Honky-Tonk Progression in C Major for Guitar

The C Major scale on guitar: the Honky-Tonk progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: C D E F G A B

Tuning: E Standard (E A D G B E)

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|--8--10-----|
B|--7---8--10-|
G|--7---9--10-|
D|--7---9--10-|
A|--8--10-----|
E|--7---8--10-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
I	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
II	Dm	D F A	`x x 0 2 3 1`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 3 2 3 x`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 5`
II	Dm	D F A	`x 5 7 7 6 x`
III	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
III	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
IV	F	F A C	`1 3 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 1`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
IV	F	F A C	`x x 3 5 6 5`
V	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
V	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
V	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
V	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
VI	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
VI	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x 2 3 4 3 x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 9 7 6 7`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`7 8 9 7 x x`
VII	Bdim	B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`

Honky-Tonk (I–I–IV–IV–V–V–I–I)

Chords: C – C – F – F – G – G – C – C

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|
B|1---------------------------5---6---1---------------------------|1---------------------------5---6---1---------------------------|
G|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|2-------------------2---5-----------2-------------------2---5---|
D|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|3-------3---------------------------3-------3-------------------|
E|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|1---5-------------------------------1---5-----------------------|

e|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|3---------------------------1---3---3---------------------------|
B|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|1---------------1---5-------1---------------1---5-------1-------|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
I	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 5`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 7 5 6 x`
II	Dm7	D F A C	`x 5 3 5 3 5`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
III	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 2 1 0`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`1 3 2 2 1 1`
IV	Fmaj7	F A C E	`x x 3 5 5 5`
V	G7	G B D F	`3 2 0 0 0 1`
V	G7	G B D F	`3 2 3 0 0 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`3 5 3 4 3 3`
V	G7	G B D F	`x x 5 4 6 3`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VI	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 0 2 x x`
VII	Bm7b5	B D F A	`x 2 3 2 0 x`

Honky-Tonk (I–I–IV–IV–V–V–I–I)

Chords: Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|0-------------------------------1---0---------------------------|
B|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|1-----------------------1---5-------1-----------------------1---|
G|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|2-------------------2---------------2-------------------2-------|
D|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|3-----------2---3-------------------3-----------2---3-----------|
A|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|3---0---3---------------------------3---0---3-------------------|
E|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|1---------------------------1---3---1---------------------------|
B|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|0-----------------------3-----------0-----------------------3---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|0-------0---3-----------------------0-------0---3---------------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|0-----------------------3---0-----------------------3---0-------|
B|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|2---2-----------------------2---2-----------------------2---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
I	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 7 10 10 10 x`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`10 12 10 10 10 12`
II	Dm9	D F A C E	`1 3 3 2 1 0`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 2 0 3 1`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 2 4 3 1`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`3 5 3 4 3 3`
III	Em7b9	E G B D F	`x x 3 4 3 x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 0 2 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`1 3 2 0 x x`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 0 1 0`
IV	Fmaj9	F A C E G	`x x 3 5 5 3`
V	G9	G B D F A	`3 0 3 0 3 x`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 10 9 10 10 7`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 10 9 10 10 10`
V	G9	G B D F A	`x 2 3 2 3 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
VI	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x 3 2 1 x`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x x x 2 1 1`
VII	Bm7b5b9	B D F A C	`x 3 3 2 x x`

Honky-Tonk (I–I–IV–IV–V–V–I–I)

Chords: Cmaj9 – Cmaj9 – Fmaj9 – Fmaj9 – G9 – G9 – Cmaj9 – Cmaj9

e|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|
B|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|0---2-----------------------0---2-----------------------0---2---|0---2-----------------------0---2-----------------------0---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|--------------------------------1-------------------------------|
B|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|------------------------1---5-------------------------------1---|
G|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|0-------------------2---------------0-------------------2-------|
D|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|2-----------2---3-------------------2-----------2---3-----------|
A|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|0---0---3---------------------------0---0---3-------------------|
E|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|1-----------------------------------1---------------------------|

e|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|----------------------------1---3-------------------------------|
B|3-----------------------3-----------3-----------------------3---|3-----------------------3-----------3-----------------------3---|
G|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|0---------------0---4---------------0---------------0---4-------|
D|3-------0---3-----------------------3-------0---3---------------|3-------0---3-----------------------3-------0---3---------------|
A|0---2-------------------------------0---2-----------------------|0---2-------------------------------0---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

e|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|------------------------3---------------------------3-----------|
B|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|0---------------1---5-------0---------------1---5-------0-------|
G|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|0-------0---4---------------0-------0---4---------------0-------|
D|0---2-----------------------0---2-----------------------0---2---|0---2-----------------------0---2-----------------------0---2---|
A|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|3---------------------------3---------------------------3-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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