7 Levels Of Chord Progression Complexity 

I have a feeling that samurai is giving us his life story

Damn, the level 7 chords look like a wifi router password

Level 8: You go back to open chords with a little embellishment cause people like to listen to it

The fact a chord called G69 exists gives the 13 year old in me life

"You are, but only because there is no other guitar players that auditioned" I feel personally attacked.

At Level 7 it’s hard to find listeners so you end up going door to door asking if people have a moment to talk about Gsus.

I started out with open chords therefore i am superior

is it weird that I started on level 2 and then went to level 1

Basic 4 chords progression: Worldclass Popstar Advanced Jazz chords progression: Elevator music

Goddamn, Level 7 is a heavy and well-earned flex.

me: see’s G69 also me: niiiiiice

1. Beginner I wanna be a real guitarist 2. Campfire Wizard I said a real guitarist 3. Depressing Jazz life story F**K GO BACK!!

2:56 Wow you just had to throw in that G69. Gsus christ

"I wonder if I can get a job teaching power chords to beginners?" As a music teacher I felt this in the deepest pits of my soul

"That C chord you were playing before? Pfft. That's for simple pop musicians! A minor 7 is where it's at!" Ok, let's everyone just calm down, here...

Level 1 => (Power Chords) You feel awesome even if it's just 2 notes Level 2 => (Open Chords) You feel awesome even if it's just 3 notes Level 3 => (Campfire Chord Wizard) A lot of Girls love you Level 4 => (High School Jazz Kid) Some people start to lose interest Level 5 => (College Hopeful) Even more people start to lose interest Level 6 => (Mid-Degree Maestro) Only music teachers actually care Level 7 => (Jazz Lord) Only hardcore Jazz people actually care

Real musicians only need 3 voicings

now 7 levels of solo complexity

2:57 a very NICE chord

Who the hell decided it’s ok to name a cord Abmillb5Db7?

"You have now reached the level where the only people interested in your music are highly trained musicians, and a handful of science teachers" Why is this so accurate

Level 8: Dirty Loops/Cory Henry Level 9: Charles Ives, Allan Holdsworth, Jacob Collier Level 10: Schoenberg and Ornette Coleman Level 11: Smoke on the Water

Epic shredder: *exists* Me who can play the G69 chord: I am 4 parallel universes ahead of you

This made me smile! Love the fresh take on development, I will show this to my students!

"you might think you're good enough to join the hs jazz band. well you are, because no other guitarist auditioned" I ain't even a guitarist and I feel attacked

You forgot level 8: when you realize that even with all your skills, it's best to just play level 1 again 90% of the time.

Good job man. ur approach of reaching and teaching different guitar levels really inspires me. very good luck to you for the future.

I am from Baltimore, and I recall a driving instructor I had who was just like this guy! He was really good at guitar, with a monotone, "don't blink or you'll miss it," sense of humor, and a love of music theory. In fact, he talked about music more than he talked about driving, and he even would play his guitar while instructing. Coolest driving instructor ever. Guess he couldn't find that gig teaching power chords to noobs though...

Lesson Learnt: If you want to impress girls, stop learning when you become Campfire Wizard

The final stage is "Level 8 - Realist" where to get gigs, you're playing barre chords again.

It was an honor to teach power chords to newbies.

3:57 that Gmaj7 at the end just killed that Giant Steps vibe xd

The writing here was out of this world. I wasn't expecting to laugh this much on chord based humor

I skipped level 1 and went straight to level 2 and never got any further ...lol

This was just what I needed 😂 thank you. You are always great

Level 4 and 5 progressions really give me the feels. You really have to know what you're doing theory-wise (and playing-wise) to do a video like this - freekin awesome job!

