Folk — Guitar

Folk, country and Celtic songs are built on the acoustic guitar; in reggae it chops the off-beat, and Hawaiian slack-key is its own gentle guitar tradition. Folk thrives on simplicity: songs meant for singing together, with direct melodies and lean harmony that put the story front and center. This page collects the style's classic progressions, like the three-chord — the trio of chords behind countless songs — and the axis, a four-chord loop heard all over popular music.

Grooves

Progressions

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Updated July 9, 2026