#PMT Challenge 1 Chord Progressions Key of C
Verse
C Am F G
Chorus
Dm G Dm G Dm G C
Iāve modified my earlier chord progression in G to get more āmovementā and apply some of the concepts from class2.
A basic amp-to-iphone recording, appreciate any and all feedback!:
My new progression is:
|G |G6 |Em |Em7 |
|Am |Asus4 |Bm |C |
|Csus2 |Em |Am |D |
Chorus:
|G Em |Am D7|G Em|Am D7| 3x
I like this version more than several earlier attempts but am not very satisfied with the Bm to C to CSus2 portion. I tried to get the āmovementā and āmelody partā to ring out more clearly by playing the G6 without the pinky on the high E (string 1) and the Em7 with pinky on the āDā on string 2.
While working on this, I wound up discovering how different voicings, inversions and instruments can influence musical choicesā¦ I first tried working out the progression on a piano. I am not great at piano, and my son offered to help me. He got a lot more āmovementā out of a very similar progression:
|G |G6 |Em |Em7 |
|Am |Asus4 |A5 |D |
|F#dim |F |Am |D |
by using inversions that added a lot more āspiceā, for lack of a better word. wBut when I tried the same chords on guitar, it didnāt sound good - I couldnāt play the G to G6 with a D in the base, for example. I will try to upload a recording of the piano version if I can get him to play it again 
When reading music/tab is there a way from the notes that we could tell the strumming pattern or picking pattern that would work best? I know itās depends on the song and a few other things but didnāt know if there was a general rule or not.