The Fall · Classics
Em · D · C · B
i · ♭VII · ♭VI · V in the key of Em
The Andalusian walk-down — four chords, each a step lower. Flamenco to Zeppelin.
Four bars of the fall in the key of Em, written i · ♭VII · ♭VI · V and played let it ring at around 100 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.
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What the chords are
This is i · ♭VII · ♭VI · V in the key of Em. The degree of each chord is what makes the progression recognisable in any key, so the same four moves transpose anywhere once you know them by number.
- Em i in open position, frets 2 to 3, on 3 strings
- D ♭VII up at the 3rd fret, spanning to the 5th, on 3 strings
- C ♭VI up at the 1st fret, spanning to the 3rd, on 3 strings
- B V in open position, frets 1 to 2, on 3 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Let it ring
- Groove
- None
- Tempo
- 100 bpm
- Key
- Em
- Voicings
- Low & Wide
Open-voiced shapes down the neck — wide, ringing, cinematic.
The shapes
Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Em | × | × | 2 | × | 0 | 3 |
| D | × | × | 4 | × | 3 | 5 |
| C | × | × | 2 | × | 1 | 3 |
| B | × | × | 1 | × | 0 | 2 |
More Classics
- E · C#m · A · B I · vi · IV · V in Em · ’50s Doo-wop
- E · B · C#m · A I · V · vi · IV in Em · The Anthem
- Gm · Bb · C · Eb · Gm · D7 i · ♭III · IV · ♭VI · i · V7 in G · Rising Sun
- G · B7 · C · Cm I · III7 · IV · iv in G · The Creep
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.