A Major Guitar Key
A major is a strong guitar key for rock, blues, country and pop. Its I IV V chords A, D and E are all powerful open shapes.
Open guide →Guitar Keys
Understand the notes, diatonic chords, relative keys, useful scales and progressions inside the most practical guitar keys.
A Minor Guitar Key
A minor contains only natural notes and is ideal for learning minor harmony without key-signature complications.
Open guide →C Major Guitar Key
C major is the cleanest key for learning how a major scale becomes seven diatonic chords. On guitar it combines five common open chords with D minor and B diminished.
Open guide →D Major Guitar Key
D major is bright and practical on guitar, with D, G, A, Em and Bm forming the core of many rock, country and acoustic songs.
Open guide →E Minor Guitar Key
E minor is one of the most natural keys on guitar because the lowest open string is the tonic. It supports ringing acoustic shapes and heavy pedal-tone riffs equally well.
Open guide →G Major Guitar Key
G major is one of the most guitar-friendly keys because G, C, D, Em and Am are available as resonant open chords.
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