Pop punk progression 1 in G major
G · F · C · G
I · ♭VII · IV · I
Loud, bratty and anthemic, built on the flat seven rock cadence, ♭VII IV I, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Singalong four-chord choruses, all downstrokes. These progressions sound loud, bratty and anthemic, usually sit in G major, D major, C major and A major and suit a tempo of around 168 BPM. Every chord has a ukulele diagram for standard GCEA tuning.
Generate a new Pop punk progression
G · F · C · G
I · ♭VII · IV · I
Loud, bratty and anthemic, built on the flat seven rock cadence, ♭VII IV I, open ended, built to loop straight back round
D · Bm · G · A
I · vi · IV · V
Loud, bratty and anthemic, open ended, built to loop straight back round
Am · C · A♭ · C
vi · I · ♭VI · I
Loud, bratty and anthemic, a borrowed chord darkening the turn home
D · E · A · D
IV · V · I · IV
Loud, bratty and anthemic, open ended, built to loop straight back round
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 &
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.
Pop punk chord progressions for guitar