FINGERSTYLE GUITAR LESSONS

Hey guys, today I want to show you how to play. A beautiful and simple melody that I stole from the ukulele.

For you who don’t know, I have a dedicated channel with just ukulele lessons. Last week I posted this melody on the ukulele channel, and you guys loved it, so I thought I would show you how to play it on guitar.

This simple melody is in the key of G major. Of course, it is played with just four strings, and it comes packed with musical elements such as vibrato, slide, fingerstyle, and strumming.

There isn’t really much difference between the guitar and the ukulele. Of course, the uke is smaller and is only equipped with four strings.

However, the intervals structure between the open strings of the ukulele is the same as the strings of the guitar.

Open strings of the ukulele:

• 4G
• 3C
• 2E
• 1A

Open strings of the guitar:

• 4D
• 3G
• 2B
• 1E

Put the capo on the fret five of the guitar and you end up with the notes G C E A (I explain the exception in the video).

Let me show you how to play this lovely ukulele melody on the guitar!

I hope you enjoy!

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.

Enjoy this lesson.

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.

Enjoy this lesson.

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.

We will break down the lessons into two steps:

• Step 1. Learn the chords.
• Step 2. Learn the fingerpicking patterns.

Enjoy this lesson.

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?)
• Intervals.
• Interval structure of a scale (Major and minor).
• How to build basic chords.

Enjoy this lesson!

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.

Follow these four simple steps:

• Step 1. Learn the chords.
• Step 2. Add the fingerpicking pattern.
• Step 3. Add the percussive technique.
• Step 4. Change the chord progression.

Good luck with the lesson.

Marco.

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.

Enjoy this lesson.

In this fingerstyle guitar lesson, I will show you the most popular fingerpicking pattern everyone should learn.

The most popular fingerstyle pattern is called PIMA.

• Pollice (Thumb)
• Indice (Index)
• Medio (Middle)
• Anulare (Ring)

In this lesson, you will learn how to use the PIMA to add more color to a chord progression.

Enjoy the lesson.

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).

Enjoy this lesson.