FINGERSTYLE GUITAR LESSONS

I am relearning how to play electric guitar, and I have been practicing this exercise for hours!

It’s a simple, alternate-picking exercise over a cool chord progression, and it works amazingly well.

The alternate picking is one of the most common electric guitar techniques used to play chords, scales, melodies, and solos.

Let me show you this awesome alternate picking exercise over this beautiful chord progression.

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In this lesson, you will learn how to use a simple fingerpicking pattern over a beautiful and romantic chord progression.

The fingerpicking pattern you will learn in this lesson is the popular Pimami, a six-note pattern used in many fingerpicking songs.

The chords are beautiful. We will start by playing the fingerpicking pattern over basic chords.

Then, I will show you how to spice up the chord progression using Maj7 and Add9 chords.

Enjoy the lesson.

Triads are some of the most powerful musical tools that we can use to understand chords, create chord progressions, and create interesting and exciting technique exercises.

The only downside of practicing and learning triads is that we end up with a lot of different shapes.

Let me show you a simple approach that can help you figure out how to build tridas in different positions of the neck and how to use them melodically.

In this guitar lesson, you will learn how to play triads in root position, 1st, and 2nd inversion over a simple chord progression. I warn you!

You’ll play many chords!

Enjoy the lesson.

In this quick lesson, I want to show you how to fix wrong chords in minutes.

If you are a beginner guitar player who has been struggling with playing chords, these three riles will work magically for you!

What’s a bad chord? Imagine yourself playing a nice chord progression.

You know all the chords, but there is just one of them that never sounds right.

Now, if you have been struggling with playing chords on the guitar, it could be because you don’t know the three left-hand rules I am about to show you.

I know that it looks like such a simple step but trust me, these three rules are the most important thing you need to play any chord that you want.

• Rule 1. Keep the thumb behind the neck.
• Rule 2. Keep the space between the bottom neck and the palm.
• Rule 3. Press the frets with your fingertips.

In this quick guitar lesson, I will also show you how to simplify chords instantly using the fingerpicking technique.

Enjoy!

With so many different combinations, it’s not a surprise if many beginners prefer to keep the fingerpicking technique away for when they get better at playing guitar. 

And it makes sense because, to be honest, fingerstyle guitar can be overwhelming!

The truth is, there is a way to get started with the fingerstyle technique that is simple and effective. It involves three things:

• Simple chords (so we don’t think about the left-hand too much). 
• Limited strings (so we always pluck the same set of strings). 
• Diversified patterns (so we develop a more proficient technique). 

In this video, we will take a look at four fingerstyle categories. Each one will tackle your right-hand technique in a slightly different way. 

Enjoy the lesson!

Greensleeves is one of the most beautiful melodies of all time.

In this guitar lesson, I will show you how to play the most simple arrangement of this song and make it sound beautiful and unique.

We will talk about the melody and chords of the song and how to use the over-ringing technique and the vibrato to add more color and dynamic to the melody.

Learn how to play Greensleeves in this simple arrangement in A minor.

Enjoy the lesson.

Let me show you how I love to record amazing acoustic guitars like a pro from home using three essential pieces of gear.

We will start with the two guitars I love the most: the Eko Massimo Varini Signature and the Furch Yellow Master’s Choice.

We will then talk about mics: the Shure 137 and the Audio Technica 4040.

I will also walk you through the audio interface and DAW. The Universal Audio Apollo Twin and LogicProX.

You will also learn the plugins I love to use the most.

Learn how to record acoustic guitars from home.

Enjoy the video.

In this guitar lesson, I will show you how to transform a simple chord progression into something beautiful and perfect for songwriting.

We will be using the old-time chords we have been playing since we started playing the guitar. The only difference is that I will show you a few steps to make them sound better, more rhythmic, and inspiring.

If you have been playing guitar for a while, you probably know that sometimes we can feel stuck in a guitar rut playing the same old chords over and over.

We have all been there. It is frustrating and demotivating.

However, the cool thing is that it doesn’t take that much work to bring back the same fire and motivation you had when you first started.

Let me show you how to do that!

Enjoy the lesson.

There are countless ways of play a scale, and I am not referring to the number of different scales available: Major, minor, pentatonic, melodic minor, harmonic minor, etc.

I am referring to all the different shapes of a given scale.

How do we even get started with this, and how do you know which scale’s shape works for you?

Some shapes are great for improvising. Others work better if you want to focus on developing speed and control.

In this video, I thought I would show you the different levels of a scale so that hopefully I can help you figure out which one you need.

• Classical shapes (Open strings).
• Basic shapes (Noodling scales).
• Vertical shapes (Modal scales).
• Three notes per string shapes (Rock scales).
• Symmetrical shapes (Technique scales).

All the examples will be done with major and minor scales.

If you need, you can apply the same system to the other scales you know.

Good luck!

In this guitar lesson, I want to show you how to transform a challenging yet beautiful chord into something simple to play.

How can we simplify a difficult chord into something simple?

• Step 1. Remove some of the strings.
• Step 2. Add a simple fingerpicking pattern.
• Step 3. Add more strings little by little.

Enjoy this lesson.