Energetic progression 1 in G major
G · A7 · D · G
I · V7/V · V · I
Restless and propulsive, a secondary dominant pulling into the next chord
Energetic chord progressions for ukulele
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 ukulele diagram for standard GCEA tuning.
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Energetic progression 2 in C major
C · Dm · G · Am
I · ii · V · vi
Restless and propulsive, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Energetic progression 3 in D major
D · E7 · A · Bm
I · V7/V · V · vi
Restless and propulsive, a secondary dominant pulling into the next chord, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Energetic progression 4 in G major
G · C · D · Em
I · IV · V · vi
Restless and propulsive, a deceptive turn away from home
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.
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Energetic chord progressions for guitar
More moods for ukulele
- 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