As someone who is really trying to get more into Musical Theory and explore different kinds of music, I really appreciate this video man! Awesome work here!

samurai: ''You've now leveled up to Campfire Strumming Wizard. There have been at least 3 different girls ho interacted with you...''' Me: (started crying)

Have to say this was one of the best videos I've watched for a long time. The content and the delivery, as well as the skill. This one goes to 11

I love looking back on my guitar history, i can see all of these stages. I went through the POWERCHORDS ONLY phase, then open chords, and now i'm now at campfire wizard. To think the first time i watched this, i was at powerchord level

The “Jazz lord” chords aren’t that hard they still are challenging but with www.samuraiguitartheory.com I learned in no time 😁👍

*Got a palm cramp just by watching the level 7 chord progression ...lol!*

Good video. Will watch a couple of times at least. Thanks for sharing.

The story really gets in the way of explaining how the levels vary in complexity. I was really watching this to learn about variations in guitar complexities. Thanks for making the video anyway.

are those chords or chemical composition of something?

I'm currently a campfire wizard with a splash of high school jazz kid.

"I may be able to join the highschool jazz band" "You are, but only because there are no other guitar players who auditioned" I feel so personally attacked

been watching this a few times and just noticed that it is raining outside, level 4-6 sure sounds like it will be a good lofi guitar to study/relax to..... good content bro.... keep it up!!!

*That awkward moment when your level isn't even in the video*

"Flawed Thought Pattern." Truth. Lesson: Stop at level 3 while there is still hope.

Love the extensions! The great thing about the guitar are the voicings!

i skipped power chord kid and went straight to strum daddy

Honestly I have to just thank you for not falling into the recent trend of making 10 minute videos for five minutes topics just to please the algorithm. It really makes a difference in terms of what I watch and enjoy ❤️

Level 8: Jacob Collier has entered the chat

Ok. This video made me subscribe, I look forward to see what else you have to offer!

This feels all to close to home :-D Extra points for the accurate descriptions!

Was it raining outside when you recorded this? I'm LOVING the look outside your window!

My first power chords- smells like teen spirit

This felt like it came from a personal place. Great video!

Your playing sounds so GOOOOD!!

Lol are guitarists really that insecure? Yes.... yes we are.

On the other end of the spectrum, from level 2 onwards, the young budding guitarist might get deeper into the world of power chords and get into distortion and punk rock with their amazingly powerful progressions that scream "rebel" much like the 16 year old they'd be. At level 3 then, they acquire the ability to riff. They listen to Metallica and instead of complex chords, their repertoire is now loaded with chords that move heads and drive mosh pit bonkers. Level 4 is unchanged if they decide to branch out as well, but at level 5 they instead cover a fun rock, blues or metal or maybe if they have the skill, a jazz song, succeeding in wowing the lecturers at their dream college and they begin to go into the world of music At level 6, they've already done some soloing before this with arpeggios, but now add more nuance and screaming bends. They sound like a classic metal lead guitarist and get into a band. Their riffs are heavy and get a crowd moshing in no time flat, and girls absolutely love them. The ideal story here is that hopefully they kept their old campfire wizard skills and a girl genuinely falls for them, the start of a beautiful love story Level 7: This can go one of 2 ways. Either the band they play in had a falling out after several EPs where the singer is constantly late, and the rhythm guitarist is constantly high for some reason. At which point, now still in debt from the college loans the guitarist takes a job teaching power chords to kids Or, the band makes it big, selling records by the dozens and living the good life. The guitarist, remembering his roots, decides to do a side gig of teaching kids power chords at a guitar school. Happily married with children, a loving wife, and living the dream with the best band mates one could ever ask for because they're your college band mates since forever ago. The guitarist is world renown, more than just to professional musicians, but the world at large. Playing his own solo stuff as well as playing live at big studios such as Saitama Arena and Sydney Opera House, this is a dream come true. Though this is highly idealised

