Hey guys, in this guitar lesson, I am going to show you this excellent concept that I call “Interval Voicing.” In this approach, we transform chords by changing or adding a note within the chord.
Here’s how this approach works.
Step 1. Figure out the chord progression and key.
Step 2. Write down the notes of the key. If you are in G major, write down the G major scale. These are the notes you can add to change the internal voicing.
Step 3. Add one of the notes from the scale to the chords.
As you will see in the video, almost any note from the scale works. However, you should always use (and trust) your ears as not all the notes work great.
I recommend that you learn this chord progression before writing it down again with a different internal voicing of your choice. You don’t have to play the chords with the same rhythm as long as you work on a different internal voicing. Once you have it, work on the rhythm and make it more interesting.
Did you ever wake up one day and realized you don’t know much about the chords you are playing? I mean, you know the shapes, you know how to put the chords together, but you don’t know what they are.
Well, it happened to me once, and I worked hard to fix that.
In this lesson, I am going to show you all the chord types we can play on the guitar and how to make them so that you don’t have to work as hard as I did.
When my teacher taught me this, it changed the way I saw chords. In fact, it added two more elements to the chord shapes: The notes (which I didn’t consider at that time), and the colors.
I like to break-down the chords in four big categories
The basic chords without extensions.
Power chords.
Major chord. (Happy).
Minor chord. (Sad).
Sus2 chord. (Bright).
Sus4 chord. (Unresolved).
The chords with one extension:
Major seventh chord. (Jazzy).
Minor seventh chord. (Folk).
Dominant seventh chord. (Bluesy).
Add9 chord. (Romantic).
Minor add9 chord. (Emotional).
Add11 chord.
Minor add11 chord.
Major 6 chord. (Latin)
The chords with two or more extensions:
Major ninth chord (Maj9).
Minor ninth chord (Min9).
Dominant ninth (9).
Major eleventh (Maj11).
Minor eleventh (Min11).
Dominant eleventh chord (11).
Major thirteenth (Maj13).
Minor thirteenth (Min13).
Dominant thirteenth (13).
Altered Chords (Chords that have one or more altered notes)
Augmented chords. (Uneasy).
Diminished chords (Tense).
7#9
7b9
7b13
Such a big list, right! We better get started.
We will talk a lot about the major scale, scale degrees, and intervals. All you have to know for now is that chords come from the scale. It could be the major, minor, melodic minor, harmonic minor, etc.
We will be using numbers to identify the notes of the chords, so when I say 1 3 5, it means that the chord is built using the first, third, and fifth degree of the scale.
The secret is to learn the formula to build the chord in each category.
Quick disclaimer! One video can’t teach it all. Make sure you do your research and learn more about chords from other teachers, too, as everyone can tell you a little more about it.
Hey guys, in this lesson we are going to take a look at a beautiful classical piece by Matteo Carcassi from the Op.60, 25 Studies.
In this series of videos, I am going to show you how to play this fantastic piece. I will share with you valuable insight on chords and dynamics so that you can not only learn the piece but also understand the key points of the performance.
I love classical music. If you want to improve your fingerstyle technique, I highly recommend that you try this amazing classical piece.
Watch the video to listen to the piece and to learn more about the music, composition, and more.
Fingerstyle is one of the most creative techniques available on the guitar. We can control so many musical aspects such as tone, volume, dynamics, plucking strings, rhythm, melody, and harmony.
In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to play beautiful fingerstyle chords in D major. The goal is to write a simple and sweet chord progression easy to play.
The chords are played with a musical approach called “Pedal tone.” In this approach, we hold a section of a chord while changing the bass note. We will hold down three notes (the A, D, and E) on the top three strings while changing the bass notes. This approach allows you to add a lot of “Sugar” to the chords and make a banal chord progression sound interesting and sweet.
Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson. Today I am going to show you an easy way to write a beautiful solo on the guitar.
When it comes to writing down a guitar solo (or a melody), it comes down to one thing only: Note choice! You should ask yourself, “What are the musical elements that I need to express myself through this guitar solo?”
