Hey guys, Marco, here! Welcome back to another guitar lesson. Today we are going to talk about a lot of things. First of all, I am going to show you a sweet, beautiful, and simple melody in E minor.

Now, learning this melody is not the primary goal. I mean, it’s a lovely melody, so I am happy to show it to you, but I also want to show you all the musical elements and techniques that I used to play this melody.

I am sure you know that it is never just about playing the right notes. I mean, this is important, but what’s the point of playing the right notes if what you play sounds flat and uninspiring?

So, let’s take a look at a bunch of techniques that I use all the time to enhance such a simple melody. I am talking about over-ringing, vibrato, dynamics, and a technique I call “Strummed arpeggio.”

The melody is entirely played with the E minor scale over one string, the top E string. We will repeat this melody four times and add a musical element every time we start over.

Enjoy this lesson.