Here is a super easy acoustic guitar chord progression for beginners.  This is a very pretty sounding progression for all you beginners out there who want something simple but something that sounds beautiful at the same time.

The chords you will need to know for this particular progression are:  A Major, A Major 7 (Amaj7) and D Major.

The strumming pattern for this progression is: DOWN DOWN DOWN UP

Easy Beginner Acoustic Guitar Progression

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uuvcCCCkck

A big thanks to Marty Schwartz for sharing this video lesson. Marty is an amazing guitar player and one of the best guitar instructors online. If you are serious about learning to play the guitar, you should definitely check out his website and sign up to receive his free beginner ebook or make a small investment for his Members Only Club and get access to over 640 of his online video lessons. I can’t recommend Marty’s Website enough!

Here are the chords you will need to know in order to play these chord progressions:

A Major, A Minor, C Major, D Major, D Minor, E Major, E Minor and G Major

If you are not sure how to play the above chords, click the links below for lessons on how to play each chord:

A Major, A Minor, C Major, D Major, D Minor, E Major, E Minor, G Major

I have also included videos below which demonstrate how to play these chords.

A big thanks to Justin Sandercoe for sharing this great video lessons.  Justin is an exceptional guitar teacher.  You should definitely check out his Website when you have time for more awesome lessons like the ones below.

The A & E Chords:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf_9ygMjaJ8

The D Chord:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsikHXIkk7g

The A Minor, E Minor, D Minor, C, G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ7YMK1JpS4

Watch the videos above and practice those chords first. Then start practicing the chord progressions below.

For the chord progressions, strum each chord 4 times with a down up down up strumming pattern. Or you can take a look at a post I put together on strumming patterns to make these chord progressions a bit more challenging.  Go very slow in the beginning so that you will be able to change chords smoothly and accurately.

You can test and see if you are playing each chord accurately by playing one string at a time on the chord. If you hear any buzzing , or if any of the notes sound muted, you are either not pressing down hard enough, or one of your fingers or your hand is touching another string.

Here are the Chord Progressions:

G – C – D – G

G – Am – D – G

D – G – A – D

D – C – G – D

D – E Minor – A – D

C – Dm – G – C

E – D – A – E

I know this all seems very difficult in the beginning, and it may seem that way for some time.  The most important thing to remember is to never give up.

Eventually your hands will become stronger, your chords will sound cleaner and your chord changes will become faster.

Enjoy and Happy Guitar Playing!