There are a lot of different ways to embellish a chord. One of the easiest ways is to move one of the notes of the chord up or down.

You can listen to this approach in the instrumental I played at the beginning of the video. I was able to transform the simple G major chord into something more interesting, rhythmic, and melodic.

In this example, I am moving the 3rd of the chord down to the 2nd and back to the 3rd. This way of embellishing the chord is simple but very effective.

We will use this approach on three major chords and one minor chord.

The embellishment always occurs in the same place, so once we know the interval structure of the chord, we can easily apply the same concept to the other chords of the key.

In this video, I am using my electric guitar PRS Single Cut Trem. I am going through the Line6 Helix amp and speaker simulation. I am also using a compressor, reverb, and delay.

You don’t have to have the same gear. Just bear in mind that the reverb and delay help sustain the chords a lot, so if you can, add some to your guitar. Any reverb and delay, as well as any other pedalboard or plugin, would do just fine.

As always, take it, step-by-step guys.
Enjoy the lesson.