Hey guys, I hope you are having a fantastic day. The weekend is just about to get started so I feel like I want to give you something to work on that is beautiful, simple, and fun to play.
Today, we are going to learn this simple romantic melody on the acoustic guitar. We already covered how to play a romantic chord progression but today we will be focusing more on the melodic side of the music.
Now, we can’t write a romantic melody if we don’t have romantic chords, so, you will learn that too.
There are three things that I recommend you follow when playing this style of music:
1. Use the over-ringing technique as much as you can and let the chords and melody ring out.
2. Don’t play this music too fast. Instead, try to play it slowly and calmly.
3. Use the vibrato technique whenever it is possible.
Hey guys, welcome to another guitar lesson! Today I am going to show you how to play this beautiful Latin Jazz chord progression on the fingerstyle guitar.
I don’t usually play this music style a lot, but I like the sound, vibe, harmonical, and melodic possibilities that this genre offers.
In this lesson, we will explore a minor chord progression played with an interesting rhythmic pattern and unique chords. The Latin music is played with min6, min7, min7b5, and dominant chords.
As always, we will try to fit in a melody within the busy chord progression, to add more color and challenge.
I decided to break-down the lesson into three key points: The rhythm, the chords, and the melody.
What’s the most famous chord progression ever played? In my opinion, the I – VI – IV – V! Why? Because I have been teaching guitar to an insane number of people throughout the past fifteen years, and I can undoubtedly say that the I – VI – IV – V is the number one chord progression 90% of self-tough guitar players learn as soon as they pick up a guitar.
In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you this popular chord progression using the fingerpicking technique. We will also add a simple melody to the chords.
The I – VI – IV – V can be played in any key (major or minor), but today, we will be focusing on the D major key.
The chord progression goes as follows: D | Bm | G | A |.
My goal is to show you how a simple chord progression, such as the I – VI – IV – V, can still sound beautiful and interesting.
Welcome to Scales, Arpeggios, & Ideas program Module 4. In this program, we cover everything you should know about practicing scales and arpeggios on the fingerstyle guitar.
In each module, you have a bunch of scales and arpeggios to learn. So far, we explored the major scale and the major arpeggio in the key of C, G, and A. We also learned the natural minor scale, the harmonic minor scale, and the melodic minor scale in the key of E, A, and B.
From module 2, we introduced the E major in octaves and the C major in thirds.
In module 4, you will learn:
The E major scale and arpeggio.
The F# minor/harmonic/melodic scale and arpeggio.
The G major in tenth.
Two musical ideas exploring the vibrato and the arpeggio technique.
Tabs and video lesson available on my Patreon page.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to play a bunch of easy chords that sound awesome. For me, a simple chord is a chord that has a very simple chord shape. Some chords can be harmonically complex but very simple to play.
I see many beginners getting scared by chords that have weird names such as Gadd9, Em7, Csus4, A13, etc. In this lesson, you will learn the name of the chord doesn’t make the chord more simple or challenging to play.
We are in total control of everything we play, so we can simplify chords as much as we want.
In this tutorial, we are going to learn an excellent chord progression played with a quite interesting rhythmic pattern. If the chords are simple, we will have to work harder on the rhythm to make things exciting and refreshing to play.
As always, we will put these chords into practice and learn them just like if you would learn a song. Except, that this is my song hehe (and even not popular).
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Things are about to get emotional here! Today, I am going to show you how to play this emotional chord progression on the guitar.
Actually, I am going to talk about the two elements that I use all the time to create emotional chords. Obviously, you need a good chord progression. We have one in E minor which works great. We will also use over-ringing and pedal tone to emphasize and support the melody.
A pedal tone is an awesome approach in which a note is sustained or repeated throughout a chord progression. This repeated note is extremely important because it is going to support the melody and give rhythm and musicality to the chord progression.
The over-ringing allows to you amplify every single note you play. Just hold the notes for as long as you can to create a natural reverb effect that sustains the chords and melody.
Hey guys, welcome back to another fingerstyle Blues lesson. Today, I am going to show you how to play an excellent fingerstyle blues in A.
One of the things that I like a lot about the Blues is the pleasure that I receive from playing it. There are so many different elements combined in one chorus: Chords, melody, solos, riffs, and dynamics.
In this lesson, we are going to learn a shuffle Blues in A played with the fingerstyle technique. You will learn dominant 7th chords, a rock-blues lick, and a solid blues accompaniment.
I suggest that you listen to the intro many times to interiorize the rhythm, vibe, and dynamics I used. Teaching the Blues is never a simple thing. I can show you the notes, but you will have to put your heart and soul into it.
As always, take things step-by-step and learn one chord at a time.
Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson. Today I want to talk to you about three benefits of playing a chord progression using the fingerstyle technique.
As you know, I love the fingerstyle technique. It’s versatile, great for rhythm, chords, and melody, and it works for beginners and advanced players.
So, in this lesson, we are going to learn and analyze a beautiful chord progression so that we can understand the benefits of playing fingerstyle guitar.
We will discuss:
Chord voicing. Fingerstyle allows you to play a chord with different voicing easily.
Rhythm. It’s easy to create different rhythmic patterns with the fingerstyle technique.
Melody. You can easily add a melody to the chords.
We will learn these three elements throughout the exercise. It’s important to put everything into practice and learn these concepts over a chord progression. Then, use what you learned to transform the chords progressions you already know.
Hey guys, welcome to another lesson! Today, we are going to talk about “The riff,” and in particular a Bluesy riff that I wrote just yesterday.
A riff is a musical idea repeated throughout the song. It can be a set of chords, a melody, or a short pattern
In this lesson, we are going to learn how to play this simple bluesy riff played with both the major scale and the minor pentatonic scale. The cool thing about such a simple riff is that it can be easily transposed to a different chord while keeping the same rhythm and contour.
By repeating the riff several times throughout the song, it becomes clear to the audience that this musical idea is not just an accompaniment, but it is the song itself.
This is why, when the riff is soo recognizable, it becomes a song!
I hope that with this lesson you get inspired. Learn this awesome bluesy riff and then, spend time creating your riffs. Try to come up with at least three different ideas.
Hey guys, welcome back to the third module of Scales, Arpeggios, & Ideas, the guitar course for beginners and intermediate guitar players who want to learn and practice scales.
In this module, you will learn:
The A major scale.
The A major arpeggio.
The B minor scale.
The B harmonic minor scale.
The B melodic minor scale.
The B minor arpeggio.
The C major in 3rd.
Two musical ideas: The slide technique, and the thumb slap.
Each scale and arpeggio is explained in details throughout the lesson. We focus less on speed and more on the form, hand position, and fluidity.
The minor scales are more challenging as we discuss the three different types (Natural, Harmonic, and Melodic). I encourage you to learn the notes of each scale from memory. Avoid learning the scale mechanically. Instead, try to memorize the notes.
If you are still practicing the previous modules, don’t rush! Take your time and move to module 3 when you feel ready.
Enjoy this course.
Click on the button below to download the module 3 info available for free on my Patreon page.
