Sweet Soul Vamp · R&B / Soul
A · D
I · IV in the key of A
Two chords and a whole Motown catalogue — "My Girl" lives here.
Four bars of sweet soul vamp in the key of A, written I · IV and played quarters over a backbeat groove at around 96 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 · IV in the key of A. 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 up at the 5th fret, spanning to the 7th, on 3 strings
- D IV at the 7th fret, on 3 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Quarters
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 96 bpm
- Key
- A
- Voicings
- Glue
The smallest possible movement between chords. The voices barely leave their seats.
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 | × | × | 7 | 6 | 5 | × |
| D | × | × | 7 | 7 | 7 | × |
More R&B / Soul
- Bm7 · E7 i7 · IV7 in B · Dorian Vamp
- G · C I · IV in G · Sweet Soul Vamp
- G · Em7 · C · D7 I · vi7 · IV · V7 in G · Motown Move
- Gmaj7 · Bm7 · Cmaj7 · D7 Imaj7 · iii7 · IVmaj7 · V7 in G · Slow Burn
Posted . Part of a growing library of guitar chord progressions.