1.

Am- - - C- - - G- - - Em
Used in VERSE of Fade
to Black by Metallica
2.
Em- - - C- - - G- - - D
Used with some variations in
VERSE of Numb by Linking Park
Am
A minor guitar chord C
C Guitar Chord

3.
Am- - - - - - - G- - - Em
Great guitar chord progression
for slow songs and ballads
4.
G- - - Em- - - C- - - D
Was often used in 60s
G
G Guitar Chord Em
Em Guitar Chord

5.
Am- - - Dm- - - C- - - G
6.
Am- - - G- - - F- - - E
Kinda flamenco progression, you
might alternate the E chord with
the F chord few times on the end.
D
D Guitar Chord Dm
D Minor Guitar Chord

7.
Am- - - D- - - C- - - F
Similar to Smells Like Teen
Spirit by Nirvana
8.
C- - - G- - - Am- - - F
In With Or Without You by U2
E
E Guitar Chord F
F Guitar Chord

9. Extended previous progression
C- - - G- - - Am- - - F- - - Dm- - - F- - - Am- - - G

10.
Am- - - - - - F- - - G
Simple and good sounding
chord progression often
used in rock and pop
11.
Am- - - F- - - G- - - Em
Another variation
of the 10th progression

12. Extended previous progression
Am- - - F- - - G- - - Em- - - F- - - Dm- - - G- - - Am

13.
Dm- - - Am- - - G- - - F
Used in VERSE of Mystify
by INXS
14.
Em- - - Am7- - - C2- - - D
In INTRO of Animal Instinct
by Cranberries
Am7
A Minor 7 Guitar Chord C2
C2 Guitar Chord

15.
Am- - - C- - - Dm- - - F
In VERSE of I Kissed a Girl
by Katy Perry
16.
Em- - - G- - - D- - - A
A
A Major Guitar Chord

17.
Am- - - G- - - Em- - - F
18.
Bm7- - - G- - - D- - - Dsus2
In VERSE of The Scientist
by Coldplay
Bm7
Bm7 Guitar Chord Dsus2
Dsus2 Guitar Chord

19.
C- - - G- - - D- - - Em
Used in Chorus of Breakeven
by The Script
20.
C- - - Em- - - Am- - - F
In Queen UK
by Bob Schneider

21. Beautiful jazzy chord progression
Cmaj7- - - Am7- - - Fmaj7- - - Em7
Cmaj7
Cmaj7 Guitar Chord Fmaj7
Fmaj7 Guitar Chord

22. Twelve Bar Blues Progression
A7 - X4 - - D7 - X2 - - A7 - X2 - - E7- - - D7- - - A7 - X2
Em7
E Minor 7 Guitar Chord A7
A7 Guitar Chord

23.
Am- - - F- - - Dm- - - Em
24.
A- - - E- - - D- - - A
Used in Chasing Cars
by Snow Patrol
D7
D7 Guitar Chord E7
E7 Guitar Chord

25.
Am- - - G- - - F- - - Em - G
26.
Am- - - B7- - - Dm- - - E7
B7
B7 Guitar Chord

27.
Em- - - C- - - D7- - - G- - - C- - - Am- - - B7- - - Em

28.
Dm- - - G- - - C- - - Am
29.
Am- - - C- - - Dm- - - G
Note that many songs I mentioned in the chart were originally played in differen
t keys, I adopted (transported) these guitar chord progressions for beginners an
d "lazy" guitar players to make possible to play each progression just with the
open chords.
Add the following handy chord progression chart to your pin board