Help with the last chord in progression

Question

I have following progression:

G-Em-Bm-C G-Em-Bm-C

G-Bm-F#m-A D-Bm-F#m-???

G-Em-Bm-C...

I am happy with the progression and it works well, but struggling with the last chord.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Answer 1

A great deal depends on your you're voicing the chords. Here are a few options.

1. My personal favorite: F#7 (or just F#, if you're trying to stick to triads).

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T:Chord progression idea
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"^G"[GBd] "^Bm/F#"[^FBd] "^F#m"[^FA^c] "^A"[EA^c] |
"^D"[^FAd] "^Bm/F#"[^FBd] "^F#m"[^FA^c] "^F#7"[^F^A^ce] | "^G"[GBd]

2. The obvious choice: A

You start with G-Bm-F#m-A. Then effectively substitute D for G, but then continue the same way. So a listener is prepped to hear an A chord, especially since the first part of the song also has two repetitions of its own chord sequence.

3. The dark horse candidate: E

If you voice G-Bm-F#m-A such that the top pitches are D-D-C#-C#, then you can begin the next group the same way (D-Bm-F#m with top pitches again D-D-C#), but this time let the top pitch progress down to B.

Also provides a nice contrast to the Em earlier in the song.

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T:Another chord progression idea
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M:none
L:1/1
"^G"[GBd] "^Bm/F#"[^FBd] "^F#m"[^FA^c] "^A"[EA^c] |
"^D"[^FAd] "^Bm/F#"[^FBd] "^F#m"[^FA^c] "^E"[E^GB] | "^G"[GBd]

Answer 2

Since it looks like you’re on your way back to G I think the way to go is to play a D7, a good ol’ V7 chord. What do you think? I think it works well because you modulated to D for a bit then the I chord becomes the V chord back to your original key.