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Gone With The Wind

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Chord Diagrams — Gone With The Wind in A (Guitar)

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Gone With The Wind in A

Key of A

A major is a rock and blues cornerstone. The open A string delivers a strong root, while both E strings ring as the fifth. Classic A-D-E progressions practically play themselves with open cowboy chords. The open high E is the fifth, reinforcing power. A is a beginner-level key on guitar because the open A string is the root and the open E strings provide the fifth above and below, creating a massive low-end anchor. Beginners will find this key approachable since most chords use open voicings with minimal stretching.

Voice Leading

The bass line moves through B to E (ascending perfect fourth), E to A (ascending perfect fourth), A to F# (descending minor third), F# to D# (descending minor third), D# to G# (ascending perfect fourth), G# to C# (ascending perfect fourth), C# to A# (descending minor third), A# to C# (ascending minor third), C# to C# (ascending unison), C# to C (descending half step), C to G# (descending major third), G# to G (descending half step), G to F# (descending half step), F# to F# (ascending unison), F# to D (descending major third), D to C# (descending half step). A half-step bass movement creates a strong leading-tone pull that demands resolution. The root motion by larger intervals (fourths and fifths) gives each chord change a strong, decisive character. When the progression loops, the bass returns from C# to B by whole step.

Scales for Improvisation

A major pentatonic works because every note is either a chord tone or a safe passing tone — there are no avoid notes. For soloing, this means you can play freely without clashing. Over dominant seventh chords, A Mixolydian adds the flat seventh for an authentic blues-rock edge.

medium-swing4/4 · 32 bars · Form: AB

Chords: Bm7, E7, Amaj7, F♯7, D♯m7, G♯7, C♯6, A♯7, C♯maj7, C♯m, Cdim7, G♯7♯5, G7, F♯7♭9, F♯m7, Dmaj7, C♯m7♭5.

Scales for Improvisation A bebop, A bebop major.

Diatonic chords: See all chords in the key of A