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.
Hey guys, welcome back to another lesson. Today, I am going to show you how to write chord progressions on guitar.
In this lesson, we will be following two different approaches: The chord choice, and the color choice. With the chord choice we learn how to select the chords from the scale and put them together in a chord progression. With the color choice, we focus more on which type of chords to play.
If you are a beginner, I suggest that you start with the chord choice and you simply strum the chords. If you have been playing for a while, though, implement the color choice too.
There is a lot of research behind each chord progression. You should take things step-by-step and learn one chord progression at a time. Learn the sound of the chords, then, learn how to play the same chords in different keys.
We are using Roman Numerals I II III IV V VI VII VIII to determine the chord progressions. Familiarize yourself with this system as it is quite common in music to refer to chords this way.
Hey guys, let me show you one of the most simple chord progression we can find in music. In this lesson, I am going to show you how to harmonize the major scale and how to make the chords sound beautiful by using a simple fingerpicking pattern and a simple melody.
You probably know that each note of the major scale can generate a chord. If we lay down the G major scale and harmonize each note, we end up with seven chords: G major, A minor, B minor, C major, D major, E minor, F# diminished.
The goal of this lesson is to make these chords sound beautiful and enjoyable to play. We will start by playing the chords of the G major scale with a simple fingerpicking pattern. Then, we will add a simple melody.
We are going to play the chord progression in two different ways. With the I II III IV chords and with the VI V VI III II I VII I chords. In both chord progressions, we will follow the scale degrees.
Hey guys, welcome back to another guitar lesson! Today, I am going to show you how to play this beautiful and sad melody on fingerstyle guitar.
One of the things that I love about playing the guitar is that we are 100% in control of everything that we play. From notes, dynamics, tone, and expression.
We can use all these elements to create a unique sound, our unique sound, that is so important for musicians. You don’t want to sound like the guy next door right!
In this lesson, I am going to show you how to play this beautiful melody and how to bring together these useful musical elements. Don’t expect to have everything under control right away.
