Hey guys, let me show you this simple yet beautiful piece by Francisco Tarrega called Estudio in E minor.
In this super simple tutorial I am going to show you how to play this classical piece with the acoustic guitar, but it can be played on Classical and Electric guitar if you want.
Tarrega was a classical guitar composer of the Romantic period. Many of his compositions are romantic and beautiful and played in simple keys such as E minor, E minor, G major and D minor.
In this fingerpicking guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to play this studio step by step. It is straightforward and enjoyable to learn and play.
Today I am going to show you a simple yet beautiful chord progression on fingerpicking guitar. The chords I am about to show you are among the most popular chords we play all the time, yet they sound different.
Let me explain why.
Ask yourself this question: How do we learn chords on the guitar?
For many of us, chords are a bunch of shapes to put together when playing a song. I don’t want to oversimplify, but this is what chords are.
Certain shapes are more popular than others. Think about G major, E minor, A minor, D major, etc. These are the basic chords we play all the time.
But what if we try to play these simple chords differently to create beautiful music?
Let’s give more character to the chords by adding a fingerpicking pattern, a simple melody, and a structure.
This is how we write beautiful music.
In this lesson, I am going to transform a straightforward chord progression in G major into something sweet and lovely to play.
There are three different parts. I recommend that you start from the very first step, but feel free to click around if you want.
Discovering minor chord progressions has always been one of the things that drive my passion for guitar.
People say minor chords are sad and emotional. If this is true, someone who is in love with minor chords should be a quite sad person.
I am a very happy human being but I love minor chord progressions. Even more strange, minor chords don’t make me sad at all. Because I find them so beautiful, I am happy every time I play them.
In this fingerstyle guitar lesson, I am going to show you eight awesome minor chord progressions in eight different keys.
The reasons why we are going to explore so many keys is because each natural minor key is going to give you a different range of notes, open strings and harmonic ideas available.
What we play in C minor doesn’t feel quite the same in C# minor.
I feel each minor key has its own space, time, and gravity. A unique planet as no others.
You can get the tab for everything I play in this lesson. Check my Patreon page.
Hey guys, let me show you this easy classical melody in A minor for Beginners by Mauro Giuliani from le Papillon.
This is a classical melody but it can easily be played on acoustic guitar. Practicing classical piece can be beneficial for your technique and musicality.
Classical music is usually more complex than Pop music and even a simple melody like this one can challenge your technique no matter how long you have been playing guitar for.
In this guitar lesson, I am going to show you how to play five simple yet beautiful fingerpicking melodies for beginners. Each melody is played in a different key and with a different scale.
We are going to learn a:
Fingerpicking melody in A major played with the A major pentatonic scale.
Fingerpicking melody in E minor played with the E minor pentatonic scale.
Fingerpicking melody in A minor played with the A minor scale.
Fingerpicking melody in E major played with the E major scale.
Fingerpicking melody in D major played with the D major scale.
The goal for this lesson is to show you how to make solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements of a simple melody. I did my best to keep the arrangements very simple and beautiful.
Learn the melodies, then try to come up with your musical ideas.
Let’s learn more beautiful chord shapes on guitar.
Today I am going to show you an awesome chord progression in B minor and D major played with the fingerpicking guitar technique.
The chords I am about to show you are among the top 10 favorite chord shapes I know. There are different reasons why I love these beautiful chords so much.
These chords can be played in the first position of the guitar neck.
The B minor and the D major key has chords that can be played with the open string bass, such as the A major and D major chord.
Some of the most beautiful guitar chord progressions are written in B minor and D major key.
It’s easy to add extensions to these chords and make them interesting.
I hope you enjoy this beautiful chord progression guys.
Take it step by step and let me know if you like it.
Chords are an amazing tool that any guitar player can use to create beautiful chord progressions or melodies.
One of the things I love the most is experimenting with different chord progressions and trying to come up with chords that sound “different” than the one I already know.
In this example, I will show you how you can spice up this simple chord progression in E major with some beautiful Stretchy Chords that sound nothing like the chords you already know.
You will need to slowly stretch your fingers if you want to play them correctly so, take your time and don’t rush.
If you are a beginner, I highly recommend coming back when you know more about basic chords and all the extensions Maj7, min7, 7, 9, 11, 13, and alt chords.
Grab your guitar, and let’s get started.
