Train Beat · Country
A · D · A · E7
I · IV · I · V in the key of Am
Boom-chick at a canter — the alternating bass IS the song.
Four bars of train beat in the key of Am, written I · IV · I · V and played boom-chick over a backbeat groove at around 120 beats per minute. The chord shapes are below, and you can hear the whole thing play (and slow it down) without an account.
Opens in the Progression Lab. No account, nothing to sign in to. Ten minutes of playback a day, and an hour with a free account.
What the chords are
This is I · IV · I · V 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 3 strings
- D IV up at the 2nd fret, spanning to the 4th, on 3 strings
- A I up at the 5th fret, spanning to the 7th, on 3 strings
- E7 V up at the 7th fret, spanning to the 9th, on 4 strings
How it should feel
- Strum
- Boom-chick
- Groove
- Backbeat
- Tempo
- 120 bpm
- Key
- Am
- Voicings
- The Climb
The top voice steps upward through the progression — a melody rising inside the chords.
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 | × | × | 2 | 2 | 2 | × |
| D | × | × | 4 | 2 | 3 | × |
| A | × | × | 7 | 6 | 5 | × |
| E7 | × | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | × |
More Country
- A · D7 · A6 · E7 I · IV7 · I6 · V7 in Am · Takin’ My Horse
- 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.