In this lesson, I am going to show you how to play a soulful chord progression in E minor. So how do we make a chord progression soulful and profound? The answer is Minor 7th chords.
The minor 7th is an extended chord played with the Root note, minor 3rd, perfect 5th, and minor 7th. It’s just like playing a minor chord with the additional 7th. It sounds like a minor chord but less emotional and sad and more soulful and profound.
The chord progression is Em7 chord followed by the Am7 and Bm7 chord. The chords will be played with a simple fingerpicking pattern.
As always, there will be room for additional notes and more extended chords so seat down, grab your guitar, and enjoy this lesson.
Let me show you how to transform simple chords into beautiful progressions using a little bit of music theory and fretboard knowledge.
A chord is a bunch of notes played together. We can decide to play the notes of the chord in different positions of the neck. The problem for many guitar players though is that they struggle to transpose the chords because A) They don’t know the notes of the chords B) They don’t know the notes of the fretboard.
In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to play chords on the guitar in different positions using music theory and fretboard knowledge.
You will learn one of the most famous chord progression on guitar. Then, we will play the chords in a different position of the neck and add a melody to it.
The chord progression is Em Am D7 Gmaj7 C Am B7 Em.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to play this amazing classical piece in A minor written by Jose Ferrer called Ejercicio.
It’s a lovely short classical piece that can be played on either classical or acoustic guitar and it will definitely improve your fingerpicking technique and musicality.
The composition is in 6/8 time signature (six counts per measure) played in a waltz style and it features chords such as the A minor, D minor, and E dominant. The melody articulates beautifully between the chords played with single notes, thirds, and arpeggios.
Overall, a lovely piece to add to your repertoire!
Here’s my interpretation of the Ejercicio in A minor.
Hey guys, let me show you a bunch of intermediate chords that work like magic.
For me, an intermediate chord is a chord that can challenge either your technique or musicality. A chord is technically challenging when it is difficult to play. Think about an Am9 chord (check the shape on the video). Also, a chord can be harmonically challenging, meaning that the chord is difficult to play and implement with other chords.
In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to play a bunch of intermediate chords in different keys and shapes so that you can spice things up in your playing and add more color to your chord progressions.
You can learn the chords and examples in this lesson. Don’t forget to implement these chords into your progression too.
Hey guys, let me show you how to play basic chords on the guitar that sound beautiful. This lesson is perfect for beginners/intermediate guitar players who want to learn how to play basic chords melodically and harmonically better.
When we think about basic chords, we usually go straight to the C major, D major, G major, D minor, etc. These chords are essential, and among the very first chords, we learn as beginners.
However, there is a way to play basic chords that can help you develop your musicality and creativity. In this lesson, we are going to have a look at some of my favorite.
For each chord progression, there will be a musical example that you can practice, learn, and transform.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to play the most famous chord progression on guitar. When I started playing guitar, this was the very first chord progression I learned.
The chord progression is the Em | D | C | C. Guitar players love to play in the E minor key. It’s just an awesome key that resonates really well with the guitar. The E minor chord is simple to play as well as the D major. The C major takes a little bit more time to learn but it’s still a basic chord.
Obviously, the goal is to make this chord progression different, simple, and melodic. I am going to show you how to transform the simple chords into something beautiful and awesome to play.
Hey guys, let me show you how to play this magical chord progression on fingerstyle guitar. Today I am going to teach you a simple chord progression played in different ways.
We are going to use simple triads and inversions to create a beautiful chord progression that features different layers and dynamics.
A triad is the most simple chord we have in music. It is built with the Root note, 3rd, and 5th of the chord. Triads are extremely versatile. As you will learn in this lesson, we can use triads to create a simple intro that sounds beautiful and “different.”
The chord progression is in B minor. If you are familiar with this key, you’ll probably know that we are going to use chords such as B minor, D major, G major, and A major.
Everything is played entirely with the fingerpicking technique.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to play this lovely tune I wrote back in 2012. I called it “Sweet Tune” and it features a beautiful melody, Drop D tuning, and natural harmonics.
The Drop D tuning is perfect when you play in D major and D minor key because of the deep bass notes and resonating chords. If you want to learn this song, make sure your guitar is tuned as follows: D A D G B E.
You will also learn how to play natural harmonics. This technique, which I discovered on classical guitar, allows you to create bell-like notes on the guitar. The cool thing about the natural harmonics is that they can be played with open strings. More about natural harmonics later on in the tutorial.
Overall, this is a lovely short tune that you can learn and add to your repertoire. As always, use the chords and melody to write your music (if you want).
Hey guys, let me show you how to play a simple melody combining a simple fingerpicking pattern, beautiful chords, and an interesting rhythmic pattern.
When you combine three musical examples such as fingerstyle, rhythm, and chords you can decide to keep the fingerstyle pattern simple and challenge the chords and rhythm.
In this example, the rhythm is the element that really gives groove and dynamics to the music while keeping the plucking simple. The melody repeats the same thing over different chords. Learn the melody one time and just change the bass note.
As always, take things step-by-step and learn one chord at a time. Start with the rhythm though and learn the most challenging element before moving on to the chords and plucking pattern.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today, I am going to show you how to play a beautiful melody in A major key. I wrote this music a while back. I needed a soundtrack for my Patreon page so I wrote this music to inspire as many people as possible.
The concept is that we all start playing the guitar with just one note. It blows my mind away to think that we all start with that single, difficult, frustrating, and challenging note. Before we know it, we are totally hooked by the beautiful sound of this instrument.
Let me tell you more about the music.
The melody and fingerstyle pattern are very simple, however, there is a lot going on in the first section as some of the chords are played in different inversions and there is always a melody between the chords.
I love this melody. Gentile, sweet, melodic, and inspiring. I also like the second part played with the strumming technique.
I hope you enjoy playing this music as much as I do.
