Takin’ My Horse · Country
A · D7 · A6 · E7
I · IV7 · I6 · V7 in the key of Am
A country shuffle. Long-short, long-short the whole way through, and that uneven bounce is most of what makes it sound country.
Four bars of takin’ my horse in the key of Am, written I · IV7 · I6 · V7 and played boom-chick over a backbeat groove at around 112 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 · IV7 · I6 · V7 in the key of Am. 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.
- A I at the 2nd fret, on 5 strings
- D7 IV7 in open position, frets 1 to 2, on 4 strings
- A6 I6 at the 2nd fret, on 5 strings
- E7 V7 in open position, frets 1 to 2, on all six strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Boom-chick
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 112 bpm
- Key
- Am
- Voicings
- Campfire
Big open grips and barres — the whole-hand chords everyone starts on.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | × | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| D7 | × | × | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| A6 | × | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| E7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
More Country
- E · A · B7 · A I · IV · V7 · IV in E · Bakersfield
- E · A · E · B7 I · IV · I · V in E · Train Beat
- E · A7 · E6 · B7 I · IV7 · I6 · V7 in E · Takin’ My Horse
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.