Horizontal Chords

From Simple Bass Note to Complex Chords

Hey, guys, welcome back to another super fingerstyle guitar lesson.

Today I want to talk to you about the difference between playing chords vertically vs. horizontally and highlight the benefits of learning horizontal guitar chord progression.

Almost every guitar player starts by learning chords vertically in one position of the neck.

Think about all the basic chords you know within the first three frets of the guitar neck. I am sure the majority of you can play at least 15 chords in that tiny little space. I call these types of chords, “Vertical chords.”

They are critical, and every guitar player should know them perfectly. However, there is more!

There is another awesome way of playing chords, which I call “Horizontal Chords.” In this guitar lesson, we will learn how to play a chord progression horizontally up and down the guitar neck.

This guitar approach is much more challenging but also extremely fun and fulfilling.

We will be working on five different ways of playing the same chord progression, from a simple bass line to complex chords.

The goal is to really familiarize yourself with horizontal chords and challenge your guitar skills by playing chords that are more challenging and less intuitive than basic vertical chords.

Take things to step by step.

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Let’s get started.

The Video

The Chord Progression

Let’s quickly learn the chord progression in C major.

If you have always played vertical chords, you will probably think that this lesson is out of your league.

Make sure you try to learn chords, no matter how hard it looks. You need to challenge yourself if you want to become a better guitar player.

The chord progression goes like this: C – G/B – Am – G – F – Em – F – G – C

Spend enough time on each of the five variations. You will learn:

• Simple bass note
• Bass note and additional note
• Different plucking pattern
• Full chords
• Chords and melody

Good luck!

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