Root Five Bar Chord Progressions

Lesson 5/31 | Study Time: 5 Min

Course: Country Guitar

Root Five Bar Chord Progressions

Now you will be introduced to some chord progressions which feature the root 5 major bar chord and the root 5 minor bar chord. All of the root 5 bar chords used in the subsequent examples are summarized in the following diagrams.

The following example involves changing from a C major, bar chord to a C minor bar chord. Both chords are fingered on the third fret. A sixteenth note rhythm counted as "1 and ah, 2 and ah, 3 and ah, 4 and ah" is used.

Rhythm Pattern

Example 7 introduces the root 5 bar chords D minor (5th fret), E minor (7th fret) and F major (8th fret).

Rhythm Pattern

The D major chord (5th fret) and the B major chord (2nd fret) are introduced in this example.

Rhythm Pattern

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1- Country Lead Guitar Pattern 2 2- Seventh Bar Chords 3- Country Lead Guitar Patterns and Licks 4- Lead Guitar Techniques 5- Root Five Bar Chords 6- Advanced Lead Guitar Techniques 7- Advanced Chords and Rhythms 8- The Bar Chord 9- Country Guitar Solos 10- Finger Picking 11- New Topic 12- INTRODUCTION 13- Approach to Practice 14- Staccato Strum 15- Staccato 16- Alternating Thumb Style 17- Country Lead Guitar Licks 18- Root Five Minor Bar Chord 19- Left Hand Technique 20- Notes on the Fifth String 21- Notes on the Sixth String 22- Muting 23- Country Slide Guitar 24- Electronic Tuner 25- Root Five Bar Chord Progressions 26- Root Six Minor Bar Chord 27- Chord Diagrams 28- Bar Chord Progressions 29- Fretboard Diagrams 30- Tablature Symbols 31- Technique

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Root Five Bar Chord Progressions