Energetic progression 1 in G major
G · C · E♭ · F
I · IV · ♭VI · ♭VII
Restless and propulsive, built on the ♭VI ♭VII I victory cadence, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Energetic chord progressions for guitar
Forward motion, driving strum. These progressions sound restless and propulsive, usually sit in G major, C major and D major and suit a tempo of around 142 BPM. Every chord has a guitar diagram for standard EADGBE tuning.
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Energetic progression 2 in C major
F · C/G · G · C
IV · I · V · I
Restless and propulsive
Energetic progression 3 in D major
D · Em · A · D
I · ii · V · I
Restless and propulsive
Energetic progression 4 in G major
G · D · C · D
I · V · IV · V
Restless and propulsive, left hanging on the dominant
A strum pattern for energetic songs
One bar of eighth notes. Down arrows are downstrokes, up arrows upstrokes, dots are misses: keep your hand moving through them.
↓ ↑ ↓ · ↓ ↑ ↓ ·
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
How to use these progressions
Play each chord for the length shown, repeat the loop, and hum or sing over it until a melody turns up. The Roman numerals under each progression name the chords by their place in the key, so the same pattern works in any key: open it in the generator and change the key to suit your voice. Chord progressions are not covered by copyright, so anything you write over them is yours.
Same mood on ukulele
Energetic chord progressions for ukulele
More moods for guitar
- HappyBright major motion, front-porch energy
- SadMinor-led, slow to resolve
- RomanticWarm, tender, close-slow-dance
- ChillLaid-back, hammock-and-porch
- MysteriousModal shadows, minor sevenths
- NostalgicOld-time, folk-song familiarity
- DreamyFloating, soft-edged, unresolved
- TriumphantBroad, major, arms-in-the-air
- TenseCoiled, chromatic, refuses to settle
- PlayfulBouncy, skipping, a bit cheeky