Nostalgic progression 1 in C major
C · D7 · G/D · C
I · V7/V · V · I
Wistful and familiar, built on a period that leans through V of V
Nostalgic chord progressions for guitar
Old-time, folk-song familiarity. These progressions sound wistful and familiar, usually sit in C major, G major, F major and A minor and suit a tempo of around 96 BPM. Every chord has a guitar diagram for standard EADGBE tuning.
Generate a new nostalgic progression
4 nostalgic chord progressions to play now
Nostalgic progression 2 in G major
G · C · D · G/D
I · IV · V · I
Wistful and familiar
Nostalgic progression 3 in F major
F · B♭ · C · F/C
I · IV · V · I
Wistful and familiar
Nostalgic progression 4 in A minor
Am · G · F · E7
i · VII · VI · V7
Wistful and familiar, left hanging on the dominant
A strum pattern for nostalgic 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
Nostalgic chord progressions for ukulele
More moods for guitar
- HappyBright major motion, front-porch energy
- SadMinor-led, slow to resolve
- RomanticWarm, tender, close-slow-dance
- EnergeticForward motion, driving strum
- ChillLaid-back, hammock-and-porch
- MysteriousModal shadows, minor sevenths
- DreamyFloating, soft-edged, unresolved
- TriumphantBroad, major, arms-in-the-air
- TenseCoiled, chromatic, refuses to settle
- PlayfulBouncy, skipping, a bit cheeky