Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today, I am going to show you how to write chord progressions on guitar.
In this lesson, we will be following two different approaches: The chord choice, and the color choice. With the chord choice we learn how to select the chords from the scale and put them together in a chord progression. With the color choice, we focus more on which type of chords to play.
If you are a beginner, I suggest that you start with the chord choice and you simply strum the chords. If you have been playing for a while, though, implement the color choice too.
There is a lot of research behind each chord progression. You should take things step-by-step and learn one chord progression at a time. Learn the sound of the chords, then, learn how to play the same chords in different keys.
We are using Roman Numerals I II III IV V VI VII VIII to determine the chord progressions. Familiarize yourself with this system as it is quite common in music to refer to chords this way.
Hey guys, let me show you one of the most simple chord progression we can find in music. In this lesson, I am going to show you how to harmonize the major scale and how to make the chords sound beautiful by using a simple fingerpicking pattern and a simple melody.
You probably know that each note of the major scale can generate a chord. If we lay down the G major scale and harmonize each note, we end up with seven chords: G major, A minor, B minor, C major, D major, E minor, F# diminished.
The goal of this lesson is to make these chords sound beautiful and enjoyable to play. We will start by playing the chords of the G major scale with a simple fingerpicking pattern. Then, we will add a simple melody.
We are going to play the chord progression in two different ways. With the I II III IV chords and with the VI V VI III II I VII I chords. In both chord progressions, we will follow the scale degrees.
Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson! Today, I am going to show you how to play this beautiful and sad melody on fingerstyle guitar.
One of the things that I love about playing the guitar is that we are 100% in control of everything that we play. From notes, dynamics, tone, and expression.
We can use all these elements to create a unique sound, our unique sound, that is so important for musicians. You don’t want to sound like the guy next door right!
In this lesson, I am going to show you how to play this beautiful melody and how to bring together these useful musical elements. Don’t expect to have everything under control right away.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson! Today, I am going to show you how to play this Ethnic/World Music chord progression on the guitar. I wasn’t sure about the music style, and it took a while to figure out.
Three elements are vital to this chord progression:
Pedal tone technique: Keeping the same bass note over different chords.
Galloping rhythm: The fingerpicking pattern provides a quite Ethnic rhythm.
Over-ringing melody: Blend in the melody within the chords.
There are a few challenging things you should consider while practicing this music. 1) The fingerpicking pattern should be played as evenly as possible. 2) The melody should be louder than the accompaniment. 3) Some of the chords can be stretchy.
Start by learning the intro. In this section, you can focus on the rhythm and fingerstyle pattern. Then, move on to the verse when you feel ready.
In this lesson, I am going to show you ten game-changing chords you should know! If you feel like you are stuck always playing the same chords, watch and learn the stuff in this video to learn how to make chords more colorful.
There are hundreds of chords, so, why these ten chords? Well, some chords work better than others, especially on guitar. We will focus on the most colorful ones and narrow it down to only ten species.
The chords we will learn are:
Maj.
Min.
Min9.
sus4.
Sus2.
Maj7.
Maj(add9).
Min(add9).
Dim.
6/9.
We are going to squeeze all these chords into a little chord progression without making things too complicated. You can learn one chord at a time if you have to.
When you decide to make this exercise one of your challenge, start with one or two chords. Write down different chord progressions with the same chords. Don’t start with ten chords like in this example, please!
Hey guys, welcome to another excellent guitar lesson. Today, I am going to show you a mind-blowing chord progression in C major played on fingerstyle guitar.
This chord progression in mind-blowing for three different reasons.
Symmetrical chords: These type chords follow the same shape and can be moved up and down the neck. The chords we are learning in this lesson are among the most simple chord shapes you can play on the guitar.
Extended chords: Despite the simple chord shape, these chords are played with extended notes, which is, of course, a double win!
Fingerpicking pattern: All these amazing chords are played with the most simple and effective fingerpicking patter, the popular P i m a.
We will be working on a simple chord progression in C major: C | F | Am | G |. As we progress throughout the lesson, we will learn how to add additional notes to the chords.
You can learn how to play this chord progression and then apply the same three mind-blowing concepts to other chord progressions.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to play this beautiful and emotional melody on the guitar. Also, I am going to share with you the musical elements that I use to take these chords to the next level.
We can break down this lesson into three different sections:
The intro played with the Am9 and G major chord.
The melody played in 6th with the Am, G, Am, and E minor chord.
A more challenging melody played with the F, G, Am, and Em chord.
We will also take a look at some of the techniques I use to create more dynamics, tone range, and colors. You must learn these techniques, so your music becomes more colorful and unique.
Welcome to SAI module 5. In this course, we learn scales and arpeggios that will help you improve your technique, rhythm, fretboard knowledge, and overall playing.
In module 5, we are going to take a look at the:
F major scale/arpeggio
D natural minor scale/arpeggio,
D harmonic minor scale.
D melodic minor scale.
A minor in 10th.
Musical ideas: The hammer-on and pull-off technique.
Practicing scale is still one of the best and most effective ways to improve your guitar technique. I recommend that you play scales between 10 and 20 minutes at the beginning of your practice session. Depending on how much time you have available, you should be able to study one or more scale each week.
The purpose of this course is not to give you all the scales and arpeggios available on the guitar. Instead, I want to provide you with a set of tools packed into each module that you can add to your current sessions.
Take things step-by-step, and don’t worry about learning the scales as fast as possible. Instead, focus on improving the right-hand plucking technique by implementing the different fingerpicking patterns discussed in each module.
Improve your finger stretch and left-hand control. Master the fretboard and enhance your music theory skills.
We explored the Blues a few times now and you guys loved it. Today, we are going to add another Blues to our repertoire. Precisely, a Minor Blues.
The Minor Blues follows the same structure of the regular Twelve-Bar Blues but it is played with minor chords. We will be playing a Minor Blues in E.
One of the things that I like a lot about the minor Blues is that it can start quite simple and then develop into a more complex structure with more chords and substitutions.
In this lesson, though, we are going to learn a very simple minor Blues, which follows the common minor Blues chord progression and structure.
Hey guys, let me show you how to play this awesome Indie-Folk chord progression! In this video, I am also going to share with you the number one formula for creating this type of chords.
The formula is straightforward: We are going to add open strings to the chords. Now, I know that we already do that all the time! When we play an E minor chord or a G major chord, we combine fretted notes and open strings. So, what’s the deal about this formula?
First off, we need research! When we play an E minor chord in open position, we are repeating the same notes of the chords multiple times. This is why the E minor chord doesn’t sound appealing.
But if we add open strings to chords in D minor chords instantly become more exciting and colorful.
Just think about it! In D minor the notes are D E F G A Bb C D. The are two notes, the G and E, that can be used as open strings.
If we add the G string open to a D minor chord, we are adding the 4th to the chord. If we add the E string open to the D minor chord, we are adding the major 9th to the chord.
In D minor, both the G and the E string add extensions to the chords, and this is why this formula only works for specific keys.
I am going to explain everything in details throughout the video.
