Hey guys, welcome to rhythmic fingerstyle module 3.
In this course, we are exploring different rhythmic patterns and rhythmic techniques using the fingerstyle technique.
In this module, we will be taking a look at a beautiful folk rhythm played over a chord progression in E minor.
The goal is to implement the thumb-slap technique to chords that have different voicings.
There two levels:
The basic level, in which we will learn how to play the chords, rhythm, and percussion.
The creative level is a little bit more challenging as we try to put the chords, rhythm, and percussion into practice. The chord progression is the same; however, we will be moving the chord’s voicing quite a lot.
The chord progression in beautiful: Em | Am | D7 | Em | Cmaj7 | Am | B7 | Em |
If you are new to this course, check the modules one and two before learning this one as we have already talked about the thumb slept technique in module one.
Hey guys, in this video, we will talk about one of the popular classical guitar pieces.
This piece is called Asturias by Isaac Albeniz, a Spanish composer born in 1892.
Asturias was initially written for piano, and it was in G minor key. It was then transcribed for classical guitar in E minor. Segovia did one of the most popular transcriptions.
It was never meant to be played on the guitar, so maybe that’s why some of these sections are so difficult to play.
In this lesson, we will analyze the first section of the song. We will learn the melody, accompaniment, rhythm, fingerpicking pattern, and the great strummed chords.
If we analyze all the chords that belong to the E minor key, we end up with seven chords:
Em F#dim G Am Bm C D
We can use these chords to write chord progressions in E minor key.
However, in the chord progression, I just played, I added a beautiful chord that doesn’t belong to the E minor key.
The chord is the A major chord. Precisely an Aadd9 with the C# on the bass.
When a chord is played with a different bass note, it’s called a slash chord, and it’s written like this.
A/C#
This is probably one of the most beautiful chords you can play on the guitar. With the B string open, it’ll become an Aadd9/C#.
A chord is just a chord if you don’t learn how to put it into practice. In this video, we will use this Aadd9/C# in a beautiful chord progression in E minor.
Em | G | A | Am |B |
We will also transform all the chords into slash chords by changing the bass.
The Blues is probably one of the fewest music genres that always sounds good, and it’s still lovely to play.
One of the reasons for that is that it sounds great even when you keep it crazy simple.
If I slow down the Blues I was playing at the beginning of the video, it still sounds good.
In this video, I want to show you how we can get started with the Blues in the most simple way possible and then slowly develop it rhythmically and melodically.
There will be five steps to give it a structure, and in each step, we add something more to the Blues.
STEP 1. The Chords and Blues Structure. STEP 2. Chords Broken Down Into Single Notes. STEP 3. Add One Melodic Note. STEP 4. Add More Melodic Notes. STEP 5. Rhythm, Dynamic, and Interpretation.
There are mainly three things that a beginner fingerpicking player can do to make whatever it is that he’s practicing more exciting and motivating.
Keep things practical, musical, and simple.
We need practical and musical exercises that keep us motivated. Also, we want the exercises to be simple so that we can learn it quickly and maintain momentum.
The exercise you will learn in this lesson combines these three elements beautifully.
In the first section, you will learn classical chords played in 6th.
In the second section, you will learn a simple fingerstyle melody.
We will be using the capo on fret III to make things slightly different, but you can also practice the piece without the capo.
Most of the open chords we learn are played across four, five, or six strings. Just think about it—the C major, the E major, the G major, etc.
When we start playing these types of chords, our ears get used to the beautiful lower-end sound that these chords give.
Now, these chords are great, especially if you play songs or if you are accompanying a singer, so it’s good that you know them. In this video, though, we will take a different approach and try to play smaller chords (I call them “tiny” chords).
Let me show you how to explore with triads and inversions to create a beautiful chord progression.
The strumming technique is one of the most common techniques used to play chords. It’s also the most simple and intuitive rhythmic technique on the guitar.
In this video, I am going to show you five strumming tricks that will help you not only develop your technique but also add more dynamics and color to the strumming.
Here are the five tips we will discuss in this lesson:
