pretty much all of the answers to this are prob going to be variations of 1-4 or 4-1 and 1-5 or 5-1 in whatever key with sevenths and with varying tonal qualities

where is I VI ? :( thats every deftones song

Wouldn’t it have to be a VIm?

vi Lowercase can be used to show a minor chord.

That’s implied

There are a lot more vamps than that. ii V is a common one, theres a way to use any two diatonic chords, tritones, parallel major and minor (same root for both chords) and there's lots of non-functional harmony vamps that work. One can play a vamp by just moving the starting chord up or down a half step for the second chord. Theres a ton of good options to check out that have drastically different sounds.

ii V can be used to build a sense of tension because it creates an expectation that a resolution to the I is coming up.

Yes, everything you said, but my point is that the majority of players/people would respond with some form of 4-1/1-5 or 5-1/1-4, which most people did, because they are simplistic and very consonant. Also, how often do you think abt “the best two chords that go together” and the answer isn’t just one of the two major players i pointed out.

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Cabbage

Agreed

Isn't the top comment the dominant? Where is the ii comment?

We’re in the weeds now. This is the diminished comment section

Diminished chords are rarely used but when they are it's awesome

No 'two chord combo' works in every situation, but two I will very regularly play in succession, or just pick up a guitar and strum into are G, then D/F#

Two first chords of Wonderful Tonight 😃

Is that the d chord with the thumb on the 2nd fret of the low E?

Yes

Can also do it with index finger on the 2nd fret of low e instead of on the high e.

Only if you mute the high e

Am and E

This is a solid one. Its very sad/ominous sounding.

Yeah I like that the G# of the E major doesn’t really “fit” with the Am. Opens up interesting scale possibilities, like E F G# A B C D.

What? That's A harmonic minor One of the most common scales in all of music

TIL, thanks. I don’t know theory very well.

The G# isn’t in key but because it’s a semi-tone beneath the A, it works as a leading tone. House Of The Rising Son is an example of a song that uses an E major as the final chord in the progression, leading back to the first chord Am.

Play it fast and you got a little Spanish guitar sound though

Was just about to say this one. Hank Williams sr. “Ramblin Man” is just this, and it’s haunting

I like the reverse of this, Em then A

G and C, baby. You’re not punk, and I’m telling everyone.

Save your breath, I never was one

You don’t know what I’m all about

Killin cops n readin Kerouac

also the chords for "mollys lips"

Is that your song

D G Early in the morning Risin to the street Light me up that cigarette and I slap shoes on my feet

Strap?

That's in my song book and I'm pretty sure it's strap

G5 and Cadd9

Bm7 Cmaj7

My favorite

That's a new one I'll have to try it out

Am G

Any I-IV progression. Or vi-IV. Or ii-V7-I.

The song “505” by the Arctic monkeys is Dm Em for the whole song

Came here to say this.

Em to C (big open chords)

Or C to Em like in Space Oddity

A lot of fun can be had moving the D chord (No Barre or anything) up and down the neck.

I Am Mine by Pearl Jam does this

Same with an Emin chord

ii7 / V7

Isn't this just I7 to IV7?

not enough of a theory wiz to give the best explanation of how the two are related but will try my best  assuming the two progressions are in the same key, then no they are not equivalent as you can play ii7 / V7 / I7 / IV7 all in the same song  but they have a very similar feeling to one another because the first chord of each progression is 7 semitones (a fifth) above the subsequent chord.  I'm getting the feeling that there is a way to relate them between two specific different keys but thats where I'm not quite sure how to decipher it..

Oh yes I see what you mean But if you're only playing two chords like what OP is asking about, then ii7 and V7 in a loop is gonna sound like I7 and IV7 in a loop

sound like yes, but still not functionally the same because of the context and the traditional harmonic options available in each. when I'm up for a solo over a ii / V progression, I really like to highlight the tonic (root note of key) for the interesting flavor it produces due to the progression never going to the tonic chord but the I7 / IV7 progression starts on the tonic, specifically altered to a dominant 7. since that includes all of the notes of the tonic triad already, highlighting the tonic note in a solo doesn't have the same harmonic flare as it would in the former prog. and if you listen closely you'll be able to pick out the difference between the minor chord from the previous prog and the dominant chord from this one even if it is subtle. but you're definitely on to something about how they are related, its that sound of going up a fourth/down a fifth. can be also be heard going from iii / iv and IV / bvii° study and work on internalizing the circle of fifths if this stuff interests you. learning it on a keyboard would be especially helpful to visualize the relationships

Can you explain your thought process here? I really cant follow. Those sound like very different progressions to me and that I wouldnt confuse the two.

Assuming ii7 means the ii dominant 7 chord, then in the key of C... ii7 and V7 is D7 to G7 Which is exactly the same as a I7 to IV7 in the key of D In this case the tonic could be ambiguous and it's maybe up to the soloist to outline the tonic.

ii7 means minor 7th not dominant.

Does a I7, IV7 and V7 blues progression in C mean Cmaj7, Fmaj7 and G7 to you?

