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10 chord progressions in G major – Grade 4

Here are 10 chord progressions in the Key of G for grade 4 guitar.

All guitar chords should be played as barre chords when using these as practice exercises for the RGT guitar grades, and rhythms/strumming patterns are to be improvised.

At grade 4 level, we need to be able to play barre chords including major and minor, and all the main 7 chords: minor 7, major 7 and dominant 7.

You should use strumming rhythms with these chord progressions when you have mastered the chord shapes. This is also a requirement of Grade 4 RGT, due to it being in the ‘Rhythm Playing’ section of the book.

Part 1 – Grade 3 Barre Chord Progression Exercises

Each one of the barre chord exercises involve playing all 4 of the main grade 3 moveable barre chord shapes, found in both Rockschool and RGT grade 3.

Use these 4 major and minor barre chord shapes, and apply them to the positions of the root notes on this sheet.

Objectives: To practice all 4 main major and minor barre chord shapes in each exercise. To use the sheet as an opportunity to improvise various strumming rhythms during the exercises.

Here are the chord progressions included in the download:

  1. G Am Bm C
  2. D Em Bm A
  3. Bm F#m G D
  4. Db Gb Fm Ebm
  5. F#m A D Bm

Related: Both Part 1 and Part 2 of this exercise are featured in the Premium ebook Grade 3-4 Ebook – Scales, Arpeggios, Barre Chords and Guitar Solo Exercises