The Video
The Chord Progression
From Simple to Advanced
Now that you watched the video and what to play, I will get more into details and analyze the chord progression and show you how to play the chords.
The progression is Emaj7 – Amaj7 – C#m7add11 – Badd9 – C#m7add11 – Amaj7 – Emaj9 – Badd11
Each chord looks pretty simple on paper but waits until you play them.
Check the first 4 chords. IMPORTANT The last chord is actually a Badd9 chord and not a Bsus mentioned in the video and tab.
Spice up with Arpeggios
The second part of the chord progression is played with a nice arpeggio that sounds perfect with the chords.
Stretchy chords sound much better when arpeggiated.
Today I am going to show you one of the easiest chords on the guitar.
This chord is so easy that you can learn almost instantly, and it only requires two strings. I call this chord the “1-5 chord” due to its interval construction.
We will not consider any of the basic guitar chords that you already know. In fact, I think we had enough of always playing the same chord shapes.
This guitar chord is easy, effective, and can be transposed in any key. Only possible if you play Fingerstyle guitar.
Let’s get started, and let me show you how to make build this easy chord and use it over three different chord progressions.
The Chord Shape
How do you play a chord that only has two notes?
In this section, I will show you the chord shape and interval that the chord is made of and how you can easily transpose it up and down the neck.
Root and 3rd
As you look at this diagram, you realize that the chord only has two notes: the root note, which could be played on the 4th, 5th, and 6th string, and the 3rd, which could be either major or minor.
The chord in this diagram is a G major chord. The 4th string fret 5 is the Root note G and the 1st string fret 7 is the major 3rd B.
Once you memorize the chord shape and the distance between the root note and its 3rd, you can then transpose it up and down the neck to play any major chord.
How to Transpose
Once you familiarize yourself with the chord shape, you can move on to the next step, transposing the chord on the 5th string and 6th string.
The chord played with the root note on the 4th and 5 string share the same shape.
The Exception
There is only one exception when we transpose the chord with the Root note on the 6th string. The chord shape will be slightly different with the major 3rd one fret closer to the Root note.
Check the diagram to learn the guitar chord shape.
How about the Minor Shape?
Once you feel comfortable playing the major shape, you can easily play the minor shape by lowering the major 3rd of one fret.
Let’s get into details and show you the chord progressions I have used for this video.
Each of these chords progressions comes with a bunch of techniques, styles, and a musical approach that can transform a simple chord progression into a beautiful guitar part.
The most simple things you play on the guitar are usually the ones we appreciate the most because we can see ourselves achieving it.
I did my best to keep things as simple as possible so that you can try to learn these chord progressions and be inspired.
Good luck.
The Ed Sheeran A minor Style
This chord progression reminds me of some of the Ed Sheeran songs.
I am using a quite energetic strumming approach with palm muting.
The chord progression is : Am – F – C – G x2 – F – Am – F – C – G
The Percussive Pop
One of my favorite fingerstyle approach on guitar.
The Percussive Pop is achieved by combining chords, percussive approach, and melody.
I like the fact that you can move the melody around on each chord.
Chords: Am – Fadd9 – C – G
The A minor Swing
I love to play this simple chord progression.
The vibe here is swing. The bluesy melody is enjoyable to play!
One thing essential, I am muffling the bass note with the right-hand thumb.
Learn the chord progression then add the melody: Am – C – F7(13) – E7 – Am – G – F7 – E7
The Busy Arpeggio
You can use this chord progression to improve your right-hand fingerstyle technique and left-hand finger stretch.
The fingerstyle pattern is pretty intricate, and it will take sometime before you can perform it fluently.
As always, take things step by step and memorize one chord at a time before you move on to the next one.
The chords are: Am7add9 – Fmaj7(#11) – Gmaj(6).
The Melodic A minor
One of my favorite approaches to acoustic guitar.
Here I am using the 153 minor and major chord shape.
The voicing is super mellow and lovely to play.
Chord progression: Am – G/B – C – Dm – Am – C – G – Am – G/B – C – C/E – F – G – Am
Many chords, guys.
The Jazzy A minor
With this approach, we are focusing on a jazzy chord progression.
The melody is pretty simple and moves around the chords.
Am – Dm – G – Cmaj7 – F – Bmin7b5 – E7 – Am
The Spanish Impro
Another way to combine chords and melody simultaneously.
I am playing Am – G – F – E, and I play a piece of improvisation on each chord with the Spanish impro.
