Takin’ My Horse · Country

E · A7 · E6 · B7

I · IV7 · I6 · V7 in the key of E

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 E, 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 E — 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.

• E I up at the 7th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 3 strings
• A7 IV7 up at the 10th fret, spanning to the 12th, on 4 strings
• E6 I6 at the 9th fret, on 4 strings
• B7 V7 up at the 9th fret, spanning to the 11th, on 4 strings

How it should feel

Strum

Boom-chick

Groove

Backbeat

Tempo

112 bpm

Key

E

Voicings

Sparkle

Small, bright voicings high on the top strings — the second-guitar part.

The shapes

Low E on the left, high e on the right. 0 is an open string, × is one you do not play.

Posted Sep 22, 2026. Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.