Hey guys, in this video, I will show you how to create a simple guitar loop using just two chords: The C major and Dadd11.
One of the awesome things about playing, recording, and looping a chord progression is that we are 100% in control, meaning we decide how many chords and notes we want to play.
In this example, we will be focusing on creating the perfect guitar loop using just two chords.
Of course, we will add more and more chords to the chord progression to make it more colorful and awesome.
In this guitar lesson, I will show you how to transform a simple chord progression in C major into a lovely Jazz chord progression full of extended, altered, and diminished chords.
Jazz music is one of the most complex music styles in the world. Think about the complexity of the chords and the years of dedication that it takes to develop your phrasing, ear training, and technique.
I am not a Jazz player, and so are many of my followers.
For this reason, I thought it would be cool to share some of the Jazz things I have learned over the past years so that, hopefully, you can get inspired and finally find the courage to take a step closer to this amazing music style.
Practicing a classical piece on the acoustic guitar is probably one of the best things you could do to improve your fingerpicking technique.
Practicing classical music is great because it forces your fingers to approach chords and melodies in a completely different way.
If you want to move away from the usual chords and songs and develop your finger dexterity, control, tone, and speed, this classical piece will definitely help you.
The piece we will learn in this lesson was written by an Italian composer called Matteo Carcassi. The composition I will teach you in this lesson is from Op.60 called Allegro.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today I want to talk to you about one of the most important yet scary topics for musicians: Music theory.
In this video, I want to walk you through some of the most important music theory lessons you will need as a guitar player.
Of course, one video can’t teach you all the music theory you need as a musician, so in this lesson, we will be focusing on some of the basic aspects of music theory.
You will learn:
The music alphabet.
From notes to scale (is the music alphabet a scale?)
You know that you got a nice chord progression when the chords you are playing always sound good no matter how you play it.
In this guitar lesson, I want to show you a cool chord progression with just two chords: Bm and A major. I know! The chord progression I played at the beginning of the video sounds nothing but these two chords.
One of the first things you should do to make such a simple chord progression more attractive is to add a simple fingerpicking pattern and rhythm.
Once you have that, you can add a percussive technique such as the thumb slap and thumb slap & strum to make the chords even more colorful.
One thing that can help you a lot with songwriting and chord progressions is understanding the emotion and feeling that each chord can provide.
Chords are made of notes, but these notes can create unique emotions that can help you express your feelings through the music.
In this guitar lesson, we will take a look at the most popular guitar chords and the emotion associated with them.
We will learn:
The major chord. Happy
The minor chord. Sad
The sus2 chord. Positive
The sus4 chord. Unresolved
The add9 chord. Friendship
The minadd9 chord. Melancholic
The maj7 chord. Romantic
The min7 chord. Relaxed
The maj9 chord. Sweet
The min9 chord. Deep feeling
The 6/9 chord. Dreamy
The add11 chord. Beautiful
Always remember to put these chords into practice. You should replace the basic chords you already know with some of the chords shown in this video to add more color and emotions to your chord progressions.
Hey guys, in this electric guitar lesson, I want to show you how to create awesome chord progressions in three simple steps.
One of the things that I love about the electric guitar is that it allows you to create any sound you want. With a clean tone and a few effects, we can achieve the perfect tone for dreamy, peaceful, and crystal chord progressions.
Of course, we need a simple system that helps us create beautiful chord progression easily. In this video, I will show you how to use diatonic chords (chords that belong to the same key) to create beautiful sounding chord progressions.
There are three steps to awesome chord progressions on electric guitar.
Step 1. Play the scale on the bass strings.
Step 2. Harmonize each note with a chord.
Step 3. Add melodic ideas.
In this electric guitar lesson, I will be using:
PRS Custom 24
Helix LT with Vox30 Amp simulation, Reverb (Cave), and Delay (Vintage).
In today’s “Why is this song so beautiful” video, we will talk about one of the most famous piano classical pieces ever written.
The piece is called For Elise. It was composed by the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in 1810, but it was only published 40 years after the composer’s death.
Can you imagine writing one of the most famous piano classical pieces just to see it published after you are dead?
For Elise is a lovely piece in A minor. The melody and chords simple in their structure and beautiful to listen to. Although the piece is quite rich and complex, it is one of the first piano pieces that beginners learn to play.
In this video, we will take a look at the opening section of the piece, which is indeed the most popular.
The arrangement I am playing in this video is in the key of E minor (even though the original composition is in A minor). I will link a few youtube videos of the song played in A minor, so make sure you check them out if you want to learn the song in its original key.
The goal is to break down the simple melody and the chords and try to understand why this simple melody has become one of the most played classical pieces of all time.
Let me show you the 7 steps to beautiful guitar arrangements.
This video will show you how to arrange a simple chord progression using seven guitar tracks that work perfectly together. The goal is to create the perfect harmonic and melodic balance between the seven guitar tracks so that they all work together to create a lovely arrangement.
Now, believe it or not, I never played even just one chord in these seven tracks. Most of the tracks are played with only one note.
Of course, you have to make smart choices to make sure that these single notes make sense when they play together. In this video,
I will break down each track, show you how to play it, the harmonic and melodic choices behind each track, and the type of sound I used. The seven tracks are:
