Honky-Tonk Progression in G Major for Guitar

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

Notes: G A B C D E F#

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

Scale

Scale shapes

CAGED - E Shape

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

Basic Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 0 3`
I	G	G B D	`3 5 5 4 3 3`
I	G	G B D	`3 2 0 0 3 3`
I	G	G B D	`x x 5 4 3 3`
II	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`x 0 2 2 1 x`
II	Am	A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
II	Am	A C E	`5 7 7 5 5 5`
III	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 2`
III	Bm	B D F#	`x 2 4 4 3 x`
III	Bm	B D F#	`x x x 4 3 2`
III	Bm	B D F#	`7 9 9 7 7 7`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 0`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 1 x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`
IV	C	C E G	`x 3 5 5 5 3`
V	D	D F# A	`x x 0 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 2`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 3 x`
V	D	D F# A	`x 5 4 2 x x`
VI	Em	E G B	`0 2 2 0 0 0`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 0`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 3`
VI	Em	E G B	`x x 2 0 0 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x x 4 2 1 2`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`2 3 4 2 x x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 9 10 11 10 x`
VII	F#dim	F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`

Honky-Tonk (I–I–IV–IV–V–V–I–I)

Chords: G – G – C – C – D – D – G – G

e|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|3---------------------------2---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---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|3---------------------------2---3---3---------------------------|3---------------------------2---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---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

Seventh Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`x x x 0 0 2`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 3 2`
I	Gmaj7	G B D F#	`3 5 5 4 3 2`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 x`
II	Am7	A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
II	Am7	A C E G	`5 7 5 5 5 5`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 2`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 4 2 3 x`
III	Bm7	B D F# A	`x 2 0 2 0 2`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 0`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 3`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 2 0 0 3`
IV	Cmaj7	C E G B	`x 3 5 4 5 x`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 5`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 4 5 3 2`
V	D7	D F# A C	`x 5 7 5 7 5`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 0`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 2 0 3 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 x`
VI	Em7	E G B D	`0 2 0 0 0 3`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 5 5 5`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 1 0`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x x 4 2 5 x`
VII	F#m7b5	F# A C E	`x 9 10 9 10 x`

Honky-Tonk (I–I–IV–IV–V–V–I–I)

Chords: Gmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gmaj7

e|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
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---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|2---------------------------2---3---2---------------------------|
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---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|0-------0---4-----------------------0-------0---4---------------|
A|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|2---2-------------------------------2---2-----------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

Ninth Chords

Chords

Degree	Chord	Notes	Fingering (low to high)
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 2 4 2 x x`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`3 5 4 2 x x`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 2 3 2`
I	Gmaj9	G B D F# A	`x x 5 7 7 5`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 2 5 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`5 2 5 5 5 x`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`5 7 5 5 5 7`
II	Am9	A C E G B	`x x x 0 0 0`
III	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 7 10 8`
III	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 9 11 10 8`
III	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x x 0 2 1 2`
III	Bm7b9	B D F# A C	`x 3 4 2 x x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 0 0 0 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`x 3 2 4 3 x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 7 9 7 x x`
IV	Cmaj9	C E G B D	`8 10 9 7 x x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 2`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x 5 4 5 5 5`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`10 7 10 7 10 x`
V	D9	D F# A C E	`x x x 2 1 0`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`0 2 0 0 0 2`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 9 12 x`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`12 9 12 12 12 x`
VI	Em9	E G B D F#	`3 2 0 0 0 2`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x x 4 2 5 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 0 1 0`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 0 2 2 1 3`
VII	F#m7b5b9	F# A C E G	`x 3 2 0 x x`

Honky-Tonk (I–I–IV–IV–V–V–I–I)

Chords: Gmaj9 – Gmaj9 – Cmaj9 – Cmaj9 – D9 – D9 – Gmaj9 – Gmaj9

e|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
B|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|
G|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|
D|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|
A|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|
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|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|2-----------------------5---2-----------------------5---2-------|
B|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|5---------------3---7-------5---------------3---7-------5-------|
G|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|5-------2---5---------------5-------2---5---------------5-------|
D|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|4---4-----------------------4---4-----------------------4---4---|
A|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|5---------------------------5---------------------------5-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|--------------------------------3-------------------------------|
B|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|------------------------3---7-------------------------------3---|
G|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|2-------------------4---------------2-------------------4-------|
D|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|4-----------4---5-------------------4-----------4---5-----------|
A|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|2---2---5---------------------------2---2---5-------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|3-----------------------------------3---------------------------|

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