Man, bringing it all full circle back to the power chords made my day

Im 19 and I never took any guitar lessons or learned any theory. I tried to learn solely by ear and experimenting. Eventually, I discovered many of these chord progressions through trial and error, yet I didnt know how to incorporate them. I was never really inspired by jazz music though, just mostly classical, early 20th century blues, and metal such as black sabbath and Metallica. I've been playing for about a year now and have become completely encapsulated. I started off saying I'd never play jazz or country or anything I wasnt a fan of. It wasnt until i started learning these genres and others such as flamenco, that I gained a vast appreciation for them and realized every guitar genre has its place. What a wonderful instrument. The crazy thing to me about jazz is that I always assumed it was easy to play. "How hard could it be to play the wrong notes?" I would say. Boy was that an ignorant assumption lol trying to play jazz brings me right back to the beginner stages. My fascination has lead me to be one year in, with a Ibanez s series, an esp LP, a plethora of acoustics all in different tunings, a classical guitar, a 12 string acoustic and a prs baritone. I know that's probably too many for a one year player, yet everytime you pull out that tele, I feel the need to purchase one immediately 😂

All that training to play SpongeBob music at the end

I feel like that line about "You've now reached the level where the only people interested in your music are highly trained musicians and a handful of science teachers" really stung quite a few people on youtube really badly.

That was amazing! Thankyuuuu❤

Level 8A: You realise that the basic power chords are required by 90% of the audience and hence, you play those in the gigs. Level 8B: You become aloof to worldly desires and become a full time prog rock/metal or jazz fusion giant. You create musical pieces so out of the world that most refuse to accept your music as music itself, but you know that you have that small secret following of people who are with you and appreciate you.

1:31 you just played “Take It Easy” by the eagles without knowing it lol.

Really funny- and informative. Cheers!

This was great!

3:50 he actually did a coltrane change, im impressed

Where is level 8 debt paying failed musician turned teacher?

I love that I slowly uncover your psyche in each new video lol

Love this.

Its a overused type of video but you managed to give a nice twist. Good job

Is this some kind of draw my life ?

@samuraiguitarist hello brother. I don't know why, but somehow, this video made want to take back my guitar. It's like the fire has been ignited again. When I was little, I used to play all day, all night but when I started college my interest and passion suffered... Maybe it's the way you explained it or just the natural vibe that you radiate, somehow I felt the sparkle! Thanks a lot man, you have one more subscriber here and I am definitely enrolling your course!

Loved the video

I think I'll stick to my open Am7 to the Cadd9 to the G6 thx.

Stuck at level 3, but enjoying campfires a lot actually xdd

Nice jazz chords. Never seen it before but sounds amazing and soothing👍

When I first watched this video I was level 2. Now I'm breaking level 4. I think 5 is honestly where I'm going to diverge off. I don't really get enthusiastic about adding to the jazz world as much as I aim to more express myself in a way that people I know can coherently understand. I'll filter in some complexity, just to see if I can, but for the most part I'll stick to more basic/intermediate music theory on the matter.

this is hilarious

"Those are the 7 levels of chord progressions, now please subscribe to my lessons where I teach you power chords." Classic. Great video!

Amazing levels here all around. A true samurai in the way of the frets, here boyos

That was great!!!

Who else went to level 2 because they never learned power chords in the beginning

_"You are... But only because there's no other guitar players that auditioned."_ x_x Lols. This was quite a fun video, thanks.

To be truly honest, I'm seriously impressed with the sound you got coming out of your Tele. Very nice video, sir.

Thanks. Im just realized i haven't made it out of level 2 lol. Shows me where im at and how to progress from there. Nice vid.

Level 8: “This is a song with the same four chords I use most of the time when I’ve got something on my mind and I don’t want to squander the moment trying to come up with a better way to say what I want to say.”

The chords don’t get any more complex to play, they just get more esoteric.

You had the best weather on this day (yes i really love "bad" weather) It's so relaxing

Very knowledgable guy, but 0 arrogance when explaining. It a great virtue for somebody to be able to explain complex harmony in simple terms. Bravo!

Self-taught; started at level 2. Did I pull some kind of speedrun sequence-break crap?

ive always wondered how to play a G69, thanks!!

Definitely buy Samurai’s course. It’s great, easy to follow, and is incredibly helpful in providing more tools you can apply if you want to brush up on theory or just learn more. Absolutely worth it, and there’s a holiday code promo right now that’s 45% off.

you have such a peaceful scenary outside

who else has been stuck at Level 5 for the last 15 years?