Sus chords are a special kind of chord that are neither major nor minor and, with their neutral character, they can inject sparkle and movement into otherwise simple chord progressions.

Try combining it with Examples 25 and 19 and you’ll be well on the way to creating a chord progression that keeps that strummed acoustic sound we all love – but with a twist! Example 27. Em9 ...

30 essential acoustic guitar chords, with charts Usable music theory: How to create a chord progression from any melody How to play guitar like David Gilmour: Bluesy diads, slides, quarter-tone blues ...

Blues chords. In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar ...

Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords to the daddy of altered tunings and many points between - to build your musical vocabulary and hone your own voice on the acoustic guitar.