In this article, we’ll look at some common minor chord progressions and also look at a lot of examples on how to play these chord progressions on guitar in the keys of A minor, C minor, D minor and E minor (these keys are quite common!).
Please be aware that “Progression 1”, “Progression 2” are not official or recognised names for these progressions – we’re just labelling them up to make them easier to refer to.
These progressions are sometimes referred to by their numerals, e.g. the “i – iv – v – i”, would commonly be referred to as a “1 4 5 1” (one, four, five, one) progression.
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Progression 1 is a very typical chord progression that you have heard a million times before in nearly every pop song that’s been written.
When playing in a minor key, we can use chords not just from the natural minor, but also from the harmonic minor and melodic minor scales.
In general, when playing in a minor key, we can use the v or V7. The v will sound more “natural”, and the V7, especially when moving to i (e.g. V7 – i) will have a very neoclassical sound to it.
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Having said that, V-i can also be used without a neoclassical sound, with pop songs containing that chord progression, Voulez-Vous by Abba being one example.
There is a bit of music theory behind how all this works, and why some composers choose v or V7 in different circumstances, but you can just choose whichever you like the sound of best – it’s an option to be aware of.
Before you scroll any further, have a go at working out the above chord progressions in the key of Am for yourself.
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As a quick note, I often find that when I ask a student to work out a chord progression similar to the above, or any music theory concept, they try and hold everything in their heads.
A much better way to do this is to write out everything you need on a piece of paper – I find paper is better than typing these out on a notepad file.
If you try and do this in your head, you are trying to hold too many pieces of information together at the same time, and you are probably going to get mixed up and make mistakes.
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If you write out the key, chords from the key, then the chord progressions on paper as you go; it will be easy to work this out without making mistakes.
I still do this, constantly. My day planner is covered in musical scribble where I’ve been working out theory ideas as I compose.
I – bVII – bVI – bVII – i in Am gives the chords Am – G – F – G – Am.
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Like we did with the A minor chord progressions, each chord it notated with a single strum for simplicity, however, you can add any strumming pattern you like to the chord progressions.
I – bVII – bVI – bVII – i in C minor gives the chords Cm – Bb – Ab – Bb – Cm
As before, we’ll look at what the chords are and then look at some ways we can play these chords on guitar.
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As with the other keys we have looked at, feel free to use your own rhythms or picking patterns to play the chords:
I – iv – v – i in the key of D minor gives the chords Dm – Gm – Am – Dm
I – ii˚ – v – i in the key of D minor gives us the chords Dm – Edim – Am – Dm
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I – bVI – III6/4 – bVII in the key of D minor gives us the chords Dm – Bb/D – F/C – C
I – bVII – bVI – bVII6/4 – i in D minor gives us the chords Dm – C – Bb – C/G – Dm
I – bVII – bVI6 – V6/5 in the key of D minor gives us the chords Dm – C – Bb/D – A7/C#
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I – iv – v – i in the key of E minor gives us the chords Em – Am – Bm – Em
I – bVII – bVI – bVII – i in Em gives us the chords Em – D – C – D – Em
We’ve looked at plenty of examples of minor scale chord progressions in a variety of keys, but how can you go about writing some chord progressions of your own?
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In most of the music you listen to, whether it’s classical music, heavy metal, or something in-between, usually the first chord we hear is the i chord.
You should find that by having “V – i ” at the end of your chord progression, it sounds “finished”, “final” or “at rest”.
There is a lot more we can look at with writing chord progressions, from common practice voice leading, to prolongation and sequential progressions, but these are quite big topics to cover another day.
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Common practice voice leading alone can take over a year of study – so we can’t cover it in a blog post!
We’ve taken a pretty in depth look at the chords we can get from minor scales, and we’ve also looked at plenty of examples of chords from minor scales and some different ways we can play these chord progressions on guitar.
We can look at other seven note scales, such as these exotic metal scales, and create chords from those scales to create chord progressions from.Now that you’ve started to learn how to write songs using Major Chords from the Major scale, it’s time to flip things around to Minor. In this lesson you’re going to look at the Natural Minor scale and learn how you can use this scale to write chord progressions.
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To start off, you’ll be referencing the A Major Scale. This scale is a gateway into understanding theory and also allows you to create other theoretical concepts. Here is the A Major Scale:
That is the first octave of the scale. We only need one octave for this. Now that we know the shape, we need to know the notes of the scale and give each one a number, known as an interval:
Using the A Major Scale, you can make a few amendments which will create a Minor Scale. This principle can be applied in any key.
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To turn your major scale into a minor scale there are a few specific notes that need to be flattened. To flatten a note, you simply lower it’s pitch by a semitone.
The notes that need to be flattened are the 3rd, 6th and 7th degrees of the scale. This gives you a new note and interval structure compared to the A Major Scale.
You’ll notice the C# becomes a C, the F# becomes an F and the G# becomes a G. This gives you A B C D E F G which are the notes of the A Natural Minor scale.
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Once you know the notes, you can apply chords to each note. As with the Major, there is a set chord for each of the 7 degrees of the scale.
If you want to use this concept in another key, simply more the Minor Scale shape to a new root note, work out the notes and then apply the same chords to each interval of the new position, and now you can play chord progressions in any Minor key.
The same rules also apply for chord substitutions. You can switch any minor chord for a Min7 and any major chord for a Dominant 7 from the 10 Chords All Guitar Players Need to Know lesson on the Blackstar Youtube channel.
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Leigh is an experienced guitar teacher and professional guitarist, helping students of all learning abilities to progress their guitar playing. He is part of a guitar teaching team at MusicTeacher.com who are able offer guitar lessons to students across the world. To find your perfect guitar teacher, enabling you to kickstart your guitar playing, search our international music teacher database at MusicTeacher.com.
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How To Write Minor Key Chord Progressions
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