The Andalusian cadence
i – ♭VII – ♭VI – Vi – ♭VII – ♭VI – V: four chords walking down, from flamenco to Gypsy rumba and raï. Intermediate
Level 2 of 5
Intermediate guitar: richer chords.
Sevenths (E7, A7, B7), m7, maj7 and sus4 chords, rock's power chords, and the first barre chord: the F. The strumming hand learns the blues shuffle, the alternating bass of folk and country, the reggae offbeat and the first riffs.
The chords of this level
33A click plays the chord, the arrow opens its page.
The progressions of this level
4The epic progression
i – ♭VI – ♭III – ♭VIIi – ♭VI – ♭III – ♭VII: the four pop chords seen from the minor, grand, the chords of film scores and stadium anthems. Intermediate
The 12-bar blues
I7 – IV7 – V7Four bars on I, two on IV, two on I, then V, IV, I and V to start again: the form of all blues and rock 'n' roll. Intermediate
The II – V – I
ii7 – V7 – Imaj7The jazz cadence: Dm7 sets up G7, which resolves to Cmaj7. It comes back in almost every standard. Intermediate
The styles of this level
12The songs of this level
23The songs of the collection whose best-known guitar part (the intro, the riff or the solo) is at this level.