Maybe your goal is to play over sophisticated chord progressions like a Jazz player or play fast and heavy like a rock player. You can decide to play three notes like a Blues player or never to play a guitar solo in your life.
Whatever your reasons are, you should focus on learning the tools you need to write the guitar solos you feel like playing.
In my case, I love simple, singable, and melodic stuff. Most importantly, I like to write solos that are easy to sing. The singing part is a big deal for me because it allows me to write music that comes from my voice rather than just my fingers.
When my wife whistles the music I write, I know I did an excellent job!
In this lesson, I am going to show you how to play a beautiful guitar solo so that you can get inspired. I suggest that you learn this solo, and then, use the backing track to come up with your ideas.
Start with one note per chord, just like in the video. Then, develop your musical ideas step-by-step as you become better.
Hey guys! Today I am going to show you how to play a bunch of open chords that work like magic. We will combine the fingerpicking technique, open chords, and a melody to write and develop a beautiful chord progression.
For guitar players, the open chord is a chord played with fretted notes and open strings. Think about the E minor, G major, C major chord, etc.
We can grab this concept and take it to the next level by moving the fretted notes on a higher position of the neck. This approach allows you to create unique chords that sound awesome on the guitar.
These chords come with a price! Some shapes, especially the add9, can be quite stretchy on the left hand, so I suggest that you take things step-by-step. Learn one chord at a time!
Watch the video to learn more about these chords, the over-ringing technique, and the plucking pattern we will be using.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today, I am going to show you how to play this fantastic chord progression on the guitar.
The goal of this lesson is to work on creating the most simple yet effective chord progression we can play. If you have been following me for a while, you probably learned that simple doesn’t necessarily mean basic.
In fact, in this lesson, we will explore basic chords as well as extended chords. We will also add a simple melody to the chords which will be played using the major scale.
The chord progression is super simple: G | Em | C | D|. How many times did you play these chords already? So, let me show you how to transform them and create an amazing chord progression perfect for songs, instrumentals, and songwriting.
Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson. Today, I am going to show you beautiful things to play between two chords. If you want to learn how to add simple melodies between chords you will find this lesson interesting.
I was inspired by the beautiful song by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lenny. I am not going to teach you the song, but we will use the same chords and structure to talk about short, long, and cool melodies to add between two chords.
We can approach this concept in three different ways:
1. Add single notes to chords.
2. Play chords and melody.
3. Play chords and solo.
The chord progression is in E major key. You can learn the stuff I am about to show you in this video. However, I recommend that you learn the E major scale in different positions on the guitar so that you can write your melodies and ideas.
Hey guys, welcome to the SAI module 6. In this course, we explore scales, arpeggios, and musical ideas that can help you improve your technique and musicality.
In module 6, we will cover:
The Bb Major scale.
The Bb Major arpeggio.
The Chromatic Scale.
The Whole Tone Scale.
The C major in 6th.
Musical Idea #1. The Tremolo technique.
Musical Idea #2. The Palm-Muting technique.
Practicing scales on the guitar is beneficial not only for your fingers but also for your musicality, rhythm, control, tone, dynamics, and ability.
If you are serious about becoming better at playing guitar, spend between 5 to 15 minutes practicing scales before each practice session.
Play each scale at your own pace but, please, follow the recommended fingerpicking pattern and finger position.
Enjoy the SAI module 6.
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Hey guys, today I am going to show you a bunch of tiny chords that sound awesome. For me, a tiny chord is a chord that can be played with one or two fingers on two maximum three strings.
With such simple chord shapes, it’s easy to create beautiful sounding chords. However, we have to “reorganize” the way we look at chords.
Forget about these “big block” chords played in the open position. I think we had enough of the C major, G major, D minor, etc.
Instead, let’s try to create tiny chords on the top three strings (E B G) that can be moved up and down the neck. In the example I am playing at the beginning of the video, we will learn a simple Dadd9 and A major chord.