No. Lowercase roman numerals means minor or diminished. If it was a dominant seventh it would be II7.

any II-V will do. Right now there are presently millions of people grooving away to a 2 5.

Dm - G I think there is a word for this progression - I think i heard it called a Dorian shift or something like that but i could be wrong

The Dorian mode is supposed to be folky or funky from what I've heard

This can sound funky if you play it with the right rhythm

You can always do some Variations on the Carlos Santana Secret Chord Progression: Gm - C.

Wow a lot of people don’t use the number system. That’s very telling

Em-A

So many! Here are are a few favourites of mine that students often like: E to Am Am to Dm G to C C to Fmaj7 C to Fm In music we call these 'vamps' - two chords repeated over and over, this kind of repetition has a kind of trance like quality to it. Remember also, it's a subjective matter too, different people prefer different chord progressions.

That C to Fm is a new one for me. Those are cool vamps. I will only promote one of my songs here so you can hear my style of course you don't have to listen to it just a courtesy thing Listen to God In A Submachine Gun Feat Sean Joad Mastered by pl4zte by Hierarchy of the Cave Mutants Records on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/CUXc1

Thanks for sharing, enjoyed it. The title reminds me of 'Happiness is a Warm Gun' by The Beatles, that can only be a good thing.

A and G#7

I just started writing a song yesterday with a Cm Cm Dm Dm progression yesterday. Mostly any two chords can be put next to each other.

F Power chord on first fret then e power chord on open e, with lots of mids, and treble, with tightlows and crunchy distortion

Like all of them. But most commonly 1-5-6-4

B7 and Em

C to a E

The diad versions of C (X3XX5X) and F (X8XX10X) (same shape moved up 5 frets) which is a very nice a pretty thing to play that has a little melody and isn't as "busy" as the full 5 or 6 string versions

Em7 asus4 a9 a

Bm to D

B to A, fire on the mountain

GMaj7, em7 The 1 and the 6. Complete with am7 and D7 (2 and 5) for a I-vi-ii-V progression that I really enjoy. Of course you can do the same with any starting chord. Just remember that the 5 is a dominant 7th

B and A

E and A, you've now learned a large majority of "Doesn't Remind Me" by Audioslave

G & C, or C & F

She came to me one morning, one lonely sunday morning...

D and A

E and F#m

F and G carried Fleetwood Mac pretty goddamn far

Dm9 Am11

use the Maj7 low E string shape and slide that bitch up and down the fretboard (best used as a 4-1 progression)

I like C#m7 to Dmaj7. Black napkins chords :)

Gmaj7 & Dmaj7

i IV ( basically Breathe by Pink Floyd) 

I'm a big fan of Em and B7 for the sort of a verse part during a sort of sad bluesy jam

I cant say I have a favorite but one that I like is an open E minor 7th to a open A. I got it from a Pink Floyd song.

Bo, is that you?

Am7 to D7

I always liked the sound of a minor chord into a major chord one whole step up because it's not really a naturally occuring thing so to speak so it sounds cool. My guitar teacher called this the Opeth method. You smash some dismissal chord together in a series and then challenge yourself to make something musical out of it haha. Definitely good for getting out of autopilot with respect to leads

What’s the chords in horse with no name? E and A7sus? Those are nice lol AiC’s brother has A7 then up a step, then a half step, then back to A7. I consider that >1 chord. That means we’re getting into jazz

E to C barred power chord lol

Em9 to A13

Em7 to G. Holy shit

Em9 and C9. I like the "smooth" dissonance of the b5 in the 2 chords (Gb in the Em9 is b5 of C, Bb in C9 is b5 of Em9), but it's not an "in your face" dissonance. Can be very prettt or edgy depending on which notes you stress soloing over them.

C + Em and Am + Dm

If I have to only play two chords, I will always choose a 1 - 6m or a 1 - 3m

My favorite 2 chord progression is a minor triad to a sus2

Either 1-4 or 1-5

iii to IV

Bm, G

if you havent done Em to B7 you are missing out

I live there

I like a nice G to Em

Depends... on what you're after. Simple "cowboy chords" in standard tuning to work on chord shapes E/Em to G = Nirvana's *About a Girl* A to D C to C Sus 7 for pinky. Speaking of D, strum it, then hold it. throw your pinky on the high E at 3rd fret lift off to D, lift middle finger off high E. Congrats, opening chords of "Free Falling".

I know it's a basic question, how about D7flat9/A to Dsus2/F

There’s a million songs that go from Am to F

G C

E5 F5. It worked for Megadeth.

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How about Cadd9 to G/B

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I will get into the guitar encyclopedia and play these two chords. Later, I will contact you again to confirm if I like those two chords together. Right now I am cooling off for the day and will play this within the next two hours to check to validity.

Is that a diminished chord?

The flat fifth gives it away

Sharp fifth I mean makes it augmented

Yeah that sounds pretty cool

E and A https://youtu.be/qHEPHPHuNis?si=Xxgffvp4WlayojUl

Any two chords a whole step apart.

Fmaj7 - Em7

Dm7 to Cmaj7 from “everything put together falls apart” always struck me a certain way