GUITAR – My Wonderful / Horrible Life

SCALES:

C MAJOR:

C, D, E, F, G, A, and B

C MINOR:

C, D, Eb, F, G, Ab, Bb, C

Why is C minor so popular? Love’s lament

In it, C Minor is described as a ‘Declaration of love and at the same time the lament of unhappy love. All languishing, longing, sighing of the love-sick soul lies in this key. ‘ Pretty perfect for a lot of pop music and dance music – love with bittersweet undertones is a common theme!

G MAJOR:

G, A, B, C, D, E, F#

G MINOR

G, A, B♭, C, D, E♭, and F

A MINOR

A, B, C, D, E, F, & G

E MINOR

E, F♯, G, A, B, C, and D

The I–V–vi–IV progression is a common chord progression popular across several genres of music. It involves the I, V, vi, and IV chords of any particular musical scale ¹.

For example, in the key of C major, this progression would be: C–G–Am–F ¹. Here’s how the rotations work:

I–V–vi–IV : C–G–Am–F
V–vi–IV–I : G–Am–F–C
vi–IV–I–V : Am–F–C–G
IV–I–V–vi : F–C–G–Am ¹

This progression has been favored by music icons throughout the decades for its ability to boost the energy levels of a song ². It’s incredibly diverse and has been used in a variety of songs across different genres ².

Sure, here’s the tab for “Enter Sandman” by Metallica:

e|---------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|------------------|---------------|---------------------|
D|-------5-------------|----5-------------|----5----------|---------------------|
A|----7-----------7----|-7-----------7----|-7-----------7-|---------------------|
E|-0--------6--5-----0-|-------6--5-----0-|-------6--5----|---------------------|

e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-2-------------/7|--------------/7-|------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|------------------------------------------|

e|--9b---9b---------------10v|--9b---9b---------------10v|--9b---9b---------10v|--9b---9b---------10v|
G|--9b---9b---7---------7----|--9b---9b---7---------7----|--9b---9b---7---------|--9b---9b---7---------|
D|--9v--7h9------4v--7h9-----|--9v--7h9------4v--7h9-----|--9v--7h9------4v--7h9|--9v--7h9------4v--7h9|

e|-21p17p0-21p17p0-21p17p0-21p17p0-21p17p0-21p17p0-
B|-22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22b22-
G|-16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16b16-
D|-20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20v20-
A|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--
E|-3--1--

This is just a part of the song. You can find the full tab on various guitar tab websites ¹ ². Remember, practice makes perfect! Enjoy playing! <|im_end|)