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.
| Chord | E | A | D | G | B | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | × | × | × | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| A7 | × | × | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| E6 | × | × | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| B7 | × | × | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
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Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.