[jackkinsella]

This is something I struggled with for longer than I should have. For me, the turning point was just diving in and practicing playing along with real songs every day until the patterns became clearer. No matter who uncomfortable and hopeless it felt at first.

I recommend going to HookTheory and working your way through every song you're familiar with in the "beginner" section. These songs tend to stick to the big four chords (I IV V vi) and once you nail them, you're half-way there for most pop and rock. https://www.hooktheory.com/theorytab/difficulties/beginner

You'll make more progress doing that for an hour a day over a month than you will in five years of theory.

[wyclif]

Another thing that will help you get good fast is that after learning I-IV-V-VI, learn how to play those chords everywhere they can be played on the neck.

[dehrmann]

> patterns

verse-chorus-verse-chorus-bridge-chorus.

Except Aerosmith. Chorus. All chorus. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9-n-2x8ww&start=105