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, 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.
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.
Beautiful Chords … with Simple (percussive) Technique
Hey guys, let me show you how to play beautiful chords with this simple percussive technique. The percussive guitar is one of the most exciting things you can learn that will spice up chords and melodies; however, it could be challenging at first.
In this guitar lesson I am going to do my best to show you the two most simple percussive approaches I know on guitar:
Thumb slap: Strike the bass strings with the thumb.
Thumb slap & Strum: Same as thumb slap but with a strum on the top three strings (G, B, and E).
The chord progression we are going to learn today is lovely and straightforward to play. We will learn two shapes, a minor shape for the B minor chord and a major shape for the G, D, and A major chord. The chords will be played with two notes only.
I hope this lesson helps you with percussive technique. Remember that you can still play the chords without the percussion, just in case you like the chords but don’t care about the percussion 🙂
Fur Elise by Ludwig van Beethoven | Bass and Melody
Hey guys, let me show you how to play this awesome piece by Ludwig van Beethoven called Fur Elise (For Elise). I really love this music and I am super happy to show you how it’s played.
In this very first tutorial we are going to play the simplified arrangement with bass and melody perfect for beginners. We will then add the chords and more complicated arpeggios.
Guys this piece of music is pretty long so I am still thinking about how I am going to arrange the whole thing. The B section before the coda is pretty difficult to arrange on guitar and from my experience all my private students only learn the first part and the coda, leaving out the long and challenging B section.
Let me do the work 🙂 … in the meanwhile enjoy this beautiful part one played with bass and melody only.
You can listen to the me playing the part in the video below.
Hey guys, let me show you this fantastic minor chord progression in A minor key using extensions and different voicing. This is the perfect guitar lesson if you want to learn more about how to spice up chords in A minor/C major key.
In the lesson, you will notice that the B section is played in C major key. This is a pretty standard modulation between minor to major as we are modulating to the relative major of A minor (a minor 3rd up from A minor key).
In the first part of the song, I am going to show you simple extensions such as add9, suspended, and 6th chords. In the B section, we will work on different voicing.
I love the chord progression. Simple but beautiful.
Chord Noodling … Go from Basic Chords to Cool Chords
Hey guys, let me show you this awesome concept called “Chord Noodling”. In this approach we are going to add notes around the chord shape in order to spice things up.
We already talked about adding notes around chords many times but chord noodling is a slightly different concept as we can only add notes around the chord shape we are playing and not up and down the neck.
In this lesson we are taking the B minor key as an example but you can apply chord noodling on any chord or key.
Guys, I receive a lot of email, facebook messages and YouTube comments asking me how I decide which notes I add to the chords. There are a lot of different possibilities and it is all about making a choice. There isn’t a magic rule that I follow. I just keep trying until I find the notes that I like and I stick to it 🙂
