[SantanaFan]

Five months in to learning guitar and I'm finding it fascinating and rewarding. Over the weekend I had a go at Kirk's Los Blues. Just strumming the chords it is magical how the music moves. In the discussion Kirk says that the basic sequence is widely used in lots of songs. So, where can I find out about these 'generic' chord progressions.
I found some information on the web about flamenco and discovered that it goes either Dm,C,Bb,A or Am,G,F,E. And hey presto I sound Spanish! Suggestions for other nice progressions to get familiar with would be much appreciated. Are there commonly used chord changes in folk or country or latin, for instance? I think I pretty much know where a 12 bar blues in a major key is likely to go, but what about a minor key?
Thanks guys, in anticipation.

[jdpaz]

Try here. www dot guitarforbeginners.com/forum/fretsources-lessons/7002-ear-training/#chordprog

or the latest fingerstyle lesson has a nice progression.
www dot guitarforbeginners.com/forum/finger-style-lessons/13961-pachelbel-canon/

A huge percentage of music follows the I, IV, V chord progression. See this link for an introduction to all that Roman numeral stuff.
www dot guitarforbeginners.com/forum/beginners-lessons/1408-key-scale-related-chords/

[jdpaz]

Sorry for the funkiness of the links...I'm not allowed to post links until I get 10 posts---only 2 more to go

[LeeB]

Originally Posted by WitchyWoman

How about the most simple one "the 60's progression"
G-Em-C-D. Try 2, 4 or 8 strums per chord. How many sixty's songs does that remind you of?

You will certainly be mining a Heart of Gold with dem chords

[LeeB]

....trade that Em for an Am and you can knock on the big door or at least "wish you were here (there)"