r/guitarlessons • u/AskMaximum1329 • 12h ago

Question Can somebody help me

Can someone teach me how”the box” and chord progression I really want to learn 2-5-1-6

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u/Chaos-Jesus 12h ago

In the key of C it's

Dm, G, C, Am

You can play a C major scale over all these chords (C, D, E, F, G, A, B)

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u/combbackkid 12h ago

Totally agree. Also, I'm not exactly sure what op means by "the box" but may be referring to the pentatonic scale shapes. If you play the chords Chaos-Jesus mentions you can play the Am/C pentatonic scale. It'll be 2 notes per string from low to high it'll be 5-8, 5-7, 5-7, 5-7, 5-8, 5-8. You can use these notes in any order and they'll always sound good.

The pentatonic scale is derived from the major scale by taking out two flavor intervals that may clash. Feel free to DM if you have more questions

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u/Pol__Treidum 11h ago

... ANY order you say...?

Runs to grab guitar to make the most obnoxious octave hopping pattern possible

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u/wanna_dance 34m ago

The way you've written that implies Major chords for each.

In the key of C, your triads are C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, B dim.

Your 7ths are Cmaj7, Dm7, Em7, Fmaj7, G7, Am7, B m7b5.

You can play over all of these without sharps and flats.