Rhythm Changes (A Section) Progression in E Major for Guitar

The E Major scale on guitar: the Rhythm Changes (A Section) progression in its chords, with tab you can play along to in the interactive lesson.

Notes: E F# G# A B C# D#

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

e|-12--14-----|
B|-11--12--14-|
G|-11--13--14-|
D|-11--13--14-|
A|-12--14-----|
E|-11--12--14-|

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	E	E G# B	`0 2 2 1 0 0`
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 0`
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 1 0 x`
I	E	E G# B	`x x 2 4 5 4`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`2 4 4 2 2 2`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 2`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 5`
II	F#m	F# A C#	`x x 4 2 2 x`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`4 6 6 4 4 4`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 4`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 7`
III	G#m	G# B D#	`x x 6 4 4 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 0`
IV	A	A C# E	`x 0 2 2 2 x`
IV	A	A C# E	`x x x 2 2 0`
IV	A	A C# E	`5 4 2 2 2 5`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 2`
V	B	B D# F#	`x 2 4 4 4 x`
V	B	B D# F#	`x x x 4 4 2`
V	B	B D# F#	`7 6 4 4 4 7`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 4`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 6 6 5 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x 4 2 1 2 x`
VI	C#m	C# E G#	`x x x 6 5 4`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x 6 7 8 7 x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 13 11 10 11`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`11 12 13 11 x x`
VII	D#dim	D# F# A	`x x 7 8 7 x`

Rhythm Changes (A Section) (I–vi–ii–V–I–vi–ii–V)

Chords: E – C#m – F#m – B – E – C#m – F#m – B

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
D|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|6-----------4---6-------------------6-----------4---6-----------|
D|2-----------1---2-------------------2-----------1---2-----------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|4-------------------4---7-----------4-------------------4---7---|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|
D|4-----------2---4-------------------4-----------2---4-----------|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2---6-------------------------------2---6-----------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`0 2 1 1 0 0`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x x 2 4 4 4`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 6 4 4 4`
I	Emaj7	E G# B D#	`x 7 9 8 9 7`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`
II	F#m7	F# A C# E	`2 4 4 2 5 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 2 4 4 4 4`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 4 4 4 x`
III	G#m7	G# B D# F#	`4 6 6 4 7 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 x`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`x x x 2 2 4`
IV	Amaj7	A C# E G#	`5 4 2 2 2 4`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 2`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
V	B7	B D# F# A	`x 2 1 2 0 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 4`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 6 4 5 x`
VI	C#m7	C# E G# B	`x 4 2 4 2 4`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 7 6 7 x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 4 x`
VII	D#m7b5	D# F# A C#	`x 6 4 6 x x`

Rhythm Changes (A Section) (I–vi–ii–V–I–vi–ii–V)

Chords: Emaj7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – B7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – B7

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
D|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|0-----------------------------------0---------------------------|4---------------------------7---9---4---------------------------|
B|0---------------------------4---5---0---------------------------|5-------------------5---9-----------5-------------------5---9---|
G|1-------------------1---4-----------1-------------------1---4---|4-----------4---6-------------------4-----------4---6-----------|
D|1-----------1---2-------------------1-----------1---2-----------|6-------6---------------------------6-------6-------------------|
A|2-------2---------------------------2-------2-------------------|4---7-------------------------------4---7-----------------------|
E|0---4-------------------------------0---4-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------------------2---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|0-------------------4-----------0-------------------4-----------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x x 2 4 4 2`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 4 4 4 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`x 7 6 8 7 x`
I	Emaj9	E G# B D# F#	`12 11 13 11 x x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`2 4 2 2 2 4`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 11 14 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`14 11 14 14 14 x`
II	F#m9	F# A C# E G#	`x 0 2 1 2 0`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 4 7 5`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x x 6 8 7 5`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 2`
III	G#m7b9	G# B D# F# A	`x 2 4 2 4 x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 4 6 4 x x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`5 7 6 4 x x`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 4 5 4`
IV	Amaj9	A C# E G# B	`x x 7 9 9 7`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 2 1 2 2 2`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`7 4 7 4 7 x`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x 14 13 14 14 11`
V	B9	B D# F# A C#	`x x 1 2 2 2`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 6 9 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 6 9 9 9 x`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`9 11 9 9 9 11`
VI	C#m9	C# E G# B D#	`x x 1 1 0 x`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 13 11 14 12`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 0 2 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`x x 2 2 2 2`
VII	D#m7b5b9	D# F# A C# E	`2 4 2 2 2 x`

Rhythm Changes (A Section) (I–vi–ii–V–I–vi–ii–V)

Chords: Emaj9 – C#m9 – F#m9 – B9 – Emaj9 – C#m9 – F#m9 – B9

e|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|
B|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|9-----------------------9-----------9-----------------------9---|
G|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|6---------------6---9---------------6---------------6---9-------|
D|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|9-------6---9-----------------------9-------6---9---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---7-------------------------------6---7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|9-----------------------------------9---------------------------|

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-------------------4---7---2-------------------4---7---2-------|----------------------------7---9-------------------------------|
B|4-----------4---5-----------4-----------4---5-----------4-------|9-----------------------9-----------9-----------------------9---|
G|4-------4-------------------4-------4-------------------4-------|6---------------6---9---------------6---------------6---9-------|
D|2---6-----------------------2---6-----------------------2---6---|9-------6---9-----------------------9-------6---9---------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|6---7-------------------------------6---7-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|9-----------------------------------9---------------------------|

e|4-----------------------------------4---------------------------|2-----------------------2---5---2-----------------------2---5---|
B|2---------------------------5---7---2---------------------------|2-------------------4-----------2-------------------4-----------|
G|2-------------------2---6-----------2-------------------2---6---|2-----------2---4---------------2-----------2---4---------------|
D|2-----------2---4-------------------2-----------2---4-----------|1---1---4-----------------------1---1---4-----------------------|
A|4-------4---------------------------4-------4-------------------|2-------------------------------2-------------------------------|
E|2---5-------------------------------2---5-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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