Hey guys, today I am going to show you a romantic chord progression on acoustic guitar. We are going to explore major and minor 7th chord in the A major key.
One of the things that I love about the major and minor 7th chord is the gentle sound which is perfect if you want to write romantic and soulful chord progressions.
The chords we are learning in this lesson can be played in many different shapes but we are going to break it down into two shapes only. The Dmaj7 and Amaj7 share the same shape. Also, the C#m7 and Bm7 chords are played using the same shape.
The chords in the B section can be quite stretchy so practice one chord at a time.
Notice how the fingerpicking technique allows you to play the same chord shape in many different ways by simply changing the plucking pattern.
Hey guys, let me show you how to use this simple fingerstyle technique called “Fingerpicking Roll”. With this technique, we pluck the strings with the thumb, index, middle, and ring finger using a quick rolling movement.
With this approach, we can outline the notes of a chord and make the fingerpicking technique sound like a slow and gentle strum.
We are also going to learn a simplified fingerpicking roll using the thumb and middle finger only.
The fingerpicking roll technique is a great tool that will help you develop dynamics and tone as well as plucking control and timing.
Hey guys, let me show you how to play this beautiful chord progression on guitar in C# minor key.
We have been exploring a lot of different chord progressions in this key but it’s mind-blowing how we still create new combinations of chords and melodies.
We will be using very simple chord shapes combined with open strings. The chord progression is C#m | A | E | B but the goal is to play just two or three strings chords.
These chords are perfect for songs and instrumentals. Learn the chords then transform them so that you can create your chords and melodies.
Hey guys, let me show you this amazing Spanish intro on acoustic guitar that works all the time. We are going to use the most beautiful Spanish chord progression Am G F E to create a captivating Spanish into.
The goal of this lesson is to keep the intro simple. For the, an intro should always be slow, simple, and full of pauses. For this reason, we are going to alternate chords and melodies throughout the exercise.
The guitar tone is everything! Because we are only playing a few notes, the guitar should really be played with a lovely mellow tone without rushing between the chords.
As always, take things step-by-step and learn one section at a time.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to play a classical piece a wrote a while back called Waltz for Mary. I wrote this song when I was living in the Philippines.
I really wanted to write a simple piece using arpeggios and the tremolo technique so I was playing around with this melody and finished the song in one day.
The arpeggios will challenge your left hand quite a lot so take things step-by-step and learn one section at a time before moving on to the next one.
Hey guys, let me show you this simple trick that allows you to write a song from the songs you love. In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to take the inspiration you get from a song you like and put it into your music.
I am not talking about ripping off somebody else’s song. This is always unacceptable. Instead, I am talking about analyzing and transforming the chords and melody of a song into something different based off of your ability, skills, and musicality.
In this lesson, we are going to take a look at three songs. I am going to show you how to break the songs down, analyze, and finally apply the chords, rhythm, and other features into your music.
If your dream is to write even just a simple chord progression, watch this lesson and get inspired.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today I am going to show you how to play this short classical piece by George Handel called Gavotte in A minor.
This short piece (only 12 bars long) is insanely beautiful and full of chords. Handel is an amazing composer and a master of the counterpoint which is so characteristic in this piece. I love the fact that this piece is rhythmically very simple to play and mainly played in one position of the neck.
The Gavotte is a great fingerpicking exercise and classical piece to add to your repertoire so I hope you enjoy the lesson and have fun playing and practicing this piece.
Hey guys, today I am going to show a beautiful chord progression played with a borrowed chord. We can borrow chords from other keys in order to make a simple chord progression more interesting.
A borrowed chord could be any chord that we take from another key or scale and we use it to create tensions or different colors. Think about a chord progression such as C | C7 | F. In this example we use the C7 as a borrowed chord to change the C major from a Tonic to Dominant chord.
The chord progression we are checking out today is G | B7 | Em D | Cmaj7. If you know a little bit about music theory you probably know that in G major key the B chord is minor and not dominant 7th. We are borrowing the B7 from the E Harmonic minor key, which is the relative Harmonic minor scale of G major.
Now, you can totally forget about music theory and just learn the beautiful chord progression hehe. I will tell you more about this borrowed chord in the video lesson.
Hey guys, today I am going to show you how to use the fingerstyle technique to play beautiful chords on the guitar.
If you are familiar with the fingerpicking technique you probably know that it’s easy to simplify and transform chords when you pluck the strings as opposed as to when you strum.
The reasons for that is because the plucking technique allows you to single out some of the notes of a chord. We could, for example, play an A major chord using only three strings and pluck the bass note with the thumb while playing the chord on the G, B, and E string.
It’s also easier to play a melody using the fingerpicking technique because, as we just said, it’s easy to breakdown the bass line and the melody when you pluck the strings.
In this lesson, I am going to show you how to combine different musical elements such as chords, fingerpicking patterns, and melody to create a beautiful and simple chord progression.
Hey guys, one of you just told me that this tab was missing so I just made a new post with the tab.
In this lesson, I am going to show you how to play one of the most amazing songs of all time, Greensleeves. The video was recorded in 2017 when I was in London so I look and sound different.
The melody starts around 10:45 so skip the intro if you want.
