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E Standard · Key G · 4 chords

Emo Voicings from Power Chords

Start with familiar power-chord movement, then open it into wider suspended and added-note shapes.

BAR 01I sus2
Gsus2EADGBE
BAR 02III add9
Badd96FREADGBE
BAR 03II
AEADGBE
BAR 04II sus4
Asus4(no5)5FREADGBE
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Drop C · Key C · 4 chords

Haunting Drop C Voicings

Four Drop C shapes turn a heavy tuning into a darker, more spacious progression.

BAR 01I5
C5CGCFAD
BAR 02i7
Cm75FRCGCFAD
BAR 03IV5
F55FRCGCFAD
BAR 04bVI maj7
Abmaj7(no3)8FRCGCFAD
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Drop C · Key C · 4 chords

Relentless Alt Metal

Keep the low Drop C foundation while the upper voices create a tight alternative-metal loop.

BAR 01I5
C5CGCFAD
BAR 02V sus2
Gsus24FRCGCFAD
BAR 03bIII maj7
Ebmaj7CGCFAD
BAR 04bIII sus2
Ebsus2CGCFAD
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Drop C · Key C · 4 chords

Cinematic 2000s Hard Rock

Move through wide Drop C colours before returning to the open tonic.

BAR 01bVI maj7
Abmaj7(no3)8FRCGCFAD
BAR 02IV5
F55FRCGCFAD
BAR 03I
C4FRCGCFAD
BAR 04bIII sus2
Ebsus2CGCFAD
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E Standard · Key E · 4 chords

Sick Chords #104

Let the open strings connect four unusual shapes into one fluid progression.

BAR 01bVII sus2
Dsus2EADGBE
BAR 02v add9
Bmadd9(no5)6FREADGBE
BAR 03i add9
Emadd9EADGBE
BAR 04bIII sus2
Gsus2EADGBE
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