Unit 9: Other D,C,G songs

Now that you are comfortable with three basic chords that make up a I IV V progression in the key of C, It's time to add a few more songs to your repertoire.

In this lesson we will cover "More Than A Feeling" by Boston, "Sweet child of Mine" by Guns and Roses and "Every Rose Has it's Thorn" by Poison.

"More than a Feeling" starts on D, uses a sus 4 then switches to C. The bass note drops to B implying a G chord with the 3rd in the bass and then finishes on G. The chords are not strummed, but arpeggiated. That means each note of the chord is plucked individually instead of all at once. It's the same chord progression to "Sweet Home Alabama". The rest of the song is a little different, but it's not hard. We'll go over it in class, but it's not going to be on the test. The objective of the lesson is for you to realize that these chords, and these chord progressions exist in many other songs.


For the next two selections you'll need to tune your guitar down a half step. This is a common technique that tends to give the guitar a darker sound. Simply make your E string an Eb, make your A string an Ab and so on until all of the strings are down one half step from traditional tuning.

Use your ear to hear where the chords change, Listen to the bass note first, and then apply the full chord. The progressions are all very similar. I am not spelling out the chord progressions here on purpose as I want you to use your ears and figure out how to play these pieces on your own. I won't always be your guitar teacher you know, you'll have to do this on your one one day. Knowing that the chords are C,G, and D (but not in that order), you shouldn't have any trouble. Good luck!