrBananasoul]

5:45 sounds like O' Sister by City and Colour

[@raspberrytea6529]

Gray Tookey it totally does! I think he plays in that key a lot

[@alexcantsleep_]

Really cool to see! Thanks for the cool video!

[@rinkujain2828]

First viewer 😍😍

[@WhiteCranK]

Idiot!

[@victorquincanon4933]

Now this is something that inspires the heck out of me!

[@rjkamal5108]

Thank you so much for this. I really like that soulmate pattern I'm from nepal

[@MLSA]

la badhaie chha bro

[@lennonladroma593]

In order to write a good song or melody it really comes to pure emotion and feeling and let your chords find that

[@el2967]

D a g are the chords to sweet home alabama

[@oliverhair3618]

e g was about to say...

[@ryandaamen]

Awesome video - subscribed! Keep em comin’

[@SuvamDhar]

"24" Chord Progressions Great for Songwriting - - - You missed the 19th Chord Progression!!!!

[@zapflocken]

Suvam Dhar he played a B-A chord progressions early on and didn’t number it. There are 25 but it jumps from 18 to 20.

[@GeneoVanEngers]

I've written songs with most these chord progressions goes to show how common some can be because they sound the best.