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 another guitar lesson. Today I am going to show you how to play a romantic chord progression on the acoustic guitar.
Romantic and passionate chords can be achieved by transforming the chords into major and minor seventh chords. Add a simple fingerpicking pattern, and a lovely guitar tone and the recipe is ready.
The chord progression we checking out today is in E major key. Just two chords and a simple rhythm. The second section features a quite exciting chord progression in C# minor played with a chromatic bass line that adds a lot of color to the music.
I love playing with major and minor seventh chords. It feels like you can always come up with something different every time you use these chords.
Hey guys, welcome to another guitar lesson. Today, I am going to show you how to play a Blues in C using two scales: The major and minor pentatonic scale.
One of the remarkable things about the Blues is that it allows you to use two scales over the chords. I always loved watching blues players blending the two scales effortlessly. However, when I tried, it didn’t sound quite the same!
You see, guitar players tend to let the fingers decide what to play. In my case, I would learn one blues lick using the C major pentatonic, and I would try to replicate the same riff with the Minor pentatonic using the same shape. We can call it a “Copy and paste” Blues lick approach.
Things changed when I started listening to singers and how they blend the two scales. The transition between the major and minor scale was soo smooth that it almost felt like one scale.
Once you get rid of the scale box, you can appreciate playing the Blues as a singer does.
In this lesson, I am going to show you what I learn by playing a Blues like a singer. I am also going to show you how to blend the two scales so that you always know what scale goes on which chord.
Hey guys, in this lesson I am going to show you how to add more chords to a simple chord progression. If you, like many other guitar players out there, are stuck always playing the same chord progressions over and over, this lesson could show you a way to change that.
In this lesson, we are going to focus on adding passing chords to a chord progression in C major. I picked the most simple chord progression in this key so that almost everyone can understand and play the chords.
The chord progression goes as follows: C | Am | F | G |. This is indeed a straightforward progression!
We are going to add more chords following three different systems:
The walking bass.
The dominant chord.
The Subdominant-Dominant chord.
The music sounds better than these names, so don’t feel intimidated. I am going to show you the theory behind the chords: Hopefully, you can use it to enhance other chord progressions you already know.
Hey guys, I was playing around with a guitar capo and decided to use it on four strings only … it was mind-blowing!
In this lesson, I am going to show you how to use a guitar capo to create beautiful sounding chords. The trick is to use the capo on the second fret but only on four strings (the low E, A, D, and G), and leave the B and top E strings open. By doing that you will tune your guitar in F#m without changing the tuning.
Using the capo like this allows you to use all the basic chords you already know (such as the E minor, A minor, G major, C major, and F major), plus you have access to a ton of new chords.
Today I am going to show you a simple musical idea I wrote using the capo on just four strings. I hope you get inspired and use this approach to write your music.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today I am going to show you how to play a slow blues on the acoustic guitar.
You will learn how to play a Blues in E using the fingerpicking technique, melody, and blues chords that are so characteristic of this music style.
The Blues is a simple style full of emotions, expression, hearth, and soul. African Americans created it in the early 20th century and quickly became one of the most important influences of popular music.
I am not a blues player, but I love this music so I hope I can inspire you to play more of this beautiful style.
Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson! Today I am going to show you the ten most popular chords on the guitar.
Some chords indeed resonate better with the guitar. Think about the difference between a basic C major chord and a beautiful C#m9 and how the second chord can massively influence your songwriting.
Some of these chords can be considered to be the most famous chords on the guitar. The type of chords you know since you started playing the guitar.
We are going to have a look at:
1. Dadd9
2. Aadd9
3. Emaj7
4. Am(add9)
5. Dm(add9)
6. Em9
7. F#m7(11)
8. Eadd9
9. G6/9
10. Fmaj7(#11)
I am going to play a musical example for each chord so that you can hear how they sound.
