Hey guys, I had so much fun recording this lesson! Today I am going to show you a great exercise that will open up a lot of possibilities in your playing.
Remember guys, we all start with one note. I started just like you and slowly developed my technique. As I became better at playing guitar, I was able to add more and more music elements into my playing.
In this exercise, I am going to show you how we can add new things in a chord progression. We will start with basic chords, then extended chords and more rhythm. We will then add strumming and chord noodling.
Everything is played in the same style and in under one minute. Pretty challenging to put together so many elements, but this is to show you what’s possible.
Take things step-by-step and learn one level at a time.
For Elise, by Ludwig van Beethoven part 4 is now available on the Patreon page guys. This level is a little bit more challenging due to stretchy chords, but it sounds fantastic.
You guys enjoyed the first three videos. I can’t thank you enough for the emails and messages sharing your enthusiasm.
So far, we covered the first two parts of the song with the main theme and the B section if you are a beginner, start with part 1 and 3 where I only show you the melody and bass note and move on to part 2 and 4 where I show you the melody with chords when you feel ready.
How can we make chords sing? Very simple! In this lesson, I am going to show you how you can make your guitar chords sing a beautiful melody.
A chord is just three notes. The Root note, 3rd, and 5th. The 5th doesn’t sing as beautifully as the 3rd, so the first step would be to change the interval structure and play the chord with Root, 5th, and 3rd.
In this lesson, I am going to put these chords into practice and play a beautiful chord progression. I am also going to add a few additional notes to the chords and a B section where we are going to combine chords and melody.
I am using an electric guitar, but you can try with your acoustic too.
Let me show you one of the most satisfying chord progression to play on guitar. This progression is so good that I remember me playing since I started playing guitar.
The chords are played in E minor key.
We are going to use both strumming and fingerpicking guitar, so be ready to make a few adjustments. If you only love fingerstyle guitar, please give it a try! There is nothing better than to try something new. If you only love strumming, same thing. Give it a try.
Hey guys, in this electric guitar lesson I am going to show you how to create beautiful chords and melodies that sound good together.
The goal is to play the melody within the same position of the chord so that we are playing “around the chords”. This is a great exercise because it allows you to simply add additional notes to the chord without changing position.
There are three simple steps to follow.
Step 1: Learn the chord progression.
Step 2: Add a simple melody
Step 2: Move the chords in a different position and play the melody in the same position.
Obviously, you will have to learn the scale inside each position so it could be annoying at the beginning but once you have it memorized I can guarantee you that it will be really fun to play melodies over chords.
Hey guys, let me show you how to transform basic chords into something more fun and creative to play. If you want to find a way to spice up chords, this lesson will help you!
Basic chords are the most played chords by beginners. We refer to basic chords like the ones you play within the first three frets of the guitar neck. Chords such as C major, D major, E minor, A minor, D minor, etc. are considered basic chords.
The one thing you probably don’t know is that you can add additional notes to the chords, called extensions, to make chords more interesting.
In this chord progression G – Em – C – D I am going to show you how to add an extension to the chords, add simple melodies and combine strumming with fingerstyle.
Emotional and Sweet Chords on Guitar … Beautiful and Simple
Hey guys, I have been playing around with this idea the entire morning, and I loved it. I thought it would nice to show it to you.
In this example, I was trying to play the chords inside the same position. Also, I wanted to keep one note between the three chords, which made the whole thing way more challenging.
As you start practicing this exercise, you will notice how I am always holding the little finger on the E string fret X. This wasn’t a coincidence. By keeping one finger on the same fret, I was forced to come up with a different solution for some of the chords I was playing.
This type of exercise is beneficial for guitar players who want to learn different ways of playing chords.
Hey guys, let’s keep learning this beautiful music by Beethoven. Today I am going to show you the B section of the song played with only Melody and Bass.
This arrangement is perfect for beginners; however, this part can be quite “jumpy,” so please take it step-by-step.
We will modulate to the C major key. A modulation is a change of key. We started in E minor, and now we are in C major. Notice how the vibe now is entirely different as we are in a major key.
Hey guys, welcome to another fingerstyle lesson. The weekend has started, and I feel like I want to give you something to work on that will improve your technique and boost your confidence. Let me show you the ultimate fingerpicking guitar exercise that feels like music.
If you are familiar with my work, you probably know that I love to put the technique into practice. We can still practice scales and arpeggios the old way, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try something different.
In this lesson, I am going to show you a way to practice the alternative fingering technique using a piece of music I wrote this morning. The goal is to use the technique melodically so that you can practice and play music at the same time.
I hope you enjoy this lesson as much as I did 🙂
Hey guys, let’s keep learning this beautiful piece of music by Beethoven called For Elise.
In this lesson, we are going to add the chords to the melody. If this is the first video you are watching, please, make sure you also check the part 1 where I show you how to play the melody with the bass note only. This is a straightforward arrangement for beginners.
In today’s tutorial, we are going to add the chords to the melody.
