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Indie Chord Progression for Guitar
Start with four shapes you can actually fret. Hear the guitar loop, inspect every note, then keep the chord names or MIDI sketch.
PLAY THIS FIRST · G MAJOR · FOUR BEATS PER CHORD
G → D/F# → Em7 → Cadd9
In this starting G loop, keep your third finger on the B string's third fret: that D4 sounds in all four shapes. The first three bass notes step from G2 to F#2 to E2; the last chord lands on C3.
Acoustic guitar samples
Press Play to hear a four-bar acoustic guitar loop. The preview runs in your browser.
READ THE STRINGS, NOT A GENRE LABEL
What this guitar shape sequence actually does
The six-digit shapes run from low E to high e; x means do not sound that string, and 0 means open. These are fretted guitar notes, not piano voicings renamed as guitar chords. The player uses the same six-string pitches shown on each card.
4 / 4shapes keep D4 on the B string, fret 3
2 · 1 · 4exact MIDI pitches shared across the three chord changes
7open strings sounded when each of the four shapes is struck once
| Change | Notes in both shapes | Count |
|---|---|---|
| G → D/F# | D3, D4 | 2 |
| D/F# → Em7 | D4 | 1 |
| Em7 → Cadd9 | E3, G3, D4, G4 | 4 |
These counts come from the pitches produced by the displayed standard-tuning fret positions. A shared pitch is an exact MIDI note, not merely the same note name in another octave. The counts describe these four shapes only; they are not a score for how “indie” a song sounds.
Play the four bars
Start without a capo at 86 BPM. Give each shape four beats. Keep the B-string D in place while the bass moves G2 → F#2 → E2; lift the low E string for Cadd9 and let its five sounding strings ring. The card notes tell you exactly what the acoustic preview plays.
The D/F# shape is written 200232: the low E string at fret 2 supplies F# in the bass, while the open A and D strings remain audible. Em7 returns the low E string to open. Cadd9 mutes it and starts on the A string at fret 3. If a shape is unfamiliar, open the Guitar Chord Finder to inspect one chord at a time.
Try the other two guitar routes
Minor descent uses Am → G → Fmaj7 → E7. The first bass notes A2 and G2 are only two semitones apart; the Fmaj7 shape mutes both low strings, so its lowest played note is F3. E7 returns to E2. Listen to the different register of that Fmaj7 instead of assuming every chord starts on the lowest string.
Open chord colors uses Cmaj7 → G → Dsus2 → Em7. Cmaj7 and Dsus2 both sound the high open E string at E4; G and Em7 use G4 at the high e string's third fret. The selectable loop makes that top-string route audible without treating any one voicing as a required indie formula.
Capo raises every sounded pitch by the selected number of semitones while the shape numbers stay relative to the capo. The names shown after you change capo are sounding chords. The acoustic preview plays guitar samples; the MIDI download stores pitches, timing and an acoustic-guitar instrument hint. Your MIDI player may use a different sound. It is not a recording of the preview or a finished song.
What this page is for
These are original four-bar practice sketches, not transcriptions of particular recordings. The chord order alone does not supply a strumming pattern, melody, drums, effects or a complete arrangement. Start with the notes and shapes here, then choose your own picking, dynamics and texture. For Roman-numeral patterns and a general four-chord editor, use the Chord Progression Generator.