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Here are a few pages of important concepts in practical guitar playing and songwritting.   These pages are not very self explanitory and it is assumed the reader already knows how to play E form and  A form bar chords before moving on to trying to understand these sheets.

Rock Chords

A few very common progressions heard in many rock, blues,  and popular songs are summerized on this sheet.  It is best if you know E and A form bar chords first but the patterns are shown in any case.   These progressions are heard in many variations but they are all heard in many songs are are often the base of jams in songs.

Selecting Good Chords For Songwritting

When a song is written there is one very basic rule that can be broken but it is best to stick to this rule until your ear and songwritting skills are developed or you most likely will be writing songs that don't sound right.    The general rule is that  all the notes that make up all the chords played in a song need to belong to only one musical scale.